Wan Shamilah Saidi is the Chief Digital & Information Officer (CDIO) at PETRONAS, responsible for orchestrating digital transformation across the organisation.

Shamilah’s career with PETRONAS is diverse, covering multiple roles and businesses. Prior to her role as CDIO, she was the Senior General Manager of Corporate Strategic Planning, where she led various strategic initiatives in steering the company forward, most notably a review of PETRONAS’ approach to its key priority areas in the wake of lower crude oil prices.

Shamilah was also the Chief Financial Officer of PETRONAS Chemicals Group where she saw through the successful listing of PETRONAS Chemicals Group in 2010. In 2009, Shamilah led the crude oil marketing and trading arm of PETRONAS. Her earlier roles in PETRONAS span across Finance, M&A & Corporate Finance, as well as exposures in business segments of Gas and LNG.

Shamilah holds a degree in Economics and Accounting from Bristol University,  UK. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Edward’s studies in Computer Engineering – how computers engage with the physical world – combined with his experience in many industries, both as an employee and as a consultant, have given him clear perspectives in the opportunities and challenges of moving to a fully integrated IR 4.0 world.

He first set up an AI neural network system for optimising truck movements around Heathrow in 1993 and was working on human-computer interaction issues for self-service check-in in 1988; he also saw the promise of the 1990s dotcom boom and how it enabled completely different ways for organisations to engage with the public.

Here in Malaysia, Edward helped to design the New Economic Model in 2009 and developed Sabah’s economic growth pathway (Sabah.LEAP) in 2015. By 2015 he was building smart city and smart countryside concepts into the growth plans.

Edward is Managing Partner, for Malaysia and Vietnam, of PwC’s Strategy& (formerly Booz & Company), a global strategy consultancy. 

He has an MBA from London Business School and a BSc in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Kent.

Dato’ Fadzli Shah has an impressive and diverse track record across areas which include early stage startups, infrastructural project investment, and management consulting. As an entrepreneur and investor, he is especially passionate about technology enabled disruption of low innovation industries.

With two successful venture exits in Europe in the period between 2005 to 2009, he is also an active proponent of the localisation of proven business models into an ASEAN context. His history of building businesses is driven by a dedication to helping entrepreneurs capitalise on growth opportunities in ASEAN. Prior to joining MDEC, Dato’ Fadzli was attached to Team Venture where he raised US$50 million Venture Capital Fund from High Net Worth (HNW) and family offices to invest in disruptive startups at Series B., primarily focused on energy, eCommerce, fintech and agriculture. Dato’ Fadzli holds a degree in Statistics, Computing, Operational Research & Economics from University College London, and also a masters in Technology Entrepreneurship from London Business School/UCL.

Keane leads the Entrepreneur Selection & Growth team at Endeavor Malaysia, the local affiliate of the global non-profit organisation. Endeavor is leading the high-impact entrepreneurship movement to catalyse long-term economic growth by selecting, mentoring & accelerating the best entrepreneurs around the world. The Malaysian chapter currently supports 36 companies that cumulatively generated over RM 1.4 billion in revenues and created 2,500 jobs in 2018. Prior to Endeavor, Keane’s professional experiences includes Teach for Malaysia, Ethos Consulting and has volunteered with the MASH Foundation Trust in Kenya. He holds a MEng in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London.

Jan Lambrechts is the CEO and founder CXS International, a workforce-analytics company focused on preparing workforces for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. He has had a 19-year entrepreneurial career spanning five continents and was one of the early enablers of cloud (server-based) computing for enterprises in the late 90s for MNCs. Jan also co-founded a commercial cloud storage platform in mid 2000s.

While setting up CXS International in Asia, he established himself as a mentor and guru for budding entrepreneurs as well. He has worked with Lithan Hall, a digital skills accelerator and Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), a government agency based in Singapore, mentoring and advising over 30 start-ups to date. In October 2018, Jan Lambrechts was awarded as an Endeavor Entrepreneur

Ungku Liza, Director of Product & Marketing of Boost, channelled her passion and relentless dedication for innovation and product development to continue weaving the digital wave for the company. Her experience in Finance and Operations enabled the set up of Boost – Malaysia’s Leading Lifestyle eWallet anchoring its foundation when the company was founded in 2017.

