Mr. BE Chantra
Tech & Startup Community Builder
Mr. BE Chantra
Tech & Startup Community Builder
I have known in a startup ecosystem in Cambodia as a Tech & Startup Community Builder. Currently, I am a Public Relation Director of National Institute of Posts and Telecommunications & ICT (NIPTICT) and a co-organizer of BarCamp Cambodia 2019. I am also a Co-Founder of Emerald HUB, a co-working & office space for young startups, entrepreneurs and growing businesses. In the community, I had organized Startup Weekend Cambodia since 2012 till 2017, a 54-hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. And organized BarCamp in Cambodia since 2009 till today. BarCamp is a global community built on everyday people who come together to share their knowledge and passion. Organized MobileCamp Asia in 2014 & 2015, a mobile technology conference, and exhibition, that bring together mobile enthusiasts, explorers, developers and professionals to share the current state and their visions for the future direction of mobility in the region. And in 2014 I had co-organized FOSSASIA, an exciting free Open Technology event for students, developers, and start-ups. And in early 2019 I had helped organized a national event called “Digital Cambodia 2019”, an event brings the brightest and most innovative minds in digital technology to Cambodia for three exciting days filled with thought leadership, insights, and practical solutions.
Mr. SOK Sopheakmonkol
Co-Founder and CEO @Codingate
Mr. SOK Sopheakmonkol
Co-Founder and CEO @Codingate
Ms AT Sotheavy
Senior Innovation Program Manager @DI
Ms AT Sotheavy
Senior Innovation Program Manager @DI
Sotheavy AT is the Senior Innovation Program Manager and Lead Trainer at Development Innovations. She has experience working in production houses in Cambodia and Australia and specializes in video production, coaching on content development, and multi-media broadcasting. Sotheavy can help you develop your communication strategy, optimize your social media plan, and understand all parts of the video production process, including defining audience and message, storyboarding, scripting, and editing.
Mr. CHEA Langda
Founder & CEO @BookMeBus
Mr. CHEA Langda
Founder & CEO @BookMeBus
Mr. CHHENG Sopheak
Founder @រៀនថត Rean Thort
Mr. CHHENG Sopheak
Founder @រៀនថត Rean Thort
Ms IM Sopheap
Executive Director @DDD
Ms IM Sopheap
Executive Director @DDD
Sopheap Im serves Executive Director at Digital Divide Data (DDD), an innovative social enterprise enables talent from underserved populations to access sustainable training and professional opportunities and earn lasting higher income, including youth from low-income families in developing countries. She supports the workforce of around 1200 people in Asia and East Africa.
As Executive Director of Impact Programs, Sopheap drives the creation and management of new and innovative impact initiatives across DDD such as the DDD Career Connect in Cambodia, Training Center in Laos, and the Livelihoods Lab in Kenya. Sopheap worked her way up through the ranks from very entry level to one of top executive leadership team at DDD.
Sopheap voluntarily helps promoting startup community in Cambodia as is a Chapter Leader of Global South Tech, a global community aims to connect and link up tech communities in in Asia, Middle East, Africa and Latin America. In the past, Sopheap co-led and organized Startup Weekend Cambodia between 2014 through 2016.
Sopheap holds a Master of International Management (with minor focus in Logistics and Supply Chain Management) from Portland State University, USA. She is also a 2009 International Ford Motor Company fellow. Sopheap was born and raised in Battambang province in a family of 4 and has now lived in Phnom Penh since 2013.
Mr. BUN Sambath
Executive Director @YEAC
Mr. BUN Sambath
Executive Director @YEAC
Sambath BUN is currently an Executive Director and Secretariat General Young Entrepreneurs Association of Cambodia (YEAC). His focus is on supporting young entrepreneurs and MSMEs ecosystem in Cambodia. Besides managing the operation of the association, he contributes to the young entrepreneurs supporting policy working with different stakeholders and government agencies, especially promoting SMEs development via Public Private Partnership.
