Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Wan Mohd Zahid Mohd Noordin is an educationist by training and profession. He began his career as a teacher and subsequently rose to the rank of Education Manager within the Ministry of Education. His last position was as Director General of Education of Malaysia. Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Wan Mohd Zahid is presently Chairman of Management and Science University (MSU), Furukawa Electric Cables (M) Sdn Bhd And Academy of Higher Education.
 
He is also a Director Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad, Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Berhad, SP Setia Berhad and Amanah Mutual Berhad. He was formerly the Chairman of Berger International Ltd based in Singapore, and Deputy Chairman of International Bank Malaysia Berhad.

He is also a board member of the Securities Industry Development Corporation (SIDC), the training and development arm of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC).
 
Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Wan Mohd Zahid holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from University of Malaya, Masters from Stanford University and a PhD from University of California, Berkeley. He underwent a course in business management under the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School.

He is the Chairman of WIEF Education Trust, WIEF Board of Trustee and member of the WIEF International Advisory Panel (IAP).

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).

Ilham joined Ilthabi Rekatama, a private investment company in Indonesia, as President Director in 2002. Through Ilthabi, he invested in various companies in the fields of energy, education, health, manufacturing, information and communication technology (ICT), and others.

Ilham previous professional background is largely with aerospace companies, IPTN Indonesia and Boeing USA.
Prior to that, he was Assistant Professor for Fluid Mechanics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany. He chairs the foundation of the International University Liaison Indonesia (IULI), which he co-established in 2012.

In 2014, he was elected to be Chief Executive of Wantiknas, the National Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Council of Indonesia. Being Vice Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) for Informatics, Broadcasting, Research & Technology, Ilham is also responsible for KADIN’s bilateral committee for Germany.

He is also the founder of The Habibie Center foundation, leading its Institute for Democracy through Science and Technology. He is a member of the board of advisors of the US cultural center in Jakarta called @america and the Chairman of Business Action for Support of Information Society (BASIS), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris, France.

Ilham is also the Vice Chairman of the All-Indonesian Association of Muslim Intellectuals and the Chairman of All-Indonesian Association of Muslim Entrepreneurs.

With a passion for handcrafts since her childhood, Riski Hapsari, born in 1981, started her career in secondary school by selling handmade bracelets. In 2007, she resigned from CIMB Niaga Bank and started her first online business http://koleksikikie.multiply.com. In 2013, she joined the 2nd Regional WIEF Online Marketing Workshop in Surabaya where the Workshop inspired her to develop another website called http://koleksikikie.com.

In 2016 she not only had her own website, but her name had spread throughout social media including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Her customers are scattered throughout Indonesia, with a total of 400 online transactions per month. She successfully penetrated into the foreign market and now has a few foreign customers from Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, US, and Australia.

Not only focused on selling accessories, the website also provides information on how to find materials to make accessories at home and market them as well. This way, she will help Indonesian women establish their own business from home. Koleksikikie also collaborates with the Indonesian Government through the PNPM Mandiri programme in order to empower women in rural areas. Due to her dedication and hard work, she was selected as one of the finalists for the Indonesia Women Entrepreneur award “Wanita Wirausaha Femina” in 2015.

Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane was born in Makgoebaskloof and grew up in Ga-Makanye Village in the Limpopo province. During the 1980s, she was an active member of the United Democratic Front and served in various structures of the Mass Democratic Movement and the African National Congress’ (ANC) underground structures.

After the unbanning of the ANC in 1990, she served the party in various structures, including the ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) and actively participated in the relaunch of the ANCWL in the country.
She served as the Chairperson of the ANCWL in Limpopo and as member of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the organisation from 1992 to 1995.

Ms Nkoana-Mashabane was elected as a Member of Parliament from 1994 to 1995. In 1995, she was appointed High Commissioner to Malaysia, servicing the Philippines and Brunei (1995 to 1999).
From 1999 to 2005, she was appointed as High Commissioner to India, servicing Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives and Nepal.

She was a member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) and the NWC of the ANCWL, as well as the Deputy Secretary-General of the ANC in Limpopo from 2004 to 2008.
In 2005, she was appointed Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Limpopo’s Department of Government and Housing. During her term, the department won the National Govan Mbeki Housing Award for “Best Provincial Housing Department in South Africa, 2008”.
Ms Nkoana-Mashabane was named Newsmaker of the Year for 2008 by the Polokwane Chamber of Business.

