These entrepreneurs, innovators and leaders inspire current and future generations to pursue their passions from the onset of their academic journey.
Lau Seng Yee
Lau Seng Yee, Senior Executive Vice President of Tencent Holding Ltd and President of Online Media Group (OMG) joined a luminous list that includes Google’s Eric Schmidt and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, when he won the Cannes Lions 2015. Media Person of the Year Award for his contributions to Tencent Online Media Group, China’s most successful integrated online media matrix.
Dato’ Danny Cheah
Dato’ Danny Cheah is admired for his impeccable sense of timing, keen foresight and networking prowess. As the Executive Director of the Mammoth Empire Group, he spearheads one of Malaysia’s most exciting property development companies, synonymous with one-of-a-kind residential, retail and hotel development projects such as the iconic Empire City.
Ng Cheong Choon
Ng Cheong Choon turned a plastic device and a bag of rubber bands into Rainbow Loom – one of the hottest toy fads since Beanie Babies
Tan Kee Hian
Tan Kee Hian is the CEO of the NBL Asia, an organisation that aims to nurture future professional sports athletes in Malaysia.
Micheal Teoh
Michael Teoh is the founder of Thriving Talents, a talent development solutions company focusing on the Gen-Y and Gen-Z workforce and an award-winning entrepreneur. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies across 38 countries, is a Special Advisor to the President of the World Youth Parliament based in Geneva and is recognised as Malaysia’s National Youth Icon alongside Dato’ Lee Chong Wei and Dato’ Nicol David – and he is only 28.
Angeline Teh
Angeline Teh is currently a producer of the first ever sports show on Malaysian airwaves – Bar None – which is aired every Saturday at 10am on BFM, the country’s only independent radio station.
Neoh Shan Qi
Neoh Shan Qi is a Traditional Chinese Medicine physician and the founder of the Golden Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Hall – a TCM practice in Penang that offers TCM consultation, diagnosis, acupuncture, herbal prescriptions and cupping treatments.
Sheema Rajoo
Sheema Rajoo is currently an auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), one of the largest professional services firms in the world. She is also the Programme Director for the Junior Chamber International (JCI), a global not-for-profit organisation of close to 200,000 young professionals and entrepreneurs, which aims to provide development opportunities that empowers young people to create positive change.