GEC NEWS WIREOn 24th July 2023, Malaysia witnessed the gathering of many top inspiring IT leaders in The World CIO 200 Summit at W Kuala Lumpur Hotel. The like-minded technology heads shared their knowledge and vision on the growing tech trends and how businesses are leveraging these technologies to improve their services and productivity. The World CIO 200 Summit Malaysia edition felicitated 25 top IT leaders with the World CIO 200 Awards.
Attendees and keynote speakers were welcomed by Jennefer Lorraine Mendoza, Project Lead Manager, GEC Media Group. She shared the vision of The World CIO 200 Summit which identifies the latest trends and innovations in the IT industry and recognizes the remarkable contributions of the IT leaders to their industry.
The event follows the theme of ‘Rise of the power’. The World CIO 200 2023 roadshow is designed to help IT leaders develop and enhance the qualities of leadership, power, vision and focus.
Dr. Shubhabrata Samantaray-Founder- Enheroes Global Energy kicked off the event with his country inaugural keynote on ‘Championing Corporate Sustainability with Responsible AI’. The event became more engaging and interesting through a thought-provoking panel discussion by some influential panelists.
Joo Ming Thang -Group CIO- UCSI Group, Mohamed Ariff Ameedeen -Chief Information Officer- Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Ts. Izuddin Abdullah – Head of IT-TNB Integrated Learning Solution, Julian Wong -Senior Vice President – Chief Technology Officer-Magnum 4D Berhad and Yap Ming Cur-Head of IT-Biocon Biologics who all took part in an interesting panel discussion on the topic ‘Rise of the Power’.
The panel discussion was moderated by Ts. Saiful Bakhtiar O. – Head of IT, Shared Services-PNB Commercial Sdn. Berhad.
The World CIO 200 Summit Malaysia edition honored 25 top IT leaders with World CIO 200 Awards in Legend, Master, Leader and Next-Gen CIO categories.
| NAME | COMPANY | DESIGNATION |
| Ahmad Kamal Hasan Basri | Mara Corporation | Senior Vice President |
| Azizi Rashdi | Sapura Energy Berhad | Head IT Operations & Engineering |
| Chee Hung Ngoh | HELP University | Director Corporate Information Centre |
| Dr. Peter Leong | MyCIO Services | Managing Partner/Director |
| Dzulastra Latib | P&O Insurance Co Bhd | Head of IT & Infrastructure |
| Emmanuel Joseph | Northport Malaysia Berhad | Head of IT |
| James Thang | UCSI Group Holdings Sdn Bhd | Group CIO |
| Jason Heng | YTL Communications Sdn Bhd | Head of IT |
| Jimmy Wong | Genting Malaysia Berhad | Vice President – Enterprise Systems & Infrastructure |
| Julian Wong | Magnum 4D Berhad | Senior Vice President – Chief Technology Officer |
| Megat Azmir Amir Megat Iberahim | Chin Hin Group Property Berhad | Head of IT & Digitalization |
| Melvin Foong Mun Hoe | GDex Bhd | Chief Information Officer |
| Mohamed Ariff Ameedeen | Universiti Malaysia Pahang | Chief Information Officer |
| Radin Asrul Adza | DRB-HICOM | Head Group IT |
| Shashi Mohan Singh | Coca-Cola Bottlers Malaysia | HEAD IT |
| Sujjath Ahmed | VALIRAM GROUP | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER |
| Tony Wong | IGB Berhad | Head of Group IT |
| Ts. Izuddin Abdullah | TNB Integrated Learning Solution | Head of IT |
| Ts. Izzat Aziz | Permodalan Nasional Berhad | CTO |
| Ts. Saiful Bakhtiar Osman | PNB Commercial | Head of IT Shared Services |
| Vijaykumar Dayinde | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) | Chief Information Officer |
| Yap Ming Cur | Biocon Sdn Bhd | Head of IT |
| Yeong Jing Tay | TenCate Geosynthetics Asia Sdn Bhd | Regional IT Manager |
| Yew Jin Kang | PLUS | Chief Technology Officer |
| Zainol Zainuddin | Ipay88 | Chief Technology Officer |
The event was successful with the support of the sponsors and also made the event an unforgettable experience for all the attendees.
Below are the sponsors for the World CIO 200 Summit Malaysia edition,
- Positive Technologies
- SeeBurger
- Xoxoday
The roadshow will continue in the remaining countries and will culminate in a grand finale at Baku, Azerbaijan from 17th to 19th September.
