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Guest of Honour

YB Jagdeep Singh Deo

Deputy Chief Minister II 

Penang

Main Conference Speakers

Ts Dr Hon Hock Woon

Senior Principal Researcher

Mimos Berhad

Elina Jani

CEO, GreenTech Ideaslab (GTI)

 Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation (MGTC)

Ramu Iyer

Vice President & Managing Director

Micron Memory

Masni Muhammad

Executive Director, Investment Policy Advocacy (Manufacturing)

Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)

Raymond Siva

SVP, Digital Investments

Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)

Yvonne Keil

Senior Director, GF Operations Malaysia & India

GlobalFoundries

Navin Kumar

Chief Operating Officer

Barium Selat Group of Companies

Balakrishna Mekala

Director, Enterprise Service & Digital Solutions

GE Healthcare

Jamie Neo

Senior Director, Quality & Product Engineering

HP

Michael Blakey

Managing Partner & Co-Founder

Cocoon Capital

Shoko Suzuki

Executive Director & CIO

UntroD Capital

Gordon Chua

Area Sales Manager (Northern Region)

Monitor ERP System SEA

CK Tan

Chief Operating Officer

BlueChip VC

Hiten Makwana

Regional Technical Lead

Dorf Ketal

Lim Kok Leong

Head, Product Engineering, Testing and Failure Analysis, APJ

HP

Stephen Lai

Chairman

Malaysia-China (Greater Bay Area) Science-Tech Innovation Alliance

Erik Storelv

COO & CFO

Protectoria Venture

Krissy Pai

Vice President

Ubestream

Dr Mohammed Jeraal

AI & Automation Engineer

Accelerated Materials

Thong Yuin Kuan

CEO

Kagro Botanical Drug Biotech

Norman Lam

CEO

Anlyvis Limited

Mun Kok Woh

Chairman

Smart i4.0 Transformation Alliance (SiTA)

Datin Lorela Chia

President

MASSCI

Renee Tan

Chairperson

Advanced Innovation & Manufacturing Asia

Syed Mubarak

Vice Chairman, Head of ESG

Smart Cities Network

Dr Tan Chee Fai

President

ASEAN Federation of Smart Industry

Dr. James Ong

Founder & Managing Director

AIII

AIMxchange Speakers

Open Exhibition Seminar

Erik Storelv

COO & CFO

Protectoria Venture

Ng Kok Seong

Digital Transformation & Cybersecurity Lead 

HP

Hu Zhouyang
Managing
Director

City Bright

Lawrence Liou

Founder

Aenon Solutions

Krissy Pai

Vice President

Ubestream

Mikhail Kovalev

Director, Product Development & Founder

Accelerated Materials

Gordon Chua

Area Sales Manager (Northern Region)

Monitor ERP System SEA

Thong Yuin Kuan

CEO

Kagro Botanical Drug Biotech

Norman Lam

CEO

Anlyvis Limited

Lim Chong Seng

Director, Ecosystem Development

Digital Penang

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Minister Grace Fu

Minister for Sustainability
& the Environment, Singapore

Senior Parliamentary Secretary
Baey Yam Keng

Ministry of Sustainability & the Environment & Ministry of Transport, Singapore

Kaijie Ng

Director of Innovation, IMDA

Ganesh Kumar Bangah

Immediate Past Chairman, PIKOM

Abdullah Hashim

Deputy CEO, Medivest

Mohd Khairul Fidzal

CEO, Bioeconomy Corporation

Bryan Chua

CTO, Strategic Account, Microsoft

Clemence Tan

Partner, Cyber Security & Risk, NCS Group

Kenneth Ng

Global Sustainability Lead, Razer Inc.

