Judges

Ernie Chen

Chairman
PORTMAN Education Group
Chairman of PORTMAN Education Group and the Bureau Chief for Capital & Project Development & Chairman of Bangi Constituency for Malaysia Datoship Foundation (Yayasan Dato’ Malaysia). Ernie is also a seasoned serial entrepreneur and investor that has started, fixed, built and sold businesses through capital financing & funding exercises in his 25 years of experiences.

Ernie is an award-winning entrepreneur, reputable business advisor and international speaker with proven track record in leading speaking engagements internationally particularly in the areas related to business advisory, sales & marketing, personal development and many more. He is also one of the Top Pitch Master in the country that has extensive experience in structuring & negotiating deals, funding & financing projects, financing & funding strategizing that helps propel SME businesses growth exponentially.

Wan Fara Ayu Binti W Ahmad

Founder
Alpha One Ventures & Delphinium.io
Wan Fara Ayu is a registered Venture Capitalist in Malaysia ("VC') and she is also an entrepreneur who focuses on investments and developing start-up companies. She has 20 years experiences of which 11 years in VC and 9 years in entrepreneurship. She has screened over 2,000 companies from diverse sectors and stages. She has acquired the end to end experience of the Venture Capital Value Chain, from working with General Partner (Fund Management), Limited Partner level (Fund) fund of funds to being an entrepreneur herself. She has monitored 11 fund companies with AUM of RM350mil and helped secure more than RM15mil worth of investments. She is serving the role of Director on a few boards and now running Alpha One Ventures and Delphinium.io, involved in international trade and advisory for SMEs/start-ups. Fara also served as a World Business Angel Forum (“WBAF”) Senator for Malaysia from 2021 - 2022 and was a Board Member for the WBAF Start-Up Committee for both years as well. She was also the Country Chair for Malaysia's World Business Angel Week in 2021 and 2022. Fara was also the Strategic Partner for Huawei Spark 2022 as well as sitting on the Board of Judges for AliBaba Create 2022 and an Expert Judge for Unicorn events &TBI. Fara is also the Chairperson for United States Presidential Service Center Cryptocurrency Committee and recently elected as one of the Board of Directors for Asia, USPSC.

Alvin Lai

Entrepreneur Enabler/Funder
Grand Success Alliance Sdn Bhd
Alvin Lai is an entrepreneur with a background in finance, sales & marketing. Over 11 years, he has managed multiple businesses and mentored fellow founders. He holds diverse certifications, including mental toughness coach, sports coach, and has experience in venture capital management. Currently, Alvin serves as a Business Strategy Coach at 10XCEOs platform, mentors in Taylors CSR Community for marginalized individuals, and mentors young working adults in Malaysia through One Rock International. Notably, he played a key role in the Usahawan Program, creating job and business opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs from low-income backgrounds.

Jorvy Tan

Founder
EShop Live
Jorvy Tan Ze Hua, the dynamic Founder & CEO of eShoplive Asia (est. 2019), propels Malaysia's premier social commerce live streaming platform. Recognized as the "Unicorn of Live Commerce" by PIKOM in 2023, eShoplive, under his leadership, swiftly transformed from a startup to a thriving RM70 million company in just 3 years. A graduate in Public Relations from TARC in 2009, Jorvy's illustrious career includes founding Astro GoShop & CJ Wow Shop. As the Head of Merchandising (2014-2019), he nurtured 100+ brands, amassing over RM 1 billion. With 13 years in MNCs and a background at Living Social, Jorvy stands as a visionary leader. A proud member of MDEC & PIKOM, eShoplive holds the Malaysia Book of Records title for "Most Live Sessions."

Dato James Foo

Founder
Authority Institute

Dato Jonathan Lim

Director
MMG Advance Sdn Bhd

Dato Simon Lim

Group Managing Partner
Gan and Zul Advocates & Solicitors
Havivng previously been appointed as director of several listed company in Malaysia, Dato' Simon has vast experience in corporate matters. He ahs practiced law the last 30 years and he is currently the Managing Partner of Messers Gan & Zul, a firm with 34 lawyers and active in assisting and advising start-up companies.

