Agenda - SCxSC GROW FinTech Conference

Agenda

What's on today?

Wednesday, 31 May 2023

Morning Session (Conference Hall 1-3)
Afternoon Breakout Session 1 (Conference Hall 1-2)
Afternoon Breakout Session 2 (Conference Hall 3)
Afternoon Breakout Session 3 (Lecture Theatre)

Morning Session (Conference Hall 1-3)
9:00 AM
Speech | Opening Remarks by Chairman of Securities Commission Malaysia, Dato’ Seri Dr. Awang Adek Hussin

9:15 AM
Launch | SCxSC GROW Initiative

9:30 AM
Presentation | Transforming Malaysia into a more Food-Secure Nation – Importance of Financing Agriculture

KPKM shares with us the state of food security in the country, policy directions to address challenges in the agrofood sector and the importance of attracting more agriculture financing and innovation including Malaysia’s ambitions to modernize the agricultural sector.

by Yang Berbahagia Datuk Azah Hanim binti Ahmad, Deputy Secretary General (Policy) | Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM)
10:00 AM
Break
10:15 AM
Panel session | De-Risking Finance to Transform Agricultural Production

Agri-businesses are highly exposed to external factors such as climate patterns, production yield and market prices, which add to the financing risks of these businesses. This session will delve into these risks from a financier's perspective, and explore the role of alternative financing, data and technology as well as de-risking instruments (e.g., insurance) in enabling agriculture finance.

Panelists:

Kheedhej Anansiriprapha, Executive Director | Thai General Insurance Association (TGIA)
Melissa Ong, Group Chief Officer | Impact Circle Sdn Bhd
Mohd Rashid bin Rabu, Director of Socio-Economy, Market Intelligence & Agribusiness Research Centre (ES) | Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI)
Brenda Cheah, Senior Manager | PwC Malaysia
Mohamad Taufik Mahamad Zakaria, Chief Strategy Officer | Agrobank
As agriculture data become more digitalized, how does such data enhance lending and loss mitigation?
What data is currently being used to make decisions or risk-based decisions by insurance providers and other sources of funding?
To what extend can the implementation of closed greenhouse systems help reduce risk and offset the high investment costs?
Are we going to see more tailored risk and insurance products for agribusinesses as they adopt different types of inputs or equipment?
11:15 AM
Panel session (Dwibahasa) | Empowering the Agriculture Sector with AgTech

This session provides a first-hand account of the operations, lessons learned, benefits and challenges associated with the adoption of AgTech and FinTech by the Agri sector and how alternative financing helped in the rise of AgTech.
Panelists:
Wan Dazriq Wan Zulkiflee, Chief Executive Officer | ETHIS Malaysia
Navin Sinnathamby, Head of Department, Digital Agriculture and Drone Technology Ecosystem | Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)
Syed Omar Almohdzar, Chief Executive Officer | Mesinkira Sdn Bhd
Hafeiz Hassan, Chief Executive Officer | Singularity Aerotech Asia
12:15 PM
Lunch and networking
Afternoon Breakout Session 1 (Conference Hall 1-2)
2:00 PM
Pitch | Agribusiness Pitching Session

Looking for the up and coming agribusiness in the local and regional scene? This session will showcase high growth agribusinesses from the ECF, P2P financing deal pipeline and Sunway iLab's Net Zero Lab. Each presenter will be given 10 minutes to make a case as to why you should invest in their agribusiness, and additional 5 minutes for Q&A after each pitch.

Speakers:

Pitching at 2:00 PM
Kit Yong, Director | Forte Biotech

Pitching at 2:15 PM
Irwan Shahrinaz Mohd Nahar, CEO & Director | Darul Ehsan City Farm

Pitching at 2:30 PM
Chun Jia Sio, Founder | Life Origin Sdn Bhd

Pitching at 2:45 PM
Joshua Ng, Co-Founder | Good Food Technologies

Pitching at 3:00 PM
Nelson Neo, Co Founder & General Manager | Musang Valley Agro

Pitching at 3:15 PM
Syafik Jaafar, Co-founder | Nanka Sdn Bhd
3:30 PM
Presentation | Catalyzing Digital Transformation Across The Agriculture Sector via Digital AgTech Adoption

by Navin Sinnathamby, Head of Department, Digital Agriculture and Drone Technology Ecosystem | Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)
4:30 PM
Presentation | Net Zero Lab Pitching Session

Sunway iLabs is a unique smart partnership between Sunway Group and Sunway University who work closely together in a collaborative space to foster entrepreneurship and stimulate market driven innovations
by Melissa Foo, Head of Ventures | Sunway iLabs
As agriculture data become more digitalized, how does such data enhance lending and loss mitigation?
What data is currently being used to make decisions or risk-based decisions by insurance providers and other sources of funding?
To what extend can the implementation of closed greenhouse systems help reduce risk and offset the high investment costs?
Are we going to see more tailored risk and insurance products for agribusinesses as they adopt different types of inputs or equipment?
Afternoon Breakout Session 2 (Conference Hall 3)
2:00 PM
Presentation | Funding Escalator

Brief overview of the financing options available beyond grants and bank loans

by Azrina Azmel, Deputy General Manager | Securities Commission Malaysia (SC)
2:10 PM
Panel | What type of agri financing is right for me?