Marcus Dillion Yin

Chief Information Security Officer, Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau

Wei Hui KEE

Head of Sustainability, MOH Holdings Pte Ltd 

Justin Lee

Director, TRIREC

Tharani Prakash

Venture Partner, Impact & ESG, Tembusu Partners

S. Jai Shankar

Director & Sustainable Lead Oil & Gas, Chemical & Energy Section, MATRADE

Advance, Accelerate & Automate:
Propelling Towards Sustainable Industry 5.0

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Ts Dr Hon Hock Woon

Senior Principal Researcher

Mimos Berhad

 

Dr. Hon Hock Woon is a senior principal researcher at MIMOS Berhad, where he leads the Advanced Intelligence Lab. His extensive research experience encompasses the areas of computer vision, machine learning, intelligent transportation, industrial quality inspection, and sensor fusion-based automation, with a particular focus on smart cities & transportation and industrial automation. Dr. Hon received his Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree from the Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom in 1997. He later obtained his doctorate degree from the same university in 2000, with his research interests mainly concentrated on computer vision, imaging, and machine learning.

Before joining MIMOS, Dr. Hon served as a research fellow at TNTU in collaboration with Police Scientific Research Branch in the United Kingdom. He also worked as a research engineer at various computer vision companies in the United Kingdom and Spain. Dr. Hon has an impressive record of journal publications and patents both locally and internationally, demonstrating his significant contributions to the field of computer vision. He is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt and Professional Project Manager (PMP). He has recently obtained certifications in Deep Learning Specialization, Digital Manufacturing and Design Specialization, TensorFlow Practice Specialization and Visual Perception for Self-Driving Cars certification.

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Elina Jani

CEO, GreenTech Ideaslab (GTI)

Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation (MGTC)

 

With more than 19 years of experience in diverse portfolios in the green technology and biotechnology industry, Elina possesses a strong background in the public sector, as well as extensive experience in corporate sector. Elina Jani is currently one of the Senior Directors for in Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation (MGTC), and the Chief Executive Officer of GreenTech Malaysia Alliances (GTMA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MGTC. Elina has delivered close to RM30 billion worth of potential Investments for Malaysia’s Green Technology Sector from 2016-2022 from various projects in renewable energy, energy efficiency, green buildings, low carbon mobility, waste, sustainable water and sustainable manufacturing of green products. She has personally engaged and nurtured hundreds of companies in the green technology sector, and involved in changing the mindset of hundreds more companies originally not in the green space, to pursue sustainability for the future.

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Ramu Iyer

Vice President & Managing Director

Micron Memory

A Senior-Level Operations & Management Executive with Emphasis on companies facing rapid expansion with global potential as a business goal requiring impeccable leadership and integrity.


Dynamic Operations & Management Executive with strong domestic and international P & L management experience in driving market share, revenue and profit growth. Possess expertise in both high tech and traditional manufacturing environments for multinational companies. Talent for making rapid assessment of diverse situational challenges, developing solutions and providing the necessary leadership to achieve outstanding results.

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Masni Muhammad

Executive Director, Investment Policy Advocacy (Manufacturing)

Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)

 

Masni joined MIDA in August 1998 as Assistant Director and currently serves as Executive Director of Investment Policy Advocacy (Manufacturing).

Masni has extensive knowledge in manufacturing industry and vast experiences in evaluating high quality projects.

Throughout her career for more than 22 years, MIDA has provided her the opportunity to be part of the country’s industrial development, including recommending policies for related industry to the Government/stakeholders.

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Yvonne Keil

Senior Director, GF Operations Malaysia & India

GlobalFoundries

 

Yvonne Keil is Senior Director of GF Operations Malaysia & India, leading all Manufacturing Hubs of Globalfoundries, the world’s largest US based semiconductor foundry with manufacturing sites in Singapore, Europe and US. She is located in Penang.

With her roots in Europe Yvonne joined the advisory board of SEMI Europe and the board of the German high-tech-cluster Silicon Saxony beginning 2021.
Yvonne brings over 20 years of semiconductor experience in Manufacturing, Automation, Global Supply Chain and Procurement.

