Stories

Future of Work 2023
21st March 2023

Alpha Catalyst, together with Future Agenda, hosted a discussion to understand your perspective on how the pandemic shaped the way we work. Additionally, we explored what organisations can do to embrace and optimise the talent at hand, and how gig platforms, algorithms and social technologies have or will influence how organisations go about engaging talent and creating value.

World Congress on Innovation & Technology 2022
13 - 15 September 2022

In the most recent WCIT 2022 Malaysia, Mr. Azim Pawanchik and Dr. Suraya Sulaiman were invited to lead discussions. Mr. Azim and Dr. Suraya, respectively, led the conversation on "Innovation for Good: Unleashing Innovation to Make the World a Better Place" and "The Role of Government in Connecting the World."

The Future of Laboratory Medicine: The Impact of Exponential Technologies & Platform Economy
27th November 2020

Titled “The Future of Laboratory Medicine: The Impact of Exponential Technologies & Platform Economy”, the talk explores recent consumer and technology trends, and the opportunities they present to industry players.

Future of Work: Through the eyes of Millennials/GenZ

Together with Future Agenda, Alpha Catalyst has been exploring the Future of Work for quite some years. During our latest event, Future of Work in the Exponential Age, we noticed interesting differences in the perspectives of the younger generation workers as compared to the older generation. This inspired us to host another group discussion with Millennials and GenZ as the experts sharing their perspectives on the Future of Work and what they find important when considering their future career.

The 2021 ExO Transformation Award Winner

Our Innovation Strategist, Azim Pawanchik was just conferred a Special Jury Award alongside fellow ExO experts Eric Patel & Jimbo Reverente by the Exponential Organisation.

The Next Decade of Innovation

Living in a constant flux, the need to innovate and transform is omnipresent. As each year descends upon us, it brings new opportunities and challenges. We must continually renew and refine our approach towards change to thrive. In conjunction with Alpha Catalyst's 20th anniversary, actionable steps that can be adopted to spark the change in organisations have been explored through a talk with various experts in the ecosystem.

Digital Acceleration and Innovation for Business Recovery and Growth
The Securities Industry Development Corporation (SIDC) had recently invited Alpha Catalyst’s Innovation Provocateur, Dr. Suraya, alongside AirAsia Digital’s President, Aireen Omar to speak on on the topic of digital acceleration and innovation amidst the pandemic. The panel was moderated by Gopi Ganesalingam, the Vice President of Tech Ecosystems & Globalization at Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC).

TechFest 2020: Proactive Intelligence for Industrial Transformation
Our Innovation Strategist, Azim Pawanchik was invited to this virtual event to talk about the opportunities and challenges brought by Proactive Intelligence, and how they will shape industries ofthe future.

Stimulating Innovation in Southeast Asia, March 2020

Our remarkable panellists shared what they have personally experienced and saw as successful solutions to stimulate various forms of innovation in Southeast Asia.

Digitising Innovation Management: Leveraging Social Technologies & AI to address hierarchy, bureaucracy & cognitive bias

How organisations can leverage on the platform economy to digitise innovation management which allows organisations to spend less time managing innovation and more time on things that really matter.

Adopting the ISO 56000 series as a guiding standard for innovation management, March 2020

The need for systematic innovation activities is increasing in all types of organisations. To guide these efforts, the first international standard for Innovation Management System (ISO 56002) has recently been published.