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Ashran Dato' Ghazi

Chief Executive Officer

MRANTI (Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation)

Ashran Ghazi is a seasoned operator and venture builder in technology and entrepreneurship. He is the CEO of the Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation (MRANTI), the national research commercialisation agency under the auspices of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. Through this role, he serves as the orchestrator of national missions through MRANTI as its CEO.

He is focused on fast-tracking homegrown innovations from concept to market, taking ideas to impact to strengthen Malaysia's technology and innovation ecosystem. His leadership emphasizes speed, execution, accountability, and strategic partnerships that unlock commercial and societal value.

Ashran is an influential voice in Malaysia’s startup and enterprise landscape. He previously served as the CEO of Dattel Asia Group, with offices spanning across ASEAN, CEO of the Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC), Chairman of the New Entrepreneurs Foundation (myNEF), and a Board Member of SME Corp. Malaysia. He has also spearheaded key national and regional initiatives, including the Ministry of Finance’s BAHTERA program and the ASEAN Rice Bowl Startup Awards.

He brings broad cross-sector experience spanning oil & gas, media, human capital, data analytics, and Web3 across Malaysia and the region. Ashran holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Computer Information Systems from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Speakers at CETA Summit Include:

Abhay Shah
Chief Investment Officer
Shizuoka Gas Asia
Ashran Dato' Ghazi
Chief Executive Officer
MRANTI (Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation)
Azli Mohamed
President & Group Chief Executive Officer
Gas Malaysia Berhad
Azrina Abdul Samat
Partner
The Lantau Group
Charlotte Wolff-Bye
VP & Group Chief Sustainability Officer
Petronas
Chin Hsu Jen
Managing Director, Head of Investment Banking
OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad
Darryll Sinnappa
Country Head – Malaysia
STTGDC
Dieter Billen
Partner & Head of Energy and Sustainability Practice SEA
Roland Berger
Dr Christopher Len
Policy Director
Future Energy Storage & System Integration Alliance (FESSIA)
Ezatul Yulisma Mohd Azman
EXCO
Data Centre Industry Association (DCIA) Malaysia
Fauziah Marzuki
Head of Asia Pacific
BloombergNEF
Dr. Felix Kosasih
Southeast Asia Associate
BloombergNEF
Ganesh Padmanabhan
Managing Director and Head of Project Finance, Institutional Banking Group
DBS Bank Ltd
Henry Eu
Head of Policy & Development (Southeast Asia)
Asia Clean Energy Coalition (ACEC)
Ir. Wan Murdani Wan Mohamad
Vice President, Digital Adoption & Interim Vice President, Industry & Ecosystem
Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)
Jack Tan
Chief Executive Officer, Business and Asset Management
Solarvest Holdings Berhad
James Rix
Head of Data Centres SEA & Korea
JLL
Jane Yeoh
Director, Building & Infrastructure
AT&S Malaysia
Jeffrey Tan
Energy Pre-Investment Lead, East-Asia and Pacific
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Jennifer Tay
Partner, Head of Energy and Infrastructure, Asia
Baringa
Joseph Fernandez
Senior Director, Operations
Sandisk
Katrina A. Garcia-Amuyot
Senior Manager, Trading Operations
Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP)
Khan Yow
Managing Director
Seraya Partners
Li Xiangnan
Executive Director, Energy, Renewables & Infrastructure, Institutional Banking Group
DBS Bank Ltd
Marat Zapparov
Chief Executive Officer
Pentagreen Capital
Mel Shah
Chief Executive Officer
The C0 Lab
Michael Martin
Head of Energy & Environment
Princeton Digital Group
Mike Thomas
Founder
The Lantau Group
Norman Goh
Correspondent
Nikkei Asia
Huang Shilei
Managing Director, Head of Project Finance Renewables & Infrastructure
Mizuho Bank
Soyoung Jang
Director, Energy Collaborative & Consortium
SEMI
Sue-Ern Tan
Head, Regional Cooperation Centre
International Energy Agency (IEA)
Sunita Dubey
BESS Advisor
Future Energy Storage & System Integration Alliance (FESSIA)
Sunita Lukkhoo
Head of Regional Representation for Southeast Asia and the Pacific
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Syahrunizam Samsudin
Group CEO
Malakoff Corporation
Sze Meng Soon
Chief Executive Officer
GoNetZero™
Trung Ghi
Partner and Head of Energy & Utilities Practice, Southeast Asia
Arthur D. Little Southeast Asia
Vijay Krishnan
Managing Director, Head of APAC
Rystad Energy
YAB Datuk Amar Haji Fadillah bin Haji Yusof
Deputy Prime Minister II & Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA)
Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA)
Yasuaki Yoneyama
Director - Finance and Sustainability
GX Acceleration Agency of Japan
YB Tuan Haji Akmal Nasrullah bin Haji Mohd Nasir
Minister of Economy
Ministry of Economy, Malaysia
YBhg. Dato' Hamzah bin Hussin
Chief Executive Officer
Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) Malaysia
Zhen-Hui Eng
Director, Power Markets APAC
Baringa
Zulkifli Salim
Chief Executive Officer, SDG Renewable Energy
SD Guthrie