IABS 2026 • Roundtable 2 • 3:30–4:15 PM • 8 Oct 2026

Rehumanising Business

Roundtable 2 : Busy Finding Business - Survival Edition

8 Oct 2026 • Sunway University

Funding, financing, numbers, sales, it all boils down to one thing : Businesses are finding it harder and harder to survive in today's world. Join in discussion with the veterans learn how they navigate today's business landscape, from people who've actually lived it.

7 Veterans, One Table

Ravenna Chen

CEO of Intrinsic SEA

Chai Peng Teh

Founder & CEO of Complete Human Network

Sasha Tan

Founder & Principal Brand Strategist of Brand Shaper

Richard Ker

Chief Storyteller & Founder of Richard Ker Digital

Adj. Prof. Chan Kok Long

Co-Founder of IPAY88

Christine Ng

Director of ADASTRA Valuation

Hui Yan Y.

Head of Entrepreneurships of Sunway iLab


Why This Session Is Different

Real numbers and real mistakes — not sanitised success stories

Seven vantage points: funding, finance, marketing, brand, valuation, experience.

Ask the questions you can't ask in a pitch meeting or boardroom

Perspectives from startups and big business exits, what funds look for and the challenges in between

Walk away with what's actually working today — not last year's playbook

Who Should Attend

Business Owners & Founders

Anyone Raising or Managing Money

Entrepreneurs Feeling Stuck

Anyone Deciding Whether to Start


Business is hard. Employment is also hard. Choose your hard.