CEO Masterclass Sabah 2026
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CEO MASTERCLASS SABAH 2026

A high-level conference designed for Entrepreneurs, CEOs, and Business Leaders in Sabah, focused on strategic growth, leadership excellence, and industry innovation.

24th & 25th August 2026 (Monday - Tuesday)

location

Sabah International Convention Centre

8:00am - 5:30pm (Malaysia Time)

9th - 10th July 2025 (Wednesday - Thursday)

location

Sabah International Convention Centre

8:00am - 5:00pm (Malaysia Time)

CEO MASTERCLASS SABAH 2026

A high-level conference designed for Entrepreneurs, CEOs, and Business Leaders in Sabah, focused on strategic growth, leadership excellence, and industry innovation.

8 & 9 JULY 2026 (8:00AM - 5:30PM)

location

Sabah International Convention Centre

24 & 25 AUG 2026 (8AM - 5:30PM)

location

SABAH INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE

WHY ATTEND CEO MASTERCLASS SABAH CONFERENCE?

Learn how to adapt, lead, and future-proof your business.

Author

It’s a very good session to hear from business leader's experience in challenging business situations.

Senny Wong Fui Ching
Author

Session was straight to the points and brought out the challenges what others SME are facing as well.

Jacelyn Chia
Author

Wonderful sharing from the human books.

Josh Lee
Author

Maintain Human Library session for next year. 

Celestina Yunus
Author

Longer human library session, very engaging session

Hazel Fontaine
Author

⁠Hope to listen to more human books sharing

Benjamin Ang
Author

I am moved by Datuk CK Tan who shared about his lowest point in life as an entrepreneur to an extent of almost losing his entire family. The session gave me a fresh perspective of an ideal work-life balance, leading him on a solid career path.

Syahrul Safwan
Business Development Executive, SBC Corporation
Author

It was one of the best learning events they have attended in a long time, and that the sharing’s were deep and something you couldn’t read from a book or get elsewhere!

Anonymous
Author

As a young Sabahan entrepreneur struggling to build my business, this CEO Masterclass really gave me the insights and new mindset I needed to transition from a Startup Mindset to a CEO Mindset, and running my business to become International! 

Adam Lee
Author

This Conference truly changed my mindset to think Big and unlocked my imagination of what my business can achieve! 

Francis
Author

It was so inspiring to meet other like-minded Sabahan entrepreneurs who are hungry to succeed! Great motivation for me to aspire to new heights! 

Josephine Liew

Highlights of the CEO MASTERCLASS SABAH 2025

SPEAKERS 2026

SESSION 01

READING THE UNKNOWN


How Leaders Make Sense of Uncertainty

Moderator

RAY CHOU

Exponential Growth Specialist & Business Fastrack Coach

SPEAKER

SPEAKER

YC CHIA

Founder
Ticket2U

SPEAKER

BEN KONG

Managing Director
BEDI Berhad

SPEAKER

Lem Chin Kok

Founder and CEO
AiRTS

SESSION 02

Creating Optionality 


 Succession, Exit & Growth Strategies

MODERATOR

JEREMY CHIA

Managing Partner
CKP Digital Corporate Services (Sabah) Sdn Bhd

SPEAKER

Ryosuke "RIO" Sakamoto

Deputy Director
Nihon M&A Center Malaysia
Sdn. Bhd.

NETWORKING LUNCH

LUNCHTIME FEATURES: FUNDING THE NEXT MOVE


Financing Growth Beyond Certainty
5 Real Cases of Project Financing Without Collateral

SPEAKER

VINCENT SOH

CEO & Founder
Moneysave

SESSION 03

CEO Masterclass Podcast Live


Conversations That Matter

SPEAKER

YBhg. datuk Ar. JAMES WONG

Founding President - SYBIL

Group General Manager - SEDCO

SPEAKER

PETER YONG

CEO - Finlit Media
Founder - Mr Money TV

SPEAKER

Heaster Andrea Hilary

CEO and Co-Founder
MessengerCo

SESSION 04

HUMAN LIBRARY


A Curated Leadership Experience: Small-group Conversations with Selected Leaders


Network and Learn from some of the most Dynamic Leaders in the Business Community in Sabah!