Samath got his Master in Public Policy, specialized in Development Policy, and Graduate Diploma in Public Administration from Australian National University back in 2013. Prior to that he got a Bachelor in Education in English from Royal University of Phnom Penh in 2007. Professionally, he has been working for more than 10 years in different profession from civil society, private sector and business association.
Mr. THUL Rithy
Co Founder and CEO @SmallWorld Venture
Mr. THUL Rithy
Co Founder and CEO @SmallWorld Venture
Rithy Thul is a serial entrepreneur and start-up business promoter from Cambodia. He is co-founder of SmallWorld Cambodia, a collaborative business networking center for startup entrepreneurs, and Toursanak, an International adventure tourism company. He founded Toursanak Adventure in 2010, Codingate, a Cambodia based tech venture company in 2013 and a key promoter and driver of several startups at SmallWorld.
Rithy is among the founding force in creating the KhmerTalks program for Cambodia. Modeled after the TEDx program, KhmerTalks is a platform for public speaking, knowledge and information exchange presented in the Khmer language. Informative, motivational and inspirational lectures and discussions are recorded to video and preserved in a knowledge bank for present day students and generations to come.
Rithy is also a driving force for bringing the TEDxPhnomPenh series to Cambodia as well as a key promoter and organizer for the nationwide “Let’s do it!” environmental clean up campaign.
Rithy derives joy and happiness from his work and maintains a focus toward creating conditions for the social and economic well-being of his nation and the world.
Mr. YORN Sophearith
Founder & Managing Director @BizKhmer
Mr. YORN Sophearith
Founder & Managing Director @BizKhmer
SOPHEARITH YORN – Founder & Managing Director of BizKhmer. A marketing specialist and serial entrepreneur, Sophearith created renowned educational platform BizKhmer in 2015 and a digital media agency (BizKhmer Media formerly known as EliteBiz) in 2018. His core competencies include content strategy development, implementation, and integrated marketing communications (IMC). He has led online campaigns for international brands along with countless domestic clients.
Sophearith has worked in branding, communications, consulting, lecturing, media, and training for 10 years.
Before he started his entrepreneurial journey, he was a communications manager at Phnom Penh City Center (PPCC), which is one of the biggest property developers in Cambodia. His roles emphasized creating and initiating community programs and extensively involved advertising and working with local media. Previously, he was a key person within Sabay, a leading publisher.
Since 2016, he has taught several courses at Cambodian universities such as CamIU University, the CEO Institute, NIPTIC and the University of Cambodia.
Sophearith holds dual master’s degrees from a French International Program based in RULE; one is in Social and Cultural Entrepreneurship from Université Lumière Lyon 2, and another one is Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management from the University of Lille I. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in Business and Economics from the University of Puthisastra (Phnom Penh, Cambodia).
Mr. OU Phannarith
ICT Security Director @MPTC
Mr. OU Phannarith
ICT Security Director @MPTC
Phannarith Ou is the Director of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Security of Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Cambodia. He is the former Head of National Cambodia Computer Emergency Response Team (CamCERT). He had been involved in the development of Cybercrime Law, E-Commerce Law, Cambodia ICT Masterplan 2020 and Digital Signature legislation.
Mr. OU has been invited to present in global conferences, forums and seminars and he is the ISLA-(ISC)2 award in 2016. In December 2012, he was awarded as one of the top 10 Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) in ASEAN by the International Data Group (IDG).
In addition to his posts in the public sector, Mr. Ou has been the Assistant Professor at Build Bright University (BBU) on various subjects such as the Information Security and Privacy, E-Commerce and Cyber Laws. He is the founder of the first leading information security awareness website (www.secudemy.com) in Cambodia.
Mr. LY Vandy
Manager @Cyber Security
Mr. LY Vandy
Manager @Cyber Security
Ly Vandy is a Manager, Information Security & Technology Risk at a global Bank Industry and was a Manager, Cyber Security with Big Four Consulting Firm.