The graduate engineer studied electrical engineering at the TU Dresden and the KTH Stockholm with a focus on automation technology, machine learning and artificial intelligence. She has worked at AMD since 2005 and joined GlobalFoundries 2012.

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Navin Kumar

Chief Operating Officer

Barium Selat Group of Companies

 
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Balakrishna Mekala

Director, Enterprise Service & Digital Solutions

GE Healthcare

 

A versatile Leader with 17+ years of strategically developed experience across medical products lifecycle i.e., Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing Design Transfer, Service Operations and Service & Digital commercial Strategy with exposure to different geographies and cultural settings (India, Europe, China and ASEAN) which includes People Leadership experience leading multi-cultural teams enabling optimal performance through strong advocacy to DEI.

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Jamie Neo

Senior Director, Quality & Product Engineering

HP

 

Jamie is the Senior Director of Quality and Product Engineering for HP’s Print Business.

A change agent, she led the setup of Smart Manufacturing Application & Research Center in Singapore, applying I-4.0 technologies in manufacturing. This led to the successful accreditation of HP Singapore Factory in the WEF’s global manufacturing lighthouse network. She continues to advocate Quality 4.0 to drive quality improvement and is a member of WEF’s New Generation Industry Leader.

A strong people advocate, she has led several initiatives on people development, workforce upskilling and building a culture for innovation.

An advocate for women in STEM and advanced manufacturing, she was named Top 50 Asia Women Tech Leaders Award in 2024, Singapore 100 Women-in-Tech in 2020, co-foundered the Society of Women Engineer Singapore Affiliate SWE@SG and serves as the SWE@SG President from 2021-2023.

She leads a global team with people in Singapore, Malaysia and United States and is passionate on application of new technologies and shaping the future of manufacturing.

Jamie graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Master of Science in Chemistry and holds a Graduate Diploma in Financial Management from Singapore Institute of Management.

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Michael Blakely

Managing Partner & Co-founder

Cocoon Capital

 

Michael Blakey and Will Klippgen, the co-founders of Cocoon Capital, are successful entrepreneurs and angel investors who’ve invested across Europe and SE Asia. Through Cocoon Capital, they plan to invest in early stage digital companies across SE Asia and India. They’ve extensive experience in guiding entrepreneurs, through the numerous hurdles that they will face, to build successful businesses. Cocoon Capital plans to fund companies from seed to exit and have pulled together a global group of investors to help them achieve this

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Shoko Suzuki

Executive Director & CIO

UntroD Capital

Joined UntroD Capital Asia in 2023 as Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer overseeing fund strategy, establishment of growth acceleration ecosystem, performance management, capital planning and fundraising.


Prior to joining UntroD Capital Asia, worked at a US-based fund and managed over $1bn in biotech / healthcare investments based in Los Angeles then London. After consulting at IFC in development finance across Africa, Middle East and Asia, co-founded a renewable energy venture, scaled and exited, and moved to Singapore to engage in venture investment and venture building as CFO. Most recently, worked as Chief Transformation Officer at a FTSE 100 multinational company in charge of innovation, intrapreneurship, ESG strategy and execution.
BA in General Systems Studies from University of Tokyo, MBA from INSEAD, Master in Corporate Finance from SDA Bocconi.

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Gordon Chua

Area Sales Manager (Northern Region)

Monitor ERP System SEA

 
 
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Hiten Makwana

Regional Technical Lead

Dorf Ketal

 
 
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Lim Kok Leong

Head, Product Engineering, Testing and Failure Analysis, APJ

HP

 

Lim Kok Leong is a senior manager at HP Inc., where he oversees the product engineering, testing centre, and failure analysis laboratory for the print business. He has more than 20 years of experience in the printing industry, spanning across manufacturing, procurement, engineering, customer service, and account management.

Kok Leong is a versatile and adaptable leader who has successfully managed various projects and teams in different regions and functions. He has a proven track record of delivering innovative solutions, improving operational efficiency, and enhancing customer satisfaction. He is also a passionate mentor who fosters a culture of learning and growth among his employees.

