SME Conference 2019: Supporting Businesses To Greater Success | British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce Berhad on Glue Up

Speakers

YB Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof

Minister of Entrepreneur Development at Ministry of Entrepreneur Development

Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof contested and succeeded in winning the Alor Gajah parliamentary seat as a BERSATU candidate in the 201...

Abrar A. Anwar

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad

Abrar A. Anwar is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad and is responsible for the implantatio...

Datuk Mohd Zamree Mohd Ishak

President / Chief Executive Officer at Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad

Datuk Mohd Zamree Mohd Ishak was appointed as the President / Chief Executive Officer of Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad (CGC) on 1 Janua...

Tuan Hj. Ab Rahim Yusoff

Deputy Director General, Quality and Excellence Development Division of Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC)

Mr. Ab. Rahim Yusoff is currently the Deputy Director General, Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC). His current portfolio covers engagement with e...

Dzuleira Abu Bakar

Chief Executive Officer at Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC)

Dzuleira Abu Bakar is the Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC). Prior to this, Dzuleira was the C...

Azlina Juliani Abd Jalil

Chief Operating Officer at Perbadanan Nasional Berhad

Azlina Juliani Abd Jalil is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Perbadanan Nasional Berhad (PNS). She was the former Group Company Secretary of E...

Mohd Rithaudden Makip

Chief Ecosystem Development Officer at SME Corporation Malaysia

Mohd. Rithaudden is currently the Chief Officer, Ecosystem Development with the SME Corporation Malaysia, a Central Coordinating Agency under the Min...

Lai Pei-Si

Country Head of Retail Banking at Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad

Lai Pei-Si is the Country Head of Retail Banking for Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad and was appointed to this role on 1 January 2019. Pei-Si ...

Sridharan Nair

Managing Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers

Sridharan Nair (or Sri) is PwC Malaysia's Managing Partner and the Territory Senior Partner of the PwC Malaysia-Vietnam firm. Sri is also a member of ...

Datuk Noor Azrin Mohd Noor

Founder & Managing Director of Sedania Innovator Bhd

A man with a knack for innovative ideas and unique intellectual properties under his belt, Datuk Azrin Mohd Noor is a bold visionary, achieving his fi...

Dato' Ir. Dr. Dennis Ganendra

Chief Executive Officer at Minconsult Sdn Bhd

Dato' Ir. Dr. Dennis Ganendra the Chief Executive Officer of Minconsult, and is the first individual to helm the Company since the time of its Foundin...

Raj Tatavarthy

General Manager, Business Banking at Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia

Raj Tatavarty (Raj) has more than 18 years of work experience spanning across Asia, Middle East and Africa regions. As an SME expert, for most part of...

Jesrina Arshad

Co-Founder & CEO of PurelyB Sdn Bhd

Jesrina is a passionate advocate for healthy living and is determined to contribute towards positive lifestyle change in Asia. Working for over eight ...

Christy Ng

Founder of Christy Ng Sdn Bhd

Christy Ng, a Malaysia-born entrepreneur, is the Founder and CEO of ChristyNg.com – an online shoe company specialising in handmade custom-made shoes,...

Edmund Tan

Founder of Inside Scoop

Inside Scoop started churning ice cream in 2013 in a tiny, cosy store in Bangsar. Being passionate ice cream eaters, Edmund and Shiew Li sought to fin...

Mohd Noah Maideen

Founder of MyCar

Mohd Noah Maideen is the Founder of MyCar Malaysia. MyCar is a Malaysian homegrown e-hailing ride application that provides on-demand passenger transp...

Nicholas Loh

Founder & Managing Director of TRL (South East Asia) Sdn Bhd

Nicholas Loh was formerly working in SME & Business Banking Division of Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank & CIMB Bank for 9 years. He then co-founded ...

Cheng-Fei Wong

Founder, Chief Executive Officer of Lemon Sky Studios

Cheng-Fei Wong is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Executive Producer of Lemon Sky Studios. Fei together with his co-founder, Ken Foon...

Captain Ahmad Kamal Kamarudin

Founder & Chief Executive Officer of TS Maritime Sdn. Bhd.

Captain Ahmad Kamal bin Kamarudin is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of TS Maritime Sdn. Bhd. which was formerly known as Team Ship Management S...

Abrar A. Anwar is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad and is responsible for the implantation of Standard Chartered's business strategies and overall Corporate Governance and also for the Group's operations in Malaysia. Abrar has more than 26 years of experience in Corporate and Investment banking in Bangladesh, India and the UK. His achievements include setting up of the first "Syndication & Structured Finance" business in Bangladesh (for the then ANZ Grindlays Bank), along with successful closure of milestone transactions in the Energy & Power, Infrastructure, Telecom, Aviation, Domestic and Export-oriented industries.