He is also the founder of Information Systems Security Alliance (www.issalliance.org), and the founder of CISO local program development. He has 8 years of experience in software development and 6 years in IT security.
His key areas of expertise includes project management, cyber security analysis, web/network/mobile VAPT, incident handling, IT security governance & management, and IT Audit. In 2013, he was a Technical Project Advisor of Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP). He holds a Masters Degree in IT Engineering and is a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP), a Certified Payment Card Industry Security Implementer (CPISI), a System Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP), and ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer.
In addition, he has the following certifications: Cyber Security (Incident Handling and Assessment) from Malaysia, Open Source Intelligence from Korea, Digital Forensic from China, Internet Investigation from Thailand and IT Security Assessment from Singapore.
Mr. CHANTHONG Bormy
Founder @ KHMER-IO
Mr. CHANTHONG Bormy
Founder @ KHMER-IO
Mr. Chanthong Bormy (បូរ៉ាមី) was born in Siem Reap Province. By growing up in and complete his fundamental school in Thailand, and completed his master of science in Geoinformatics in The Netherlands; Bormy has the ability to speak, read, write and understand 3 languages: Khmer, Thai and English. Additionally, early of his career as junior software engineer; he was sent to work in Paris, France for a period of 6 months. As a result of his struggling to blend himself in French working environment he managed to learn few words and understand the basic of French Language.
Bormy has cross sectors working experience especially in the field of software development. He has worked in various industries such as construction, irrigation, financing, telecommunication, aviation, food and beverage, …etc. With his principle of livelong learning, he always stays at the edge of technologies.
The most recent research and development project was in the field of Internet of Things. He currently put his focus on IoT, Business Intelligent, and Computer Vision.
KEO Kounila
Managing Partner @Mekhala Radiant
KEO Kounila
Managing Partner @Mekhala Radiant
Keo is Managing Partner at Mekhala Radiant Communications, a communications agency that services clients across Cambodia and Indochina. She’s also the founder of WhenInPhnomPenh.com, a lifestyle digital platform that engages Cambodian writers and bloggers. She got her start in journalism with Agence France Presse, was a former digital manager for the BBC and a communications specialist for a USAID-funded technology project. She spoke at TEDxPhnom Penh on blogging and its influence on the next generation of Cambodia. She was a Forbes 30Under30 list maker in 2017. Kounila graduated from Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy/National University of Singapore – in Public Policy & International Relations.
Mr. SOK Pongsametrey
Executive Director @POSCAR Cambodia
Mr. SOK Pongsametrey
Executive Director @POSCAR Cambodia
Mr. Sok Pongsametrey, currently an Executive Director at POSCAR Cambodia, a leading company in education, attendance and HR system such as WikiSchool system as example. Pongsametrey comes from a technical experience background who has been developed, lead and manage from customer, products, project and team management. His expertise in area of system and solution architect & development over ERP, CRM, e-Commerce, Retail/Wholesale, Financing system etc, from back to front office and mobile app development.
Mr. SIM Chankiriroth
CEO & Founder @BanhJi
Mr. SIM Chankiriroth
CEO & Founder @BanhJi
Kiriroth has +15 years of experience in finance at senior levels both as an executive and in an advisory capacity as well as being an entrepreneur. He is currently a CEO & Founder of BanhJi, an award winning FinTech startup. In addition, he is also Governing Council’s member of Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA), Board of Directors’ member of Cambodian CFO Association, Board Member of Young Entrepreneur Association of Cambodia, and member of ACCA Global Forum for SMEs.
Kiriroth is an Alibaba/ UNCTAD eFounder Fellow and an alumni of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), a premier leadership program of US State Department.
Professionally, Kiriroth is a member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants, Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, and Chartered Global Management Accountant. Kiriroth also holds Master of Business in Finance from Charles Sturt University, Australia.
Mr. KE BIN Soreasmey
Managing Partner @Confluences
Mr. KE BIN Soreasmey
Managing Partner @Confluences
Mr. LEM Chansamrach
Managing Director, Cambodian Investors Corporation Plc.
