The people shaping the conversation.

Zen Chu

Faculty Director, MIT Hacking Medicine · MIT

MIT Feature Keynote: From Healthcare Problems to Breakthrough Solutions: The MIT Hacking Medicine Approach

09:45–10:15

Zen Chu is Faculty Director of MIT Hacking Medicine and a senior lecturer in healthcare innovation at MIT Sloan and Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology. He created the MIT Healthcare Ventures course in 2010. He is managing director of Accelerated Medical Ventures, which starts medical technology and healthcare service companies, and co-founded 3D-Matrix Medical, which listed in 2011.

Marsy Sebban

Founder & CEO, Purple Door (M) Sdn. Bhd.

Building Malaysia’s Next Healthcare Innovation Ecosystem

09:15–09:30

Marsy Sebban is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Purple Door (M) Sdn Bhd, a dynamic consultancy and corporate training company specializing in B2B conferences, capacity-building programs, and strategic advisory services. With a distinguished career spanning sales, business development, training, and consultancy, Marsy brings visionary leadership and a hands-on approach to helping organizations grow, innovate, and stay ahead in a competitive market.

Max Hassan

Founder & Managing Director, First Experts Sdn. Bhd.

Why MIT Hacking Medicine? Why Malaysia? Why Now?

09:30–09:45

Max Hassan is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience across finance, telecommunications, software, and cybersecurity industries. A strategic visionary, he has built and scaled multiple successful ventures, forging key partnerships with global leaders like Apple, Facebook, AT&T, and Verizon. As the Founder of First Experts Sdn. Bhd., he is driving innovation in cybersecurity education, bridging the global talent gap through practical, hands-on training and innovative gamified education. Mohamed’s leadership, industry expertise, and strong network in Southeast Asia makes him a key player in shaping the future of cybersecurity and digital transformation.

Prof. W. Eric Grimson

Chancellor for Academic Advancement, MIT

Bridging the Convergence: How MIT is Merging Engineering and Life Sciences to Revolutionize Medicine

16:00–16:45

Eric Grimson is Chancellor for Academic Advancement and Bernard Gordon Professor of Medical Engineering at MIT, and a professor of computer science. His research is in computer vision, with applications in medical image analysis.

Dr. G R Letchuman Ramanathan

Professor of Medicine in the Clinical School Johor Bahru, Monash University Malaysia

Malaysia’s Diabetes Challenge: Where Are the Gaps and What Should Innovation Solve?

11:30–12:30

Dr. Roseline Yap Wai Kuan

Registered Nutritionist, Malaysian Allied Health Professions Council (MAHPC)

Malaysia’s Diabetes Challenge: Where Are the Gaps and What Should Innovation Solve?

11:30–12:30

Dr Roseline Yap Wai Kuan is a highly accomplished Registered Nutritionist and the Founder of Rose NutriEdge. With a PhD in Nutrition from the University of Nagasaki, she brings over a decade of academic and clinical research experience, formerly serving as a Senior Lecturer at Taylor’s University. Dr Yap is the Managing Editor of the Malaysian Journal of Nutrition and an Honorary Treasurer for the Nutrition Society of Malaysia. An experienced international speaker and regular mass-media contributor, she specializes in translating complex science into practical strategies for gut health, weight management, and community health promotion.

Dr. Shalini Sree Dharan

Consultant Physician & Endocrinologist, Pantai Hospital

Malaysia’s Diabetes Challenge: Where Are the Gaps and What Should Innovation Solve?

11:30–12:30

Dr. Shalini C Sree Dharan is a dedicated Consultant Physician & Endocrinologist with extensive experience in Internal Medicine, Diabetes, and Endocrinology. With advanced subspecialty training in both Malaysia and the United Kingdom, she is recognised for her comprehensive clinical approach, evidence-based management and compassionate patient care.

Dr. Vinesha Selvarajah

Asst. Prof. & Industry Liaison Head, Asia Pacific University (APU)

Malaysia’s Diabetes Challenge: Where Are the Gaps and What Should Innovation Solve?

