Tech Talk:
Smart ESG: How AI and IoT Are Transforming Malaysian Industries
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just a futuristic buzzword.
It is fundamentally changing the face of sustainability and reshaping how modern industries operate, innovate, and thrive. As national and global green agendas become stricter, traditional manual tracking is simply no longer sufficient.
Today, AI is moving far beyond simple data collection. The powerful convergence of AI-driven analytics, the Internet of Things (IoT), and robust software ecosystems is actively taking over the heavy lifting—enabling autonomous, real-time optimization of facility operations, drastic cost reductions, and verifiable ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) reporting.
Discover exactly how AI is changing the rules of the game and how your organization can harness machine learning and connected technologies to move from manual compliance to automated readiness.
Join this exclusive session where UNIMY and top industry pioneers decode the true practical applications of AI in this space.
Programme Schedule
- Welcome by BAC / UNIMY representative
- Brief introduction to UNIMY’s upcoming AI, IoT, and data-driven campus initiatives, including the new ESG Lab
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- MOU Exchange between UNIMY x SquareCloud
- Moderator: Mr. Thillai Raj (CTO BAC Education, Professor of Practice, UNIMY)
Who Should Attend
- Sustainability & ESG Professionals
- Facilities & Building Management Teams
- Engineers (Mechanical, Electrical & Building Services)
- IoT & AI Solution Developers
- Business Leaders & Digital Strategists
- Compliance & Regulatory Officers
- Property & Real Estate Developers
- Academics & Researchers
- IT Students & Graduates
What You Will Gain
Meet Your Speakers
SquareCloud Malaysia
Mr. Say Lim is the Co-Founder and CEO of SquareCloud Malaysia, bringing over 40 years of experience in technology leadership, semiconductor operations, Industrial IoT, and sustainable building solutions.
He has held senior leadership roles at Intel Malaysia, MEMS Technology Berhad, and AIC Corporation, where he led major operational transformations and delivered significant cost and productivity improvements. Today, through SquareCloud, he drives AI-powered energy optimisation, autonomous building intelligence, IoT deployment, fault detection, and ESG reporting solutions for more than 40 Buildings, commercial and industrial facilities.
His work focuses on helping organisations achieve measurable energy savings, improve building performance, and accelerate their journey toward smarter and more sustainable operations to achieve their ESG goals.
FAVORIOT
A technology leader with more than 40 years of experience across telecommunications, IoT, research, and academia. Built and led multi-disciplinary teams in both corporate and startup environments. Recognised globally with 8 Top-50 rankings in IoT, Smart Cities, GovTech, Emerging Tech, and Digital Thought Leadership.
Delivered 200+ keynotes worldwide on IoT, smart cities, 4IR and digital talent development. Previously held 6 Vice President roles in Celcom, led R&D teams at MIMOS to produce 39 prototypes, 130 IP disclosures, and 6 patents, and currently drives FAVORIOT’s growth across Malaysia and international partner markets.
Actively contributes to education with 13 Adjunct Professorships and involvement in 50+ Industry Advisory Panels, shaping national-level talent pipelines and technology curricula.
MIMOS Sdn Bhd
Dr. Roslee Mohd Sabri is a senior staff engineer with MIMOS Berhad, where he plays a key role in driving national technology development through high-impact research and innovation projects. His expertise spans IC design, embedded firmware development, digital signal processing, wireless IoT systems, edge AI, industrial automation, and intelligent sensing platforms with more than two decades of R&D experience. Through his work, Dr. Roslee has contributed significantly to the development of practical and scalable technologies for manufacturing, smart buildings, healthcare, smart cities, unmanned systems, and Industry 4.0 transformation.
As a technology leader, Dr. Roslee has led and contributed to several strategic innovation initiatives, including the development of an AI-enabled smart chiller system, wireless embedded devices that transform legacy industrial equipment into IoT-ready assets, neuromorphic edge-AI processing platforms, and secure long-range radio communication systems for drones and unmanned aerial vehicles. His work emphasizes real-world deployment, energy efficiency, productivity improvement, cost reduction, and the commercialization of Malaysian-developed technologies.
Among his notable achievements are winning gold medal at ITEX 2025 and PECIPTA 2022, the Malaysia Good Design Award 2022, and holder of seven MyIPO registered patents.
Beyond research and product development, Dr. Roslee actively supports Malaysia’s innovation ecosystem through expert advisory, talent development, and industry collaboration. He has served as an appointed expert panel for MOSTI and MITI in evaluating R&D grant applications, as an Industry Advisor Panel and Visiting Research Fellow at UNIMAP, and as an invited expert for the Electrical & Electronic Productivity Nexus (EEPN), Malaysia Productivity Corporation, contributing to the development of embedded software university syllabus aligned with industry needs.
With a strong track record in research leadership, commercialization, industrial deployment, and human capital development, Dr. Roslee continues to advance Malaysia’s capabilities in microelectronics, wireless communication, embedded systems, and intelligent industrial technologies.
UNIMY & CTO,
BAC Education
Thillai Raj T. Ramanathan is a distinguished technology leader with over 30 years of global expertise spanning innovation, digital transformation, and industry partnerships. Currently serving as Chief Technology Officer at BAC Education Group and Adjunct Professor at UNIMY, he has an exceptional track record of leading large-scale R&D initiatives, securing 600+ patents (400 commercialized), and delivering transformative solutions across finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and smart cities. Recognized in CIO.com’s inaugural CIO50 Awards for ASEAN in 2019 by CIO, a Foundry (formerly IDG Communications) brand headquartered in Massachusetts, USA, for driving digital innovation, and recently elected Fellow of the Academy of Engineering and Technology of the Developing World (AETDEW) in December 2025, his leadership has driven BAC Education Group to win the Malaysia Technology Excellence Award by Asian Business Review for five consecutive years (2021–2025). As former CTO of MIMOS Berhad, he generated RM300 million in technology monetization while leading 500 researchers and establishing Malaysia as a regional technology hub.
An IIT Madras graduate with Six Sigma Black Belt and CMMI Assessment credentials, Mr. Thillai has held senior leadership roles at Motorola, Flextronics, and Solectron, where he managed global engineering teams of up to 20,000 engineers across multiple continents. His contributions extend beyond corporate leadership: he serves as Steering Committee Member of i-CONNECT (Akademi Sains Malaysia), sits on the boards of Digital Penang and Veritas University College, acts as an Independent Expert for the PADU system and Digital ID initiatives, and actively mentors young researchers. He has organized over 11 industry-focused tech talks featuring global leaders from organizations such as Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft. With nine individual patents in telecommunications and deep expertise across AI, cloud computing (Azure/AWS), cybersecurity, and Industry 4.0, he continues to bridge academia and industry while championing ICT education for underprivileged communities through initiatives such as the “1 Million Device” programme.