13th September 2023
Sime Darby Convention Centre Kuala Lumpur

Prof. Harmandar Singh
Founder + CEO
MARKETING Magazine

Harmandar Singh, or better known as Ham, has been in marketing and brand communications for almost 30 years. He has created almost 400 commercials and won over 50 local and international creative awards. Ham has been a Creative Director for as long as he can remember.. Even after leaving advertising, he applies creativity every day in his life.

Ranganathan Somanathan  
Co-Founder & Curator
RSquared Global Ventures  

Ranganathan is a marketing and communication expert, with experience leading teams across Asia. As a proven leader, he grows business by enabling people to realize their potential with strategic guidance and mentoring.

Recognised as a trusted advisor by clients and media partners, Ranga has nurtured strong relationships with leadership amongst Agency, Media, and Advertiser ecosystems across the APAC region.

Datuk Lai Shu Wei
Chief Marketing & Sales Officer
Sime Darby Property Berhad

Datuk Lai Shu Wei is the Chief Marketing & Sales Officer in Sime Darby Property Berhad. He leads the Marketing and Sales Strategy, Group Corporate Communications and Customer Experience and is responsible for the Townships & Integrated Segments for the Residential, Commercial & Retail, and Industrial products.

 Datuk Lai Shu Wei was also named the Malaysian CMO of the Year 2019 by Marketing Magazine Asia.

Linda Hassan
Group CMO Singapore, Malaysia & Cambodia
Domino’s

Linda Hassan's passion for radical innovation and creative digital transformation has been key to her strategic leadership for Domino's Malaysia, Singapore and Cambodia.

Coupled with over 20 years of experience in the international QSR industry, her vast expertise entails brand communication, Marcomm tech, digital innovation, e-commerce, CRM, product innovation and customer-centricity.

Chan May Ling
Head of Brand & Marketing Services
CelcomDigi. 

Her challenge at CelcomDigi is to help build the first telco superbrand in Malaysia.

For over 20 years, May Ling has led cross functional teams to build award winning brand & marcomm campaigns, #1 digital product and first digital telco payment whilst piloting new digital innovation in the Myanmar market. 

Before joining CelcomDigi, May Ling spent more than two years as CMO of KFC Malaysia and is a celebrated Malaysian CMO Awards winner.

Neal Pravin Joseph
Associate Director of Strategy
Mindshare Group

A 30-year old Brand Consultant / Strategist who brings a broad business perspective and an intuitive understanding of the consumer mind to the art of brand positioning.

Pravin takes a multidisciplinary perspective – thanks to a career journey encompassing creative agency, digital agency and brand consulting. On pitches, his data-driven holistic approach and creative thinking has ensured the agency does not merely propose media solutions, but well thought-through total marketing solutions, with a powerfully-differentiated idea at the core of the thinking.

Victoria Chu​
Head of Client Engagement​
VMLY&R

Victoria Chu is an adept marketing practitioner that thrives in fast-paced, result-driven environments. She brings with her 18 years of through-the-line experience in advertising with extensive hands-on knowledge in the automotive, f&b, beauty, finance and FMCG industries.

Having ventured into both media and creative agencies, her current role at VMLY&R involves a crucial responsibility: enhancing the harmonious integration of media and creative aspects within all communication plans.

Darren Yuen
CEO
Initiative Malaysia 

Darren has spent 30 years in the business, starting with Carat, followed by Reprise Digital and BPN Worldwide.

He now runs Initiative Malaysia - a full service global media agency built to grow brands through culture. They have a name for it: Cultural Velocity

Eileen Ooi
CEO
Omnicom Media Group, Malaysia

With almost 20 years in the advertising and media industry, Eileen’s known for her challenger mentality and passion in raising next gen game changers in Malaysia.

Eileen is curious and passionate about all things media. Her bold perspective of the world, she spends her day advocating change leadership, raising media talents in Malaysia and creating new conventions. Eileen has won numerous awards and has been a finalist of APAC Women Leading Change.

