Full Profile
Daphne Iking
Master of Ceremonies · HRD Corp Trainer · Content Creator · TV Anchor · Perimenopause Coach · Child Rights Advocate · Award-winning Actress
Experience
Master of Ceremonies
Corporate & Lifestyle Emcee · 2001 – Present
Over 20 years hosting corporate and lifestyle events across Malaysia. Clients span Oil & Gas, Telcos, GLCs, FMCGs, Ministries, Automotive, Property Development, Financial Institutions, Fashion & Beauty, Sports, and Tourism.
Notable engagements include the World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) and the 27th ASEAN Summit.
Broadcaster
TV Presenter · Producer · Broadcast Journalist · 2001 – Present
Produced and hosted TV shows on Media Prima and RTM spanning personal finance, news, current affairs, magazine shows, game shows, travelogues, and documentaries.
Pioneer of the award-winning women's talk show Bella and co-presenter on The Breakfast Show (ntv7). Credits include Ladies Day Out, Si Manja Huggies, Explorace, TLC's Say Yes to The Dress Asia, Best.Ever, and Girl's Day In (Astro Naura).
Content Creator
Vlogger · Social Media Influencer · Scriptwriter · Producer · 2015 – Present
Writes, directs, produces, and hosts online content for corporate and social clients in F&B, FMCG, travel, cosmetics, automotive, hospitality, and government sectors.
YouTube channel with close to 50K subscribers. Operates a professional livestream studio for virtual collaborations.
Corporate Trainer & Coach
HRD Corp Accredited · Motivational Speaker · Mentor
Delivers communication, public speaking, and personal branding training to corporates, GLCs, NGOs, and institutions of higher learning.
Training clients include MCMC, INTAN, Crowe Horwath, PayNet, QNet, and MRANTI.
Education
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Master of Arts in Screen Studies
Bachelor's Degree in Broadcasting — TV, Radio & Film
Advocacy & Activist Work
- —Certified Prenatal Yoga Instructor — teaches community yoga to expecting mothers from Rumah KITA, a shelter for unwed pregnant mothers.
- —Member and volunteer, Women's Aid Organisation (WAO) — shelter for abused women and children.
- —Ambassador for Vaseline's Healing Project, in collaboration with HOPE Worldwide Malaysia.
- —Appointed to the Women's Advisory and Consultative Council, Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development.
- —Led the #MPsAgainstPredators campaign, contributing to the passage of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.
- —Advocate and moderator, “Stop Children Sexual Crimes” National Seminar 2017.
- —Campaign for Paternity Leave with WAO, 2019.
- —Campaign for the Sexual Harassment Bill with AWAM, 2020.
- —Earth Hour Malaysia Celebrity Ambassador.
- —World Refugee Day volunteer — raised funds for refugee children and the urban poor with the Celepets.
- —TEDxYouth@SKIS speaker — “Truth and Dare”: the importance of early sex education.
- —TEDxUTAR speaker — “Critical Evolution: The State of Statelessness”.
Additional Credentials