Welcome speech: Empowering SMEs in achieving true international potential

Datuk Mohd Zamree Mohd Ishak was appointed as the President / Chief Executive Officer of Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad (CGC) on 1 January 2015. He brings with him a vast experience in banking operations, consumer banking, corporate banking and Islamic finance. He has held several key positions in Maybank which includes Executive Assistant to the President/Chief Executive Officer, Vice President of Consumer Banking, Executive Vice President of Corporate Banking. He also served as the Chief Operations Officer of INCEIF - The Global University of Islamic Finance. Zamree spearheaded the execution of CGC 5-Year Strategic Plan 2016-2020, aimed at ensuring that CGC becomes more proactive and remains relevant, drives sustainable growth, enhance its human capital capabilities as well as increase its efficiency and effectiveness; and embarks on digitisation. He played a key role in the launch of imSME - Malaysia’s 1st online financing/loan referral platform which is CGC’s maiden fintech initiative; and the recently launched Khidmat Nasihat Pembiayaan (MyKNP) aimed at increasing SMEs’ eligibility in securing financing.

Panel Session 2: Facilitating access to finance, promoting innovation and growth

Dzuleira Abu Bakar is the Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC). Prior to this, Dzuleira was the CEO of Cradle Seed Ventures (CSV), a growth stage venture capital fund which is part of Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd, Malaysia’s premier early stage funding agency and influencer. She is also an appointed Council Member of the National ICT Association of Malaysia (PIKOM). Dzuleira is no stranger to the entrepreneurship ecosystem both in the country and the region. She brings with her years of experience in the tech ecosystem, nurturing and growing promising tech startups. Dzuleira has served in various roles across government agencies, GLCs as well as the private sector with deep experience across multiple industries in particular technology and innovation, honing skills in venture capital & private equity, corporate finance, legal & governance, deal structuring and stakeholder management among others.

Panel Session 2: Facilitating access to finance, promoting innovation and growth

Mohd. Rithaudden is currently the Chief Officer, Ecosystem Development with the SME Corporation Malaysia, a Central Coordinating Agency under the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development that formulates overall policies and strategies for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and coordinates the implementation of SME development programmes across all related Ministries and Agencies. Prior to joining SME Corp. Malaysia, he was the Vice President of Channel Management at a reputable bank in Malaysia overseeing the branch development, physical and virtual touch points of the bank. He has held various positions and responsibilities in various departments and financial institutions in his 12 years within the banking sector.

Panel Session 2: Facilitating access to finance, promoting innovation and growth

Lai Pei-Si is the Country Head of Retail Banking for Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad and was appointed to this role on 1 January 2019. Pei-Si is responsible for building a sustainable retail franchise, optimising market opportunities for targeted segments and the implementation of the Bank’s digital services within Retail Banking. In addition, Pei-Si will continue to lead several strategic programmes for the ASEAN and South Asia (ASA) region. Pei-Si has 20 years’ experience across various roles in retail banking, strategy, product management, branch operations, regulatory governance, and business optimisation. She was also previously the Chief Executive Officer and Head, Retail Clients for Standard Chartered Bank in Brunei, taking on the dual role of both governance and business head and successfully navigated the regulatory landscape and market challenges to build a sustainable franchise in the country.

Panel Session 1: Embracing the digital infrastructure revolution towards optimising growth

Sridharan Nair (or Sri) 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. He is an alumnus of Universiti Malaya and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with a Big 4 firm in London. He has 30 years' experience in audit and business advisory services, having worked with a wide range of clients in the UK and Malaysia. He has been responsible for a portfolio of large listed clients across various industries including financial institutions and has led a number of cross border financial due diligence assignments. Sri has been 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.

Panel Session 3: Success stories from inspiring SMEs

A man with a knack for innovative ideas and unique intellectual properties under his belt, Datuk Azrin Mohd Noor is a bold visionary, achieving his first stint revolutionizing football viewing for Malaysians by providing the complete roster of live matches from EPL, UEFA European football and FIFA World Cup to the local audience. At SEDANIA Group, he is constantly on the lookout for the next great innovation, reinventing TV entertainment by pioneering and localising award-winning shows like “Wheel of Fortune” and “Family Feud”, igniting the industry with locally developed IP formats. Constantly inspired and never one to rest on his laurels, Azrin also foresaw the rising consumer demands for the compelling IP shift from television to mobile, swiftly securing a partnership with Blackberry’s RIM, creating award-winning IPs for mobile such as Airtime Share, Green Billing (a paperless mobile billing solution) and As-Sidq (a certified Halal banking platform).