Prior to leading Boost, Ungkuliza cofounded Axiata Digital (ADS) Services during the early days of carving out a start–up operation within the Axiata Group, a traditional Telco company into what ADS is today. She was part of the integral team building up more than 30 Digital Portfolios for the Group. Her experience and knowledge in making both worlds works between the corporates and start up businesses and mentality are some key elements which drives the success of Axiata Digital today.

Before joining Axiata, Ungku Liza served in IBM World Corporation, KL office in its Regional Accounting Shared Service leading migration Projects and Re-Engineering initiatives for the costs and structural optimization. She led the team from Australia and New Zealand amongst others along with the existing team in ASEAN and The Greater China Group (GCG). Her stint in IBM had helped the company moved from a traditional shared service organisation into achieving optimal Operational metrics and Strategic competitiveness across the Region. Started her career in Andersen, a graduate from University Tenaga Nasional with Telecoms Mini-MBA Programme certification and certified in INSEAD Finance, Module 2014/2015. She is now also a member of Harvard Business Schools for Executives Alumni.

George Chua is currently Accenture’s Managing Director for Applied Intelligence in Malaysia. Prior to Accenture, he was Head of Data Science and Engineering at ADA Asia, Head of Analytics at Axiata Digital Services, Associate Partner at IBM’s Global Center of Competence for Telecommunications, Media and Entertainment, Senior Vice President at Celcom Axiata Berhad, and Senior Data Mining Manager at OMG Asia. George is a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology from the British Computer Society, and an MBA from James Cook University, Australia.

Terry has 20 years of Financial Services domain experience, having participated in the industry in various capacities. He started his career as a management consultant with McKinsey & Co. in Los Angeles, and later with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Kuala Lumpur, focusing on financial institutions. He then joined UBS AG, the leading global wealth management firm as part of the founding global sales development team. Terry served leadership roles across different geographies (Zurich, Singapore & Hong Kong) before returning to Malaysia as Chief Representative of UBS AG.

Currently, Terry heads Group Corporate Strategy & Planning at CIMB, where he is responsible for generating and implementing key strategic initiatives of the group across the region.

Sridharan Nair is PwC Malaysia’s Managing Partner and the Territory Senior Partner of the PwC Malaysia-Vietnam firm. Sri is also a member of PwC’s Asia Pacific Executive Board and Chairman of the Board of its South East Asia Consulting practice. Sri is a regular speaker, panellist and moderator at various conferences and forums in Malaysia, and has spoken on topics such as leadership, corporate governance, board diversity, current economic issues, human capital and talent development. Find him on Twitter (@Sri_PwC) where he actively engages followers and shares his opinions on various topics.

Azrul is currently working as a penetration tester at SEC Consult (Malaysia). His work involves identifying security vulnerabilities of computer applications. Throughout his career, he has performed various penetration tests and ethical hacks for numerous agencies, especially banks, to help ensure that their systems are more secure against cyber criminals.

He was crowned champion of KPMG’s Cyber Technology Challenge (Enterprise Security and Cyber) in 2018 and was also a top 5 finalist for EY’s Asia-Pacific Cyber Hackathon (Capture-The-Flag) in 2019.His journey in cybersecurity began when he was in his early teens and he has since developed skills in hacking, red-teaming and other security related capabilities.

Azrul holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering (Hons) from University Malaysia’s School of Computer Science and Engineering.

Badrunnisa has had over 30 years of working experience. Her career has predominantly been with Shell in Malaysia with the first half focusing on IT software application and the second half in Human Resources, where her last stint was in a global position reporting to Shell’s Group HR. Before Axiata, she was with TM where she was General Manager, Leadership & Talent Management, Group HR. She was also the Head of Group Human Resources in Axiata before the function was split to allow her to focus on Talent Management across the Group. Recently, she has taken up a Group Learning role where she will be pivotal in rolling out the Axiata Applied University across the whole group.

Srinivas Gattamneni is a charismatic leader with a clear vision of what success looks like. Srinivas leads ADA, Axiata’s full-service, data-driven digital marketing business across nine countries in South and Southeast Asia which houses various go-to-markets brands across the region like AdParlor, StudioA, adaReach and adaOutcomes.

