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FEATURE / PIKOM LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2021
PIKOM LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2021 Themed ‘Transforming for the New Normal’, the Summit addressed the transformation process towards digitalisation in the new normal.
The PIKOM Leadership Summit (PLS) kicked-off with bang with an energetic launch presentation followed by a host of speakers across various industries, academia and regulators.
Dato’ Seri Ivan Teh, Organising Chairman of PLS & Group Chief Executive Officer of Fusionex In his welcome address, Dato’ Seri Ivan expressed his pleasure in welcoming guests and delegates to the summit after a long hiatus due to pandemic movement restrictions. He pointed that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented and pervasive disruption which has impacted and transformed lives, jobs, education as well as interactions and communications. Dato’ Seri Ivan said that amidst these adverse effects, the pandemic has accelerated the adoption of e-commerce, artificial intelligence (AI) and
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various technologies, such as cloud computing, IR4.0, cryptocurrency, fintech, digital wallets, and online payment, among others. “As we observed for the last year and a half, there are many things that have changed and all of us are viewing things with a new lens; and that is why today’s theme ‘Transforming for a New Normal’ is apt,” said Dato’ Seri Ivan. In analysing the response of people towards the pandemic, he pointed that there are different categories of characters. The first being those who say that the pandemic has not affected them adversely, with not much changes
to their lives. The second category are people and businesses that have been severely impacted by the pandemic, be it mentally, physically, socially, economically and financially. The third category are businesses and people who have thrived amidst the COVID-19 and benefitted during the pandemic such as those offering video conferencing tools, e-commerce providers and online businesses, among others. He expressed that we should all learn from the past lessons and prepare for the future, and consider what we can do together as a community and ecosystem to do much better for Malaysia.
