[citation needed] CADS was founded by Sharala Axryd, a Malaysian entrepreneur; her unusual position as a female CEO was noted by several publications.
[8] In 2016, CADS collaborated with Harvard Business School (HBS) Executive Education to launch a customised Big Data Analytics (BDA) program, with Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) as stakeholders.
The four-day programme took place for the first time at Hilton Kuala Lumpur from 25th to 28 April 2016 with 53 C-level participants.
Launched in March 2017, ADAX is an initiative by MDEC and Malaysia’s and the world’s first physical data exchange.
[11] The Data Star Program was then launched in October 2017[12][13] previously as a collaborative effort between ADAX and MDEC with CADS as a delivery partner.