HUMAN BOOK LIST


Name
Company
Job Position
Kevin George Ukang
Invest Sabah Berhad
Chief Executive Officer
Datuk Ir. Abdul Nasser bin Abdul Wahid
Energy Commission of Sabah (ECoS)
Chief Executive Officer
Ben Kong Chung Vui
BEDI Berhad
Managing Director
Peter Yong
Finlit Media / Mr Money TV
CEO, Finlit Media | Founder of Mr Money TV
Datuk Ts. Dr Ramzah Dambul
Institute for Development Studies (Sabah) (IDS)
Chief Executive Officer
Lynette Hoo
POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd
Former Deputy CEO
Dr. John Chan Sung Tong
Chemsain Konsultant Sdn Bhd
Executive Chairman
Datuk George Taitim Tulas
ARTDO International / Sabah Credit Corporation
President, ARTDO International | Former CEO, Sabah Credit Corporation
Datuk CK Tan
Lintan Enterprise Sdn Bhd
Managing Director
Lem Chin Kok
AiRTS
Founder & CEO
Datuk Dr. Hajah Rosmawati Haji Lasuki, JP
Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC)
Chief Executive Officer
Noredah Othman
Sabah Convention Bureau
Chief Executive Officer
Benjamin Nair
KASI (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Managing Director
Anders Moller
Carl Ronnow Group
Managing Director
Datuk Haji Abdul Kadir M.E. Sikkandar
Kumpulan BTC Berhad
Founder and Managing Director
Datuk Hj. Awang Buhtamam Hj. Awang Mahmun
Sedafiat Sdn Bhd
Chief Executive Officer
Benny Ng Su Pei
Glowbest Sdn Bhd
Managing Director
Heaster Andrea Hilary
MessengerCo
CEO & Co-Founder
Ryosuke " Rio" Sakamoto
Nihon M&A Center Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Director
Kareen Lim
Pharmex Group
Director
Jeremy Chia
CKP Digital Corporate Services (Sabah) Sdn Bhd
Managing Partner
Ray Chou
Owner Circle
Founder
Spencer Chiu
Homesuite
Founder
YC Chia
Ticket2U
Managing Director & Founder
Willie Ng
Global Cerah
Managing Director
Richard Kerr
RK Digital
Chief Storyteller & Founder
Kang Ket Hung
Colform Group Berhad
Managing Director
Vincent Soh
MoneySave P2P Crowdfunding Malaysia
Founder & CEO

2026 PROGRAMME

24th August 2026 (Monday)

8:00AM - 5:30PM

From Uncertainty to Action

A hands-on leadership experience designed to simulate how leaders think, respond, and act during uncertainty.

The Speaker

Ray Chou is an award-winning serial entrepreneur having founded or co-founded 18 companies over the last 29 years. 3 of them sold, the most recent being a tech company that expanded to 9 countries around the world, to a telco public listed company for a valuation of 150 million. He has been awarded a total of 86 awards across his companies and him personally receiving 6 Entrepreneurship related awards. Ray's portfolio of companies include a marketing agency, a software development, game development, restaurant chain, food import, e-commerce, property management, datacenter management, business education, food manufacturing and social media management.

Today he dedicates some of his time in sharing his experiences through business coaching and his signature academic program called LEAD, which focuses on building high-performing teams to scale companies. Ray has been invited to speak in 21 countries, spoken to more than 5000 business owners and has dedicatedly helped more than 400 companies to scale an average of 5X in a period of 3 years. His most proud achievement is helping a company scale 26X in 4 years.

He still manages 3 businesses today, while some of the businesses he remains as Board of Director or Advisor.

Ray is also a musician, regularly singing and performing with his band, the Music Mayhem, aat least 3 times a year in curated charity performances around Asia.

The Session

What You'll Do

  • Scenario War Room: Work through real business uncertainty scenarios
  • Pivot Court: Make and defend tough leadership decisions
  • Al Boardroom: Use Al tools to analyse and respond faster
  • Fishbowl Session: Bring your own challenge and get live input


What You'll Gain

  • A sharper mind: Think clearly when nothing is clear
  • A sharper toolkit: Make decisions faster with proven tools & Al
  • A sharper plan: Leave with one clear action for the next 30 days

25th August 2026 (Tuesday)

8:00AM - 9:30AM

Networking Breakfast

9:30AM - 09:50AM

Opening Sessions

09:50AM - 10:30AM

SESSION 1: READING THE UNKNOWN : How Leaders Make Sense of Uncertainty

10:30AM - 11:00AM

Q & A

11:00AM - 11:20AM

Networking Break

11:20AM - 11:30AM

Remarks by Guest of Honour

YB Datuk Ewon Benedick, Minister of Industrial Development, Entrepreneurship and Transport

11:30AM - 12:10PM

SESSION 2: CREATING OPTIONALITY : SUCCESSION, EXIT & GROWTH STRATEGIES

12:10PM - 12:30PM

Q & A 

12:30PM - 1:30PM

NETWORKING LUNCH

1:30PM - 2:20PM

SESSION 3: CEO MASTERCLASS PODCAST LIVE: CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER

2:20PM - 2:40PM

Q & A 

2:40PM - 3:10PM

RESET BREAK

3:10PM - 5:10PM

SESSION 4: HUMAN LIBRARY

5:10PM - 5:30PM

Closing SessionS

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Business Owners (Directors, Principal, Partners, Associates) 

CEOs and Equivalents (Chair, COO, CFO, President, Managing Director, C-Level) 

Entrepreneurs and Startups (Founders and Co-founders) 

Management Level Employees

Executive Employees being groomed for leadership roles 

Government Servants in Leadership Positions 

GLCs (Government-Linked Companies) 

REGISTRATION FEE

EARLY BIRD (ENDS 31 JUL 2026)

24 Aug (Full Day Workshop) & 25 Aug (CEO Masterclass)

  • HRDC: RM1,350
  • Normal: RM1,000


25 Aug (CEO Masterclass Only)

  • HRDC: RM500
  • Normal: RM450
STANDARD (1 AUG 2026 ONWARDS)

24 Aug (Full Day Workshop) & 25 Aug (CEO Masterclass)

  • HRDC: RM1,500
  • Normal: RM1,150


25 Aug (CEO Masterclass Only)

  • HRDC: RM550
  • Normal: RM500

Get Inspired and Empowered: Connect with Sabah's Business Titans and Learn the Secrets of their Success

CONTACT US

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Phone: +6012-880 2554
Email: sybilsabah@gmail.com

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