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A Malaysian technology entrepreneur, founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of Fusionex, a data technology company working in analytics, big data, machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Building and commercialising a big data analytics product from a base in Southeast Asia, serving Fortune 500 and FTSE customers across the United States, Europe and the Asia Pacific region.

The EY Technology Entrepreneur of the Year honour carries the widest international reach. The PIKOM Technopreneur of Excellence title carries the assessment of direct technology peers. The Gartner and IDC inclusions carry independent analyst judgement. Each measures something different.

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Education access and digital literacy, STEM mentorship, disaster response including connectivity restoration, nutritional support for families of children in cancer treatment, data tools for healthcare and nonprofit partners, and skills and employability training.

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