Chen Shi Yen
Strategy Director
Mindshare Group Malaysia

With over 22 years of experience, Shi Yen has groomed herself through the years as a client and business leader of multidisciplinary – from creative, shopper marketing, event activation, digital and social to media planning, prior to joining the Media Group Strategy Team as the Strategy Director.  

Shi Yen has an unmatched grasp of how to put every part of complex jigsaw together - from business strategy, people insights to defining the language of success - ensure that all the pieces fall into place before the client’s presentation.

Kshitij  Pradeep
Head of Digital Strategy
Publicis Malaysia

A motorist at heart, advertiser by profession, Kshitij Pradeep is better known as KP by peers. KP's love for simplifying complex digital techniques for marketeers have grown stronger over the years while churning out award winning work while keeping tactics driven by media at the core of brand growth.

Been a part of shift in media trends from offline to online, a flag bearer of conversion oriented goals he deep dives to introduce brands to its users segmentised into addressable categories and dissecting them further to build relevant channel attributions.

Arqam Tabani
Strategy Director
Mindshare Group Malaysia

With more than 13 years of experience in the media industry across various markets, Arqam Tabani is an accomplished strategist. His career is marked by outstanding achievements and recognition, underscoring his remarkable ability to lead impactful campaigns and transformative strategies across diverse industries. He has spearheaded business and marketing strategies that facilitate client transformation while pioneering digital acceleration and transformation initiatives to heighten operational efficiency.

Stanley Clement
CEO
MBCS (Mediabrands Content Studio)

What started as a creative inkling in his school days has led Stanley to where he is today – heading Mediabrands Content Studio and he hopes to change the face of digital content marketing and creative story telling.

The media-born and audience-informed agency supports Mediabrands agencies including UM, Initiative, and Reprise. In addition, the company offers a holistic suite of services and develop cutting-edge tools to enhance and bolster Mediabrands’ content and production offerings.

Weldon Fung
Area Director - SEA
Meltwater

Weldon (Also known as Welly) is the Area Director for Meltwater in South East Asia.

He's spent over a decade working with Media, Marketing and Communication professionals by empowering and enabling their teams with Meltwater’s stack of solutions which covers Media Intelligence, Social Analytics, consumer insights and Influencer Marketing.

While not at work, he’s a big nerd and foodie at heart. Often found searching up the best local eats and figuring out ways to cook them when he’s at home.

Triton Dsouza
Senior Vice President - SEA
Netcore Cloud

Triton Dsouza is the Senior Vice President of Netcore Cloud in the Southeast Asia region. Netcore Cloud is a marketing technology company focused on SaaS, Martech and CPaaS to help product and growth marketers deliver AI-powered customer experiences across all touchpoints of the user’s journey.

Triton began his professional journey in Mumbai as a Sales Professional. Driven by the purpose of helping create a better technology for tomorrow, Triton is passionate about marketing technology, AI, hyper personalisation and customer engagement. 

Gurmit Singh Gill
Brand Solutions Director
Audience2Media

Gurmeet Gill, an accomplished Brand Solutions Director at Audience2Media, leverages 15+ years' experience with leading Malaysian brands. A Manchester Metropolitan University graduate, he excels in digital, branding, and advertising, spearheading campaigns for Nespresso, Fonterra, Sarawak Tourism Board, Iskandar Malaysia, and more.

Gurmeet's insights are showcased through contributions to Branding in Asia, BFM89.9, and Marketing Magazine. Beyond his role, he co-organised training for Bank Islam, Danajamin, and Malaysia Productivity Corporation, addressing branding and social needs effectively.

Liana Jasmin
Head - Corporate Branding & Marketing
KWSP

Liana Jasmin is the Head of Corporate Branding and Marketing for EPF Malaysia. She is backed with more than 15 years of experience in brand & communications and digital marketing across various facets of the financial industry - from insurance to stock investment.

