Tan Sri Dato’ Ahmad Fuzi Haji Abdul Razak was previously the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia. He joined the Malaysian Diplomatic and Administrative Service in 1972, and served in various capacities at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, mainly in the Political Division, and at the Malaysian Missions abroad in Moscow, The Hague, Canberra, Washington and Dhaka. His tenor as Secretary-General saw him deeply involved at the Senior Officials level in the successful hosting by Malaysia of the NAM Summit in 2003, the OIC Summit in 2003 and the ASEAN Summit plus East Asia Summit and Related Summits in 2005.

Tan Sri Ahmad Fuzi has previously also served as Director General, Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations Malaysia; Deputy Secretary General 1, Ambassador-at-Large and Malaysia’s Representative to the ASEAN High Level Task Force (HLTF) on the Drafting of the ASEAN Charter and Malaysia’s Representative to the High Level Panel (HLP) on the Drafting of the Terms of Reference of the ASEAN Human Rights Body. The last two positions allowed him to engage a wide spectrum of representatives and stakeholders dealing with matters pertaining to Human Rights in Malaysia and other ASEAN Member States.

Tan Sri Fuzi is currently, Secretary-General of the World Islamic Economic Forum Foundation (WIEF) and Chairman of Amanahraya-Reit Managers Sdn Bhd; Seremban Engineering Berhad; Theatre Management Associates Sdn Bhd; Optima Capital Sdn Bhd; Sofgen (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, ACE Holdings Sdn Bhd and IMAN Research Consulting Sdn Bhd.

Tan Sri Fuzi is also a member of the Board of Directors of Maybank Islamic Bhd; Puncak Niaga Holdings Berhad; Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) Malaysia Sdn Bhd; MDIS Unicampus Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Alstar Solutions Sdn Bhd; Lejadi Medimax Sdn Bhd and WEROS Technology Sdn Bhd. He is also Advisor, Xadarcorp Sdn Bhd.

In recognition of his service to the nation, he was awarded the AMN (1979), the JSM (1999), the DSPN (1999), the DMPN (2002) the PSM (2003) and the DSLJ (Brunei Darussalam 2014).

Volker Nienhaus was Professor of Economics at the German universities of Trier and Bochum, Vice Rector of the University of Bochum and President of the University of Marburg. He holds an honorary professorship of the University of Bochum and was Visiting Professor at the University of Reading (UK), University of Malaya, and the Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies. He served in several academic advisory committees and boards, including the German Federal Ministry of Economic Co-operation and Development and the German Federal Agency for Civic Education.

Currently, Volker is a member of the Governing Council and Adjunct Professor of the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) in Kuala Lumpur and consultant to the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB). He is also member of the Supervisory Board of FWU AG in Munich, an internationally operating family takāful provider. His interest in Islamic economics and finance and his long list of publications date back to the late 1970s.

Sevket Can Tulumen received his BA in Civil Engineering from Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey and his MA Degree in Civil Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, USA in 1988.

His experience includes being a Partner for Tulka Construction and Engineering Company and owner of Tulpa Marketing and Trade Company Ltd.

He is currently a Member of the Board and Chairman of Foreign Relations Committee for MUSİAD Businessmen Association in Turkey. He is also a Member of the Auditing Board for Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, ITO.

Tun Musa Hitam, who is currently Chairman of the World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) Foundation was Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister until 1986. In the course of his service in the Malaysian government, he held various positions including Minister of Home Affairs, Education, Primary Industries and Trade and Industries and Chairman of the Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA). Among his major official activities were as Leader of Malaysian Investment Missions to Europe, USA and Japan and representing Malaysia at UN UNESCO and ECOSOC related negotiating and regular conferences.

Since Tun Musa’s retirement from politics in 1987, he held Chairmanships of 3 Public Listed Companies and various business related institutions both at domestic and international levels. He was Chairman of the Malaysia – China Business Council, Co-Chair of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) of the Asean – China, 15 year economic cooperation program and Chairman of the EPG to draft the Asean Charter. Currently, Tun Musa is Chairman of the Sime Darby Foundation, Chairman of the International Advisory Panel of CIMB Bank, Chairman of the International Selection Panel of the Royal Award on Islamic Finance and member of the Advisory Panels of the Iskandar Development Authority.

