People and Society

Ganesh Muren

Founder and CEO, Saora Industries

Ganesh Muren is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the award-winning Saora Industries Sdn Bhd, a social enterprise that facilitates impact capital and adopts technology to provide underprivileged communities access to basic necessities and livelihood opportunities for better wellbeing and social mobility. To-date, Saora has facilitated more than USD1 million worth of funds and impacted more than 10,000 vulnerable lives across Malaysia - enabling 3 million litres of clean water, lighting up more than 2800 rural homes and implemented 120 sanitation projects.

Under Ganesh’s leadership, Saora’s work garnered various global accolades including the Here For Group award in 2016 by Laureate Group Chicago, the Force For Good award in 2017 by Malaysia Tatler, and the Cemex Tec Award in 2018 in Monterrey, Mexico. Ganesh also represented Malaysia as a roundtable member on how the Obama Foundation could enhance the social entrepreneurship space in Southeast Asia.

Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar

Chairman, Bursa Malaysia

Aditi Malhotra

Chief Impact Officer, Yayasan Hasanah

Tunku Alizakri Raja Muhammad Alias

Chairman, Malaysia Venture Capital Management Berhad

Dato’ Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir

Managing Director, Khazanah Nasional Berhad

Anshu Gupta

Founder, Goonj

Cliff Prior

CEO, Global Steering Group for Impact Investing

Ganesh Muren

Founder and CEO, Saora Industries

YB Hannah Yeoh

Minister of Youth and Sports, Malaysia

Prof. Tan Sri Dr. Jemilah Mahmood

Executive Director Sunway
Centre for Planetary Health,
Sunway University Malaysia

Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican

Secretary General of the Treasury, Ministry of Finance, Malaysia

Louise Pulford

CEO, Social Innovation Exchange (SIX)

Matthew Smith

Co-founder and CEO, Fortify Rights

Ng Boon Heong

Chief Executive Officer, Temasek Foundation

Pritha Venkatachalam

Partner and Co-Head, Asia and Africa, The Bridgespan Group

Dato’ Seri Paduka Maimunah Mohd Sharif

Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations

Rashvin Pal Singh

Group CEO, Biji-biji Initiative & Mereka

Dr. Ruth Shapiro

Co-founder and Chief Executive, Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS)

Dr. J. Satrijo Tanudjojo

Global CEO, Tanoto Foundation

Dato’ Shahira Ahmed Bazari

Trustee & Managing Director, Yayasan Hasanah (“Hasanah”)

Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar

Chairman, Bursa Malaysia

Aditi Malhotra

Chief Impact Officer, Yayasan Hasanah

Tunku Alizakri Raja Muhammad Alias

Chairman, Malaysia Venture Capital Management Berhad

Dato’ Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir

Managing Director, Khazanah Nasional Berhad

Anshu Gupta

Founder, Goonj

Cliff Prior

CEO, Global Steering Group for Impact Investing

Ganesh Muren

Founder and CEO, Saora Industries

YB Hannah Yeoh

Minister of Youth and Sports, Malaysia

Prof. Tan Sri Dr. Jemilah Mahmood

Executive Director  
Sunway Centre for Planetary Health,  
Sunway University Malaysia

Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican

Secretary General of the Treasury, Ministry of Finance, Malaysia

Louise Pulford

CEO, Social Innovation Exchange (SIX)

Matthew Smith

Co-founder and CEO, Fortify Rights

Ng Boon Heong

Chief Executive Officer, Temasek Foundation

Pritha Venkatachalam

Partner and Co-Head, Asia and Africa, The Bridgespan Group

Dato’ Seri Paduka Maimunah Mohd Sharif

Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations

Rashvin Pal Singh

Group CEO, Biji-biji Initiative & Mereka

Dr. Ruth Shapiro

Co-founder and Chief Executive, Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS)

Dr. J. Satrijo Tanudjojo

 Global CEO, Tanoto Foundation

YBHG. Dato’ Shahira Ahmed Bazari

Trustee & Managing Director, Yayasan Hasanah (“Hasanah”)