Dr. Mazlan Abbas

CEO and co-founder of FAVORIOT

Dr. Mazlan is the CEO and co-founder of FAVORIOT Sdn Bhd, an IoT company. He is a recognized thought leader in the IoT industry, having been listed as a top 50 influencer by several organizations. He has extensive experience in the telecommunications industry, including as a CEO of REDtone IOT, a senior director at MIMOS Berhad, and various senior management positions at CELCOM. Dr. Mazlan has also worked as a professor at several universities in Malaysia and is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Information Science and Technology, MMU.

Professor Ts. Dr. Muhammad Zaly Shah

Director of the Centre for Innovative Planning & Development (CIPD), UTM

Professor Muhammad Zaly Shah is a Professor of Transportation Planning and Logistics at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He obtained his B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Bradley University, USA, and both M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Transportation Planning from UTM. Currently, Prof. Zaly is the Deputy Dean (Research, Development and Innovation), Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; as well as the Director of the Centre for Innovative Planning and Development (CIPD) – a UTM research center of excellence focusing on sustainable city planning and communities. Prof. Zaly is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and is a registered Professional Technologist with the Malaysian Board of Technologists (MBOT), Prof. Zaly sits in the Board of Director, Johor Public Transport Corporation – a government-linked corporation that regulates public transportation services in the state of Johor, Malaysia.

Ir. Mohd Razif Abd Halim, MIEM, P.Eng

Managing Director of TNBX

Razif is the Managing Director of TNBX Sdn. Bhd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tenaga Nasional Berhad. He holds Bachelors’ Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Masters’ Degree in Business Administration from Tenaga Nasional University. Razif is a registered professional engineer with Board of Engineers Malaysia and a registered member of Institute of Engineers Malaysia. He has served Tenaga Nasional for 21 years in various divisions and has vast experience in power plant projects, power and water desalination plant operation and maintenance, green field project biddings, O&M contract biddings and business developments in Malaysia, South East Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and GCC countries. Has worked as an expatriate in Saudi Arabia for 4 years.

Dr. Madana Leela Nallappan

Regional Analyst Asia Pacific, Energy Industries Council (EIC)

Dr. Madana Nallappan is the Regional Analyst for Asia Pacific at the Energy Industries Council She holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering, and she is currently involved in the research and analysis of market intelligence across the various energy sectors in the APAC region She is also a subject matter expert for the hydrogen sector.

Irfan Malik

CEO of Xeven Solutions

Irfan Malik is a Data Scientist, entrepreneur and AI expert. He is founder and CEO of Xeven Solutions and Xeven.AI. Under his visionary leadership, he leads a highly skilled and dedicated team of over 150+ professionals including offices in Pakistan, USA, UK, UAE. His remarkable achievements have been acknowledged through the prestigious 'Thought Leaders Excellence Award, where he was recognized as the Best Youth & HealthTech Emerging Entrepreneur, an honor bestowed upon him by the Honorable President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi.

Ts Zulkifflee Mohamad

Senior Principal Analyst 1 (Vice President) Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT)

Ts. Zulkifflee has more than 34 years working experiences in the field of manufacturing in the Automotive & Electronics industries and transportation. He has been with MIGHT for 15 years and involved in Strategic Industry and Technology development in the Automotive, Rail, Maritime Industry in Shipbuilding & Ship Repair (SBSR) industries and currently on the sustainable and smart cities initiatives. His role was mainly involved in advising the Government on the Strategic industry development planning and provide the government with the Blueprint as a reference document for policy and future planning in these areas. He spearheaded to work to collaborate with Melaka State on the development of Smart Melaka Blueprint 2035.

Datin TPr Noraida Saludin

President of MIP (Malaysian Institute of Planners) & Senior Associate, AJM Planning and Urban Design Group

Noraida is a professional town planner registered with the Board of Town Planners Malaysia with 25+ years' experience in the built environment industry A senior associate at AJM Planning and Urban Design Group (APUDG), specializing in strategic planning and managing major national and international projects of wide-ranging nature. She is the current President for Malaysian Institute of Planners. She is a thought leader and influencer in sustainable developments, climate change and low carbon cities and was responsible in the development of the Malaysian-owned low carbon cities framework and assessment system (LCCF).

