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Nazrin is a young, driven entrepreneur with 5 years of experience in the corporate and start-up world. Having specialised in digital solutions, he is a former founding team member of Boost e-wallet, a successful e-wallet provider in Malaysia.
During his tenure in Boost Malaysia under Axiata Group Berhad, he managed partnerships within Malaysian Ministries, GLCs and Universities. Nazrin’s partnership skill has scaled him to be offered a position in the multinational company (“MNC”), ADA Indonesia based in Jakarta. He managed millions USD worth of digital investment by large conglomerates such as British American Tobacco and Toyota.
Since young, Nazrin’s spirit in entrepreneurship has made him start an organisation based in London, United Kingdom for young entrepreneurs named, Young Asean Minds, with Tan Sri Tony Fernandes as its Patron.
Nazrin graduated with Honours in Politics and International Relations from University of Kent, United Kingdom. He was also awarded as the finalist for University of Kent Entrepreneur of Year 2017.
It gives us great pleasure to welcome you to Durian Capital. Here you will find a comprehensive sharing of our company, reflecting the pride our employees take in our ongoing growth. It also conveys our sense of mission and vision—to become the world leader in durian plantation management.
Established in 2021, Durian Capital seeks to encourage many to leverage on the lucrative potential of agriculture, particularly in Malaysia’s own Musang King Durian. Today, Durian Capital is equipping ourselves to take advantage of the latest wave of change, which is why we are proud to work with Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia to offer Malaysia’s 1st Licensed Durian Investment Scheme under their Interest Scheme Act 2016. This aims at aligning us ever more closely to the needs and requirements of many Malaysians today, especially in securing financial protection for their futures. A growing, more challenging world needs a more accessible option for investment, while at the same time meeting rigid financial standards to ensure investor protection. In these and many other ways, we hope our Durian Capital Investment Scheme will spur the growth and advancement of Malaysia’s financial—and agriculture—sector.
Here, you will also discover our commitment to our employees and our investors; how we sustain our plantation; our pioneering technology and innovation that builds a better future; the high-quality products we utilise at our plantation; and, the financial return we offer our investors. As you browse through this website, you will get a sense of the passion, expertise, reliability, and innovative nature that our employees, both on-ground and in-office, bring to our mission.
A world renowned center of learning and research that is 1 of 5 designated Research University in Malaysia.
成功开展了超过11项农业领域的研究,并发表了42篇经认证的论文。
马来西亚植物生理学会会员,国际东南亚农业科学学会(ISSAAS)马来西亚分会副秘书长。
1982年毕业于运筹学硕士。
新西兰坎特伯雷大学
1980年毕业于林肯学院园艺科学学士。
新西兰坎特伯雷大学。
37年的农业经验。为水果和蔬菜的园艺作物的可持续栽培和管理提供农业服务和咨询(1990年至今)。
重点是:1)土壤肥力和养分投入的优化以及提高产量和质量的 “最佳管理方法”;2)病虫害综合管理。
土壤肥力和养分投入的优化以及产量最大化和生产成本最小化的 “最佳管理实践”,以及2)尽量减少和控制椰子疾病的协议和战略。
苗圃无性繁殖植物(分株)断奶和硬化用自动喷雾灌溉系统的设计、安装和维护(1998 – 2007)。
专业领域
收获后专家顾问
2017-2018年东盟地区减少农产品和产品收获后损失的合作项目
专业领域
农业科学|植物保护|植物病理学/植物病毒学
已出版44本期刊,5本书籍,并举办了64次研讨会/讲习班。
理科荣誉学士学位(生物化学专业)
马来西亚马来亚大学
17年的农业经验,专注于土壤和养分管理。
对不同类型的土壤进行了研究,确定了土壤肥力、保持养分的能力、保持水分的能力和土壤密度的限制。积极开展土传疾病研究。
在改善土壤的生物和化学特性方面有丰富的经验,以提高作物的无性生长,从而以可持续的成本实现最佳的作物产量。
曾向马来西亚棕榈油协会(MPOA)和种植者协会(ISP)提交关于土壤管理的论文。
10年榴莲种植农业经验。定期检查榴莲农场。根据指导方针准备检验文件,检查用于加工农产品的工厂设备,并记录检查结果。
适应各种检验程序,适用于不同的农场环境。了解作物栽培技术和其他耕作程序。
深入了解肥料、杀虫剂、消毒剂、药品、人工和天然肥料。对各种农作物疾病和可治愈的治疗方法有很好的了解。
Dato Wan Azmir Wan Majid是Hafarizam Wan & Aisha Mubarak (hwam.com.my)成立于2006年的创始合伙人之一
凭借多年的经验,Wan Azmir的法律专业知识主要集中在民事和刑事诉讼上。他在民事诉讼方面的执业领域包括但不限于债务追讨、建筑、公司纠纷、房地产事务、财产纠纷、联合管理机构纠纷以及所有其他公司和合同纠纷。
在刑事诉讼方面,他处理了大量的事务,包括但不限于腐败、毒品走私、移民犯罪和非法拘留。
17年合作社运动管理和财务顾问经验,专门从事消费者融资和营销。
毕业于敦阿都拉扎克大学的工商管理学士,开始在Lotus集团公司的几个部门工作,如市场营销,融资和劳动力外包。
在客户服务、行政管理和市场营销方面具有丰富经验和业绩记录的结果驱动型融资顾问。Sera拉于2018年创办了自己的公司,专注于金融产品营销、恢复管理以及培训和发展提供商(在HRDF之下)。
Fildzah has worn multiple hats in running a tech start-up by weekdays, tutoring by weekends and managing a not-for-profit campaign any time she squeezes in between. Previously leading the business and marketing operations of a fashion tech start-up, Ombré, Fildzah is drawn towards building a business from ground-zero and taking charge of brand voice and story upon launch.
