I currently lead MaGIC’s Social Entrepreneurship Development Department call Social Entrepreneurship Development. Our goal is to:

• Develop and lead in the operationalization of a social entrepreneurship ecosystem with the team to achieve the country’s SE goals and vision
• Design, project manage and monitor SE programs and activities designed in the team
• Team development
• Inspiring more Malaysians to walk the path of a responsible and conscious entrepreneur driving positive social and environmental impacts for communities

• Work across multi-stakeholders from donors, government agencies to communities to build and strengthen relationships and partnerships with stakeholders in
  addressing, solving, advocating or implementation of sustainable development initiatives including impact assessments.
• Advisory member and mentor in various government, and non-government initiatives on sustainable development.
• Lead and manage the organization in fundraising, in coordination with the staff and program managers.
• Overall organizational and program/project development and management to achieve the organization’s vision and mission
• Identify experts and leaders from stakeholder groups to take part in initiative task forces/steering committees; manage this engagement and liaise with these high-level participants to facilitate activities towards the organization’s goals and mission.
• Presented papers in several national and global conferences, seminars and summits including TedX Sungai Segget

I have spoken extensively in the last decade on various national and international issues related to sustainability, women empowerment, work-life balance, NGO leadership, social entrepreneurship, and also in scientific and academic conferences and symposiums (environmental issues and NGOs). I continue to speak in events and platforms depending on availability. I am also available for bookings from corporate sectors (kindly inquire via email).

Key Achievements:

• Awardment of RM500,000.00 from the Teraju Superb Grant to develop a digital urban farming solution
• Paper presenter at the 2018 Sustainability Summit organized by the Economist.
• Delivered a TEDX Talk at ISKL
• Secured investors for PopTani Asia
• Build, design and maintain several urban farms for corporate clients and educational institutions.
• Product Development

My responsibilities included consultation services to clients in areas to enhance sustainability practices in policies, business practices, employee engagement, social responsibility efforts, and build environment.

Key Achievements:

• Build and strengthen relationships and partnerships with stakeholders in these initiatives across multiple geographies: U.S., Asian, and other international and local government officials; business leaders, representatives from multilateral organizations and civil society; etc.
• Develop, organize, and execute meetings and private and public events focused on MENGO’s focus areas
• Develop, execute, and manage fundraising programs with the Secretariat.
• Production of social and environmental impact assessment reports. Paper presentation in (March 17th, 2018) at the 2018 UNINGO Environment Conference organized by the Taiwan Philanthropic Study Institution.
• Represent and lead MENGO as a core member of the UN-SDG (United Nations – Sustainable Development Goals) Alliance.
• Represent MENGO in various government engagements and contribution to the draft policy of the National Biodiversity Policy, and the revised Environmental Quality Act 1974.

Key Achievements:

• Build and strengthen relationships and partnerships with stakeholders in these initiatives across multiple geographies: U.S., Asian, and other international and local government officials; business leaders, representatives from multilateral organizations and civil society; etc.
• Develop, organize, and execute meetings and private and public events focused on MENGO’s focus areas
• Develop, execute, and manage fundraising programs with the Secretariat.
• Production of social and environmental impact assessment reports.

Head the R&D department in product development and global product registration of KustemVax, only intranasal pneumonia vaccine for goats and cows.

Provide public-friendly scientific narratives on WWF Malaysia’s environmental programs to the media and public. I also worked on designing and production of communication materials for various target groups of WWFM’s stakeholders.

• Freshwater ecology expert conducting scientific studies to lobby for integrated river basinmanagement in the Selangor river basin
• Outreach via paper presentations in conferences and symposiums
• Environmental communication

Chairperson

Company Name: Sungai Bunus River of Life Community Taskforce
Dates volunteered: Sep 2015 – Present
Volunteer duration: 4 yrs 2 mos
Cause: Environment

Lead a group of partners in this group in addressing better management of Sungai Bunus and to engage community along the 9 km river to reverse their impacts on the river.

Judge

Company Name: Alliance Bank Eco Biz Challenge – University Competition for Eco Business Ideas
Dates volunteered: Dec 2016 – Feb 2017
Volunteer duration: 3 months
Cause: Economic Empowerment

Along with four other judges, it was a privilege to be invited as a judge on Alliance Bank’s Eco Entrepreneurial Competition for university students in Malaysia. A great experience to see this generation compete to be both ecologically conscious and entrepreneurial at the same time. Here’s to hoping that more organizations would push for this more.