Speakers

Mr. Arif Tukiman

Co-founder and CEO of RunCloud

Mr. Arif Tukiman is the co-founder and CEO of RunCloud, a centralized control panel to help deploy, configure, manage and monitor cloud servers and also the founder of Cool Code Sdn Bhd. He has years of experience with product management, business development, and strategy, and he was also a game developer previously in his first startup. He holds a Degree in Computer Science Graphics and Multimedia Software, and a Master of Computer Science in IT Entrepreneurship from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He started his first business during the first year of study and has been Certified Alibaba eFounders 2019.

 RunCloud has grown since 2017 and has been penetrating over 100 countries with the majority of users are from the USA, UK, Indonesia, and India. Mr. Arif has made RunCloud a regional winner for Startup World Cup 2018 and represents Malaysia amongst Top28 companies in Silicon Valley.  Being busy in the business, Mr Arif is also very active and energetic, involving himself in the community, giving back, association, be a mentor and speaker, and other abroad activities. He is listed as 30 Under 30 Forbes Asia 2020 : Enterprise Technology. He is also a council member of the Malaysia Association of Bumiputera ICT Industry and Entrepreneurs (NEF) and appointed as State (Johor) Representative. 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Naz’ri Mahrin

Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Mohd Naz’ri Mahrin is an Associate Professor at the Department of Advanced Informatics, Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. Currently he is an Assistant Dean (Quality & Strategy). Prior to his appointment, he has held several faculty positions including IT Manager, Facility Manager, and Business Manager.  

He completed his PhD degree in Software Engineering in 2010 from the University of Queensland, Australia. He received the BSc and MSc degrees in Computer Science from the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in  1997 and 2000 respectively. 

His research interests lie in the area of software engineering process and quality, software measurement, big data analytics, and information security management system. He is a senior member of IEEE, and also a member of IEEE Computer Society since 2010.

Dr. Vimalambigai Muthusamy

HR Lead, Malaysia + Regional HRBP (OSCO, QA, IMIT), Barry Callebaut Services Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd

Dr. Vimalambigai Muthusamy is a HR professional and avid learner with more than 15 years of working experience in the food industry.  Currently she is the HR Head, Malaysia + Regional HRBP (OSCO, QA, IMIT) at Barry Callebaut Malaysia.  Prior to this, Vimala has held various HR management positions such as Human Resource Business Partner and Senior HR Manager in other food manufacturing industries.  In addition, her experience in operations function in the early years of her professional life has served as a solid foundation throughout her career.

She obtained a Bachelor of Technology (Honours) (Food) from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2003 and Master of Business Administration from University Malaya in 2009.  She received an Executive Diploma in Industrial Relations from MEF Academy in collaboration with International Labour Organization in 2014.  She completed her Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in 2019.

Her areas of expertise includes business partnering, recruitment, performance management, talent management, employee relations, industrial relation as well as learning and development.