Zikry Kholil
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia, Global Executive Officer at Incitement, and Cofounder at Liter of Light Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Zikry Kholil
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia, Global Executive Officer at Incitement, and Cofounder at Liter of Light Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Listed as Forbes 30 under 30 Asia in 2016 and voted as Malaysia's Most Innovative Young Leaders Award of 2016, Zikry's globe-trotting journey since birth makes him an extroverted, outspoken 3rd culture kid. He was missioned as a diplomat with ASEAN in Jakarta & was responsible in pushing the democratisation plan for the Myanmar elections in 2010. worked and volunteered with multiple UN Agencies (UNHCR) and NGO’s in Jordan. Upon returning to Malaysia, Zikry took the challenge in doing corporate sales with British Media Firm called GDS International where he grabbed the opportunity in being an International Sales Analyst before moving to Mindvalley a year later.
As a former thought leader at Mindvalley, Zikry founded The Incitement Movement in 2011 with former colleague Daniel de Gruijter, aimed at promoting volunteerism and social impact amongst youths. 5 years later, Incitement is now a social business and a thriving international community with establishments in over 46 countries, 100's of events, 1000's of volunteers, and despite its overarching social mission statement "spreading positivity" has managed to sustain a 400% year-on-year revenue growth, without having received a single dollar of funding.
Zikry is an ex Radio DJ & a former National Ice Hockey Player. Zikry is also highly active in giving motivational talks and seminars in different cities globally addressing to the social entrepreneurship, young professional and university communities worldwide. Zikry has spoken at multiple European Summits like PODIM and Leading Start:up Communities in Europe, AIESEC Conferences worldwide, TedX events, Impact Hub events and many more making him one of the sought-after speaker worldwide. Zikry is currently a member of Jurors for the United Nations World Summit Award since 2016. He also just got listed on the Top 100 World's Visionary Leader by Real-Leaders Magazine this year.