Tun Musa holds a BA from the University of Malaya and MA from the University of Sussex, and held a resident Fellowship at Harvard University. For his services to the nation, The Yang Di Pertuan Agong, King, of Malaysia conferred him the Malaysia’s highest award which carries the title “Tun”.

With more than two decades of business operational and management expertise under her belt, Camelia Tan Sri Ya’acob is a self-made successful serial-entrepreneur. She has a sharp eye to effectively turn-around business strategies and strengthen marketing plans by monetising various assets to increase company profitability.

Today she is the owner and CEO of Rootwommers, a company specialising in 2 powerful modern income generators i.e. Word of mouth marketing and Connecting Networks for SME companies in Malaysia and Singapore.

In the course of her present day business, she is totally involved in training SME startups or scaleups in business and modern marketing systems. Her simple, down to earth theories, hands on practical marketing and connecting network techniques have been proven successful for many business owners. Entrepreneurs who follow her systems will experience high profitability in a short frame of time.

Today, as a strong advocate in Connecting Networks, she and her team specialise in cross-connecting B2B and B2C markets from any network. Her training modules focus on building entrepreneurs to be effective connectors and marketers utilising coexisting networks from different business experiences and backgrounds.

Shinta Witoyo Dhanuwardoyo, known as Shinta Bubu, recognised as Globe Asia’s 99 Most Powerful Women in Indonesia, is a pioneer in Indonesia’s tech industry. She established Bubu.com in 1996, which is one of the first Internet companies ever built in Indonesia. Bubu.com started as a web design company, and with rapid development in the country’s digital landscape, has since evolved into a leading digital agency.

She is passionate about all things tech, and is committed to contribute to the development of the tech industry. One of her initiatives include IDByte 2015 event and Bubu Awards, which brings in world-class industry players and honours the best talents in Indonesia’s digital landscape. She also set up SVATA – a non-profit organisation aiming to bridge knowledge between Silicon Valley and Indonesia’s tech ecosystem. Her most recent initiative is establishing Angel eQ Network – a community of angel investors made of prominent entrepreneurs.

Shinta Bubu has also served as CEO of Plasa.com – one of the digital arms of Telkomsel and one of the first e-commerce in Indonesia. At Plasa.com, she managed to secure partnership with E-Bay. She also set up Nusantara Ventures, one of the first venture capital firms in Indonesia.

Azran is currently the CEO of iflix in Malaysia, and its Group COO – a disruptive internet television subscription video-on-demand service that was launched in May 2015 and now operates across Southeast Asia and is scaling to emerging markets in other regions. iflix aims to radically change how entertainment content is delivered to consumers in emerging markets, and how to address the threat of piracy.

He previously pioneered the long-haul, low-cost airline model as the founding CEO of AirAsia X, leading the growth from start-up to US$1 billion in revenue and a public-listing in six years, breaking many low-cost airline industry conventions and introducing innovations such as flatbed business class seats, fly-thru transfers, quiet zone and seating options, while achieving the world’s lowest unit operating cost and industry-leading technical reliability.

Azran held positions as Senior Director of Business Development at Astro All Asia Networks, SVP of Business Transformation at the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, and Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company. He currently Chairs the Advisory Board of the Asia Business Centre at Curtin University, Chairs the Malaysia Chapter of YPO, and mentors high-growth companies for Endeavor.

He holds a Masters degree in Management Science & Engineering and a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, both from Stanford University.

Nazeem Noordali, General Manager of Corporate & Structured Finance, is responsible for overseeing all ITFC trade finance transactions for MENA, Africa and Asia/CIS. Prior to the establishment of ITFC, he was Acting Group Supervisor of Operations in the Trade Finance & Promotion Department (TFPD) at the Islamic Development Bank (IDB).

He pioneered the concept of Shariah-compliant structured commodity finance within the Islamic banking community. He has been particularly instrumental in introducing a number of innovative solutions towards building a robust structure and led a team of multi-skilled professionals, which over the recent years have produced some of the landmark deals in Islamic trade finance for ITFC.

He began his career in 1990, before joining IDB, with the French General Council in the Finance Department and later moved to Mauritius, where he worked for the state export development agency, involved in the promotion of exports and direct investments into the Economic Free Zone of Mauritius.

He obtained a Masters of Science degree in Shipping Trade & Finance in 1989 from the CASS Business School, UK, following his Bachelor’s degree (Honours) in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE).