Mr Lim Yeong-Chuan

 Yeong-Chuan Lim is a senior business leader with deep experience spanning sustainability, digitalisation, energy, advanced technology, and strategic growth across Southeast Asia. He currently serves as General Manager, Intelligent Technology Solutions (ITS) at George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad, where he leads a new business division focused on expanding the company’s smart utility and water technology portfolio, including the introduction of Malaysia’s first ultrasonic and electromagnetic water meters and the development of AI-enabled platforms for smart utilities. 

Before joining George Kent, Yeong-Chuan was Country President for Honeywell Malaysia and Singapore, where he oversaw commercial operations across four business groups with responsibility for approximately US$500 million in revenue and 1,000 employees. In that role, he led growth initiatives in energy efficiency, emissions management, and emerging technologies such as battery energy storage, sustainable aviation fuel, hydrogen, and carbon capture. Earlier, he held regional leadership roles in Honeywell’s ASEAN business, driving strategy, business development, key account management, and strategic marketing. 

His career also includes leadership positions in government transformation, management consulting, telecommunications, and engineering, having worked with Malaysia’s Education Performance & Delivery Unit, Booz & Company, Maxis, Panasonic R&D, and Agilent Technologies.

Yeong-Chuan holds an MBA from INSEAD and both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University. He is also a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia and has completed executive programmes at Harvard Business School, INSEAD, and Singapore Management University. He brings to the conference a rare combination of technical depth, strategic leadership, and cross-sector experience in building growth, partnerships, and innovation agendas.