Currently, she spends her day breaking the mould, changing the status quo and building compelling brand campaigns.

Saiful Ameen Harun
Lead - Digital Strategy & Performance
TNB

In his capacity as the Lead of Digital Strategy and Performance at TNB Retail Division, he assumed a pivotal role in the development and execution of TNB Retail division's comprehensive digital strategy.

His primary focus encompassed areas such as content, technology, design/user experience, process, and optimisation. He championed the initiation and acceleration of digital advancement, driving a transformative shift in the business model to provide innovative solution to support energy transition.

Melwinder Gill
Vice President
Audience2Media

Since 2012, Melwinder has transitioned from Chemical Engineering to leading roles at Media Prima Berhad, The Star, and pioneering firm CtrlShift in South East Asia's programmatic advertising landscape.

A recognized authority in data-driven advertising, he's championed campaigns for financial titans like Standard Chartered and Maybank, FMCG mainstays like BOH and Darlie, and retail giants like GMG & JD Sports. His unique blend of technical acumen and marketing insight sets campaigns apart.

Tony Laskar
Global CEO
BCMA

Tony is the Global CEO of the BCMA. His focus is on driving industry best practices worldwide and expanding its network of industry leaders covering all aspects of branded content and influencer marketing.

Tony is also Founder & CEO at Audience2Media with operations in the UK and Asia. He developed unique ad targeting platforms covering 95% of the online population and currently leads the way for the influencer marketing sector with access to 134m+ social media influencer profiles, aligning consumer interest data with content creation delivering engaging and culturally relevant campaigns.

Prior to joining the advertising tech industry, Tony obtained 14+ years working within leading multinational corporations. At Vodafone he was principally responsible for building the financial investment plans and earlier a member of the Executive Operations Group at Hitachi Semiconductor (Renesas), where he created global pricing strategies and business plans.

He also initiated and successfully completed major business opportunities supporting global revenue growth exceeding £100m per month and has gained a wealth of experience within the technology and media sector over the last three decades.

Azeem Abu Bakar
Managing Director
FMT News

Azeem Abu Bakar, 32, is an alumnus of the London School of Economics (LSE) in Accounting & Finance. During his time at university, he co-founded a social media analytics and open-source intelligence company in London, serving top government officials, ministries, and the armed forces in Asia.

After completing his studies, he returned to Malaysia to fulfil his scholarship bond with UEM Sunrise Berhad, where he dedicated eight years. His responsibilities include serving as the special officer to the managing director, overseeing business development, finance, and strategic planning.

Currently, Azeem is the Managing Director of Free Malaysia Today (FMT). This English news agency, revered for its expansive readership, caters to a monthly audience of 6 million. As an emblem of independent media, FMT strives to deliver intelligent and balanced content.

Benny Chee
Co Founder & CEO
Mulaaa

With close to 20 years of work experience spanning from FinTech (CompareHero), Payments (Visa), Banking (HSBC) and FMCG (L’Oreal) armed with a Law (LLB) degree, Benny Chee has grown his career in multi disciplines from marketing, sales, general management and now, entrepreneurship. He has led and grown companies from 0-1 and 1-10.

Currently he is the co-founder and CEO of Mulaaa which is an earned wage access (EWA) company focused on empowering flexible salary for all Malaysians. Benny is always curious and constantly challenging the boundaries with tech to simplify life.

Salihah Noh
Head of Digital
Boost

Salihah Noh is the Head of Digital & Performance Marketing  for Boost.  She has over 15 years of experience in dynamic industries such as telecommunication, ecommerce, content and fintech.

Having a diverse background of product development, customer experience, corporate strategy and digital marketing, she is passionate about building new brands and growth hacking through precise customer experience delivery. Prior to Boost, Salihah was the SAVP for Astro Customer Experience and before that Head of Digital Marketing for 11street Malaysia.