Srinivas also serves as Chief Portfolio Officer at Axiata Digital where he oversees all M&A, portfolio operations and investments for the Axiata portfolio of companies in digital advertising, digital financial services and platforms. He is concurrently a board member of Unlockd, Storeking, and Adknowledge Asia.

Before joining Axiata, he founded PayZazz, a UK based mobile payments startup. Prior to that he headed Corporate Venturing at ARM Ltd. in Cambridge, UK and also led China operations for Motorola Mobile Devices software group in Shanghai.

Srinivas holds an MBA from London Business School and B.Eng from National University of Singapore.

Fiona is the Head of Human Resources at Hong Leong Bank Berhad (HLBB). She is responsible for talent management, learning and organisational development, human resources service delivery and rewards and recognition. For her efforts in transforming the HR processes of HLBB in line with its mission of being digital at the core, Fiona was recently named as the recipient of the Gold Award for HR Leader of the Year at the HR Excellence Awards 2019. Fiona holds a Bachelors of Business (Economics & Finance) from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

Eizaz Azhar is a Malaysian entrepreneur, musician, and media producer. A graduate of the inaugural class of the prestigious Asia School of Business in collaboration with MIT Sloan, he is also the recipient of the Fellowship Award; a full scholarship by Bank Negara for the Master of Business Administration degree, graduating in the year 2018.

In 2005 Eizaz established his flagship venture, Guitar Empire, and transformed it from a rehearsal studio, with a capital of RM4,000, into one of the largest musical instrument retailers and wholesalers in Malaysia, achieving revenues of over RM2 million (2012). His second flagship venture, Tujuh Warisan, entered the media industry as a consultant and broker, matching projects to international contractors as a local authorize partner totalling over RM3 million, and eventually evolved into a full-fledged production house.

Eizaz’s broad client base includes the Malaysian Commission of Multimedia & Communication (MCMC), the Malaysian Ministry of Education, and state-owned broadcaster, RTM (Radio Televisyen Malaysia), as well as several other government-linked companies; he maintains a close relationship with Malaysian ministries, a result of his stint as youth advisor to the then-minister of Communications and Multimedia, Dato’ Sri Ahmad Shabery Cheek, on ministry assets and youth engagement by conducting research and analysis on state-owned media, telecommunications policies, and internet penetration.

As a young entrepreneur and lean start-up specialist, he now manages his companies on a strategic level when needed, where the solid fundamentals built up over the years have allowed him to explore different opportunities. This independence has resulted in exposure to high-level corporate strategy in Myanmar and Thailand, translated into crucial, on-the-ground operating experience across various cultures and working dynamics. His experience in the ASEAN region includes institutions like Bangkok Bank in Thailand, Procter and Gamble Myanmar, and KBZ Bank Myanmar, where Eizaz helmed various projects and led teams to execute feasibility studies for a multitude of industries, ranging from a detergent brand entry strategy; loan syndications for the Burmese cement industry; even extending to an in-depth analysis and 100-day plan of launching a VSAT system for the telecommunication arm of the KBZ Group, one of Myanmar’s largest conglomerates.

Eizaz’s recent appointment as HDC’s Head of Commercial bears testament to his business development abilities, where he heads the Training and Consultancy Department along with the Special Projects Unit – a skunk works outfit and multirole department tasked with various projects ranging from building economic and financial models, high-level stakeholder engagement, and in-house management consulting. As a business school major, he has also been tasked as speechwriter for various heads of state including Prime Minister Dr Mahathir and Minister Azmin Ali, as well as the initiation of national-level projects between Malaysia, Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Charles H. Fine is the Chrysler LGO Professor at MIT Sloan and the founding President and Dean of the Asia School of Business in Kuala Lumpur, a collaboration between the MIT Sloan School and Bank Negara Malaysia. He was a founding co-director of both MIT’s Communications Futures Program and the Tata Center for Technology and Design at MIT. For over 30 years, Professor Fine has taught at MIT Sloan courses in Operations Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Quality Management, and Innovation.

Professor Fine’s recent research focuses on the development of principles for entrepreneurial companies to build operations strategies and capabilities consistent with their business objectives. His previous work addressed strategic supply chain design principles for fast-clockspeed manufacturing and service industries. Professor Fine’s work has supported design and improvement of supply chain relationships for companies in electronics, automotive, aerospace, communications, and consumer products.