Throughout the first lockdown in 2020, Fildzah had also co-founded Untuk Kita Malaysia. Within 2 weeks, Fildzah managed to spur this idea into a 5-figure USD social media fundraising initiative through Untuk Kita (@for.kita on Instagram) which is Malay for For Us.
After having spent her schooling years and completed her studies in Switzerland, Fildzah returned to Malaysia and has since taken on the daunting first career of business lead in a start-up. She was one of Ombré’s early business employees and has grown the business to work with over 130 fashion retailers across the United States and Canada in its first year of launch.
Reza是一名战略顾问,拥有超过9年的跨洲生态系统建设项目经验,涵盖青年和人才发展、中小企业、政府和企业创新等领域。他最近在哈萨克斯坦的阿斯塔纳国际金融中心(AIFC)担任金融技术中心的副主任,他的工作重点是战略合作和金融技术生态体系建设的举措。
在此之前,他曾在马来西亚全球创新和创意中心工作,参与推动国家企业创新议程。雷扎与他人共同创办了一家青年发展公司,该公司曾获得英国文化委员会的“优秀企业家”奖。
20年种植榴莲的农业经验。负责各类农场、种植园蔬菜、水果的养护管理和监督,确保规模化生产。
安排例行检查并确保农场周围的适当维护。
向农民提供关于最新耕作方法和先进机械使用的指导。
开展各种耕作活动。确保适当和及时使用药物,使作物免于疾病。
Ram currently serves as the Director of Lotus Coconut Plantation (LCP) with plans to develop the first fully-integrated vertical supply chain stack for coconuts in Malaysia. The key components of LCP will encompass a Centre of Excellence for Coconut R&D, a Technology and Data Centre, Procurement of organic and sustainable farming inputs, a Planting incentive scheme and a Centralised virgin coconut oil (VCO) and coconut water processing facility, among others.
Ram previously co-founded a biotechnology-focused startup in London called MultusMedia that aimed to produce a novel low-cost, serum-free and food-grade culture media to aid the cellular agriculture (lab-grown/clean meat) industry. Ram co-conducted the component studies of growth factor production — enhancing protein stability using an in-house modular and high-throughput automated platform. Additionally, he helped develop key operational initiatives, oversaw legal due diligence, accounting and partnerships as well. Notable awards (all in 2020): 1) Winner of the McKinsey Venture Academy, 2) National Champion and Global Top-16 Finalist in the Climate KIC Climate Launchpad competition by the European Insitute of Innovation and Technology, and 3) Regional final winner and Global finalist of the Hult Prize Foundation.
Following this, Ram had a stint at 500 Durians (Southeast Asian division of US Venture Capital firm, 500 Startups) where he was involved in the Investments Team, as well as aiding a few projects under Capital Formation. Notable projects include: 1) Co-developing the entire Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) policy and framework for 500 Durians, 2) Preparation of a RFP for the National Penjana Fund, and 3) Proposal for the development of a Centre of Excellence (COE), in collaboration with ministries and agencies like MDEC, MIDA and MOSTI.
Ram graduated with a Distinction in a Master of Science (MSc) in Genetics, Drug Development and Stem Cell Research from Imperial College London, and was seconded to the prestigious Francis Crick Institute in Kings Cross, London where he developed a novel algorithm to quantify the spatial localisation and distribution of cells and proteins in the tissue. Prior to that, Ram obtained First Class Honours in his Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Biotechnology from the University of Manchester.
Jonathan是一名会计和财务专家,目前担任多家机构的财务顾问。
曾任ACCA(英国特许公认会计师协会)公司财务和会计的国内外讲师。随后在马来西亚BDO公司担任税务调查和现场审计团队成员。
他在财务规划和控制方面的专业知识来自于他在学术界和会计师事务所的经验。在获得ACCA的专业资格之前,乔纳森曾被授予ACCA世界奖。
Athir曾是Heitech Padu Berhad公司的子公司的技术和业务发展顾问。
