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Asia School of Business (ASB) Academic
11 Jalan Dato Onn, 50480, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Commerce Frontier (CF) Forum is a two-day, high-intensity, and exclusive learning forum, jam-packed with back-to-back interactive learning sessions tailored for SME retail and commerce business owners and leaders who are eager to learn from the absolute best and take their local B2C businesses to the next level with commerce operational excellence and successful innovative business practices. CF is a collaborative effort to uplift Malaysia's SMEs business practices and innovation case sharing forum curated by Ignition Chamber Academy in collaboration with GUIDE, Asia School of Business, and all the partcipating partners.
REAL DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS CHALLENGES
Featuring a high-caliber lineup of commerce industry veterans and segment leaders in Malaysia's online and offline commerce space, they will share their hard earned and valuable experiences and proven practices with the commerce community.
PROVEN & PRACTICAL BEST PRACTICES
Unlike conventional conferences, CF provides a unique platform and experience for existing practitioners and business operators to exchange best practices and trends in the rapidly evolving commerce space.
SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION OF DIGITAL SOLUTIONS AND INNOVATIVE PRACTICES
Embracing change and transformation to keep up with times and consumer trends is evitable and extremely painful. Leverage those that have successfully navigated through innovation and adoption to stay ahead of the competition.
COLLECTIVE POWER OF COMMUNITY LEARNING AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE
Beyond a physical event-based forum, it’s a peer-to-peer learning and growth process. Come join a village of like-minded business operators to share breakthroughs and sentiments toward challenging circumstances.
Back To The Old-School Way Of Curation
When it comes to picking the exact subject line and speaker profile, we are extremely particular in showcasing practical insights and impactful innovations that drive both offline and online commerce and retail operations for significant revenue and profit success. We want to leave the audience with clear actionable insights and tactics that moves the needle in their business endeavor.
As scaling SMEs ourselves, we face the challenges you face and want answers ourselves too. Thus, we strive to deliver valuable knowledge, actionable strategies, and enabling practices and solutions that shape the future of commerce. Everything you’ll experience in CF is carefully hand-curated and put together by Ignition Chamber Academy to deliver context-rich solutions to your pain point in running a growing commerce/retail business.
Don't miss the inaugural CF 2023, seize this opportunity to gain a competitive edge, discover effective strategies, and embrace the tools to propel your commerce endeavors forward!
09:30 - 09:50
DAY 1 ARRIVAL & EARLY NETWORKING
09:50 - 10:00
COMMERCE FRONTIERS & OPENING KEYNOTE
Keynote delivered by (1) Neil Cheong, Co-founder of Ignition Chamber Academy and Founding Managing Director of GUIDE, and (2) Siti Najaa Zulkifli, Assistant Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
10:00 - 10:40
BACKEND MANAGEMENT CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOUR RETAIL & COMMERCE BUSINESS
Backend Enablement by Tommy Yong, Co-founder/COO of iStore iSend
10:40 - 11:20
HARNESS THE COMMERCE MULTIPLIER OF EVERYONE’S TRUST NETWORK
Agents & Stockists by Sheikh Ezaiddin, Co-founder/CEO of Ejen2U
11:20 - 12:00
PAYMENT OPTIONS IS NOW A DEALBREAKER FOR YOUR CUSTOMER
Digital Payments by Zakwan Sharif, Co-founder/CEO of CHIP
12:00 - 13:00
LUNCH BREAK & MID-DAY NETWORKING
13:00 - 13:40
LIVE SELLING IS NEVER A NEW THING. IT’S JUST A HUGE COMEBACK
Social Selling by Nur Azre Abdul Aziz, TikTok Shop Partnerships Manager
13:40 - 14:20
DID YOU JUST UNINTENTIONALLY MADE YOUR PRODUCT UNATTAINABLE?
Service Inclusitivity by Dr. Sylvia Ng, Assistant Professor of Marketing and Faculty Head for Action Learning at the Asia School of Business
14:20 - 15:00
THE OMNICHANNEL APPROACH
Commerce channel strategies & thought processes panel discussion with: (1) Giden Lim, Co-founder/CEO of BloomThis, (2) Tzong Lee, Co-founder/Co-CEO of Trapo, and (3) Dr. Koh Wee Lit, Zing Ventures Co.
15:00 - 15:40
INNOVATION & DIGITAL FRONTIERS OF ASIA’S COMMERCE
Regional E-commerce Differences & Advancements by (1) Thomas Tsao, Co-founder of Gobi Partners, Chair of GUIDE, (2) Dr. Gang Lu, Founder of TechNode Group, and (3) Roman Podkorytov, Co-founder of BOX.
15:40 - 16:00
DAY 1 LEARNING WRAP UP & LATE-DAY NETWORKING
09:30 - 09:50
DAY 2 ARRIVAL & EARLY NETWORKING
09:50 - 10:00
DAY 2 KEYNOTE: LEAP: DIFFICULT DECISIONS COMMERCE FOUNDERS MUST TAKE
Keynote by Fadza Anuar, Co-founder/CEO of The dUCk Group
10:00 - 10:40
POSITION TO CONVERT & WIN
Competition In A Crowded Space by Sasha Tan, Brand Strategist, Founder of C.riously, and exited founder of Favful
10:40 - 11:20
BUSINESS GOVERNANCE IS BUSINESS CREDIBILITY
Business governance with (1) Lim Jo Yan, Lim, Jo Yan & Co. Founding Managing Partner, (2) Dylan Damsma, Foundingbird Team Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and (3) Effon Khoo, Kakitangan.com.
11:20 - 12:00
IS INNOVATION & TRANSFORMATION RELEVANT FOR SMES?
Leaders That Embrace Digital by Ganesh Kumar, Country Director & Principal of Eden Strategy Institute
12:00 - 13:00
LUNCH BREAK & MID-DAY NETWORKING
13:00 - 13:40
YOUR WORKFORCE POWERED BY GIG WORKERS
Leveraged Workforce by Muna Munirah and Mimi Aminah, Co-founders of QWork
13:40 - 14:40
HERO PRODUCTS
Product range panel discussion with: (1) Zare Lee, Co-founder of Trapo, (2) Rodney Wong, CEO of Munchy’s, (3) Stan Chooi, Founder/Managing Director of Sometime
14:40 - 15:40
ADAPTING TO THE POST-COVID DISTRUPTED SPENDING CYCLES
Seasonality of Consumerism panel discussion with: (1) Rodney Wong, CEO of Munchy’s, (2) Sathis Manoharen, VP of Group Strategy of MR. D.I.Y., and (3)Stan Chooi, Founder/Managing Director of Sometime.
15:40 - 16:00
DAY 2 LEARNING WRAP UP & END-EVENT SUMMARY
Asia School of Business (ASB) Academic
11 Jalan Dato Onn, 50480, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia