International Strategy & Diplomacy (LSE) | Chevening Scholar | Community Builder (3x NGO Founder) | AI & IR

I'm Zaim and currently pursuing a Master's degree in international strategy and diplomacy in the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) under the Chevening Scholarship, awarded by the UK Government's Foreign and Commonwealth Office. I am passionate about building the next generation of leaders. While working a full-time role, I found time to establish 3 non-profit organisations that have impacted over 5,000 youths in Malaysia. My dissertation research is on understanding the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) arms race between U.S. and China on international relations.

I have 7 years of professional experience in corporate innovation, business development, entrepreneurship development and community building. I was most recently attached to the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC), a government agency mandated to inject innovation in the entrepreneurship ecosystem where I focused on developing a national open innovation platform connecting startups and corporates. Prior to that, I had the opportunity to work as a tech startup community manager, an aide to a minister and a program officer.

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What Do I Do?

Corporate Innovation Specialist

  • Responsible for connecting corporate partners with startups to collaborate on innovative projects
  • Well-exposed to open innovation platforms having been involved in designing, developing and launching a national open innovation platform that connects corporates with startups.

Community Builder

  • Specialised in youth development, gamification and civic engagement.
  • Co-founded 3 NGOs and led 5 non-profit organisations in Malaysia.
  • Organised, co-organised & supported 360 initiatives impacting 5,000 young people through 7 NGOs.

Global Citizen

  • Engaging and collaborating with youths across the world on global issues — gender inequality, extreme poverty and climate change. 
  • ​Selected as Ambassador for Global Schools (UN SDSN Youth) and Global Shapers (World Economic Forum)

How Do I Do It?

World Economic Forum (WEF)

  • Leading a series of events for youth influencers to share insights with local community in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Involved in welfare initiative to provide malnourished children at orphanages.

Nation Building School (NBS)

  • Co-founded NBS to tackle youth unemployment by providing holistic leadership development in personal, professional and civic life. 
  • Impacted over 3,100 youths through over 80 initiatives supported by more than 100 gov't agencies, Fortune 500 companies and NGOs.

UN SDSN Youth (Global Schools)

  • Educating and engaging students to learn and take action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Malaysia.
  • Working with teachers, schools and NGOs to co-design and implement innovative ways to advocate the SDGs.

What's Next?

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I've been building the Malaysian Youth Diplomacy (MyDiplomacy) armed with a vision to empower Malaysians to be leaders through diplomatic opportunities (e.g. scholarships, fellowships, exchanges). 

We are currently looking for members interested to build this community together. Join us at http://bit.ly/joinmydiplomacy!

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Contact Me

Contact me for partnerships, collaborations, speaking engagements or just to have a chat.