在此之前,他是一家领先的金融科技公司的业务发展负责人,专注于为政府机构推动数字支付解决方案。他策划并执行了eJamin,马来西亚和东南亚的第一个数字保释金支付平台的合作。
他在ZICO、Axiata Group Berhad和UMW Berhad的专业经验拓宽了他在法律、公司财务和业务发展领域的技能范围。
Athir毕业于布里斯托尔的西英格兰大学,获得银行和金融(荣誉)学士学位。
Afiq是一位经验丰富的领导者,在东南亚的公共和私营部门工作,最近在哈萨克斯坦工作。
Afiq是阿斯塔纳国际金融中心(”AIFC”)金融技术咨询委员会的成员,直到最近还担任着专注于市场开发和伙伴关系的首席金融技术官。
Afiq目前也是Grab马来西亚公司的公共事务顾问,专注于数字化领域,并继续为全球多家初创企业提供咨询,在创新领域与全球政府和多边组织有着密切的关系。
在加入AIFC之前,Afiq是马来西亚全球创新与创意中心(MaGIC)的风险与战略伙伴关系执行董事。他是这个政府机构的创始领导层之一,曾在2015年担任过代理首席执行官。
Afiq在MaGIC的主要工作是在全国范围内推动企业创新和数字转型活动,与各级政府、企业、技术合作伙伴和初创公司合作。他也是Cyberjaya智能城市委员会、国家物联网委员会、NBOS的成员,并支持国家转型计划。
作为贝恩公司、埃森哲和普华永道的战略顾问,Afiq在东盟各国的战略和商业规划、可行性研究、商业尽职调查和财务建模方面拥有丰富的经验。
Vijay Ramalingam Pillai医生毕业于爱尔兰皇家外科医学院,获得医学学位。
从年轻时起,Vijay就积极投身于家族的农业业务。在与父亲一起工作时,他一直设想将家族的农业业务从单一作物种植园转变为多作物种植园并使之多样化。他曾前往泰国、印度尼西亚、印度和整个马来西亚,学习各种农业实践。
Vijay打算采用可持续的耕作方法,并将技术与农业相结合。他最近的项目是将一个3500英亩的橡胶庄园改造成一个多作物种植园,包括榴莲、椰子、菠萝蜜和经济作物——以最新的高效农业技术为动力。
Vijay坚信,技术变革将是提高农业生产力和促进农业发展的主要动力。
拿督泰德成在建筑业有超过20年的经验。
他是Wasreno集团的创始董事,该集团在建筑行业享有很高的声誉。在拿都泰的领导下,公司获得了3星CIDB(建筑业发展委员会)评级,并获得了2016年和2017年马来西亚百强金鹰奖、2017年星洲商业卓越奖、全国优秀企业家ONE奖等多项殊荣。他现在领导着私人住宅、政府和商业建筑的建设和改造项目。
拿督斯泰对农业技术和基础设施充满热情,目前他在森美兰州曼丁市管理着一个家族拥有的榴莲种植园。
2015年,拿督Thai被任命为Thamarai Holdings Sdn Bhd的特别顾问,主要负责为Thamarai Estate的3000英亩农场发展一流的农业基础设施。
Dato R. Ramalingam Pillai是Lotus集团公司的常务董事。他负责领导该公司的全球业务,包括现场操作和质量控制。
他因其领导能力而备受尊敬,并因其在改造和重塑公司以实现可持续和盈利增长方面的远见和专业知识而广受赞誉。他监督公司的技术和业务战略。
他因对世界各地的人道主义慈善机构的贡献而受到认可。拿督R. Ramalingam Pillai也是马来西亚印度餐馆业主协会(PRIMAS)的荣誉主席。
Berjaya menjalankan lebih daripada 11 Penyelidikan dalam bidang perkebunan & pertanian dengan 42 penerbitan terakreditasi.
Ahli Persatuan Fisiologi Tumbuhan Malaysia dan Naib Setiausaha Persatuan Antarabangsa untuk Sains Agrik Asia Tenggara (ISSAAS) Cawangan Malaysia.
IJAZAH SARJANA (MASTER) DALAM PENYELIDIKAN OPERASI, 1982,
UNIVERSITI CANTERBURY, NZ.
SARJANA MUDA SAINS HORTIKULTURAL, 1980, LINCOLN COLLEGE,
UNIVERSITI CANTERBURY, NZ.
Pengalaman 37 Tahun dalam bidang Pertanian. Penyediaan Perkhidmatan Agronomik dan Nasihat Mengenai Penanaman dan Pengurusan Tanaman Hortikultur Yang Berkekalan Bagi Buah-Buahan Dan Sayur-Sayuran (1990 – Sekarang).
Fokus Kepada 1) Kesuburan Tanah dan Pengoptimuman Input Nutrien Dan ‘Amalan Pengurusan Terbaik’ Untuk Meningkatkan Pengeluaran Dan Kualiti Hasil, Dan 2) Pengurusan Perosak Dan Penyakit Bersepadu.
Kesuburan Tanah dan Pengoptimuman Input Nutrien Dan ‘Amalan Pengurusan Terbaik’ Untuk Memaksimumkan Pengeluaran Dan Meminimumkan Kos Pengeluaran, Dan 2) Protokol Dan Strategi Untuk Meminimumkan Dan Mengawal Penyakit Pada Buah Kelapa
Reka Bentuk, Pemasangan Dan Penyelenggaraan Sistem Kabus Dan Pengairan Secara Automatik Untuk Menyarak Dan Mengeraskan Tanaman Klonal (Ramet) Di Tapak Semaian (1998 – 2007).
Bidang Kepakaran
Perunding Pakar Pasca Penuaian
Projek Kerjasama ASEAN dalam Pengurangan Kerugian Pasca Penuaian untuk Keluaran dan Produk Pertanian di Wilayah ASEAN, 2017-2018
Kelayakan Profesional
Geospatialist (Gs), Institution of Geospatial Sensing
Berjaya menjalankan lebih daripada 10 Penyelidikan dalam bidang pertanian & pertanian.
Bidang Kepakaran
Sains Pertanian | Perlindungan Tumbuhan | Patologi Tumbuhan / Virologi Tumbuhan
Telah menerbitkan 44 jurnal, 5 buku dan mengendalikan 64 seminar / bengkel.
Fildzah has worn multiple hats in running a tech start-up by weekdays, tutoring by weekends and managing a not-for-profit campaign any time she squeezes in between. Previously leading the business and marketing operations of a fashion tech start-up, Ombré, Fildzah is drawn towards building a business from ground-zero and taking charge of brand voice and story upon launch.
