Mr. Gopi GANESALINGAM
Head of Digital Exports Division, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), Malaysia
Gopi Ganesalingam is a finance professional and an entrepreneur who has served in executive and board positions in the Asia Pacific region for the last 33 years.
Gopi has worked in brand names like Matsushita, American Express International, Lucent Technologies, Telstra Australia, Duetsche Telecoms Consulting, and as go-to-market partners for salesforce.com and Google (via the company he founded, LAVA Protocols).
Gopi is now the Senior Vice-President for Digital Exports at Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) - the agency under the Ministry of Digital, leading the digital transformation of the economy. At MDEC, Gopi is at the forefront of championing talented tech entrepreneurs and disruptors whilst growing and connecting the local tech ecosystem to be globally visible and competitive – powering tech companies and entrepreneurs to actualise their business vision and in becoming regional and global champions.
Gopi strives to connect and propel the digital economy via targeted government support and intervention,initiatives, corporate partnerships/innovation, aligning investors/funders, digital talent, adoption initiatives and public-private partnerships; in realisation of national and nation-building agendas.
Gopi also serves as Independent Board Director with MCIS Life (Insurance), Chairman and Board Director of Junior Achievement Worldwide, Malaysian chapter. In 2022, Gopi was made an Adjunct Professor at Asia-Pacific University, Malaysia and a Fellow at Certified Public Accountant Australia, carrying the title FCPA.