Dr. Daniele Gambero

President & Propenomist
Malaysia PropTech Association
Dr Daniele Gambero, connects economic, demographic and wealth distribution data towards predictive analysis of property and economic growth. Daniele has been a sought-after strategic consultant in the real estate industry for more than 40 years. He is co-founder and CEO of REI Group & start-ups Propenomy.com, Athena Smart Cities and Aivot Sdn Bhd. He is the President of the Malaysia PropTech Association, an ESG consultant, PropTech For Good ambassador, and regular judge in pitching competitions. Daniele, besides being a TEDx speaker, is a regular speaker at international conferences on property, proptech, and sustainability. He the author of Malaysian Propenomy, a best-selling book where he explains how data driven property development should be applied towards sustainable investment.

Dato' Wong Yew Kai

Serial Entrepreneur & Agritech Consultant
Jetpro Technology
Food Technopreneur & Business Growth Advisory

Edwin Wang

Founder & CEO
Signature Market Sdn Bhd
Edwin Wang is CEO and Co-Founder of Signature Market. Malaysia top healthier for you FMCG brand. He advocate practicing abundance mindset thru his book Gratitude Journal by Edwin Wang.

Willson Lee

Founder
World Blockchain Foundation & Proppy Sdn Bhd.
Creator of 1st Bitcoin World Tour documentary and Bitcoinomics Talk Show in 2014, popularly known as Bitcoin and Blockchain Ambassador. Founding President of World Blockchain Foundation. Founder and Chief Architect of ProppyApp, world’s 1st home and property based omniapp powered by trust-tech.

Angeline Chew Por Yan

Director
Arris Holdings Berhad
Angeline is the Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Arris Holdings Berhad which is listed on the National Stock Exchange of Australia . In 2022, wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated in Malaysia, ACTP Sdn Bhd has been approved as a Nominated Adviser for the NSX. Angeline is also the Managing Partner of ACT Partners, Chartered Accountants and audit firm registered with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and an exclusive independent member of The International Accounting Group (TIAG®) for Malaysia. Arris Venture Sdn Bhd and Arris Venture Management Sdn Bhd are registered with the Securities Commission of Malaysia as venture capital firms.

Yong Chong Soon 

CEO, President
Malaysian Autonomous Intelligence and Robotics Association
Chong Soon is the Founder and President, of Malaysian Autonomous Intelligence and Robotics Association (MyAIRA), an association to mobilize businesses, policy makers, academia, industries, inventors and players of all related industries to collaborate and create an ecosystem offering affordable solutions. He is currently heading three start-ups in Malaysia. Cybersphere Sdn Bhd focusing on drone related activities, Avant Garde Center of Excellence Sdn Bhd (AGCOE) focusing on robotics and AI solutions, and AG-IMS Asia Sdn Bhd (Avant Garde Innovative Multidimensional Solutions) focusing on introducing innovative technologies to Malaysia and the region. He brings with him invaluable marketing and management experiences and has a rich international network.

Ts. (Dr.) Alan Poon

Founder
MTAM, MIEEE, AAET
"SuperiorWealth"
Alan is a Professional Technologist (ICT) registered with the Malaysia Board of Technologist (MBOT) & Assistant Honorary Secretary of Technological Association of Malaysia (TAM), the longest serving technical society in Malaysia since 1946. Being a trained engineer graduated with 1st Class Honours from Universiti Malaya, Alan is a member of the IEEE Entrepreneurship technical community and a registered Associate ASEAN Engineering Technologist under ASEAN Federation Of Engineering Organizations. Alan also has Professional Certificates in both Business Analytics as well as Data Science and Analytics from Veritas University College. He is a certified Alibaba Cloud Professional and a fellow member of 10x1000 Tech for Inclusion community. Alan was appointed as Judge for 2022 CREATE @Alibaba Cloud Global Startup Contest (Malaysia). He holds an Executive MBA degree with honours from Quantic School of Business & Technology (USA). Alan founded SuperiorWealth, a business advisory group specializing in innovative solutions ranging from training, investment, marketing, events & executive education adopting technology platforms. A sought after thought leader, Alan speaks at major conferences and events nationwide and abroad. He is regularly featured in mainstream print and TV media as well as radio and a luminary author in the Malaysia Book of Records, having self-published 3 inaugural books in 2017 and recognized as “The First Author To Launch 3Books Simultaneously”. In 2019, Alan was awarded “The Brand Laureate Top 10 SMEs Brand Champion Award” by the World Brands Foundation. A media influencer for his contrarian Insights & business acumen, Alan is appointed as Industrial Advisor for Graduate School of Business, SEGi University & Board of Studies, UCSI College-OxfordBrookes University. He lectures on Tech Startup Entrepreneurship electives as an Adjunct Fellow of AIMSMET Group's International Executive Programme of Business Administration (Entrepreneurship)(Level 7) with Dual Awards by Asia Metropolitan University and IEMBA Warnborough College, UK. Aside from being an award-winning international speaker and an accredited trainer with more than 50 publications to his name, Alan is featured in "For RK", a digital booklet by RK friends and colleagues to commemorate the Centennial Birthday of South East Asia Richest Tycoon, Mr Robert Kuok on 6 October 2023.