The department also won seven other awards, including “The department doing the most to accelerate service delivery”. Minister Nkoana-Mashabane was elected as a member of the ANC NEC and NWC in 2007. She was also the Provincial Convener of the Progressive Women’s Movement in Limpopo in 2007.
On 11 May 2009, she was appointed as the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation during which she served as a member on the 2010 Soccer World Cup Local Organising Committee, presided over the historic United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP17/CMP7) in Durban as President and was a key lobbyist for South Africa’s inclusion as a member of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) formation (2011).

She was also lead campaigner for the election of Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma as Chair of the African Union Commission – a first for Africa (2012).
She was sworn in for a second term as Minister of International Relations and Cooperation on 26 May 2014. She is currently a member of the ANC NEC and NWC.
In 2015, Ms Nkoana-Mashabane was elected as the Treasurer General of the ANCWL. She also serves in the league’s NEC and NWC.

As South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Nkoana-Mashabane is entrusted with the formulation, promotion and execution of South Africa’s foreign policy, taking overall responsibility for all aspects of South Africa’s international relations in consultation with the President.
She leads one of the biggest contingents of diplomats, with 125 diplomatic missions in 107 countries located in all corners of the world.

Luky Eko is VP and Chief Administration Officer of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in the People’s Republic of China. Previously, he held various senior positions in the Central Government of Indonesia. Notable contributions include, among others, Chairman of Implementing Team of the Committee for Strategic Infrastructure Project Provisions at the Office of Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs and Deputy Minister for Regional Development and Autonomy at the National Development Planning Ministry.

He holds a Bachelor degree from Bandung Institute of Technology in Urban and Regional Planning, and a PhD in Regional Economics and Science Studies from Cornell University, USA.

As Minister of Commerce, Khurram Dastgir Khan revitalized Pakistan’s trade diplomacy. He spearheaded the campaign to obtain GSP+ trade preferences for Pakistan from the European Union. In spring 2014, he led vital negotiations to obtain reciprocal market access for Pakistan and to normalise trade with India. His vigorous diplomacy led to start off Pakistan’s negotiations for free trade agreements with Turkey and Thailand.

Under his stewardship, the Ministry of Commerce has revamped national trade defence laws, obtained approval for Pakistan’s accession to TIR convention, and has successfully concluded institutional reforms of the Ministry itself as well as its attached departments. He has steered the drive for a qualitative shift towards value-addition and diversification in Pakistan’s exports.

Khurram Dastgir Khan was elected from his native city of Gujranwala to the National Assembly of Pakistan in 2008 and re-elected in 2013. During the 2008-13 Parliament, he earned distinction as Chair of the standing committee of commerce and as a member of the Public accounts committee.

He also served on the Special Parliamentary Committee in Kashmir, Finance Committee on the National Assembly, Special Committee on Threats to Journalists, and the Standing Committee of the National Regulation & Services as well the Standing Committee on Millennium Development Goals.

Affiliated with Pakistan Muslim League-N [PMLN], Khurram Dastgir Khan has served as national office-bearer in leadership positions within his party. He was serving as Special Assistant to Prime Minister at the time of the military coup d’etat in October 1999. Between1999-2008, he led a resistance to the authoritarian rule in his native district and participated actively in PMLN’s national resistance.

Khurram Dastgir Khan was trained as an engineer at California Institute of Technology and holds a degree in Economics from Bowdoin College, both in the United States. He is a Life Member of Pakistan’s Engineering Council.

He is the CEO and Director of My Outlets Pte Ltd in Singapore, a value chain platform that provides halal trade and business solutions to SMEs in the halal F&B industry since 2013. Malek plays a crucial role in the company’s strategic corporate development, helping SMEs from the halal F&B industry in developing their export capability development. He managed to build a global network and partnerships with various food manufacturers who are keen to enter the Asian market, including numerous Malaysian, Indonesian, Turkish and Australian companies, as well as government, trade and halal certification bodies in the region.

Malek is also Deputy President of the Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and has been awarded the SMCCI Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He is involved in various advisory roles as well as the strategic planning, charting and developing the growth of SMCCI.

As well as his role as the Head of the Halal Industry’s F&B Cluster, Malek has decades of experience in the know-how, understanding of the needs, wants and concerns of the local halal food players.