As the head of the South-East Asia Test Center, Kok Leong is responsible for the product management, testing, and failure analysis of the ink supplies for the print business. He has been instrumental in introducing Industry 4.0 and advanced technologies into the testing processes, resulting in improved quality, reliability, and productivity.  

Kok Leong holds a Master of Science in Electronic Engineering from the National University of Singapore and a Bachelor of Engineering from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore.  

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Erik Storelv

COO & CFO

Protectoria Venture

 
 

Erik Storelv, has leadership and broad international experience from industry, energy, technology, finance and growth companies. He combines ability to lead with analytical, operational, financial, commercial and strategic skills. He combines excellence in Business Development with M&A, Financial assessments, Negotiations and Operating skills. In addition, he is also idealistic about fighting for human rights and believe in modern liberalism, highlighting importance of separation of power and free speech.

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Krissy Pai

Vice President

Ubestream

 
Co-Founder/VP of Ubestream Inc. (Present) 
The co-founder/VP of the Taiwanese NLU Voice AI Deep Tech company, responsible for technology and fundraising. 
 
Education: 
PhD Candidate of Information Management, NYCU 
Master’s degree of Industry and Economics, NCU 
Bachelor Degree in Economics, NCCU 
 
Expertise: 
Machine Learning 
Deep Learning 
Semantics 
Project Management
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Dr. Mohammed Jeraal

AI & Automation Engineer

Accelerated Materials

 

Dr. Mohammed Jeraal is in AI and Automation at the Accelerated Materials. He has significant expertise in developing machine learning methodologies, automation, and chemical process development. He also possesses extensive experience in chemistry, materials science, and chemical analysis techniques.

Through his work with the University of Cambridge, Dr Jeraal has designed scalable automation solutions, from lab systems to complex industrial architectures, enhancing process efficiency and product quality in chemical process development. He has also developed a commercial software platform for chemical process optimization, integrating powerful machine learning algorithms, efficient data handling and user-friendly interfaces.

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Thong Yuin Kuan

CEO

Kagro Botanical Drug Biotech

 

Thong Yuin Kuan is CEO of Kagro Botanical Drug Biotech (Singapore). She specialises in advising many deeptech ventures.

Prior to Kagro, she has 15 years of experience in Private Wealth Fund(UHNW),
specialising in Corporate Treasury and Business Intelligence, including research and due diligence with focus on regulatory, financial and reputational risk and innovate on trade ideas and sales notes with respect to equities, fixed income securities, derivatives and other related products.

Norman Lam

CEO

Anlyvis

 

Norman Lam is a seasoned IT professional with a robust background in various facets of the information technology sector. With over 15 years of experience, he has honed his expertise in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), big data analytics, software product development, and comprehensive project management. He frequently participates in industry events and forums, sharing his insights on the latest advancements in IoT, AI, big data, and other emerging technologies.


He has attended and contributed to numerous high-profile events such as the Hong Kong IoT Summit 2024, Hong Kong Government EMSD E&M I&T Day 2024, and the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2024, showcasing his commitment to staying at the forefront of technological innovation.


Norman Lam’s dedication to providing tailored IT solutions has significantly enhanced business development for both enterprises and public organizations, making him a valuable asset in the tech industry.

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Mun Kok Woh

Chairman

Smart i4.0 Transformation Alliance (SiTA)

 

Mun formed a Strategic Alliance in conjunction with the inaugural Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC, HANNOVER MESSE Technology Event on 16th Oct 2018, known as Smart i4.0 Transformation Alliance (SiTA). This alliance aims to provide one-stop i4.0 integrated solutions for the Precision Engineering industry, assisting manufacturing companies in transitioning from Conventional Factory to Smart Factory. He serves as the Chairman of SiTA, leading a team of members from Singapore and international companies, which has grown from 14 to 20 members.

