Viviantie Sarjuni

CEO | Sabah Creative Economy and Innovation Centre (SCENIC) | Malaysia

Viviantie Sarjuni is a Malaysian leader with over 15 years of experience at an award-winning government agency focused on social innovation. As a pioneering force in the social enterprise ecosystem in Sabah, where poverty and unemployment rates are the highest in Malaysia, she leads the Sabah Creative Economy and Innovation Centre (SCENIC) in exploring alternative economic models to challenge capitalism. In just three years, her agency has assisted nearly 100 social enterprises, mainly in rural areas, in securing essential funding. Her achievements include receiving the Chevening Scholarship from the UK government in 2022, the Chief Minister’s Special Award in May 2024 and being named one of the 2024 Kindness & Leadership, 50 Leading Lights in Asia Pacific.