Throughout the first lockdown in 2020, Fildzah had also co-founded Untuk Kita Malaysia. Within 2 weeks, Fildzah managed to spur this idea into a 5-figure USD social media fundraising initiative through Untuk Kita (@for.kita on Instagram) which is Malay for For Us.
After having spent her schooling years and completed her studies in Switzerland, Fildzah returned to Malaysia and has since taken on the daunting first career of business lead in a start-up. She was one of Ombré’s early business employees and has grown the business to work with over 130 fashion retailers across the United States and Canada in its first year of launch.
Sarjana Muda Sains dengan Kepujian (Jurusan Bio-Kimia)
Universiti Malaya Malaysia
Pengalaman dalam bidang pertanian selama 17 tahun yang memfokuskan kepada pengurusan tanah dan nutrien
Telah mengusahakan pelbagai jenis tanah dengan mengenal pasti had dari segi kesuburan tanah, daya tampung nutrien, keupayaan menampung air dan kepadatan tanah. Turut melakukan penyelidikan secara aktif berkaitan penyakit bawaan tanah.
Mempunyai pengalaman yang luas dalam meningkatkan sifat biologi dan kimia tanah untuk meningkatkan pertumbuhan tanaman bagi mencapai hasil tanaman yang optimum dengan kos yang mampan.
Telah membentangkan kertas kerja mengenai pengurusan tanah kepada Persatuan Penanam Pokok (ISP) Persatuan Minyak Sawit Malaysia (MPOA)
Pengalaman dalam bidang pertanian selama 15 tahun di pelbagai jenis ladang seperti Ladang Durian, Ladang Cili, Buah Naga, dan Durian Belanda.
Pengalaman dalam bidang pertanian selama 10 tahun di ladang durian. Melakukan pemeriksaan berkala di ladang durian. Menyediakan dokumen pemeriksaan berdasarkan panduan memeriksa peralatan tanaman yang digunakan dalam industri untuk memproses produk pertanian dan mendokumentasikan laporan berkaitan sebarang penemuan.
Menyesuaikan pelbagai prosedur pemeriksaan untuk diterapkan mengikut persekitaran ladang yang berbeza. Pengetahuan luas dalam pelbagai amalan teknik penanaman tanaman dan prosedur pertanian yang lain.
Maklumat mendalam mengenai baja, racun perosak, pembasmi kuman, ubat-ubatan, baja buatan dan semula jadi. Memproses pengetahuan yang baik mengenai pelbagai penyakit tanaman dan rawatan penyembuhan.
Datuk Wan Azmir Wan Majid adalah salah seorang pengasas rakan kongsi di Hafarizam Wan & Aisha Mubarak (hwam.com.my) yang ditubuhkan sejak 2006
Dengan pengalaman selama bertahun-tahun, kepakaran bidang undang-undang Wan Azmir bertumpu kepada proses perbicaraan sivil dan jenayah. Bidang praktik beliau dalam litigasi sivil yang meliputi tetapi tidak terbatas kepada hal-hal pemulihan hutang, pembinaan, perselisihan perbadanan, permasalahan hartanah, pertikaian hartanah, pertikaian badan pengurusan bersama dan segala pertikaian korporat dan kontrak yang lain.
Di bawah litigasi jenayah, beliau menangani banyak perkara termasuk tetapi tidak terbatas kepada kes-kes yang berkaitan dengan rasuah, penyeludupan dadah, kesalahan imigresen dan penahanan tidak sah.
Berpengalaman selama 17 tahun sebagai pentadbir dan penasihat kewangan dalam gerakan koperasi, yang mengkhususkan dalam pembiayaan dan pemasaran pengguna.
Lulusan dari Universiti Tun Abdul Razak dalam Sarjana Muda Pentadbiran Perniagaan, beliau mula bekerja dengan Lotus Group of Companies di beberapa jabatan seperti pemasaran, pembiayaan & tenaga kerja.
Penasihat pembiayaan berdasarkan hasil dengan pengalaman yang kukuh dan rekod pencapaian yang telah terbukti – berurusan dengan khidmat pelanggan, pengurusan pentadbiran dan pemasaran. Sera memulakan syarikatnya sendiri pada tahun 2018, dengan memfokuskan kepada pemasaran produk kewangan, pengurusan pemulihan dan sebagai penyedia latihan dan pembangunan (Di bawah HRDF).
Reza adalah perunding strategik dengan pengalaman lebih dari 9 tahun dalam projek pembinaan ekosistem di seluruh benua yang merangkumi sektor seperti pembangunan golongan belia & bakat, PKS, inovasi kerajaan & korporat. Baru-baru ini, beliau berperanan sebagai Wakil Ketua Hub Fintech di Astana International Financial Center (AIFC), Kazakhstan di mana fokus beliau adalah berkaitan kerjasama strategik dan inisiatif pembangunan eko-sistem Fintech.
Sebelum itu, beliau berkhidmat di Pusat Inovasi dan Kreativiti Global Malaysia di mana beliau terlibat dalam memacu agenda inovasi korporat nasional. Reza adalah pengasas bersama syarikat pembangunan belia yang merupakan pemenang anugerah ‘Entrepreneurs for Good’ British Council.
Pengalaman Pertanian selama 20 Tahun dalam penanaman durian. Menguruskan dan menyelia penyelenggaraan Sayur-Sayuran dan Buah-Buahan di pelbagai kebun dan ladang dan memastikan kelancaran pengeluaran secara besar-besaran.