Professor Fine also teaches and consults widely with such clients as 3M, Accenture, Agile Software, Alcan, BellSouth, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bombardier, Caterpillar, Chrysler, Delphi Automotive, Deutsche Bank Alex Brown, Embraer, Fluor, GE, GM, Goodyear, HP, Honeywell, Intel, Kodak, Lucent, Mercury Computer, Merrill Lynch, Motorola, NCR, Nokia, Nortel, Oracle, Polaroid, PTC, Research-in-Motion, Rolls- Royce, Sematech, Teradyne, Toyota, TRW, Unilever, Volkswagen, Volvo, and Walsin Lihwa.

He has also served on the board of directors for Greenfuel Technologies Corporation, a biotechnology company that he co-founded, and Brightstar Corporation which was purchased by Sprint. Professor Fine has also served for over a decade as co-director of an executive education program, Driving Strategic Innovation, which is a joint venture between MIT Sloan and IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Professor Fine is the author of Clockspeed: Winning Industry Control in the Age of Temporary Advantage (1998) and the co-author of Faster, Smarter, Greener: The Future of the Car and Urban Mobility (2017) co-written with Venkat Sumantran and David Gonsalvez. He is also a prolific writer of industry articles on quality management, flexible manufacturing, supply chain management, and operations strategy.

Alex Snedeker works in the recruitment team at Asia School of Business (ASB), managing across the admissions pipeline from marketing to direct recruitment and evaluation. She was also a graduate of ASB’s inaugural MBA Class of 2018. Prior to ASB, she was the Marketing Director for regional energy services firm Joule Energy in the United States, overseeing the company’s conversion funnel, digital presence, content, and sales operations. She loves looking at data, studying human behaviour, and connecting with diverse and inspiring people across Asia and beyond.

Azza is a Chartered Accountant, trained for 6 years with Deloitte in London, specialising in providing assurance and consulting work for construction, government agencies and educational institution in England. With her legal degree from King’s College London, she then worked in Chicago to help set up a UK-based construction company in America. She returned to Malaysia in 2012 to join the Risk Management Unit, responsible mainly on managing Khazanah’s risk profile and to help strengthen Khazanah’s governance structure, including the set up of Khazanah’s regional offices. Azza has an MBA from Asia School of Business and MIT Sloan and is a certified risk specialist. She currently works in Khazanah as Vice President in Governance, Risks and Compliance Division.

Passionate problem solver. Born and raised in Turkmenistan received a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering in Kyrgyzstan. Maksat started working as a part-time Java developer during the college years. Throughout the career was a project manager of large infrastructure IT projects, game developer at a startup, and an owner of systems integrator company. Received an MBA degree from Asia School of Business and now works as a Data Products Lead at SEEK Asia.

Sean Goh is the Country Head of Grab Malaysia. Goh is passionate about hyperlocalising
Grab’s services, to address and solve transport, food and parcel delivery pain points in
Malaysia while focused on enhancing and nurturing the business growth in the country
through strategic partnerships.

In short, Goh constantly challenges and pushes the team to go above and beyond to
outserve both passengers, merchants, driver-partners and delivery-partners.
Prior to joining Grab, he was a strategy consultant at Bain & Company, where he
consulted on corporate growth strategy, business operations and commercial strategy
across Southeast Asia and Asia Pacific. He was also an investment banker at Macquarie
Group and JP Morgan in London.

Goh graduated top of his class in law at the London School of Economics, and has also
completed the CFA programme.

Norlida has over 25 years of experience in human capital, strategic development and management within international and regional financial institutions and corporations.

Prior to joining HSBC, Norlida was the Group Chief Human Capital Officer of UEM Group from 2014 to 2019. She was the Global Process Owner for Human Capital Module when UEM undertook a Digital Revolution in 2017. In UEM, she drove the transformation in HC covering all the disciplines; Organisational Development and Strategic Workforce Planning, Talent Management & Acquisition, Learning & Development and Performance Management – all premised on driving Culture Transformation and Employee Engagement.

Prior to Curlec, he previously worked at Barclays Bank in London and was a Product Manager for 2 enterprise-tech companies. He is also a qualified lawyer.