Thuraya Al-Harthi

Thuraiya is currently working as Acting Director for Government Digital Services Unified Portal in the Digital Transformation Empowerment Unit in the Ministry of transport and communication and IT. She is an expert in emerging technologies, Open data and digital transformation with more than 12 years of professional experiences. She got her master degree in "Business Information Technology" in Scotland. Currently she is a member of GCC eGovernment Portal Executive Team in the UAE. She was also a board member in Smart city platform and the National Youth Committee in Oman.

Yuki Tan

Yuki Tan is a dynamic leader and accomplished professional in the mobility and automotive industry, renowned for her ability to drive impactful change and capitalize on future profit pools. As the Head of Mobility at Sime Darby Group, Yuki spearheads the formulation and execution of the Group's future Mobility Strategy, positioning them at the forefront of innovation. Yuki's remarkable career journey includes her role as a Co-founder of Kineta Charging Sdn Bhd, where she successfully established the EV charging business. Her visionary approach and strategic thinking have propelled the growth and success of this venture.

Ts. Dr. Sheila Mahalingam

Ts. Dr. Sheila Mahalingam is a dependable and goal-oriented IT Specialist with 19+ years of experience managing IT projects, network and server infra, systems and application, data centers , DRC and providing comprehensive consultancy as well as customer support. Engaged with Cloud 15 Program ( MDEC and MAMPU) and Projects - Expert Track Solution Architecture. Strong experience and potential as a speaker and panel for discussion in various international conference , research and publication, Impeccable analytical, organizational , and technical skills with impressive verbal and written communication skills.

Mohd Zharif Draman

Mohd Zharif Bin Draman is the Managing Director of Serojatech Sdn Bhd, a highly-regarded IT Consultancy and system development company. A respected graduate of the International Islamic University of Malaysia, he demonstrates robust expertise in software development and IT project management. Notably, he is the brain behind ProLRM - Project Lifecycle Reporting and Monitoring System, an innovative block development-based system that streamlines project delivery from the data bank stage to completion. Zharif's IT acumen is further manifested in the development of JKRDash, a robust project monitoring and reporting system for JKR Sarawak. His diverse software development portfolio also includes a bow-tie risk analysis assessment management system for TUV NORD, underscoring his proficiency in creating solutions for diverse industry needs.

Dr. Raymond Choy

Dr. Raymond Choy specialises in family and aviation medicine. He started his foray in the field of medicine at International Medical University (IMU), Malaysia in 2003 and he graduated from the University of Manchester, UK with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. Passionate about public healthcare, Dr. Choy later co-founded DOC2US and incorporated the company under the name HeyDoc International Sdn Bhd in April 2015 in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Since then, DOC2US has grown to reach over 1500 partnered pharmacies across Malaysia, prescribed more than 1 million e-prescriptions and has been operating as the forefront of the digital health and telemedicine industry in Malaysia during the Covid-19 pandemic.

TPr. Md Nazri Bin Abdullah

DTown Planner (TPr.) Nazri is the Deputy Director General (Planning) of the Federal Department of Town and Country Planning Malaysia or PLANMalaysia.In line with the emerging need in managing cities in smarter ways, Nazri plays an important role in overseeing and mainstreaming Smart City Agenda as an advisory role to 155’s Local Authorities in preparing the Smart City Blueprint/Action Plans, developing National Smart City Platform under Malaysia Urban Observatory for data sharing and data integration on Big Data Analytics, developing Smart City Standards and Smart City Recognition mechanism.

Prof. Dr. Jennifer Ann Harikrishna

Prof. Jenni is currently the Director of the Centre for Research in Biotechnology for Agriculture (CEBAR) at the University of Malaya and holds a joint appointment as a Professor in the Genetics Programme under the Faculty of Science at the University of Malaya. She also holds a current appointment as an Honorary Visiting Fellow in the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology at the University of Leicester, UK.

Dato Azrin bin Abu Bakar

Dato Azrin is the Group Managing Director of Kiwitech group. Kiwitech is a Digital Platform and Ecosystem Integrator for Smart and Low Carbon Cities. Kiwitech is now pioneering in the integrated and systemised implementation approach through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) with cities. Leveraging on existing surveillance assets in 25 cities, Kiwitech in strategic position to spearhead the Smart City agenda through Smart Poles, Smart City Platform and Integrated Operations Centres (IOCs).