Pemeriksaan secara rutin yang berjadual dan memastikan penyelenggaraan yang betul di sekitar ladang.
Memberikan nasihat kepada petani mengenai amalan pertanian terkini dan penggunaan mesin canggih.
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Ram currently serves as the Director of Lotus Coconut Plantation (LCP) with plans to develop the first fully-integrated vertical supply chain stack for coconuts in Malaysia. The key components of LCP will encompass a Centre of Excellence for Coconut R&D, a Technology and Data Centre, Procurement of organic and sustainable farming inputs, a Planting incentive scheme and a Centralised virgin coconut oil (VCO) and coconut water processing facility, among others.
Ram previously co-founded a biotechnology-focused startup in London called MultusMedia that aimed to produce a novel low-cost, serum-free and food-grade culture media to aid the cellular agriculture (lab-grown/clean meat) industry. Ram co-conducted the component studies of growth factor production — enhancing protein stability using an in-house modular and high-throughput automated platform. Additionally, he helped develop key operational initiatives, oversaw legal due diligence, accounting and partnerships as well. Notable awards (all in 2020): 1) Winner of the McKinsey Venture Academy, 2) National Champion and Global Top-16 Finalist in the Climate KIC Climate Launchpad competition by the European Insitute of Innovation and Technology, and 3) Regional final winner and Global finalist of the Hult Prize Foundation.
Following this, Ram had a stint at 500 Durians (Southeast Asian division of US Venture Capital firm, 500 Startups) where he was involved in the Investments Team, as well as aiding a few projects under Capital Formation. Notable projects include: 1) Co-developing the entire Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) policy and framework for 500 Durians, 2) Preparation of a RFP for the National Penjana Fund, and 3) Proposal for the development of a Centre of Excellence (COE), in collaboration with ministries and agencies like MDEC, MIDA and MOSTI.
Ram graduated with a Distinction in a Master of Science (MSc) in Genetics, Drug Development and Stem Cell Research from Imperial College London, and was seconded to the prestigious Francis Crick Institute in Kings Cross, London where he developed a novel algorithm to quantify the spatial localisation and distribution of cells and proteins in the tissue. Prior to that, Ram obtained First Class Honours in his Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Biotechnology from the University of Manchester.
Jonathan adalah seorang profesional dalam bidang Perakaunan dan Kewangan yang kini berkhidmat sebagai Perunding Kewangan untuk pelbagai organisasi.
Pernah berkhidmat sebagai pensyarah ACCA (Persatuan Akauntan Bertauliah Berkanun) dalam dan luar negara untuk Kewangan Korporat dan Perakaunan. Seterusnya, beliau berperanan sebagai ahli dalam pasukan Penyiasatan Cukai dan Audit Lapangan dengan BDO Malaysia.
Kepakaran beliau dalam perancangan dan kawalan kewangan berpunca daripada pengalaman beliau yang terdedah dalam bidang akademik dan firma perakaunan. Jonathan telah dianugerahkan Hadiah Dunia ACCA sebelum memperolehi kelayakan profesionalnya dengan ACCA.
Athir adalah bekas Perunding Pembangunan Teknologi dan Perniagaan untuk anak syarikat Heitech Padu Berhad.
Sebelum itu, beliau merupakan Pemimpin Pembangunan Perniagaan untuk sebuah syarikat FinTech yang terkemuka dengan fokus kepada memacu penyelesaian pembayaran digital untuk agensi kerajaan. Beliau telah menyusun strategi dan melaksanakan perkongsian eJamin – platform pembayaran jaminan digital pertama di Malaysia & Asia Tenggara.
Skop kepakaran Athir yang meliputi bidang Undang-Undang, Kewangan Korporat dan Pembangunan Perniagaan adalah sangat luas dengan pengalaman profesionalnya yang pernah berkhidmat di ZICO Law, Axiata Group Berhad dan UMW Berhad.
Athir berkelulusan dengan Ijazah Sarjana Muda Perbankan & Kewangan (Kepujian) dari University of the West of England, Bristol.
Afiq adalah seorang pemimpin berpengalaman yang pernah bekerja di sektor awam & swasta di Asia Tenggara dan baru-baru ini Kazakhstan.
Afiq merupakan ahli Majlis Penasihat Fintech di Pusat Kewangan Antarabangsa Astana (“AIFC”), dan sehingga baru-baru ini berperanan sebagai Ketua Pegawai Fintech yang memfokuskan kepada pembangunan dan rakan niaga pasaran.
Afiq kini juga berperanan sebagai Penasihat Hal Ehwal Awam untuk Grab Malaysia yang memfokuskan kepada digitalisasi, dan terus-menerus memberikan nasihat kepada pelbagai perusahaan baru di peringkat global dan mempunyai hubungan yang akrab dalam industri inovasi dengan kerajaan antarabangsa dan organisasi pelbagai hala.
Sebelum menyertai AIFC, Afiq adalah Pengarah Eksekutif bagi Ventures & Strategic Partnership dengan Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC). Beliau merupakan sebahagian daripada kepemimpinan yang mengasaskan agensi kerajaan ini dan sebelum ini adalah Pemangku CEO pada tahun 2015.
