Novel is an accomplished and award-winning senior leader with over 25 years of remarkable achievements, having previously held various senior leadership roles in multinational companies, including GOJEK, Accenture and Schlumberger, within Technology, Energy, Consulting and Startups domains in the Middle East, Europe, Australia and Asia. An entrepreneur by heart, Novel previously co founded a Dubai-based technology solutions company, Gulfware. With deep industry experiences, he was among students' favorites as the adjunct faculty at Heriot-Watt University (HWU) Dubai Campus. Novel is a keen startup mentor and keynote speaker. Novel is the CEO and Founder of IntiHub, an innovation and transformation company based in Jakarta and Dubai. With a global footprint, he has held various strategic leadership positions at leading companies in the Technology, Energy, Consulting, and Government sectors-including Schlumberger, Accenture, and GOJEK, where he served as VP of Strategy for Indonesia.

Professional Experience

• Managing Partner & Co-founder - IntiHub (Dubai, UAE & Jakarta, Indonesia)
• VP Strategy for Indonesia Regions GOJEK (Jakarta, Indonesia)
• Innovation Strategist Accenture (Dubai, UAE)
• Head of Innovation Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (Dubai, UAE)
• Adjunct Faculty Heriot-Watt University - Dubai Campus (Dubai, UAE)
• CEO & Co-founder Gulfware (Dubai, UAE)
• Various Leadership Roles Schlumberger (UAE, Qatar, Iran, Australia, France & Indonesia)

Training Expertise

• General Management
• Innovation Management
• Corporate Strategy
• Project Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Operations Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Business Coaching

Professional Qualifications

• Executive MBA (Graduated with Honors) - IE Business School, Madrid, Spain
• MSc in Business Systems Analysis and Design - City University, London, UK
• BEng in Mechanical Engineering Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Indonesia