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Overview

The ‘Internet of Things’ is a hot topic of conversation amongst business owners today. But, how do we embrace and adopt it in our business? Find out more at the AmBank BizCONFERENCE’s “Embracing Internet of Things” on 14 May 2019 at Aloft, Kuala Lumpur. Hurry, register today as seats are FREE and limited!
“Embracing Internet of Things” is the first of four sessions, brought to you by AmBank BizCONFERENCE.

Panelists' Profiles

Dato' Sulaiman Mohd Tahir

Dato’ Sulaiman is the Group Chief Executive Officer of AMMB Holdings Berhad (“AMMB”) and Chief Executive Officer of AmBank (M) Berhad (“AmBank”), the commercial banking arm of AmBank Group, positions he has held since November 2015.

He holds a Bachelor of Business in Accountancy from RMIT University in Australia. He has a wealth of experience backed by 30 years of managing and spearheading growth in consumer banking, as well as in commercial and corporate banking in Malaysia.

Prior to joining AmBank Group, he has held many prominent positions at one of the largest banks in Malaysia before his appointment as Chief Executive Officer/ Executive Director of the Bank.

He currently sits on the Board of several other subsidiaries of AMMB, namely AmGeneral Holdings Berhad, AmMetLife Insurance Berhad, AmMetLife Takaful Berhad and AMAB Holdings Sdn Bhd.

Jeffrey Chew

Jeffrey Chew is the founder and non-executive Chairman of Fundaztic.

Jeffrey began his career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers and thereafter, joined Citibank, where he held various roles in customer relationship management, risk management, international offshore banking and product management. Having joined OCBC as Head of SME Business in April 2003, Jeffrey was subsequently promoted to Head of Business Banking. He was appointed as Director and Chief Executive Officer in August 2008 and helmed the position for 6 years.

Jeffrey is also the current Group CEO of Paramount Corporation Bhd. 

K Raman

K Raman, the Managing Director of Microsoft Malaysia is responsible for overseeing the entire Malaysian subsidiary. He has over 25 years of experience in the IT sector, with leadership and management experience spanning across the APAC and ASEAN markets.

Leading the team in Malaysia for over 4 years, Raman oversees more than 200 employees and 5,000 Microsoft certified partners who are helping customers accelerate their digital transformation journeys at a time when the country is embracing cloud, mobile and big data technologies.

Sam Shafie

Sam Shafie is the Co-Founder and CEO pitchIN

Sam begin his career in the Attorney General Chambers as a Deputy Public Prosecutor and later joined the Securities Commission and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission before leaving to embark upon his own entrepreneurial career.

He currently runs WatchTower and Friends Accelerator, a tech accelerator that invest in early stage tech startups and also the co-founder and CEO of pitchIN, Malaysia’s leading registered market operator to offer an Equity Crowdfunding platform.

Paul McManus

Paul is the Chief Enterprise Business Officer of Maxis who is responsible for the Enterprise segment, encompassing corporate, government, small and medium enterprise (SME), wholesale business and new business.

He joined Maxis in August 2018 as the Head of Enterprise and comes with over 30 years of experience building multinational business units across Australia and Asia Pacific, within the telecommunications, IT outsourcing, and enterprise software sectors. Prior to joining Maxis, Paul was a Managing Director, Journey to Cloud Business with Accenture Australia and New Zealand, building the cloud migration, management and advisory services business in ANZ.

Prior to Accenture, Paul spent eight years at Telstra where he drove a number of major growth oriented transformations, including founding Telstra's fastest growing division delivering ICT and cloud services to corporate and government clients.

Speakers' Profiles

Vimala Murugan

Ms. Vimala Murugan is the Director of Sectoral Policy of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). During her service in MITI, she has served in both the International Trade and Industry Wings, including being posted twice to MITI overseas offices in Manila, the Philippines and Brussels, Belgium.

She joined MITI in 1996 after graduating from the University of Malaya with BA (Hons) History. She has also completed her Master Degree in Business Management (Strategic Management) from the University of Technology Malaysia.

Jennifer Chang

Jennifer is currently a Partner who heads the Financial Services Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers Taxation Services Sdn Bhd. She is also plays a role as the Islamic Finance Tax Leader for PwC in Asia.

Jennifer has an extensive tax experience of 28 years both in Malaysia and Australia. Her experience in Malaysia includes advising clients on tax matters relating to income tax, real property gains tax, stamp duty, service tax, applicable tax incentives and double tax treaties. She has also been extensively involved in numerous financial services and property clients and assignments as well as structured finance, mergers and acquisitions and restructuring.

Moderator's Profile

Sheahnee Iman Lee

Sheahnee Iman Lee is a TV personality and professional emcee with a special focus on moderating interviews, forums & conferences.

She has anchored and produced primetime news for both ntv7 and Astro News (now known as Astro Awani), been at the helm of primetime television exclusives (including 5 National Budget specials, 2 Election Results specials and a highly-rated interview with Tun Dr Mahathir), as well as produced and hosted several television programmes including two seasons of "Captains", featuring exclusive interviews with corporate personalities.

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