Speaker
Ashran Dato Ghazi
CEO,
Dattel Asia Group
Dzulfaqar Hashim
Founder/CEO,
Kerabat Digital
Caressa Cheng
GM Digital Business Platform,
Unifi Business
Percy Hung
CEO/Co-Founder,
Choco Up
Carol Fung
Head of MSME Digital Transformation,
MDEC
Qarl
COO,
Bumbu Agency Sdn Bhd
Datuk Mohd
Efendi Omar
COO,
Media Prima OMNiA
Cikgu Samm
Founder,
Cikgu Samm
Shahril Azwin
Founder,
Azwin Ecosystems
Nicholas Sagau
COO,
REV Media Group
Nazlina Othman
GM SME Digital Solutions,
Unifi Business
Somasundaram Nagappan
Head of DataMart Unit,
MDEC
Mohamad Yusman Ammeran
Vice President,
Unifi Business
Nur Azre
Head of Partnerships, Revenue & Events, TikTok Shop
Nhu Nguyen
CEO/Founder,
New Digital
Hanif Wahid
Product Lead,
SferaAI
Manisah Sarujee
Geek-in-Command,
Brand Geeks Inc
Najib Asaddok
Founder/CEO,
Momentum Digital
Warren Leow
CEO,
Pixlr
Kayel Lee
COO,
Togethër
Shafik Ali
Founder/CEO,
du-itX
Silmyi M.Sadek
Chief-Geek,
Brand Geeks Inc
Fahdi Ghazali
Founder/Chairman,
FunnelEvo
Amirul Mokhtar
Marketing Director,
Your Scent Station
Shin Kong
CEO/Founder,
Aimazin
Charles Zhang
Head of Commercial,
Jenfi
Fudzail Husin
COO,
Kuasa.io
SPEAKER PROFILES
Ashran Dato Ghazi
CEO,
Dattel Asia Group
Ashran Dato' Ghazi has given himself a very stable advantage and entrepreneurship. Supports Holistic Consumer View and helps customers discover Hidden Truths of ASEAN. Now, he's working hard with the team at Dattel to create a #DataAware or #CelikData business community. Extensive experience in a wide range of sectors including Oil & Gas, Trade, Events & Communications, Video Streaming, Technology, Human Capital Development, and Data has given itself the advantage in connecting points to solve problems or having a different perspective.
Datuk Mohd Efendi Omar
COO,
Media Prima OMNiA
Datuk Efendi was appointed as Media COO Prima Omnia, Direct Sales, in August 2022. He now leads a sales team that specializes in offering business solutions to a wide range of customers and growing mainly in the PKS, Government, Region and new through various Media Prima platforms. In 2014, Datuk Efendi established a media and PR agency named 99 Media. His extensive experience in dealing with clients from a wide range of sectors gave him an edge in managing customer relationships, and resulted in 99 Media earning 60% of government media spending. Datuk Efendi joined Media Prima Omnia in 2020 as General Manager of Sales, overseeing and managing all government accounts and its agencies. One of his most notable achievements was his outstanding contribution to society by introducing KPM's DIDIKTV program on ntv7, a free educational channel on television for schoolchildren across the country. This is a collaboration between Prima Media and the Ministry of Education to address the educational needs of the current Covid-19 pandemic. Following his remarkable achievement, Datuk Efendi was given additional responsibility to expand the Territory, the PKS, the 1Klassifieds, the Activation and the Prima Gallery under his leadership. Datuk Efendi graduated with a degree in Urban and Territorial Planning from the University of Malaya.
Mohamad Yusman Ammeran
Vice President,
Unifi Business
Mohamad Yusman Ammeran has more than 18 years of experience in the information and telecommunications technology (ICT) industry, starting his career as a service engineer in a multinational company before moving to TM where he led a variety of teams in various capacities, including as Head of Product and Innovation at TMOne, Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors of the TM subsidiary. Now, as Vice President of Unifi Business responsible for drawing up a strategy action plan empowering PMKS’s business transformation and technology adoption for business digitization, Yusman helps SME to increase productivity, remain competitive and ensure its participation in a sustainable global supply chain. Under Yusman's leadership, Unifi Business has won the Best Business Fixed Broadband Award at PC.COM in 2023.
