Dr A.J Minai

Strategic Advisor in Asia

Dr A.J Minai

Strategic Advisor in Asia

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Most organisations don't have an ambition problem.

They have a belief problem.

The strategy exists. The capital may exist. The technology certainly exists. But somewhere between the PowerPoint and the room, conviction disappears.

That's usually where I come in.

I work with boards, investors, founders and institutions when something important needs to become believable enough to move — capital, people, markets or all three.

Over the years, that has taken me through enterprise transformation, venture building, private capital, cross-border growth and now the increasingly human problem of AI adoption.

Different rooms. Surprisingly similar problem.

I've spoken and worked across 23+ countries and more than 270 public and executive engagements. Today, through AJ Minai International and the ventures and mandates around it, my work sits primarily across Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

I also write The Unwritten Minutes — about the things institutions understand privately, long before they become comfortable saying them publicly.

So what do I do?

I help turn ambition into conviction — and conviction into movement.

Sometimes the PowerPoint is more convinced than the room.

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    • AJ Minai International