Adj. Prof. Dr. Behrang (Hani) Parhizkar

CEO & Digital Transformation Advisor
Chamrun Digital
Digital Transformation Strategist and digital marketing specialist with more than 10 years experience and helping over 200 national and international companies and generating revenue for over RM 1.23 billion for our clients.

Robest Yong

Innovation Judge. Evaluator
MOSTI R & D Funds
A full time inventor since 1994. Among his notable inventions are the Polyclone Instant Rubber stamp machine, the Green Whizzard Probiotic plant nutrient, the VisionTouch Braille phone and the Efinity Water Filter system. His multiple national and international awards include the Malaysian National Inventor, National Youth of the Year, Medals at the Geneva Invention Fair, Swiss Innovation Challenge, The Outstanding Young Malaysian Award, Winner of the Malaysia Commercialization Year award. He had also been judging invention competitions such as ITEX, MTE, MCY, Swiss Innovation Challenge, MyInovasi and many others Robest Yong had also served as the Innovation Ambassador under the Prime Minister Department.

Dr. Fred Wu

Managing Partner
MSME Incubator & Accelerator
GE Consult Asia Sdn Bhd
A Harvard-educated and widely known for his market and capital mechanism know how, Dr Fred has over 20 years of consulting and business plan experience in Malaysia and abroad. He has been responsible for the creation and execution of corporate and turnaround strategy for many MSMEs and large corporations across sectors. In numerous client engagements, he has been known to create significant value for investors and corporations through financial and operational performance improvement as well as corporate turnaround exercises where he has saved many ailing enterprises.

Dr Fred's professional career focuses on Project Management, Strategy, Change, Leadership and Risk Management working alongside a number of MNCs, GLCs and large corporations including HUAWEI, Shell, Cuckoo, Daikin, FELCRA, TNB, KPRJ, UNM and Brahim's SATS etc.

As a frequent speaker and mentor at forums and events, he attended NEX:US by ENACTUS-UNM, Global Youth Entrepreneur Challenge Camp, AIESEC Malaysia, Alibaba @Create Global Startup Contest 2023, DDG-IPIVOT Private Pitch 2023 and Top Business Excellence Award 2016/2017 and Startup Funding Fest 2016 (India).

Dr Fred is also a contributing writer of Franchise Asia Magazine. He was awarded Successful People in Malaysia 2019/2020 by Britishpedia (UK) and Successful Leader 2021 by The Bizz Award, World Confederation of Businesses (USA).

Yens Yenkai

Founder & Behavioural Brand Strategist
DreamsKingdoms
Yens Yenkai is a behavioural brand strategist with over 19 years of experience. He is a dream-weaver on a mission to revolutionise the industry through human-centric branding. As a dreamer of the impossible, Yens' courage is the fuel that propels him towards one triumph after another. He's not just a trailblazer, he's also a luminary who has worked with some of the most notable Fortune 500 companies. With a resolute belief, Yens founded DreamsKingdoms, a creative sanctuary for himself and other dreamers who seek the same path. 17 years and a plethora of accolades later, he stands at the pinnacle of his craft, gazing ahead at what promises to be an exhilarating future.