Najib Asaddok
Founder/CEO,
Momentum Digital
Najib Asaddok has been appointed CEO of Momentum Digital since 2014. He has been engaged in business since 2006 and has gained extensive experience in business, marketing and sales developing many skills in management, communication and leadership. Najib Asaddok's expertise is in digital marketing and content to help build a strong brand. Knowing the issues of entrepreneurs in digitizing their business makes us aware of generating growth with digital strategies. Momentum Digital Sdn Bhd has been established to empower your business by the relevant world.
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Fahdi Ghazali
Founder/Chairman,
FunnelEvo
The chairman of Sifoo International Sdn Bhd is Fahdi Ghazali. Since 2008, he has been active in internet marketing and continues to do so. She has received the 2019 SME Awards (Fast Moving Business), organized by the SME100 Awards Malaysia, and the Most Influential Young Entrepreneur Awards (MIYE 2019). In 2013, he started working from home with 11 years of experience in online marketing and sales. He started his own company, which is entirely focused on the marketing of goods and services through online platforms. By conducting seminars for online under the Funnel Evo brand, Fahdi Ghazali is actively helping Malaysian entrepreneurs increase their revenue through online marketing. Funnel Evo runs sessions based on seven years of experience in training, consulting, and organizing seminars.
Dzulfaqar Hashim
Founder/CEO
Kerabat Digital
Dzulfaqar Hashim, Master of Digital Marketing, has unparalleled expertise in Strategy and Funnel. His strategic excellence has driven many individuals, including millionaires, to remarkable success through his robust campaigns and marketing techniques. With a record of remarkable achievement in changing business structures and high yields. The approach by Dzulfaqar has left an unforgettable impression in today's industry. His ability to unlock potential spaces uncharted by entrepreneurs triggered unprecedented success. Winning widespread praise made the platform by Dzulfaqar Hashim as a focus by small and large industries who want to outstanding results in the digital world.
Cikgu Samm
Founder,
Cikgu Samm
Cikgu Samm is deeply engaged in OEMs, where he has worked with over 100 local and international brands. Professor Samm has also managed to help more than 31,000 entrepreneurs start their own branded product business from China. For the sake of information, Cikgu Samm provides the service of OEM manufacture. Not only that, he also taught our local entrepreneurs to learn how to drive cheap products from China with trusted suppliers online only WITHOUT they need to go to China.
Nur Azre
Head of Partnerships,Revenue & Events,
TikTok Shop
Nur Azre pursued a meaningful career by forming strong vital partnerships,ining strong relationships and leading the community, in every step of his career. For five years he worked for himself and others. Nur Azre has used the principle of cutting market marketing costs by 50%, increasing market supply from 500 to 7000 and turning the company to 150% positive cash flow in the first 90 days. In Nur Azre's current project, he helped build a platform where university students can engage independently and guide high school students to choose scholarships, courses, universities, housing, clubs and everything in between. In short, Nur Azre likes to build communities, especially in education and markets.
Warren Leow
CEO,
Pixlr
Warren Leow and his team are building a complete creative ecosystem to make design Smarter, Faster and Easier for everybody. Previously, Warren Leow has led Designs.ai, Design's.net, Stockunlimited.com, TheHungryJpeg.com and Craftbundles.com in addition to helping drive strategic and group-level product-sharing for the Inmagine Group. Get resources, negotiate and acquire four companies for the group. Warren Leow believes in guidance. By giving back, he gets more reward. Someday, he hopes to create a platform of continuous memoirs that will become viral. Warren Leow's background is in commodity trading, management negotiations, product development and startup ecosystem construction.
Amirul Mokhtar
Marketing Director,
Your Scent Station
As a digital marketing expert, Amirul Mokhtar helps services-based attract new customers cost-effectively, without relying on cold reach or wasting budgets on Facebook advertising campaigns. His expertise lies in asking your prospects to come directly to you, maximizing the impact of your marketing budget. Through a comprehensive approach, he ensures your business is optimized for success in the digital world. With a data-driven approach and in-depth understanding of the direction of the latest digital marketing flows, Amirul Mokhtar strives to deliver measurable results that translate into a steady flow of decent guidance and improved results for your business.