Fokus utama Afiq dalam MaGIC adalah memacu inovasi korporat dan aktiviti transformasi digital di peringkat nasional, bekerja di pelbagai peringkat kerajaan, korporat, rakan teknologi dan syarikat baru. Beliau juga menganggotai Majlis Bandaraya Cyberjaya, Majlis IOT Nasional, NBOS dan menyokong inisiatif transformasi nasional.
Sebagai perunding strategi Bain & Company, Accenture, dan PwC, Afiq memiliki pengalaman luas dalam strategi & perancangan perniagaan, kajian kebolehlaksanaan, penilaian wajar komersial dan pemodelan kewangan di serata ASEAN.
Dato’ Thai Teck Seng mempunyai pengalaman lebih 20 tahun dalam industri Pembinaan.
Beliau adalah pengasas dan pengarah Kumpulan Wasreno yang mempunyai reputasi tinggi dalam industri pembinaan. Di bawah kepemimpinan Dato’ Thai, syarikat tersebut telah memperolehi penarafan 3 Bintang CIDB (Lembaga Pembangunan Industri Pembinaan) dan menerima pelbagai anugerah berprestij seperti GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD – Malaysia’s 100 untuk tahun 2016 dan 2017, SIN CHEW BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2017 dan THE ONE AWARD for Usahawan Negara Cemerlang. Beliau kini memimpin projek pembinaan dan pengubahsuaian perumahan swasta, bangunan kerajaan dan komersial.
Dato’ Thai mempunyai minat dalam bidang teknologi dan infrastruktur agro, dan beliau kini menguruskan ladang Durian milik keluarga di Mantin, Negeri Sembilan.
Pada tahun 2015, Dato’ Thai telah dilantik sebagai Penasihat Khas Thamarai Holdings Sdn Bhd dengan fokus kepada pembangunan infrastruktur pertanian kelas pertama untuk ladang seluas 3,000 ekar di Thamarai Estate.
Dato R. Ramalingam Pillai adalah Pengarah Urusan Kumpulan Syarikat Lotus. Beliau bertanggungjawab dalam memimpin operasi global syarikat termasuk operasi tapak kerja dan kawalan kualiti.
Beliau sangat dihormati kerana kemahiran kepimpinan yang dimilikinya dan mendapat kepujian kerana visi dan kepakarannya dalam mentransformasi dan mencipta semula syarikat untuk pertumbuhan yang mampan dan menguntungkan. Beliau mengawasi strategi teknikal dan perniagaan syarikat.
Beliau juga terkenal sebagai dermawan atas sumbangan beliau kepada badan amal kemanusiaan di seluruh dunia. Dato R. Ramalingam Pillai juga merupakan Pengerusi Khas Pemilik Restoran India Malaysia (PRIMAS).
Dr. Vijay Ramalingam Pillai berkelulusan dengan ijazah perubatan dari Royal College of Surgeons Ireland.
Sejak usia muda, Vijay melibatkan diri secara aktif dalam perniagaan pertanian keluarga. Ketika bekerja bersama ayahnya, beliau selalu membayangkan untuk mentransformasi dan mempelbagaikan perniagaan pertanian keluarga dari perladangan satu tanaman ke perladangan pelbagai tanaman. Beliau telah melawat negara Thailand, Indonesia, India dan seluruh ceruk Malaysia untuk mempelajari pelbagai ilmu pertanian.
Vijay berhasrat untuk menggunakan kaedah pertanian lestari dan mengintegrasikan teknologi dengan pertanian. Projek terbarunya adalah penukaran ladang getah seluas 3500 hektar kepada ladang pelbagai tanaman yang terdiri daripada tanaman Durian, Kelapa, Nangka dan tanaman yang menjana pendapatan – dibantu dengan teknologi pertanian terkini dan cekap yang sedia ada.
Vijay amat yakin bahawa perubahan teknologi akan menjadi pendorong utama dalam meningkatkan produktiviti pertanian dan mempromosikan pembangunan pertanian.
Fildzah has worn multiple hats in running a tech start-up by weekdays, tutoring by weekends and managing a not-for-profit campaign any time she squeezes in between. Previously leading the business and marketing operations of a fashion tech start-up, Ombré, Fildzah is drawn towards building a business from ground-zero and taking charge of brand voice and story upon launch.
Throughout the first lockdown in 2020, Fildzah had also co-founded Untuk Kita Malaysia. Within 2 weeks, Fildzah managed to spur this idea into a 5-figure USD social media fundraising initiative through Untuk Kita (@for.kita on Instagram) which is Malay for For Us.
After having spent her schooling years and completed her studies in Switzerland, Fildzah returned to Malaysia and has since taken on the daunting first career of business lead in a start-up. She was one of Ombré’s early business employees and has grown the business to work with over 130 fashion retailers across the United States and Canada in its first year of launch.
Ram currently serves as the Director of Lotus Coconut Plantation (LCP) with plans to develop the first fully-integrated vertical supply chain stack for coconuts in Malaysia. The key components of LCP will encompass a Centre of Excellence for Coconut R&D, a Technology and Data Centre, Procurement of organic and sustainable farming inputs, a Planting incentive scheme and a Centralised virgin coconut oil (VCO) and coconut water processing facility, among others.
Ram previously co-founded a biotechnology-focused startup in London called MultusMedia that aimed to produce a novel low-cost, serum-free and food-grade culture media to aid the cellular agriculture (lab-grown/clean meat) industry. Ram co-conducted the component studies of growth factor production — enhancing protein stability using an in-house modular and high-throughput automated platform. Additionally, he helped develop key operational initiatives, oversaw legal due diligence, accounting and partnerships as well. Notable awards (all in 2020): 1) Winner of the McKinsey Venture Academy, 2) National Champion and Global Top-16 Finalist in the Climate KIC Climate Launchpad competition by the European Insitute of Innovation and Technology, and 3) Regional final winner and Global finalist of the Hult Prize Foundation.
