Management Team
The Key Management Team
Tan Sri Datuk Dr Kamal Salih
ICC 2024 - Organising Chairman
Tan Sri Kamal Salih served as Professor, Dean and Deputy VC (Academic) at Universiti Sains Malaysia. He was the founding Executive Director of the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER). He was also a member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Panel, the Malaysian Business Council and acted as the rapporteur-general of the first National Economic Consultative Council, MAPEN1 and served as economic advisor on the National Implementation Task Force (NITF) in the Tun Abdullah Badawi administration.
Lee Shen Chieng
Chairman, BoD
Lee Shen Chieng is a ‘cross border economic adviser’. He was the ‘Special Project Director’ of Malaysian Institute of Economic Research. Prior to that, he was the research officer to the Minister of National Unity & Social Development, Deputy Minister of Health and the Parliament Secretary to Ministry of Culture, Arts & Tourism, Malaysia. Currently, he is the ‘Business Development Associate’ of companies such as Sime Darby Lockton and Talasco Group of Companies.
Dato Tan Chee Hong
Corporate Advisor
Dato Tan Chee Hong has over 25 years of professional experience in Global Cross-Border Trading, and corporate planning. He has served in the public listed Sogo Sosha – Nagase & Co. Ltd Tokyo; BioPerak, a joint venture project with SEDC Perak; NGS, a joint venture project with FRIM and Swiftlet Eco Park Group of Companies. Dato Tan is extensively involved in CSR activities holding several key positions in NGOs including the Ex-President of Japan Trade & Investment in Emerging Economies – Malaysia Chapter and China-Malaysia OBOR Initiative Founder. He also plays an active role in the Branding Association of Malaysia (BAM),
Sadasivan Sivaji
Director
Over 25 years of cross-functional experience in Strategy, Planning, Technology and Operations Management in Information and Communications Technology industry at multiple countries with diverse cultural environments. He held many C suite positions in companies in Malaysia. As a trained Geologist, currently he serves as the Overseas Secretary for Geological Society of Kerala. He has been a speaker in many international conferences and has contributed for research journals.
Dr. Loke Kar Seaong
Technical Advisor
Loke K.S. received his B.Eng in Electrical and Electronics from National University of Singapore. He obtained his Masters in Engineering Science (Cognitive Science) from Melbourne University (Australia) and obtained PhD in computer science from Monash University (Australia). Prior to joining Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak, he was faculty staff in Monash campus in Sunway Malaysia. His research interests include artificial intelligence, machine learning, pattern classification, computer vision, and applications of machine learning in e-commerce.
Prathee Saravananathan
Head of Business Development
Prathee obtained a Masters Degree in Business Information Systems from Monash University, Australia. He previously worked in various roles such as Chief Business Officer (CBO), Project Manager and Sales Executive in various telco related companies. Prior to the current role, as a young entrepreneur he was an independent contractor to provide ICT trainings for the State Government of Selangor, Malaysia under UPEN.
Fatin Nur Hidayah
Sales Support Engineer
Fatin is a Diploma holder in Mechanical Engineering from Politeknik Sultan Mizal Zainal Abidin. She is also certified as a fiber optic technologist and also does Radio Frequency Network Installation and Maintenance Telecommunication. Fatin has a unique skillset in which combines the sales know – how and interpersonal skills and experience with her highly developed technical product knowledge. On the sales side, she focuses on supporting the sales representatives and managing clients through the sales funnel. She also applies extensive technical details of GSATT’s product line and effectively communicates to clients on how it meets their requirement.