Caressa Cheng
GM Digital Business Platform,
Unifi Business
Caressa Cheng, GM of Digital Business Platform, Unifi Business, Telekom Malaysia Digital executive with vast background especially in the digital and marketplace space. Spent 11 years building and monetising Malaysia #1 C2C Marketplace. Bringing along experiences from various roles assumed which includes, product management, product development, operation, business development, partnership and business directing.
Shahril Azwin
Founder,
Azwin Ecosystems
Shahril Azwin is working on various AI solutions in Langchain, digital content generation using Big Language Models (GPT, Alpaca, Vicuna, AutoGPT), Dall-E, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion. Specialization in intrusive computing, machine learning and artificial intelligence. He has been involved in comparing energy isolation techniques using Python/Matlab and developing Android mobile and web applications. Having system provisions for monetary system reform and application of decentralized autonomous organizations using open-ended. Build a kiosk system using raspberry pi. Shahril Azwin has been programming as a hobby since the age of 8 in 1983 from Apple Basic, IBM BASIC, Pascal, C/C++, Matlab, Delphi, HTML/CSS, Java, Python and recently playing with Go. Experience in Process and Development methods includes different Agile methodologies including XP and Scrum as well as waterfall methods. Hardware experiences include PC Architecture, SPARC, Arduino and RaspberryPi among others. Customer project manager with experience in integrating Telco network systems and services. Countries assigned to work include Saudi Arabia(STC), Phillipines(Globe), Singapore(Singtel), Bangkok(TOT) and Malaysia(Celcom, Maxis, uMobile, TM). The project spans the implementation and upgrading of VAS, OSS, MSDP, SIG, EMM, Selfcare portal system, Blackberry integration, MobileTV and more. Taking a doctorate revolves around the use of automated agents in blockchain smart contracts.
Nhu Nguyen
CEO/Founder,
New Digital
Nhu Nguyen holds a master's degree in Marketing and Advertising with a creative and analytical background. He has 20 years of work experience in digital marketing, market research and sales gained in a variety of industries. His advertising expertise has expanded further at Coventry University. New Digital is your trusted marketing and technology partner that helps you access New Deal Markets and expand sales like Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, the Middle East and other countries. They provide technology and digital solutions for cross-border e-commerce in new markets in their ecosystem.
Kayel Lee
COO,
Togethër
Kayel Lee, an experienced, up-to-date, data-based marketing problem solver, combines the power of online and in-business data to create a stable, personalized and tailored shopping experience for your customers. Take advantage of the AI Platform for the latest advances in intelligent system intelligence, machine learning, and predictive analysis to provide a 360-degree view of your customers. Allows you to deliver highly relevant and accurate marketing campaigns in settling sales issues, increasing customer loyalty, and improving overall business performance.
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Shin Kong
CEO/Founder,
Aimazin
The famous Shin Kong when mentioned about the shopping channel at the TV home with the highest sales record of RM400,000 in a single slot at WOW Shop, hosts more than 1,000 events for a variety of international developers & brands to over 10,000 spectators at the stadium under his control. Shin Kong's experience 10 years ago with fluency in Mandarin and English. Besides, he has also been a member of the GoPro Family since 2019, has been invited as one of the invitation speakers for their GoProHERO9 Black launch in 2020 and is part of the talent of GoPro x Tourism Malaysia for 2021! With her cheerful and outgoing personality, there are no boring and always energetic events!
Percy Hung
CEO/Co-Founder,
Choco Up
Percy Hung is an entrepreneur and investor based in Singapore. He is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Choco Up, one of Asia Pacific's largest revenue-based financing and growth platforms that offers fast-track, data-driven funding to fast-growing companies that require rapid capital deployment. Percy leads the sales, marketing and business strategy at Choco Up, aspiring to bring this innovative funding solution to the Asia Pacific. Percy firmly believes in the power of technology to disrupt the outdated, complex and rigid financial system, making funding simple, transparent and truly growth-centric. Under his leadership and mission, Choco Up’s team is dedicated to making obtaining funding a quick, efficient and founder-friendly process.