Panel Session 1: Embracing the digital infrastructure revolution towards optimising growth

Dato' Ir. Dr. Dennis Ganendra the Chief Executive Officer of Minconsult, and is the first individual to helm the Company since the time of its Founding Fathers. As Project Director for over twenty years, Dato’ Dennis Ganendra has managed gifted professionals in local and international projects for extensive work scope including: highways, ports, airports, railways, power plants, petro-chemical plants, industrial plants, high rise buildings, water treatment plants and sewerage treatment plants. Minconsult has consequently developed as a major engineering force internationally, having secured projects from international funding agencies such as Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank (WB), Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Projects from multi-national corporations and foreign governments have covered over 25 countries in 5 continents. Dato’ Dennis is one of the pioneering developers of Renewable Energy projects in Malaysia, and is the founder of the Timeless Green Group of Companies.

Panel Session 3: Success stories from inspiring SMEs

Raj Tatavarty (Raj) has more than 18 years of work experience spanning across Asia, Middle East and Africa regions. As an SME expert, for most part of his career Raj has been involved with Small and Medium enterprises segment in various capacities ranging from designing strategy, overseeing the business, launching new products, managing credit & operational risk to heading the overall SME business. He has been with Standard Chartered bank for more than 14 years and has worked with SMEs across continents in India, Bahrain, Africa and Singapore. He currently heads the Business Banking division at Standard Chartered Malaysia. A Chartered Accountant from India and Management Graduate from INSEAD, Raj closely follows the latest developments in the fast changing banking and fintech landscape. Especially in the small business space he is leading some of the initiatives that make banking for SMEs simple and accessible. He also participates in financial literacy sessions to SMEs from time to time

Panel Session 2: Facilitating access to finance, promoting innovation and growth

Jesrina is a passionate advocate for healthy living and is determined to contribute towards positive lifestyle change in Asia. Working for over eight years in the fast-paced digital industry as a lead digital strategist at Astro Malaysia Holdings (APAC’s leading media entertainment group) and Mindshare Malaysia (Malaysia’s largest media agency), a healthy lifestyle was often difficult to set as a priority. The turning point came when she discovered her allergies to gluten, wheat, dairy and egg, which had unknowingly been causing problems for years. By cutting out these allergens, eating clean, unprocessed foods and working out more regularly, her health and well-being drastically improved. Due to the lack of information on healthy options in Malaysia, it was no easy feat to bring about this lifestyle change. She knew it was possible to live healthy in Asia, but people just needed to know how. On a mission to make it easy for anyone to lead a healthy lifestyle, she started PurelyB - a one-stop destination and guide for all your nutrition, fitness and wellness needs.

Panel Session 1: Embracing the digital infrastructure revolution towards optimising growth

Nicholas Loh was formerly working in SME & Business Banking Division of Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank & CIMB Bank for 9 years. He then co-founded TRL in 2012, which has regional companies in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and China for fresh tropical fruits & food service business within these 7 years. Core business of TRL is exporting fresh and frozen durian products to more than 13 countries. In 2018, TRL purchased more than 800 tonnes of fresh durian to process and export. Besides durian, TRL also export fresh & processed dragon fruit, passion fruit, soursop, banana, sweet potato & pomelo. TRL operates own factories in Malaysia and Vietnam and employs more than 50 staffs. The company will start a pilot durian farming project of 45 acres in 2020 and gradually expand to other fruits to secure more supply. They currently run mostly on B2B concept but is gaining track on B2C in China through own distribution and via online platform

Panel Session 1: Embracing the digital infrastructure revolution towards optimising growth

Cheng-Fei Wong is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Executive Producer of Lemon Sky Studios. Fei together with his co-founder, Ken Foong, grew Lemon Sky Studios to where it is today, a leading independent game art, animation and VFX studio in the region. Lemon Sky Studios has been producing high-quality games art and animation content for major clients and partners like EA, Microsoft, Sony, Disney, Blizzard, WB Games, Square Enix, 2k Games, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Bethesda Softworks, Konami, Nickelodeon, Nelvana, Spin Master and many mores. Lemon Sky Studios is currently one of the top CGI service providers in the region and one of the largest CGI studios in Malaysia.

Panel Session 3: Success stories from inspiring SMEs

Captain Ahmad Kamal bin Kamarudin is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of TS Maritime Sdn. Bhd. which was formerly known as Team Ship Management Sdn. Bhd. The company in the early days provided services such as Project Management and Marine Consultancy. To date he is involved in Innovative Ship Design and Newbuilding. He gained 38 years experience in the shipping industry. He had served 12 years at sea with command experienced onboard all types of vessel from bulk carriers, product and crude oil tankers and container ships. He was in various leadership positions and responsible for the business development, overall planning and implementation of plans in shipping organizations. He was also involved in Ship Chartering and Ship Brokering for over 23 years.

Panel Session 3: Success stories from inspiring SMEs

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