Maimunah Jaffar

Maimunah Jaffar promotes and practices sustainability and innovation in delivering her daily works in Iskandar Malaysia. She set out on her worked life as an architect in year 1988 in the United States and in 1992, she returned home and worked as an urban designer in one of the prestigious companies in Kuala Lumpur. In 2007 she joint Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA), and now she is one of IRDA’s Director and leads the Technology and Innovation workstream. She developed the Iskandar Malaysia Comprehensive Development Plan in 2005, and Smart City Iskandar Malaysia Framework in 2012.

Ir Chan Huan Ong

Ir Chan is the key person of the development on Digital IBS project at IJM. IJM got over 40 years of strong presence in the precast concrete manufacturing, construction and property businesses, IJM never stops reinventing itself. Seizing the opportunity created in the pursue of more sustainable way of construction as well as the new normal in the pandemic era, IJM IBS robotic assisted SMART precast manufacturing systems and digitalization of our entire value chain represents a paradigm shift in the way we build.

Dr. Non Arkara

Non Arkara, PhD is a Smart City Expert with a strong academic background. He hold a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Anthropology from Harvard University, a Master of Science degree in Architecture Studies from MIT, and a Master of Philosophy degree in Modern Chinese Studies from the University of Oxford. Currently, Non works at the Digital Economy Promotion Agency in Bangkok, where they have played a key role in launching Thailand's first nationwide smart city program. They have successfully secured significant funding and implemented smart city solutions across 30 cities.

Nik Marien Nik Ahmad Kamal

Nik Marien Nik Ahmad Kamal is a visionary leader with a unique blend of investment experience and passion for technology-driven innovation. Prior to her role as the CEO of Edgenta NXT, Marien served as the Senior Vice President at Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the Sovereign Development Fund of Malaysia. She has had extensive experience leading new initiatives and managing environments of uncertainty to lead growth and value creation for stakeholders. Marien's experience spans various industries including Real Estate, Leisure & Tourism, Healthcare, Power Sector Investment, Telecommunications, and Automobiles.

Nor Hisham Bin Mohd Yusof

Nor Hisham Mohd Yusof is the Federal Commissioner and Director of Corporate Management & Finance of IRDA, a federal government agency entrusted to facilitate the development of an economic region in the southern peninsular of Malaysia or better known as “Iskandar Malaysia”, into a sustainable metropolis of international standing since March 2007. As one of the pioneers of IRDA, Hisham was heavily involved in the formulation of the strategic planning of the development of the region and the formation of IRDA

Elizabeth Cardosa

Elizabeth Cardosa is a well-known advocate for the preservation of cultural heritage, being actively involved for over two decades in raising heritage awareness in both print and broadcast media channels. Her technical involvement in building restoration includes Stadium Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur, winner of the 2010 Award of Excellence for the UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation, and most recently the 2019 PAM Gold Medal award for the conservation of Masjid DiRaja Sultan Sulaiman in Klang.

Syed Malek Faisal Syed Mohamad

Syed Malek joined PETRONAS in July 2018. He is the Head of Renewable Energy Malaysia and South East Asia for GENTARI (formerly known as PETRONAS New Energy). He is responsible to lead and manage the clean energy business for Malaysia and South East Asia.

Elina Jani

Pn. Elina has over 18 years of experience in microbiology, sectoral investments, business development, strategic communications and strategic planning, with the last 5-years spent serving MGTC in various capacities focusing on Green Promotion before helming GTMA as the CEO. Elina has delivered more than RM15 billion worth of potential Investments for Malaysia’s Green Technology Sector from 2016-2018 from various projects in renewable energy, energy efficiency, green buildings, low carbon mobility, waste, sustainable water and sustainable manufacturing of green products.

Ang Kah Heng

Ang heads the Innovation and Industry Development Department under Technology Hub Development Division in Cyberview over seeing the Smart City initiatives and Cyberview Living Lab programmes covering the Talent, Accelerator, Pilot, and Enterprise pillars. Previously, he was a Regional Manager for Asia involved in business development focusing on attracting digital technology investment from Greater China. Ang also has more than 10 years experience in industry talent development and talent analytics covering both scaleups and startups. Ang holds a Master's degree in Software Engineering and the PMP® credential.