Speaker's profile

Viviantie Sarjuni

Chief Executive Officer

National Entrepreneurship Institute (INSKEN)

Ms Viviantie Sarjuni is the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship Institute (INSKEN), bringing over 20 years of diverse leadership experience across multinational corporations, academia, grassroots communities, and government agencies, including the Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC). Renowned for her work in entrepreneurship development, innovation, and social impact, she previously led the Sabah Creative Economy and Innovation Centre (SCENIC), a government agency recognised for its transformative role in advancing technology, creativity, and rural social entrepreneurship.

Passionate about inclusive development, she has led initiatives that empower rural communities and micro-entrepreneurs through improved access to resources, capacity building, and sustained ecosystem support. Over the past three years, she has played a key role in positioning Borneo as one of Malaysia’s leading regions for nurturing a vibrant social entrepreneurship and creative economy ecosystem.

Her global outlook is shaped by professional and academic experiences in the United States and the United Kingdom. She holds an MSc in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the University of Strathclyde as a Chevening Scholar, and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Universiti Putra Malaysia. She currently serves as Chairperson of the Economic Subcommittee under the Sabah Women’s Advisory Council and President of Chevening Alumni Malaysia (2024–2026).

In 2026, she became the first Malaysian to receive the Public Social Innovator Award from the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, recognising her leadership in advancing public sector innovation and inclusive entrepreneurship