Dato' Dr. Shanmuganathan Palanisamy CEO, Kontron Malaysia

Dato’ Ts. Dr. Shanmuganathan Palanisamy is a transformational leader with high interpersonal skills and passion for disruptive innovation with 34 years of experience. He is the current Kontron's Malaysia Chief Executive Officer (CEO). A versatile executive with vast experience in company vision, business strategy management, transformation restructuring, talent management, commercial application of technology innovation and risk management for sustainable performance, he managed to transform Kontron Malaysia from a manufacturing incline company to today's R&D CoE (Centre of Excellence) and a sustainable business organization. He also supports nation rebuild by accepting roles as Professor of Practice – (Professor Adjung) from the School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, the E&E Productivity Nexus Chairperson for Strategic Initiatives Pillar 1 (E&E Value Chain) and Vice Chairman NSC 25/TC 11 (Innovation Management) under Department of Standards Malaysia. Recently, Dato’ Ts. Dr. Shanmuganathan Palanisamy has been appointed as Chairman of Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT) for the E&E Technology & Technical Working Group (TTWG).

Day 2 - March 7, 2024 (Thursday)

Time Session
14:45
15:45
The Great AI Debate - Betterment vs Threat
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly growing creative technology that has the potential to redefine the way we live, work, educate, entertain, communicate and relate with each other. However, the rapid development of AI has raised concerns about the impact it could have on humanity. Some experts argue that AI poses a significant threat to humanity, while others argue that it will benefit humanity. This debate will examine the arguments for and against AI as a betterment or threat to the humanity.
Milan Agnihotri Moderator Client Partner, Dentsu Malaysiahttps://storage.unitedwebnetwork.com/files/1061/96a71fbf860ee2f27aa242dee81eb977.png
Caroline Yap Betterment Global Managing Director, AI Business & Applied Engineering Google Cloudhttps://storage.unitedwebnetwork.com/files/184/c89ee7933f1cf0bccb0b9834f90624ca.jpg
Neeraj Gulati Threat Country Head, Malaysia, Accenture Songhttps://storage.unitedwebnetwork.com/files/1061/a108e36e5911974434eab808bcf37a78.jpeg
Dato' Dr. Shanmuganathan Palanisamy Betterment CEO, Kontron Malaysiahttps://storage.unitedwebnetwork.com/files/1061/4ef6a8d41b177314def2b67bd78d8483.jpg
Paromeeta Mathur Banerjee Threat Country Head – General Manager, Kantar Insights Malaysia and President of the Marketing Research Society of Malaysia (MRSM)https://storage.unitedwebnetwork.com/files/184/511ba6b65ab61cf3024025ecc368e44a.jpg
Sheley Lim Betterment Country Head Wavemaker, (Group M) Malaysiahttps://storage.unitedwebnetwork.com/files/184/3fd0f4647816087eacaf7abd3f4834c6.jpeg
Omar Shaari Threat Vice President, IAA Malaysiahttps://storage.unitedwebnetwork.com/files/1061/ecb45ec3bf240cc635906bc38633a72f.png
Ballroom 1 & 2