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Saif Muhtar Business Systems Educator
Saif Muhtar Business Systems Educator

Speaking & training

Invite Saif to speak at your next event.

Keynotes, workshops and panels for business owners, industry associations and company teams. After 20+ years in construction, Saif rebuilt his own company to run on systems, and teaches how, including what did not work.

Send an invitation Speaker one-sheet (PDF)
Language
English, Bahasa Malaysia or both
Formats
Keynote, workshop, panel, podcast, webinar
Material
The iBOS blueprint: 12 components, 10 stages
Saif Muhtar, educator and speaker on business operating systems

Saif Muhtar

Educator & Speaker · Business Operating Systems

Now booking 2026–2027

Five talks

  1. 01 Build a Company That Runs Without You.
  2. 02 Your Company Should Not Stop When You Stop Answering WhatsApp.
  3. 03 AI on the Ground: Agents with a Site Supervisor.
  4. 04 The 12-Part Operating System Behind a Self-Running Company.
  5. 05 What I Learned Digitalising RumahHQ (Including What Didn't Work).
Speaker kit: bios, photos, MC introduction

Talks

Five talks. One idea.

Every talk teaches part of the iBOS blueprint, tailored to your audience.

Signature keynote

30–45 minutes

Build a Company That Runs Without You.

Why good companies stop when the owner stops, and the absence test that proves yours will not.

  • SME owners
  • Associations
  • Conferences

Your audience leaves with

The founder trap: why the owner keeps stepping back in, and the decision that breaks the loop

More takeaways
  • What 'runs itself' really means: the six continuities that must hold without the founder
  • The absence test ladder, from one day to one month, and what each step proves
  • Keynote
  • Fireside chat / podcast
  • Webinar

The owner's job changes: from doing the work to governing the system

Illustrative example

Owner hours per week (illustrative)

65604525156 5812182012 Crossover owner starts governing
  1. 1Start
  2. 2Traction
  3. 3Systemise
  4. 4Grow
  5. 5Extend
  6. 6Self-running
  • Hours a week IN the business (doing the work)
  • Hours a week ON the business (building the system)
Blueprint, Figure 1

Your Company Should Not Stop When You Stop Answering WhatsApp.

  • SME owners
  • Associations
  • Founders

Your audience leaves with

Lead to cash: the hand-offs where work gets lost, and the rule that closes each one

  • 45 minutes, or a half-day workshop
  • Keynote
  • Workshop
  • Panel

AI on the Ground: Agents with a Site Supervisor.

  • Tech and AI events
  • SME programmes
  • Banking and GLC

Your audience leaves with

Good first AI uses (proposals, meeting summaries, WhatsApp enquiries) and the guardrail for each

  • 30–45 minutes
  • Keynote
  • Panel
  • Webinar

The 12-Part Operating System Behind a Self-Running Company.

  • Ops leaders
  • SME programmes
  • Management teams

Your audience leaves with

The 12 components every self-running company needs, and the question each one answers

  • 45 minutes, or a full-day workshop
  • Workshop
  • Keynote
  • Webinar

What I Learned Digitalising RumahHQ (Including What Didn't Work).

  • Universities
  • Founders
  • Podcasts

Your audience leaves with

Where to start when everything feels urgent: the lowest-scoring component

  • 30–60 minutes
  • Keynote
  • Fireside chat / podcast
  • Panel

Formats

From the main stage to the meeting room.

In person across Malaysia, or online. English, Bahasa Malaysia or both.

  • Keynote

    30–45 minutes on stage

  • Workshop

    Half or full day, hands-on

  • Panel

    Construction, SMEs, practical AI

  • Fireside chat / podcast

    Events, podcasts, founder groups

  • Webinar

    45–60 minutes online, live Q&A

What organisers get

  • A preparation call

    Your audience, your goal

  • Examples for your audience

    Not a generic deck

  • A ready speaker kit

    Bios, photos, MC introduction

Technical needs

  • Projector or screen
  • Lapel mic
  • HDMI or USB-C
  • Slide clicker

Speaker kit

Everything your team needs, in one place.

Copy, download, hand to your MC. Please credit “Saif Muhtar”.

Short bio

73 words

Saif Muhtar teaches business owners how to build companies that run without them. After 20+ years in construction, he rebuilt his own company, RumahHQ, to run on systems instead of on its founder, and codified the method in his blueprint "How to Build a Company that Runs Itself": a Intelligent Business Operating System (iBOS) of 12 components, ten stages and 40 modules. Today he teaches it on stage, in workshops and in programmes.

MC introduction

30 seconds · 68 words

Our next speaker spent 20+ years building houses in Malaysia. Then he did something most business owners never manage: he rebuilt his own company so it runs on systems instead of on him, and wrote the method down as a blueprint, "How to Build a Company that Runs Itself". Today he teaches owners and their teams how to build companies that run without them. Please welcome Saif Muhtar.

Long bio

152 words

Read the full bio

Saif Muhtar is an educator and speaker on business operating systems: how a traditional company stops depending on its owner's memory and phone. He is the author of "How to Build a Company that Runs Itself", a Intelligent Business Operating System (iBOS) blueprint of 12 components, ten stages and 40 modules. He learned it the hard way. Over 20+ years in Malaysian construction, he founded and grew RumahHQ, a design-and-build company with 90+ builders and engineers and more than 230 homes completed. Then he rebuilt it around one system of record, connected workflows and AI agents that work under human approval, with every workflow tested against a written acceptance test before it went live. The blueprint codifies what that rebuild taught him. Today he teaches the iBOS on stage, in workshops and in programmes, and writes about founder dependency, management rhythm, decision rights and practical AI for SME owners and their teams.

Photos

Saif's own photograph, full size.

Speaker one-sheet

One A4 page: talks, bio, formats, how to get in touch. PDF.

Invitation

Invite Saif to your event.

Saif reads every invitation himself.

How a booking works

  1. 1Your enquiry

    Saif replies within two working days

  2. 2Preparation call

    Tailored to your audience

  3. 3The day

    An early tech check, then Saif speaks

Prefer to talk first?

Message or call Saif directly.

WhatsApp 016-354 7300

Or email: hello@saifmuhtar.com

Questions organisers ask

What is the speaking fee?

It depends on format, length, location and tailoring. Send your event details and Saif will reply with a proposal.

Can a talk be tailored?

Yes, after a preparation call with the organiser.

Can the talk be in Bahasa Malaysia?

Yes: Bahasa Malaysia, English, or a mix of both.

Is the talk a pitch for RumahHQ?

No. Saif speaks as an educator. RumahHQ is the case study in his talks, not a product he sells.

Does Saif join panels and podcasts?

Yes, on owner dependency, business systems, SME digitalisation and practical AI.

Speaking invitation

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