Introduction

Palan is a Malaysian educator and social entrepreneur. In his career, Palan, has consistently done the same thing - helping people learn and perform, in his various roles as a teacher, a HRD (human resources management and development) practitioner, an author, and as a social entrepreneur. He took his startup tech company public in 2006 and in 2015 took his other company in education public.

With multiple qualifications from several Universities (including two master's and two PhD's0, from four continents, including the Harvard Business School and the School of Education, Federation University, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, Palan has extensive experience in education. He has spoken to audiences in over 35 countries.

Palan also serves as the Pro Chancellor of the University of Cyberjaya. During the pandemic crisis, he served as Independent Member of the Emergency Committee advising the King of Malaysia on the Health Emergency.

He founded together with his family, the Palan Foundation to enable equitable access to education.

SPEAKING STYLE

A Certified Speaking Professional from the National Speakers Association, the highest earned award, Palan is also the Fellow of the British Institute of Learning & Development, U.K. He has authored 18 books with two more books due for publication in 2022 and 2023. He has spoken to audiences in 35+ countries both on site and virtually.

He chooses his key notes to ensure maximum impact due to his time constraints given his other work commitments

He has the magical ability to deliver content in a FUN way. This ability has led him to work globally for distinguished and progressive organisations. He has motivated audiences in different countries and has earned the recognition of many people from all walks of life. Palan's 5 I' s - Introduce, Involve, Interact, Instruct and Intensify Retention is based on sound theoretical models and extensive research. 

With his electrifying dynamism and persuasiveness, he entertains and at the same time educates his audience. He makes them embrace, absorb and celebrate the message. His energy, simplicity, experience, knowledge, goodwill and humour have always made his sessions a power packed one. With his charm and professional influencing ability, participants are always influenced. He has fine-tuned his practical style over the last three decades. His sessions are fully interactive, light but content filled whether it is virtual or a keynote presentation. 

He keeps the audience participating, enjoying and learning throughout the session. His dedication, hard work and goal orientation makes his words tweak the emotions and common sense of the audience. He talks about everyday incidents in life and his personal endeavors and more importantly, the lessons learned from them. Palan's emotive speaking ability excites and invigorates any group.  Palan brings much to think about, talk about, laugh about and work about. He is one who engages and interacts with his audience continuously. 

Palan has presented internationally at various conferences in Australia, Americas and Asia. 

Awards

He has received several awards for his contributions.

His alma mater Federation University, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia elected him as the International Alumnus 2022.

Palan was conferred the prestigious Darjah Kebesaran Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM) which carries the second highest title, the honorary title “Tan Sri” by the King of Malaysia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah in 2016.

Personal 

His family lives in a quiet suburb of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

More details www.palan.org