Mr. Keat YAP
Malaysia Country Head and Co-Founder and APAC Lead, Product Excellence and Renewal Lab (PERLab), Kearney
Keat Yap is a Senior Partner at Kearney, Malaysia Country Head, and Co-Founder and APAC Lead, Product Excellence and Renewal Lab (PERLab), based in Kuala Lumpur. Kearney is a leading global management consulting firm that works with organizations to drive strategic, operational, and transformational results. He has over two decades of global industry and management consulting experience helping companies achieve business and operations excellence.
Keat’s expertise spans multiple industries, including high tech and semiconductors, automotive, utilities, banking, consumer products, and government. He specializes in end-to-end supply chain improvement, operations excellence, manufacturing, IT, semiconductor technology development, and strategic customer manufacturing enablement.
Keat’s recent work has helped clients succeed across a wide range of initiatives, including building resilient supply chains, developing procurement digitalization strategies, and leading large-scale business and operations transformations. He is also a regular speaker at industry-leading events.
Presentation Title
From Minerals to Megawatts: Building Resilience for EVs, Data Centres and Power Grids
As the global economy races to electrify, digitalize, and decarbonize, demand for key materials is rising faster than new mining and refining capacity. The paper identifies a significant visibility gap, noting that many companies lack a clear understanding of their mineral dependencies and shared risks.