Mr. LEM Chansamrach
Managing Director, Cambodian Investors Corporation Plc.
Mr. Samrach holds on to Managing Director at Cambodia Investor Club (CiC) since 2013.His main roles included strategic development and financial planning, leading the business execution, leading CiC fund raising, seeking for new investment opportunities & coordinating with members and relevant stakeholders.
He has extensive experiences in investment and fund management, thanks to his 7-year experiences with ARUN funds & CiC. He has been involved in setting up companies, conducting investment and business analysis, deal structuring, investment due diligence, investment monitoring & evaluation, and so on.
A young Cambodian born with strong leadership, management and communication skills, he received his master’s degree in SMEs Management and International Business at University Lumière Lyon 2 in France.
Mr IN Visal
CTO @Khmerload
Mr IN Visal
CTO @Khmerload
Experienced Chief Technology Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the online media industry. Strong information technology professional with a Bachelor’s degree focused in Computer Science from Royal University of Phnom Penh.
Mr. KHUON Sophorth
CEO @Morakot Technology
Mr. KHUON Sophorth
CEO @Morakot Technology
Sophorth is a CEO and co-founder of Morakot Technology after served as core-banking system consultant, working for VisionFund (Cambodia) for more than 10 years. Morakot won first place in Cambodia ICT Award 2018 and was awarded to be part of an acceleration program run by Startupbootcamp Fintech Singapore in 2017. Sophorth also received Cambodia Young Entrepreneur Award 2017 in Smart Technology. He also used to work for World Vision International as a technical specialist in banking applications. Before joining VisionFund (Cambodia) in 2005, Sophorth worked for several social and commercial enterprises.
Mr. TEPKEN Vannkorn
Co-founder &Dev Advisor @CAMWP DEV
Mr. TEPKEN Vannkorn
Co-founder &Dev Advisor @CAMWP DEV
Vannkorn experiences leading CAMWP DEV in day-to-day jobs for almost 2 years. He’s been developing websites and web applications using WordPress for almost 4 years. He’s passionate about providing simple solutions for complex business problems. He spends a lot of time working on development automation and finding tools to help development tasks in the company easier.
Mr. CHUM Bory
Managing Director @Luma System
Mr. CHUM Bory
Managing Director @Luma System
Managing Director, Luma System our focus is always on the customer’s specific needs. We don’t believe in making our clients compromise in any way. You deserve a solution perfectly customized to satisfy the requirements of your business, whether it’s a Wireless Solutions, Airport, School, Hospital, Banking and Telecom.
Currently working with more then 50 hotels in Cambodia, Vietnam, Lao and Myanmar.
Employed as a business development manager responsible to develop a new revenue product portfolio for First Cambodia, I successfully developed Hospitality Solutions for the firm, and currently the system has been using by almost 80 % of all hotels in Cambodia.
Being promoted to VP Marketing, I was responsible for developing new business unit including SAP AG, CRM, PMS, Banking System.
Specialties: Travel Distribution, Technology, Business Application, Real Estate, Hotel.
Mr. TEP Sovichet
Founder @Romnea Type
Mr. TEP Sovichet
Founder @Romnea Type
Sovichet Tep is the founder of Romnea Type Foundry. He is a self-taught typeface designer and majored in Computer Science from Royal University of Phnom Penh. In 2013, he published two of his designs on Google Fonts (Kdam Thmor, and Kantumruy). With experiences of programming skills, he has been learning how to write OpenType features for Khmer fonts. Sovichet started Romnea to support other local type designers and to publish fonts for Cambodians. He is also interested in other Southeast Asian scripts and hopes to work on them in the near future. He has assisted the Khmer session at Southeast Asian Fonts Workshop and Phnom Penh Font Workshop organized by The Fontpad from 2017 to 2018.
Mr. SANN Arunreasey
Founder &Managing @Onegears Store