Panelist to present various financing options for local agribusinesses and assist in navigating which avenue is most suitable for their business

Panelists:

Czarif Chai Abdullah, Senior Director | SME Corp Malaysia
Sai Kit Ng, Director | Artem Ventures
Elain Lockman, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder | Ata Plus Sdn Bhd
Tunku Danny Mudzaffar, Founder & Chief Executive Officer | MicroLEAP
Mohamad Azizi Mohd Atar, Director | Lembaga Pertubuhan Peladang (LPP)
Zainnurain Othman, Program Director Alternative Investment Department | Agrobank
3:00 PM
Break
3:15 PM
FinTank Forum | Alternative Financing For High Growth Agribusinesses

This session aims to shape a multi-stakeholder conversation around revolutionising agri-finance as we embrace the new agriculture era. This forum is designed to promote exchange of views and experiences from various contexts in this field as well as to build shared understanding among key stakeholders about the opportunities to scale up agri-financing. The insights gained from this forum will further forge multilateral efforts in catalysing innovative financing solutions to better serve high growth agri-SMEs

Panelists:

Dr. Wong Huei Ching, Executive Director, Digital Strategy & Innovation | Securities Commission Malaysia
Zainnurain Othman, Program Director Alternative Investment Department | Agrobank
Melissa Ong, Group Chief Officer | Impact Circle Sdn Bhd
Raja Hamzah Abidin Raja Nong Chik, Managing Partner | RHL Ventures
Kai Ping Yong, Chief Executive Officer | Selangor Information Technology & Digital Economy Corporation
Chai Kien Poon, Country Head | Funding Societies Malaysia
Sam Shafie, Chief Executive Officer | pitchIN
Kaeden Ho, Executive Director | Newleaf Eco Development Sdn Bhd
Lau Hooi Meng, Director | Ever Fresh Cameron Sdn Bhd
Chris Fong, Co-founder | Fefifo
Kayse Foo, Director of Investments | Khazanah Nasional Berhad
As agriculture data become more digitalized, how does such data enhance lending and loss mitigation?
What data is currently being used to make decisions or risk-based decisions by insurance providers and other sources of funding?
To what extend can the implementation of closed greenhouse systems help reduce risk and offset the high investment costs?
Are we going to see more tailored risk and insurance products for agribusinesses as they adopt different types of inputs or equipment?
Afternoon Breakout Session 3 (Lecture Theatre)
Agri FinTech Demo Room | Innovative FinTechs That Cater To Agribusiness

This Breakout Session comprises of a demo room which will showcase fintechs that cater to the needs of agribusinesses, in areas such as financing, insurance and budgeting
2:00 PM
Demo by Yohanes Sugihtononugroho, Chief Executive Officer | Crowde

Crowde is an Agri FinTech company that empowers farmers across Indonesia with technology and access to capital
2:30 PM
Demo by Ainu Rofiq, Chief Project Implementation Officer | Koltiva

Established in 2013, Koltiva is a leading agritech company for enterprises to make their global supply chains traceable, inclusive, and climate-smart, backed by our human-centered technology with boots-on-the-ground professional service. Koltiva supports some of the largest multinational companies by digitizing and verifying global supply chains, focusing on enhancing traceability, inclusiveness, and sustainability.
Koltiva combines triple-tech (AgriTech, FinTech, and ClimaTech) to improve producers' outcomes and profitability while building more sustainable supply chains.
3:00 PM
Demo by Rose Goslinga, President & Co-Founder | Pula Advisors

Pula is an agricultural insurance and technology company that designs and delivers innovative agriculture insurance and digital products to help smallholder farmers ensure yield risks, improve their farming practices, and bolster their incomes over time
3:30 PM
Demo by Mohd Nazrul Hazeri Nazirmuddin, Co-Founder, & Muhammad Iskandar Mohd Lot, Co-Founder | Kapitani

Kapitani is an agritech startup that aims to improve the productivity and livelihood of smallholder farmers in Malaysia through financial inclusion and technology based solutions
As agriculture data become more digitalized, how does such data enhance lending and loss mitigation?
What data is currently being used to make decisions or risk-based decisions by insurance providers and other sources of funding?
To what extend can the implementation of closed greenhouse systems help reduce risk and offset the high investment costs?
Are we going to see more tailored risk and insurance products for agribusinesses as they adopt different types of inputs or equipment?
4:00 PM
Demo by Syed Omar Almohdzar, Chief Executive Officer | Mesinkira Sdn Bhd

Mesinkira is a retail support operation system that focuses on cultural financial literacy among MSMEs. The company’s solution provides an end-to-end solution for accounting needs of MSMEs with a mission of not only digitalizing MSMEs but also increasing their credit worthiness
4:30 PM
Demo by Matthew Johnny Kulai, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder | AgriData Portal

AgriData Portal is an AgriTech platform enabling Market Accessibility, Financing and Diverse Income Streams to Farmers and Businesses