Nicholas Sagau
COO,
REV Media Group
Nicholas Sagau is an experienced executive and expert in media and digital technology, with over 20 years of experience in leading, developing and transforming digital products, content, marketing and innovation across platforms. He is now the COO of REV Media Group, a digital authority network that reaches over 15 million people every month in Malaysia, and the Technology Operations and Transformation Officer at Prima Media Berhad, the country's largest media conglomerate. As REV Media COO, he oversees the strategic direction, operational efficiency and yield growth of more than 40 digital brands, delivering high-quality and engaging content to a diverse and loyal audience. In 2021, he led REV Media to its best financial performance, generating RM100 million in revenue despite facing economic challenges. As the Operations and Technology Transformation Officer at Prima Media, he drives major transformation and modernization projects in collaboration with the technology, digital and group broadcasting departments, to efficiency and excellence in operations and product offerings. He is also the President of the Malaysian Digital Association (MDA), a platform that represents and shapes the growth of the digital economy in Malaysia, working closely with major digital ecosystems and government agencies. Nicholas is passionate about driving society and the country towards digital excellence and innovation, and shares his views and expertise as a highly sought-after speaker and moderator at conferences at the national and international levels. Its areas of interest and specialization include OTT and distribution of digital video content, eSports, corporate innovation and incubators, digital products, content, marketing and innovation and transformation. He holds a degree in Multimedia, Advertising and Broadcasting from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, and is skilled in Web Content Management, OTT, and New Media.
Hanif Wahid
Product Lead,
SferaAI
Hanif Wahid, Chief Product Officer, Sphere AI, brings expertise in driving marketing software innovation for business services such as spa, clinics, salons, gyms, hotels, and automotive services. By focusing on helping attract more customers with a more sophisticated booking system and encouraging existing customers to remain loyal and make references to friends and family. The AI sphere is marketing automation software to help service increase sales and retain customers with online booking systems, customer rewards & referral systems as well as automated messaging.
Shafik Ali
Founder/CEO,
du-itX
Shafik Ali, an experienced strategist and innovator with a decade of experience in regulation, Fintech and digital, is driven by a vision of the future of inclusive finance. As CEO and Founder of Duittech International, he launched Malaysia's Islamic Business-to-Business (B2B) sector "Buy Now, Pay Later" (BNPL), leveraging AI and ML to empower SMEs and MSMEs. Shafik holds a Bachelor's degree in Islamic Finance from INCEIF and major in investment and risk management in London. Passionate about finance and technology, Shafik's journey realised his commitment to fair economic progress by leveraging the key principles of Islamic finance.
Charles Zhang
Head of Commercial,
Jenfi
Charles Zhang, Head of Commercial at Jenfi, a fast growing fintech providing Growth Capital as a Service in SE Asia. Charles is a visionary leader with 15 years’ proven records in general management, entrepreneurship and product commercialization in fintech, enterprise SaaS and AI. As a passionate innovator and problem solver, Charles has been building new products, business models and organizations to create value and sustainable growth. Before joining Jenfi, Charles was Head of Growth and Corp Dev at Advance Intelligence Group, helping it become a fintech unicorn in Southeast Asia within five years. Charles has a MBA from Stanford GSB and Bachelor of Engineering from Tsinghua University.
Carol Fung
Head of MSME Digital Transformation,
Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)
Carol Fung has more than 25 years of experience in eCommerce trading and negotiation. He began his entrepreneurial journey as a hobby selling craft supplies to foreign buyers through international platforms such as eBay, Amazon, iOffer & Etsy. Carol is the author of the best-selling MPH Masterclass series Carol Fung's Guide to Online Retailing which was published in 2013. His book has been rated as one of the easiest guides to follow for beginners who want to start their online business. He also partnered with the Ace Premier Publishing Group in 2021 to publish a book called The eCommerce Playbook that displays 15 Malaysian salespeople who are aspiring in the e-Commerce industry to share their journey across various e-commerce platforms. Currently, he is affiliated with MDEC (Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation Sdn Bhd / www.mdec.cmy), a government agency under the Ministry of Communications and Digital and heads the Business Digitization Unit under the Department of Digital Services. Carol is known as the Go-To-Person for eCommerce & Business Consultant. He has helped and guided many small and small companies, owners of micro-businesses, and the industry itself to grow and expand their locally and regionally through an extensive network.
Nazlina Othman
GM SME Digital Solutions
Unifi Business
Nazlina Othman will study the impact of digital transformation on small, highlighting the innovative steps taken by Unifi Business under her leadership. As Chief Digital Business Solutions Manager, he is at the forefront of integrating digital technology to increase productivity at optimal business costs. Unifi Business is the digital partner of choice for entrepreneurs who want to create a more effective online presence and harmonize their operations through digitization.
