Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

PROFESSOR DR RODZIAH JANOR

Professor Datuk Ts. Dr Hajah Roziah Mohd Janor, is the sixth Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and the first woman to be appointed to that position. She was previously the university’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and International).

With over 30 years of experience, she held various positions within UiTM’s ecosystem and has been the driving force behind many of the university’s quality and ranking improvement initiatives. She was the Assistant Vice-Chancellor at the Institute of Quality and Knowledge Advancement (InQKA) for 5 years and led institutional and programme accreditations, quality excellence models, quality management systems, and other initiatives like Innovation@Work and the University Ranking Project.

Datuk Roziah also served as UiTM’s Head of Strategic Information, Director of Academic Quality and Director of Curriculum Affairs. Since 2018, she has been appointed advisor to the Minister of Higher Education on accreditation.

FORUM #1: Connecting the Worlds of Learning and Work

DATO' SRI DR HJ IRMOHIZAM IBRAHIM

Group Managing Director

World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur

Dato' Irmohizam has marked his name as the first Malaysian on the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) Board, headquartered in New York, as the Chairman of Conferences & Exhibitions Asia Pacific (APAC) Member Advisory Council (MAC). From being involved in tourism and the academic field, he has further ventured into the world of entrepreneurship and encourages the younger generation to have business knowledge at an early age.

DATUK AZRULNIZAM BIN ABDUL AZIZ

Chairman

PR1MA Corporation Malaysia

YBhg. Datuk Azrulnizam bin Abdul Aziz has been appointed as the Chairman of PR1MA Corporation Malaysia since 16 March 2023.YBhg. Datuk Azrulnizam serves as an Independent Director for MBSB Bank, AmMetlife Takaful and Thriven Global Berhad. On personal capacity, he is the Director of CR FinaCapital Sdn Bhd and Petrowangsa Sdn Bhd. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Business Management, University Teknologi MARA and a Chartered Professional in Islamic Finance.

ALIZA ALI

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Chatime Malaysia

Aliza Ali is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Chatime Malaysia. She holds the master franchisee rights of Chatime, popularly known as the mastermind that brought Chatime to its glory when the brand almost got wiped out from the market in 2017. Prior to this, Aliza has 10 years of experience running the franchise brand, where it has equipped her with the key to success and that is to stay current with the ever-changing consumer landscape. Her role as a Founder and Chief Executive Officer is to bring a check and balance measure to all business matters..