Mun actively participates in various associations. He has been the Deputy Chairman of the Smart Automation Industry Group (SAIG) in the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF) since January 2014. Additionally, he serves as a Council Member in the Singapore Precision Engineering and Technology Association (SPETA) since March 2019.

Mun is a member of the Judging Panel for Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) – School of Management students’ business project presentations. He has been sharing his experience and valuable advice with NYP students during NYP Entrepreneurship Day since 2011, where he mentors students on their business ideas. Furthermore, Mun is part of the Technical Committee for the Work-Learn Technical Diploma in Automation Engineering at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE).

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Datin Lorela Chia

President

MASSCI

 

A distinguished thought leader at the nexus of technology, sustainability, and social impact. With nearly three decades of experience in leading trade fairs and cross-border consultancy projects, she has influenced tens of thousands of companies and millions of trade professionals globally. Her work has significantly contributed to international trade and SME development, positioning her as a key player in driving industry innovation and ethical practices.

As the President of the Malaysia Association of Sustainable Supply Chain & Innovation (MASSCI) and Vice President I of the Machinery & Engineering Industries Federation (MEIF), Lorela is committed to integrating sustainable practices into industry operations. Her leadership ensures long-term value creation with a focus on positive environmental and social outcomes.

In her role as an Industry Professor at the Centre of Excellence for Governance, Ethics, and Transparency at Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), Lorela champions sustainable industrial practices and ethical leadership, nurturing the next generation of leaders with a strong foundation in governance and ethics.

Recognised by her peers and institutions for her contributions, Lorela leverages her extensive experience and global networks to drive meaningful change. She continues to inspire and lead efforts toward a more sustainable and equitable future.

With her innovative approach, deep commitment to sustainability, and focus on social equity, Prof Datin Lorela Chia is a true agent of change, leading with purpose and making a lasting impact across industries.

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Renee Tan

Chairperson

Advanced Innovation & Manufacturing Asia

Renee Tan, a seasoned Managing Director with a diverse background in technology, B2B media, and MICE industries across Asia, excels in Innovation, Impact & Investment, Al, Psychology, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Renowned for her Brand Transformation, Business Planning, Sales, and Leadership skills, she received The Brands for Good Award in 2019. As the Chairperson of AIM Asia, founder of Hashtaqs and HER Entrepreneur, Renee is a visionary leader shaping various sectors. Her impactful work has been featured in prominent media platforms such as The Business Times, Channel News Asia, CNA938, Astro Radio, e27, and Marketing in Asia.

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Dr. Tan Chee Fai

President 

ASEAN Federation of Smart Industry

 

Dr. Tan Chee Fai has over 20 years of experience in the high-end engineering industry and is the President of the Malaysia Robot Industry Association (MIRA). He serves as Vice President of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) and is a Fellow of both the ASEAN Academy of Engineering & Technology and IEM. Honored with the JCI Ten Outstanding Young Malaysian Award, Dr. Tan is a prominent figure in intelligent manufacturing and engineering education.

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Dr. James Ong

Founder & Managing Director

AIII

 

Over 38 years of experience in the enterprise technology, digital transformation and venture building in Asia, US and Europe.

Started as AI scientist in 1986 as part of the Fifth Generation Computer initiative at MCC research lab in Austin Texas USA and then, at Trilogy, a Symbolic AI pioneering enterprise software startup in 1995 deploying many large scale global AI & Internet solutions.

Specialize in AI from basic and application research, startup incubation and acceleration, product development and digital transformation and project fulfillment.

Worked with Fortune 500 companies and tech startups for technology-enabled business process transformation across multiple generations of technology revolution including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Knowledge Discovery, Data Mining, CRM, Mobile Internet, Cloud Computing, Omnichannel Retail, Virtual World, Blockchain, Web3 and Metaverse.

Published over 25 scientific and business paper on academic journals, books and monographs as well as AI industry standards reports.

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