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Mr. Wan Zarazillah is the Head of the Business Advisory and Statistics Section at the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM), where he oversees business research, statistics, reporting, project management and trustmark certification. With 20 years of extensive experience at SSM, he has held key leadership roles, including Manager in the Operations Section, Head of the Statistics and Research Unit, Head of Administration Management Section, and Head of Internal Staff Development Section.
 
In addition to his current responsibilities, Mr. Wan Zarazillah spearheads the development of SSM’s Data Management System, an all-encompassing initiative that streamlines the entire data lifecycle—from ingestion to advanced analytics and visualization. This transformative project is designed to turn raw data into actionable insights, enabling more informed decision-making and fostering a data-driven culture within the organization. His role reflects a strong command of project management principles, ensuring the successful implementation of this critical infrastructure to support SSM’s strategic objectives.
 
Mr. Wan Zarazillah holds a Master’s in Management Information Systems from the University of South Australia and a Bachelor’s in Information Technology from Universiti Utara Malaysia. He is also a Microsoft Certified Data Analyst Associate and an Associate Enterprise Data Analyst. His leadership has been instrumental in optimizing operations, spearheading innovation, and advancing SSM’s strategic goals.
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Dr. Janka Chlebikova is the Associate Head of the School of Computing at the University of Portsmouth, UK. She earned her PhD from Comenius University in Bratislava after studying computer science at Charles University in Prague. She has held academic and research positions at Comenius University, Christian-Albrechts Universität, the University of Copenhagen, and the University Dauphine. Her research focuses on graph theory, combinatorial optimization, and approximation algorithms. She has contributed to projects funded by the EU and the Slovak Grant Agency and has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles. She also serves on the editorial board of Information Processing Letters.

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Dr. Mohd Sham bin Mohamad is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA). He earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and has extensive teaching experience in algebra and discrete mathematics. His research interests include algebra, group theory, and graph theory, with a particular focus on nonabelian tensor products, compatible actions, and cryptosystem security based on the Diffie-Hellman protocol. Dr. Mohd Sham has significantly contributed to advancing knowledge in these areas, establishing himself as a mathematical researcher in group theory and its applications.

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Mr. Khalil Nooh is the Co-Founder and CEO of Mesolitica, a startup focused on training AIs to understand Bahasa Melayu. With over 22 years of professional experience in the tech industry, he has worked on projects across Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Ukraine. Since 2019, Mr. Khalil has led Mesolitica in its mission to advance AI language technologies. In December 2023, the company released MaLLaM (Malaysia Large Language Model), the first localized LLM, developed in collaboration with NVIDIA and AWS Malaysia to make it commercially viable. Mr. Khalil's leadership has been instrumental in driving innovation in AI and language technology.