Admired for his approximately 30 years of rapidly growing, disruptive online businesses, Georg Chmiel has built significant expertise on a global scale in strategy, innovative technologies and corporate finance.

The founder of Chmiel Global Advisory has led more than 30 acquisitions and been taken over 6 times.

He was instrumental in creating already three unicorns during his career and is known to significantly grow shareholder value for all companies he is and was involved in.

Chmiel is the Co-Founder / Chair of Juwai-IQI Holdings, the largest proptech group in Southeast Asia with more than 30,000 sales agents.  

He is also the non-executive Chair of Spacetalk (ASX:SPA), Director of Centrepoint Alliance (ASX:CAF), the Prop Tech Group (ASX:PTG) and BUTN (ASX:BTN). 

His vast experience has garnered him a position as Senior Advisor of brioHR.com, one of Southeast Asia’s fastest growing HR platform and madeComfy.com, one of the most innovative short term and holiday rental platforms in Australia.

On Top Guns with Anne Edwards, Chmiel shares how the many global issues like global supply chain shortages, war in Ukraine and Covid-19 related economic issues can be overcome by entrepreneurs and businesses.

He also spoke of his new venture Spacetalk, an affordable smart watch for kids (and later also for senior citizens) which Chmiel intends to introduce in Malaysia for the safety and well being of its people.

Top Guns: Tech entrepreneur Georg Chmiel, the unicorn birther

Professor Dr Vickneswaran Mathaneswaran is a Malaysian neurosurgeon and one of the top in his field globally. Besides being an integral part of the University Malaya Neurosurgery team, he is also an inventor of many groundbreaking innovations. 

On this week's episode of Healthcare Today with Manvir Victor, he speaks exclusively on some of these innovations and studies that he has been a part of. 

One of those innovations is the 3D printing of the brain, which is now becoming something that the medical world at large is taking notice of. In this video here, one can better visualise how surgeons can prepare better putting life saving techniques into action  

Prof Vicky also talks about equitable access for healthcare and how it is something that PPUM, a public and private facility innovated in early 2012. 

Besides this, Manvir talks to him about the use of video clips transfer for mobile phones, which surprisingly began in Malaysia. 

From this episode we learn that once again, Malaysia has the right ingredients i.e. the correct talent with great innovative ideas, but we need a better system to appreciate and promote these ideas lest they leave our shores for opportunities overseas. 

With his team at PPUM, one can appreciate why our neurosurgeons are quite sought after by our neighbours. 

For more similar programmes and comments, do follow @manvirvictor for the latest in healthcare globally.

Healthcare Today with Manvir Victor Ep 21: Top neurosurgeon highlights global firsts from Malaysia

Chen Yin Wen and Syahmi Norman count themselves among the young directors that have won the BMW Shorties film competition in the past few years. 

The pair recently sat down with Datuk Kamil Othman and Manvir Victor to talk about their careers before and after winning the prestigious award on the latest episode of Artizens. 

Chen has been hard at work making documentaries, a passion for her. Her award-winning BMW Shortie, Like Toy Dolls has helped propel her ideas and her work to an international audience. 

The same happened for Syahmi, whose production Fasa was something that struck a chord with those who watched it. 

The BMW Shorties have been around for 17 years, crowning 15 grand prize winners thus far. This year they will select a grand prize winner, whilst partnering with the Malaysia International Film Festival (Miffest) for the first time. The event is scheduled to take place from July 23-29. 

As we look at some of the past winners, one can only hope that other organisations that are mandated with raising the standards of our creative works like Finas, can think outside the box and build from this momentum to help the local creative talents. 

For more insight and even comments on this podcast, do follow or DM @othman_kamil or @manvirvictor on Twitter.

Artizens Ep 11: BMW Shorties 2023 to announce winners in July

E-cigarettes are an ever-growing phenomenon with increasing recognition and acceptance globally. The Malaysian Perception of Smoking and Vaping Survey states that a clear majority (69%) of smokers want to see legislation that would allow for the distribution and sale of e-cigarettes as a viable alternative to help them quit smoking regular cigarettes. 

However, the much discussed and mooted Generational End Game proposes that both smoking and vaping be banned for those born after 2007. 

E-cigarettes have proven to be effective in reducing smoking rates in countries like New Zealand, the UK and Japan, hence why some believe regulating vape and vaping products separately from cigarettes is crucial, as the smoking of tobacco and associated chemicals does most of the harm. 

Exploring this topic with host Shazmin Shamsuddin on Beyond Breakfast is Professor Dr Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh - Chairman of the Malaysia Society for Harm Reduction (MSHR), Tengku Aslahuddin Ja’afar, the President of Vape Consumer Association of Malaysia (VCAM) and Balan Kashmir, a local artist and Harm Reduction advocate.

We weigh the risks and effectiveness of vaping as a smoking cessation tool along with the long-term health effects of using vaping devices, its impact on society and youth, and concerns about addiction.

We discuss the potential challenges or unintended consequences of over-regulating vaping products, such as potential limitations on individual autonomy or freedom of choice, and explore how vaping rights can be effectively advocated for and protected, while still taking into account the potential health risks and other concerns associated with vaping products.

Can education and public awareness campaigns be used to support both vaping rights and developing responsible vaping behaviour? Can negative public perception be flipped to understand and accommodate those with nicotine addictions to successfully wean themselves off potentially more harmful substances found in cigarettes? We explore this and more. 

* The Vibes does not advocate smoking or vaping. This discussion is to understand the importance of proper legislation in the context of the larger debate surrounding the potential inclusion of nicotine in the Poisons Act.

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