Azran Osman-Rani spoke in Kuala Lumpur and shared some examples on how to stay on top of the competition through ideas some might consider crazy. Azran’s examples include innovations they implemented at AirAsia X such as empty seat option and breakthrough product features.
Azran says “Creating a disruptive model, even in the old traditional economy still uses and applies the same principles as those that we use in our digital businesses today in terms of that singular focus, concentration, using data and customer observation and not being afraid to make mistakes.” Watch his very informative talk in the video below:
Azran Osman-Rani knows what it takes to build business from the ground up and sustain it through innovative products and services.
Azran was the founding CEO of AirAsia X at the age of 36 and was able to grow the airline from a single aircraft to 26, employing over 2,500 team members, and being the first low-cost, long-haul airline to be publicly-listed in 2013.
In addition to leadership roles in the aviation, media & technology, and capital markets sectors, Azran is a former McKinsey & Company and Booz Allen & Hamilton management consultant, and a Stanford University alumnus. He is an Ironman triathlete and loves adventure travel.
He also currently Chairs the Advisory Board for the Asia Business Centre, Curtin Business School in Australia. He holds Board positions with PT XL Axiata in Indonesia and Apex Investment Services in Malaysia. He Chairs the Malaysian Chapter of YPO. He also advises start-ups and high-growth businesses through Endeavor Malaysia, Kairos Society, and the Cyberview Living Lab Accelerator programme and is currently the CEO of iflix in Malaysia, and its Group COO.
As a speaker, Azran shares practical ideas to infuse an entrepreneurial spirit and an innovator’s mindset to any organization. His keynotes and insights have been invaluable to organizations such as Shell, Dell, HP, Ernst & Young, The Singapore Institute of Management, The Institute of Directors in Denmark, Australian Institute for Company Directors, Sunway Group, Maybank, and First Pacific.
Azran Osman-Rani‘s speaking topics are:
- Harnessing the Entrepreneurial Spirit
- Revolutionizing television in emerging markets
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