11:30–12:30

Asst. Prof. Ts. Dr. Vinesha Selvarajah is an accomplished cybersecurity academic leader, industry advocate, and technology strategist dedicated to advancing cybersecurity education, industry-academia collaboration, and inclusive innovation. She currently serves as the Assistant Professor, Industry Liaison Head of Technology, and Cyber Security Program Leader at Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU), where she leads the development and growth of cybersecurity education initiatives while fostering strong partnerships with industry, government agencies, and professional bodies.

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin

President, Diabetes Malaysia 2025-2027, Universiti Malaya & University Malaya Medical Centre

Malaysia’s Diabetes Challenge: Where Are the Gaps and What Should Innovation Solve?

11:30–12:30

Prof. Dr. Yazid Jalaludin is a leading authority in Paediatrics, Paediatric Endocrinology, and Diabetes from Malaysia. He serves as Professor of Paediatrics and Deputy Dean at Universiti Malaya, alongside his role as Senior Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC). A distinguished global leader in his field, he currently serves as President of Diabetes Malaysia and has previously held presidencies for both the Asia Pacific Paediatric Endocrine Society (APPES) and the Malaysian Paediatric Association. His extensive work spans medical education, nationwide healthcare policy reform, and advanced clinical research in childhood metabolic health.

Prof. Dr. Lee-Ling Lim

Executive Director of Dept of Clinical Research and Advancement, Universiti Malaya

The Diabetes Data Problem: Can Malaysia Build a Truly Connected Patient Journey?

12:30–13:00

Prof. Lim is Executive Director of the Department of Clinical Research and Advancement, Portfolio of Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation), Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She is a Senior Consultant Endocrinologist and former Head of the Diabetes Care Unit, Universiti Malaya (2022-2025). She is also the Clinical Professor (Honorary) at the Hong Kong Institute of Diabetes and Obesity (HKIDO), the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), and the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia. As a clinician-scientist, Prof. Lim’s major areas of interest are cardiometabolic medicine (epidemiology, molecular, and implementation science). She is also the Vice President of Diabetes Malaysia (a country affiliate of the International Diabetes Federation) and a Council Member of the Malaysian Endocrine and Metabolic Society.

Dr. Khor Swee Kheng

CEO of Angsana Health (health plans and digital health in Southeast Asia), Angsana Health

Why Do Great Healthcare Innovations Struggle to Scale?

14:00–15:00

Dr Khor Swee Kheng is a Malaysian physician specializing in health systems, based between Hong Kong and Malaysia. Currently, he is CEO of Angsana Health (health plans and digital health in Southeast Asia) and Honorary Assistant Professor in Hong Kong University. He has a 20-year career in medicine, pharma, think-tanks and academia, based in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Dubai, Shanghai, Paris, Oxford and Hong Kong, covering >90 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Previous organizations include the Malaysian Health Ministry, Abbott Labs, AbbVie, Chatham House, United Nations University, the National University of Singapore, WHO, ADB and advisory councils to ministers. He is trained in medicine from UKM, has three postgraduate degrees (internal medicine from the Royal College of Physicians, public health from UC Berkeley and public policy from Oxford) and has >220 publications in international academic journals, media and think-tanks.

Dr. Manvir Singh Gill

Founder & Medical Director, Metabolic Healthcare

Why Do Great Healthcare Innovations Struggle to Scale?

14:00–15:00

Dr. Manvir focuses on type 2 diabetes remission. He uses structured dietary programmes to help patients regain control and, in many cases, stop their diabetes medication. His five-year case series of Malaysian patients in long-term remission shows that remission is possible even in people who are not overweight, a group that is often overlooked. Beyond his own practice, he runs workplace health programmes for corporate employees. He is also developing a postgraduate qualification to train GPs in diabetes remission and metabolic care.

Ragunath ‘ Pak Joe’ Murthy

Founder & Chief Rainmaker, reAInmaker

From Detection to Prediction: Can AI Change the Diabetes Care Pathway?

15:00–15:30

Ragunath “Pak Joe” Murthy is a dynamic business leader with over 35 years of life insurance leadership across Asia Pacific, having held senior roles spanning Agency, Distribution, Marketing and Client Management. Today, as Founder & Chief Rainmaker of reAInmaker, he is championing AI-powered platforms—including spAIder, beAIve, butterflAIy and egAIeye—designed to transform productivity and business performance.