On 27th August, I had the privilege to visit Discover Muaythai (DMT) Gym as part of the TBN Asia Conference Impact Trip, organized in collaboration with ASBhive. Out of all the destinations lined up, DMT stood out immediately, a gym that’s not just about combat sports, but about second chances.

As part of the TBN Asia Conference 2025 Impact Trip, we had the opportunity to visit Batik Boutique, a Malaysian social enterprise founded by Amy Blair. What began with a mission to empower one single mother has since grown into an enterprise that provides fair wages, skills training, and sustainable income for artisans and seamstresses across the country.

On 28th August, our TBN Asia Conference delegates had the chance to step out of the city buzz and into something very different,  an urban farm located under power pylons in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. This was QuinTerra, a homegrown GreenTech Impact organisation with a bold mission: turning food waste into sustainable solutions.

For the recent TBN Asia Conference impact trip, we visited Silent Teddies Bakery, a social enterprise that empowers the Deaf community through baking and entrepreneurship. The visit began with a guided tour around the bakery, where we witnessed the daily operations and met the talented bakers who bring each recipe to life.

Have you seen those W buildings around BGC? They’re all owned by the W Group, one of the most successful diversified business groups in the Philippines, with strong foundations in both manufacturing and real estate. This is the story of the company’s founder, who was born in Zamboanga and eventually made his mark in Manila.

October 1st 2024, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta inaugurated the Innovation Impact Hub by Maxy Academy, a modern co-working space designed to be a center for innovation and collaboration for students.

Kim Tan shares his philosophy on finding purpose in work on the Wow Factor podcast and describes why he believes that whatever your business, there is space to be creative and innovative. He discusses why he finds more satisfaction now than ever in the work he does because he has locked into his purpose, even though finding that purpose took a while. Kim also shares how the Transformational Business Network (TBN) inspires others to build businesses the right way and gives his insights on the key qualities of a leader. 

Belmont University’s Innovation Labs Receives $6 Million Grant to Fuel Global Entrepreneurship

Templeton Religion Trust Partners with the Transformational Business Network and Belmont to Support Enterprise Solutions to Poverty

Transformational Business Network (TBN) Asia Conference, through TBN Indonesia, encourages business people, investors, and entrepreneurs to create social businesses or enterprises. The goal is to combat poverty and protect the environment.

Global social impact pioneer Dr Kim Tan shares examples of investors doing well by doing good in this illuminating Focus Talk.

One of the ways Transformational Business Network Asia (TBN Asia) seeks to realise their mission of alleviating poverty is through interfaith collaboration. TBN Asia has worked across different faiths to educate stakeholders through conferences and events; empower social entrepreneurs through a mentorship programme; provide seed funding for start-ups, and; matchmake social entrepreneurs to investors.

The first of Green Templeton Lectures 2023 was held in the EP Abraham Lecture Theatre on Thursday 23 February before an in-person audience with a live stream more than doubling the audience through those participating online.

Lauren Templeton and Dato Dr. Kim Tan discuss Malaysia, Social Venture Impact Investing, & leaving a legacy.

Chairman of SpringHill Management, a private fund management company specializing in biotech and social venture capital investments. He is a partner of a number of impact funds including Inqo Investments (SA), Novastar Ventures (Kenya), Springhill Equity Partners (US) and Garden Impact Investment (Singapore). He is the co-founder of the Transformational Business Network and is a trustee of the John Templeton Foundation, Templeton Religion Trust and the Centre for Enterprise, Markets & Ethics (Oxford), and an advisor to Johnson & Johnson Impact Ventures. He was the founder chairman of the NCI Cancer Hospital (Malaysia), and former board member of the Saracens Rugby Club (UK) and the APEC Life Science Innovation Forum. He is a Pro-Chancellor of the University of Surrey (UK), the inventor of sheep monoclonal antibodies and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (UK).

Various solutions in the world of education are one of the magnets of the 2022 TBN Asia Conference. As is known, there are still many countries, especially in the Southeast Asia region, that need attention to the development and access to school-related matters.

At the TBN Asia Hybrid Conference 2022, at Trans Resort Seminyak, Bali, a 'special class' related to various breakthroughs in the world of education, had an attraction. Among them were two Indonesian representatives who received high appreciation for their innovation and solution design.

Transformational Business Network (TBN) Asia Hybrid Conference 2022 will be officially held on Thursday, September 22, 2022 tomorrow.  TBN Asia Hybrid Conference 2022 will take place at Trans Bali Resort, Bali.

At the event which will take place from 22-23 September 2022, the public will get many inspiring stories and various benefits.

One of them is various breakthroughs from the social entrepreneurship side to combat poverty.

Transformational Business Network (TBN) Asia Hybrid Conference 2022 will officially be held tomorrow, Thursday (22/9). TBN Asia Hybrid Conference 2022 will take place at Trans Bali Resort, Bali.

Throughout September 22-23, 2022, the public will get many inspiring stories and various benefits. One of them is various breakthroughs from the social entrepreneurship side to combat poverty.

Transformational Business Network Asia ( TBN Asia) will hold its annual conference in Bali on 22-24 September 2022.

Here is a list of social enterprises that have registered for the TBN event in Bali, quoted from the Usaha Sosial page, Sunday (11/9/2022), for complete details, please check the usahasosial.com page.

Transformational Business Network Asia ( TBN Asia ) will hold its annual conference in Bali on 22-24 September 2022.

The annual conference entitled TBN Asia Bali Hybrid Conference 2022 takes the theme Collaboration in a Post Pandemic World - multi faith, multi sector, cross border or Post-Pandemic Collaboration Between Faiths, Multi Sectors and Cross Borders.

The Transformation Business Network (TBN) is holding the TBN Asia  Bali Hybrid Conference 2022. This conference will be held on September 22-24, 2022 in Bali.

The TBN Asia Conference is an annual event designed to bring together entrepreneurs who run businesses for social or community interests.