Industry Advisors

Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS is a Consultant Community Paediatrician & Child and Disability Advocate who previously headed the Clinical Research Centre Perak and served as a senior Consultant Community Paediatrician & Head of the Paediatric Department at Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh. Dato’ Dr Amar has has a long standing interest in children with disability, family self-help groups, NGOs, child abuse, adolescent counselling, disadvantaged & marginalised children (especially the Orang Asli/Indigenous People) & the development of services for children. He is also the Advisor of the National Early Childhood Intervention Council. He is the Recipient of the Outstanding Asian Paediatrician Award in 2012 and the distinguished SENIA Advocacy Award in 2016. He is also serving as an honorary Senior Fellow at the Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy.

Mr Ibrahim Sani is the Senior Current Affairs Editor and Executive Producer of Malaysia’s 24/7 news organization, Astro AWANI. Prior to this, he was a Presenter & Producer of BFM Radio’s Morning Run Show. Mr Ibrahim has engraved his name in the TV & Digital broadcast industry with a myriad of business programmes namely Markets Today, The Marketplace, Smart Money, and now Notepad – all produced and hosted by him. Prior to being an anchor, Ibrahim was the primary presenter for BFM 89.9. There, Ibrahim hosted the station’s flagship show, ‘The Breakfast Grille’ grilling policymakers, including CEOs and government officials. He also hosted ‘The Morning Run’. He currently produces and hosts Notepad, a show that focuses on the intersection between tech and business, with a splash of finance. Notepad speaks to captains of industry, up-and-coming startups, and organisations that bring meaningful impact to the community.

Mr. Kien Eng Tan is the Chief Executive Officer of Dentsu Malaysia. The primary role in his current position is to continue the business’ transformation journey, driving integration across Media, Creative, and CXM service lines, building a strong culture with the people, and growth for clients’ businesses. He previously served as CEO of Publicis Groupe, the second-largest communications group in the world.

Mr Kenny Ong is the Chief Executive Officer of Astro Radio and Rocketfuel Entertainment and is responsible for overseeing the organisation's strategic direction. In addition, he is also the Director of Astro Media Solutions (AMS) that spearheads integrated media solutions, driving advertising revenue and increasing advertising expenditure (adex) share across Astro’s media properties including TV, radio, streaming, digital and influencers. He leads delivery of creative, effective and consumer-driven marketing solutions, leading to winning campaigns and more importantly, winning customers. Prior to joining Astro, Mr Kenny held senior positions at Universal Music Group, Unilever, Takaful Ikhlas and CNI Holdings. He is currently serving as Chairman of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Content Forum (CMCF) that sets the agenda on building a strong and agile self-regulatory framework for the communications and multimedia content industry.

Dato’ Professor Dr. Ching Mey See is an educational and counseling psychologist and a prominent leader in the field of psychology, counseling, special education, and community/industry engagement both locally and internationally. She is currently based at the Loh Guan Lye Specialist Centre, Penang as a Educational and Counselling Psychologist Consultant. She also serves as the non-executive Chairman at UNIMECH Group Berhad, and the Independent Director for VITROX Corporation Berhad. She has published over 20 academic books and more than 250 international and national academic journal papers/chapters. She has also presented over 350 academic papers at national and international seminars and conferences on counseling, psychology, mental health, special education, and community engagement.