A Builder of Businesses and a Leader of Teams from Start-up to IPO. Azran talks about Practical Ideas to Infuse an Entrepreneurial Spirit and an Innovator's Mindset. 

Azran Osman-Rani passionately believes that organizations and corporations can deploy similar structures, focus and creativity that single-minded entrepreneurs have used to create break-through business models and innovative products and services. He is the founder of Naluri Hidup, a digital health technology company providing a cost-effective, accessible digital solution to provide mental health and wellness support. He is active in the internet technology space as a co-founder and investor to iflix, MoneyMatch, Cognifyx, and YellowPorter.

Azran was previously CEO of iflix in Malaysia and its Group COO - a disruptive internet television video-on-demand service that was launched in 2015, and now operates across over 30 markets across Asia, Middle East and Africa. Prior to that, Azran was the founding CEO of AirAsia X, the world's pioneer low-cost long-haul airline. He led the start-up team that developed the business plan, raised capital, secured relevant licenses, and launched AirAsia X's first flight in November 2007. Azran was formerly an Associate Partner of McKinsey & Company, with its Asia Pacific Corporate Finance & Strategy Practice, and with the management consulting firm of Booz Allen & Hamilton.

He chairs the Advisory Board for the Asia Business Centre, Curtin Business School in Australia. He is a Non-Executive Director of Apex Investment Services in Malaysia and held past board positions with PT XL Axiata in Indonesia and Tourism Malaysia. He is the Chairman of the Young Presidents' Organization's Malaysia Chapter. 

He is also the author of a book, "30 Days of Curiosity and 30 Years of Purposefulness: The Sprint and Marathon of Achieving Breakthrough Performance", a fresh and unorthodox take on creating an entrepreneurial culture that can transform how businesses operate. Highly engrossing and thought-provoking, this book is a must read for all who want to break organizational norms.

Azran has delivered hundreds of presentations, sharing real-life experiences in revolutionizing traditional 'old economy' industries and developing 'new economy' media and technology businesses and shows that world-beating breakthrough innovation need not be high tech or complex. He shares practical ideas to infuse an entrepreneurial spirit and an innovator's mindset to any organization. Such events have included ones for Prudential, Standard Chartered, Maybank, Alliance Bank, UOB, Dell, HP, Google, Samsung, Huawei, Shell, Petronas, Cebu Pacific, Ernst & Young, HULT Business School, Singapore Institute of Management, the Institute of Directors, Denmark, and others. He also conducts custom-designed masterclass workshops that engage participants with interactive leadership and team-building exercises, actionable frameworks and advice, practical notes, and memorable stories.

The messages Azran shares on disruptive innovation and challenging the status quo, building brands in emerging markets, shaping an innovative organizational culture and attacker's mindset, developing leaders and scaling businesses – all from direct personal experiences. His first-hand authenticity connects with audiences. He shares practical examples of management practices he has used, which can be applied to any organization, big or small, private or public sector – with the right leadership mindset and drive.

The messages Azran shares on disruptive innovation and challenging the status quo, building brands in emerging markets, shaping an innovative organizational culture and attacker's mindset, developing leaders and scaling businesses - all from direct personal experiences. His first-hand authenticity connects with audiences. He shares practical examples of management practices he has used, which can be applied to any organization, big or small, private or public sector - with the right leadership mindset and drive.

Speaking topics include:

• Disruptive Innovation and Challenging The Status Quo
• Harnessing the Entrepreneurial Spirit
• Building Brands in Emerging Markets
• Achieving Global Business Growth through Leadership and Innovation
• Shaping an Innovative Organisational Culture and Attacker's Mindset
• Developing Leaders and Scaling Businesses