Following this, Ram had a stint at 500 Durians (Southeast Asian division of US Venture Capital firm, 500 Startups) where he was involved in the Investments Team, as well as aiding a few projects under Capital Formation. Notable projects include: 1) Co-developing the entire Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) policy and framework for 500 Durians, 2) Preparation of a RFP for the National Penjana Fund, and 3) Proposal for the development of a Centre of Excellence (COE), in collaboration with ministries and agencies like MDEC, MIDA and MOSTI.
Ram graduated with a Distinction in a Master of Science (MSc) in Genetics, Drug Development and Stem Cell Research from Imperial College London, and was seconded to the prestigious Francis Crick Institute in Kings Cross, London where he developed a novel algorithm to quantify the spatial localisation and distribution of cells and proteins in the tissue. Prior to that, Ram obtained First Class Honours in his Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Biotechnology from the University of Manchester.
Dato’ Thai Teck Seng has more than 20 years experience immersed in the Construction industry.
He is the founding director of Wasreno Group that holds a high repute in the construction industry. Under Dato’ Thai’s leadership, the company had attained 3 Stars CIDB (Construction Industry Development Board) rating and numerous prestigious awards such as GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD – Malaysia’s 100 for year 2016 and 2017, SIN CHEW BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2017 and THE ONE AWARD for Outstanding National Entrepreneurs. He is now leading constructing and renovating projects for private housing, government and commercial buildings.
Dato’ Thai has a passion for agro technology and infrastructure and he currently manages a family owned Durian plantation in Mantin, Negeri Sembilan.
As of 2015 Dato’ Thai was appointed Special Advisor of Thamarai Holdings Sdn Bhd with a focus on development of first class agriculture infrastructure for Thamarai Estate’s 3,000 acres farm.
Thamarai Estate is the first rubber estate under Lotus Plantation initially comprising 3,000 acres of rubber trees. In 2017, the company decided to convert this rubber estate into an integrated farming project. Replanting has since taken place here with a variety of crops being planted in stages. Thamarai Estate is fully equipped with a drip irrigation watering system throughout the estate and planting work is set to be completed by the year 2021.
A subsidiary of Lotus Group, the aim is to make Thamarai estate an exemplary integrated farming estate in Malaysia by strategically integrating agriculture and technology.
Durian Capital is positioned as an affiliate partner to Thamarai Estate thereby enabling it to draw upon their expertise in the areas of the modern farming innovation and business development.
MASTER OF COMMERCE IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH, 1982,
UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY, NZ.
BACHELOR OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE, 1980, LINCOLN COLLEGE,
UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY, NZ.
37 Years Of Experience in Agriculture. Provision Of Agronomic Services And Advice On The Sustainable Cultivation And Management Of Horticultural Crops To Fruit And Vegetable (1990 – Present).
Focus On 1) Soil Fertility And Optimisation Of Nutrient Inputs And ‘Best Management Practices’ To Improve Yield And Quality Of Produce, And 2) Integrated Pest And Disease Management.
Soil Fertility And Optimisation Of Nutrient Inputs And ‘Best Management Practices’ For Yield Maximisation And Minimisation Of Costs Of Production, And 2) Protocols And Strategies To Minimise And Control Disease In Coconut
Design, Installation And Maintenance Of Automatic Misting And Irrigation System For Weaning And Hardening Of Clonal Plants (Ramets) In Nursery (1998 – 2007).
Area of Expertise
Postharvest Expert Consultant
ASEAN Cooperation Project in Reduction of Post-Harvest Losses for Agricultural Produces and Products in ASEAN Region, 2017-2018
Successfully conducted more than 11 Research in the area of farming & agriculture with 42 publications accredited.
Member of Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology and Vice Secretary of the International Society for Southeast Asian Agric Sciences (ISSAAS) Malaysian Chapter.
Professional Qualification
Geospatialist (Gs), Institution of Geospatial Sensing
Successfully conducted more than 10 Research in the area of farming & agriculture.
Area of Expertise
Agriculture Science | Plant Protection | Plant Pathology / Plant Virology
Has published 44 journals, 5 books and conducted 64 seminars/workshop.
Bachelor of Science with Honours (Majoring in Bio-Chemistry)
University of Malaya Malaysia
17 year experience in agriculture focusing on soil and nutrient management.
Been working on various type of soil by identifying the limitation in term of soil fertility, nutrient holding capacity, water holding capacity and soil density. Been actively researching on soil borne diseases as well.
Has vast experience in improving biological and chemical properties of the soils to enhance the crops vegetative growth to achieve optimum crop yield with sustainable cost.
Has presented papers on soil management to Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) Incorporated Society of Planters (ISP)
15 years of agriculture experience in various plantation such as Durian Plantation, Chilli Plantation, Dragon Fruit, and Soursop.
10 years of agriculture experience in durian plantation. Conducting periodic inspections of durian farms. Preparing inspection documents as per guidelines inspecting plant equipment used at industry to process farming products and documenting report on findings.
Adapt at various inspection procedures to be applied in different farm environment. Knowledge of various practices of crop cultivation techniques and other farming procedures.
