Designing & Implementing Corporate Innovation Programs for Fortune 500 companies. Actively developing new offerings for corporates to accelerate innovation efforts and scale innovation leadfership.

Assist Fortune 500 companies in identifying new innovation opportunities and creating partnerships with startups for mutual growth. Equipping corporations with appropriate and timely insights to ensure successful startup engagements through various open innovation initiatives. Leading to Proofs-of-Concept or Pilots.

Business development and channel partnership support for cross-border innovation agency offering tailored entrepreneurial and innovation programs for Governments, Corporates, and Entrepreneurs. Develop programs & tools for high-growth startup teams who aspire for international expansion.

Private Sector- Specialised in identifying growth opportunities for companies facing disruption through trends foresight.- Then crafting an innovation strategy and roadmap for their implementation and deployment.- Ran coaching sessions for teams/departments developing pitches for their business initiatives to top management.- Digitised the innovation management efforts of large corporations, implementing digital solutions on cloud-based computing, data analytics, and artificial intelligence (A.I).Public Sector- Early involvement in developing a regulatory framework for online healthcare services in Malaysia.- Developed a national impact assessment report on a government initiative for technology transfer between university researchers and SME business owners in Malaysia.- Evaluated the national entrepreneurship policy for students in tertiary education.- Worked with NESTA, UK in evaluating the national innovation systems and policies of 5 South East Asian countries. (Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines).- Developed a digital platform for the National Regulatory Sandbox for emerging technologies in Malaysia.- Developed a digital platform for Open Innovation to be practiced virtually between government, industry and academics in MalaysiaKnowledge & Expertise- Helped develop an analytics tool for organisations to assess their innovation strategy, process & culture,- Provided extensive research in digitisation of consulting, which was converted to a core offering of the company.- Expert in varied innovation methodologies such as Design Thinking, Agile/Scrum, BMC, ExO Transformation and Lean Startup- Expert in varied Open Innovation practices and was a member panelists discussing the need for open innovation practices between the private & public sector (government and academia)- Knowledgeable with the new Innovation management standards ISO 56002 and calculating returns on innovation.

A B2B FoodTech startup providing a CRM software to Restaurant owners through Feedback and Ratings. LeadershipLed and managed founding Business Development team of 4. Develop systems and process both online and offline for monitoring sales and after sales leads. Assessed and executed sales strategies. Initiated marketing strategies and provided synergy with collaborative marketing campaigns with partners.The Marketing Campaign generated RM25000 in revenue and increased brand awareness by 200%.

Financial Management & AccountingManaged all payments for the company and restructure their invoicing and payment process. This Improved operations and client relations as payments were made faster. With some financial analysis, identified gaps in the operations and provided prediction models for the financial performance of Touriocity.Business Development & ExpansionRelocated to Brisbane, Australia and lead the expansion of our offerings into the APAC region for 6 months with Brisbane as hub. Other than expansion work, I also managed the HotDesq programme which brought the company AUD 100,000 during my time there. The programme was aimed at exposing the local startup community to international entrepreneurs. During my time in Birsbane, I helped develop new distribution channels into the region for the company.Mentorship & TrainingHeld a number of workshops exposing students and early stage entrepreneurs to entrepreneurship and running a business. Took part in a number of startup weekends and competitions as a mentor and judge.

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