Manisah Sarujee
Geek-in-Command,
Brand Geeks Inc
With 27 years of management consultation and 13 years dedicated to growth and digitization as director with Brand Geeks Inc, Manisah is a leading specialist in technology market availability. He specializes in enhancing digitization through an innovative Market Ready Level (MRL) framework, enriched by the Islamic collaborative elements of his Ph.D. research. Sweetheart has strengthened various with customized strategies to foster growth with the use of emerging technologies.
Silmyi M.Sadek
Chief-Geek,
Brand Geeks Inc
As the founder, leader & creative power behind Brand Geeks Inc over the past decade, Silmyi's personal mission is to nurture legendary brand emerging while setting up a hybrid-technology negotiating agency that fights boundaries & creates impact. After completing a number of branding projects since 2006, Silmyi has completed brand transformations for international customers, government agencies, startups and PKSs and continues to explore beyond the boundaries of the branding possibilities with customers and Geeks. Their TurbochargeMyBrand program has begun brilliantly with their 2012 alumni MyTeksi (now known as Grab), Evenesis, Fusion Wayang Leather and N'Osairis. Since then, BrandGeeks has nurtured over 200 new brands emerging over their 50 Turbocharge Bootcamps & Diagnostics cycles. These include Qwork, Suncrox Solar & Athena Empowers, Social Enterprises creating a positive impact in the community. Since then, BrandGeeks has helped launch & refresh all kinds of brands like Smart Selangor, Belle Babies Design, Zharif Nizamuddin, Trisilco, Sycarda, Arus academy, Ihsaas Network & Adamas Advisory. In 2021, BrandGeeks brought together 400 Marketing Technicians to their first Turbocharge.Live Marketing Technology Conference with the theme "Facilitating Marketing Technology". This marks the next phase in the development of Brand Geeks Inc as a specialist in marketing technology transformation.
Fudzail Husin
COO,
Kuasa.io
Fudzail Husin is the COO at Kuasa.io & business management consultant at FunnelEvo. Started a career as a part-time lecturer at IIUM while serving as a Graduate Architect. Started entrepreneurship since 2010 involved in retail business, covering manufacturing, distribution, supply & export. By understanding the needs & challenges faced by SME Entrepreneurs to grow their business, the current mission is to support, foster enthusiasm & ensure the growth of entrepreneurs in business especially about empowering business sales through manage & grow customer database. Currently the CFO at Funnel Evo Sdn Bhd, the provider of the Kuasa.io system which is one of the software companies under the FunnelEvo group. Since FunnelEvo launched the Kuasa.io in 2022 as a CRM software solution tool for entrepreneurs, the system has now been used in more than 38 countries & now powered by omnichannel & ai support chat.
Qarl
COO,
Bumbu Agency Sdn Bhd
Haiqal, also known as Qarl, brings a strategic vision to his role as Chief Operating Officer at Bumbu Agency Sdn Bhd, a leading Marketing Agency. With three years of hands-on experience in the industry, he has honed his expertise in navigating the ever-evolving landscape of marketing and operations. His innovative thinking and commitment to excellence drive him to constantly seek out new ways to optimize processes and deliver exceptional results for clients.
Somasundaram Nagappan
Head of DataMart Unit
Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)
Soma is with MDEC, a federal agency entrusted to drive the digital economy through catalytic high-impact initiatives, strategic and sustainable investments, and inclusive policies. Soma currently leads the DataMart Unit, that aims to establish a thriving and comprehensive data ecosystem to accelerate and grow digitalisation of the various sectors by allowing seamless flow of high quality and relevant datasets within the ecosystem. In his past roles, he had developed, recommended and oversaw the implementation of policies, strategies, initiatives and programmes that will lead to the proliferation of the usage of Big Data Analytics (BDA), Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the private sector and catalyse the adoption & usage of these technologies in the public sector as well as build the supporting ecosystem for these technologies in Malaysia. Soma also oversaw the planning and execution of high-impact use cases that show-cased applications of BDA, IoT and/or AI technologies to solve real-world challenges. He holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degrees in Computer Science from University of Malaya.
