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Home > Events > The One Talk @ PBAKL 2026 > Books, Beyond Boundaries: Shaping the Industry in the Age of AI > Keith Thong

The One Talk Show @ PBAKL / KLIBF - BIODATA \| Host -

	Keith Thong Host and Chairman The One Talk Show @ PBAKL/KLIBF
	Keith Thong Yuet Sheng is the Group Managing Director of University Book Store (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (UBSM) and Asia President of Edusynch, with a distinguished career spanning publishing, education, and media leadership. He also serves as ASEAN Business Development Partner for PressReader, Quippy and Pickatale. He owns Weekly Echo, a media platform dedicated to ethical journalism and editorial innovation. Keith’s influence extends across Southeast Asia as a speaker and ad hoc project consultant for the Ministries of Education in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. His roles include advisory positions with leading universities and language associations, trusteeships in educational foundations, and community leadership as Education Director of Rotary Club KL Dynamics. Recognized internationally, he is also a panel judge for the BETT Asia Awards and Malaysia Teacher Prize. Affiliations: ● Board Member: National Book Council Malaysia, Ministry of Education. ● Ex-Chairman & Honorary Treasurer: Malaysian Book Industry Chamber (MBIC). ● President: Malaysian Booksellers Association (MBA). ● President (Asia): Edusynch CEFR & EPT Assessments. ● Deputy President: Malaysian Association of Education (MAE/PERPEMA). ● Exco: National Association of Private Educational Institutions (NAPEI). ● Trustee, Malaysian English Language Teaching Association (MELTA). ● Trustee, Methodist Boys School KL Alumni (MBSKL). ● Exco: Federation of Malaysian Business Association (FMBA). ● Education Director: Rotary Club, KL Dynamics (RCKLD). ● Industry Advisor: University Malaya, Sunway University, Southern UC, UNM. ● Editorial Consultant: Weekly-Echo.com ● Panel Judge BETT Asia Awards and Malaysia Teacher Prize. Others: Internet Alliance (IA), Keynote speaker, Lecturer, Corporate Trainer, Youth Mentor

Keith Thong

Host and Chairman

The One Talk Show @ PBAKL/KLIBF

Keith Thong Yuet Sheng is the Group Managing Director of University Book Store (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (UBSM) and Asia President of Edusynch, with a distinguished career spanning publishing, education, and media leadership. He also serves as ASEAN Business Development Partner for PressReader, Quippy and Pickatale. He owns Weekly Echo, a media platform dedicated to ethical journalism and editorial innovation. Keith’s influence extends across Southeast Asia as a speaker and ad hoc project consultant for the Ministries of Education in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. His roles include advisory positions with leading universities and language associations, trusteeships in educational foundations, and community leadership as Education Director of Rotary Club KL Dynamics. Recognized internationally, he is also a panel judge for the BETT Asia Awards and Malaysia Teacher Prize.

Affiliations:

● Board Member: National Book Council Malaysia, Ministry of Education.

● Ex-Chairman & Honorary Treasurer: Malaysian Book Industry Chamber (MBIC).

● President: Malaysian Booksellers Association (MBA).

● President (Asia): Edusynch CEFR & EPT Assessments.

● Deputy President: Malaysian Association of Education (MAE/PERPEMA).

● Exco: National Association of Private Educational Institutions (NAPEI).

● Trustee, Malaysian English Language Teaching Association (MELTA).

● Trustee, Methodist Boys School KL Alumni (MBSKL).

● Exco: Federation of Malaysian Business Association (FMBA).

● Education Director: Rotary Club, KL Dynamics (RCKLD).

● Industry Advisor: University Malaya, Sunway University, Southern UC, UNM.