In-depth information about manures, pesticides, disinfectants, medicines, artificial and natural fertilizers. Process good knowledge about various crops diseases and curable treatments.
Datuk Wan Azmir Wan Majid is one of the founding partners of Hafarizam Wan & Aisha Mubarak (hwam.com.my) established since 2006.
With years of experience under his belt, Wan Azmir’s legal expertise is centred around civil and criminal litigation. His areas of practice in civil litigation includes but is not limited to matters of debt recovery, construction, corporation disputes, estate matters, property disputes, joint management body disputes and all other corporate and contractual disputes.
Under criminal litigation, he handles a myriad of matters including but not limited to cases pertaining to corruption, drug-trafficking, immigration offences and wrongful detention.
Afiq is an experienced leader working in both the public & private sector across Southeast Asia and most recently Kazakhstan.
Afiq is a member of the Fintech Advisory Council of the Astana International Financial Centre (“AIFC”), and was until recently the Chief Fintech Officer focused on market development and partnerships.
Afiq is also currently a Public Affairs Advisor with Grab Malaysia focused on digitalisation, and continues to advise multiple startups globally and has strong relationships in the innovation space with global governments and multilateral organisations.
Prior to the AIFC, Afiq was the Executive Director of Ventures & Strategic Partnerships with the Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC). He was part of the founding leadership of this government agency and was previously the Acting CEO in 2015.
Afiq’s main focus in MaGIC was driving corporate innovation and digital transformation activities at a national level, working with various levels of government, corporates, technology partners and startups. He also sat on the Cyberjaya Smart City Council, the National IOT Council, NBOS and supported national transformation initiatives.
As a strategy consultant with Bain & Company, Accenture, and PwC, Afiq has extensive experience in strategy & business planning, feasibility studies, commercial due diligence and financial modeling across ASEAN.
Reza is a strategic consultant with more than 9 years experience in ecosystem building projects across continents covering sectors such as youth & talent development, SME’s, government & corporate innovation. He was most recently the Deputy Head of Fintech Hub at Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), Kazakhstan where his focus was on strategic partnerships and fintech eco-system building initiatives.
Prior to that, he was at Malaysia Global Innovation and Creativity Center where he was involved in driving the national corporate innovation agenda. Reza co-founded a youth development company that was a Winner of the British Council ‘Entrepreneurs for Good’ award.
17 Years experience as an administrator and financial advisor in cooperatives movement, specializing in consumer financing and marketing.
Graduated from Universiti Tun Abdul Razak in Bachelor Business Administration, started working with Lotus Group of Companies with several departments such as marketing, financing & workforce outsourcing.
Results-driven financing advisor with solid experience and a proven record of achievement — dealing with customer service, administrative management and marketing. Mr Sera started his own company in 2018, focusing on marketing of financial products, recovery management and as a training and development provider (Under HRDF).
20 Years Of Agriculture Experience in durian planting. Managed and supervised maintenance of Vegetables and Fruits on various farms and plantations and ensured mass production.
Scheduled routine checks and ensured proper maintenance around the farms.
Provided guidance to farmers on the latest farming practices and the use of advanced machinery.
Carry out various farming activities. Ensures proper and timely use of medicines to keep the crop free from diseases.
Jonathan is an Accounting and Finance professional currently acting as a Financial Consultant for multiple organisations.
Formerly an ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) lecturer both domestic and abroad for Corporate Finance and Accounting. Subsequently a member in the Tax Investigation and Field Audit team with BDO Malaysia.
His area of expertise in financial planning and control comes from his experience from both academic and accounting firm exposure. Jonathan was awarded the ACCA World Prize prior to obtaining his professional qualification with ACCA.
Athir is a former Technology and Business Development Consultant to a subsidiary of Heitech Padu Berhad.
Prior to that, he was a Business Development Lead for a leading FinTech company with a focus on driving digital payment solutions for government agencies. He strategised and executed the partnership of eJamin – Malaysia & South East Asia’s first digital bail payment platform.
The scope of Athir’s skill set in the fields of Law, Corporate Finance and Business Development, have widened with his professional experience in ZICO Law, Axiata Group Berhad and UMW Berhad respectively.
Athir graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Banking & Finance (Hons.) from the University of the West of England, Bristol.
Dr. Vijay Ramalingam Pillai graduated with a medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland.
From a young age, Vijay actively involved himself in the family’s agriculture business. While working alongside his father, he has always envisioned to transform and diversify the family’s agriculture business from a monocrop plantation to a multicrop plantation. He has travelled to Thailand, Indonesia, India and throughout Malaysia to learn about various agriculture practices.
Vijay intends to adopt sustainable farming methods and integrate technology with agriculture. His recent project is the conversion of a 3500 acre rubber estate into a multi crop plantation comprising of Durian, Coconut, Jackfruit and cash crops – powered with the latest and efficient agricultural technology available.
Vijay firmly believes that technological change will be the major driving force in increasing agricultural productivity and promoting agriculture development.
Dato R. Ramalingam Pillai is the Managing Director of the Lotus Group of Companies. He is responsible for leading the company’s global operations including site operations and quality control.
He is highly respected for his leadership skills and is profoundly acclaimed for his vision and expertise in transforming and reinventing companies for sustainable and profitable growth. He oversees the company’s technical and business strategy.
He has been recognized for contribution to humanitarian charities around the world. Dato R. Ramalingam Pillai is also the Honorable Chairman of the Malaysian Indian Restaurant Owners Association (PRIMAS).