About WIEF Foundation

The WIEF Foundation is the organising body of the Annual World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF), it comprises the Board of Trustees who is supported by an International Advisory Panel and a Permanent Secretariat based in Kuala Lumpur. The Foundation also undertakes various capacity building programmes under the WIEF initiatives of the Businesswomen Network (WBN), Young Leaders Network (WYN), Education Trust (WET),  POWERTALK (WPT),  and Roundtable Series (WRT).

Initiatives & Projects

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WIEF Education
Trust (WET)

The WET is aimed at garnering support and resources from the Muslim world to provide education opportunities to the people at large
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WIEF Businesswomen
Network (WBN)

WBN was mooted at the inaugural Forum in 2005 and it organises the annual WIEF Women Entrepreneurs Workshops
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WIEF Young Leaders
Network (WYN)

The Network holds its Young Leaders events in conjunction with the annual World Islamic Economic Forum
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WIEF Roundtable
Sessions (WRT)

The Roundtable provides an avenue where regional and local business leaders can congregate to leverage on existing business and economic strengths
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WIEF Powertalk
Sessions (WPT)

POWERTALK is a platform for renowned influential thinkers to deliberate and share their knowledge, inspiring communities near and far.
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Upcoming Events

WRT

  • WIEF Roundtable
    Economic Rebound:
    Transforming the Future
  • 27 Sep 2022
  • 9:00 am +UTC 8:00
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  • Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Penang, Malaysia
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Press Release

August 16, 2022

WIEF Roundtable, Penang, Malaysia Economic Rebound: Transforming the Future 27 September 2022
November 25, 2021

Digital Bank, E-Commerce To Drive Financial Inclusion For MSMEs In Post-Pandemic Era
September 19, 2021

WIEF Foundation And Invest Selangor Collaborate To Attract Turkey Investors To Selangor
August 25, 2021

Retirement of The Founding Chairman of WIEF Foundation

News

August 16, 2022

Pulau Pinang jadi lokasi sidang Meja Bulat ke-17 WIEF (Bahasa Melayu)
August 15, 2022

Meja Bulat Yayasan WIEF di Pulau Pinang membincangkan strategi pemulihan ekonomi mampan (Bahasa Melayu)
December 16, 2021

Talent development vital to boost urban farming
December 16, 2021

Kerjasama antara negara penting untuk pembaharuan ekonomi (Bahasa Melayu)

In Focus

Halal Tourism: Updates and Innovations

Founder of Tripfez Travel and Salam Standard, and speaker for WYN JumpStart,…

18 July 2022

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Attracting Investment into Penang

InvestPenang CEO talks on strategies to keep as well as…

4 July 2022

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Sustainability and Heritage in Penang

Professor Laurence Loh, conservation architect and restorer, talks about sustainability…

28 June 2022

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Focusing On…Dr Vibin Joseph

Speaker for WYN’s JumpStart in August 2022, Dr Vibin Joseph…

24 June 2022

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