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As business leaders look at developing digital strategies to create better customer experiences, they are struggling with a shortage of talent with the right IT skills to implement and manage these technologies. Stuart Fisher, Regional Vice President, Asia Pacific and Japan for Couchbase talks to us about investing in mobile technology to bridge the APAC talent gap, and deliver unmatched customer experiences.

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Against the backdrop of about 650,000 unemployed Malaysians, MDEC’s MYWiT initiative aims to assist employers and assist alike to help with talent challenges.

Apply before 31st August for MYWiT incentives. Find out more at mdec.my/mywit. Terms and conditions apply.

Brought to you by the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation, MDEC.

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On this, part three of our five-part special on Succession Planning, Organisational Psychologist & CEO of O-Psych Hetal Doshi shares her five secrets to great CEO selection - including tips on pivots, identifying the right fit, planning for the unexpected, as well as scrutiny over the CEO selection panel.

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Founder and CEO of next-gen marketing services firm Entropia, Prashant Kumar joins us to discuss some ideas, concepts and theories from his new book/”Time Machine” - Made In Future, which is all about the principles and applications of marketing strategy in the new age.

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Our friends from Shariah compliant Peer-to-Peer (P2P) financing platform microLEAP talk to us about the new found demand for P2P lending, and how it's been playing an important role in MSME financing behind the scenes. We discuss tapping into this traditionally untapped pool of impact investors, how it pays off for all stakeholders, and what the next iteration of P2P financing will look like in the near future.

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Ahead of this year’s BFM Brandfest, our panel of speakers gives us a sneak peek into the kind of hard, pressing and heated discussions expected on stage next week. Rumaizon Abdul Malik from Ideascape Consulting Group, Mohan Alagappar from GBA Corporation and Andreas Vogiatzakis from AMV Plus Advisory talk to us about the inextricable link between purpose and profit, and how finding the right balance can help brands make money, and a difference. 

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Kevin Brockland from US-based seed stage venture fund Indelible Ventures joins us to discuss some of the common misconceptions regarding Venture Capital and startup investing in Malaysia, and the truths behind these myths and misconceptions.

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 Virtual and hybrid AGMs helped maintain healthy levels of shareholder participation amidst social distancing measures during the pandemic. However, as we move into endemicity, the question of whether virtual/hybrid AGMs are here to stay depends on a myriad of factors, including tech, transparency and shareholder democratisation. Kasturi Nathan, Head of Board Advisory Services at KPMG breaks down the challenges and solutions to keeping these virtual AGMs in place, moving forward. 

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The need for constant upgrades for mobile phones has created a culture of waste: consumers are spending more money than they need to, for devices that end up in the bin before they know it. This is what the Device-As-A-Service (DaaS) model hopes to address, aiming for consumers to be able to experience the latest tech while also increasing the lifespan of devices through refurbishing. Teh Chai Peng, founder of enterprise Mobility-As-A-Service company, Complete Human Network, discusses offering this subscription service to enterprises nationwide, and how they’re determined to provide both a sustainable and cost-saving alternative to device purchasing. 

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While ESG remains high on the agenda of APAC companies in a post-pandemic era, only a small percentage have actually developed ESG frameworks and procedures rigorous enough for the demands of today's economy.

We speak to Michel Feijen, Managing Director, APAC of MetricStream, about incorporating ESG in boardroom discussions and delivering actionable insights for an effective ESG strategy.

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