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Disruptive Change: Impact and Challenges

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Mumtaz Khan

Mumtaz Khan is advisor to Nogaholding, the parent company holding all the oil and gas assets of Bahrain. He’s a recognised leader in private equity in the Middle East and Asia. He was the key person in establishing the USD730 million Islamic Development Bank Infrastructure Fund (IDB Fund). He was the chairman as well as CEO of EMP Bahrain and manager of the IDB Fund. He was a managing director at EMP Global in Washington D.C. and for three years was based in Hong Kong as a managing director for the USD1.1 billion AIG Asian Infrastructure Fund.

He was with IFC for 14 years and served as resident representative based in Jakarta. He was a manager in IFC’s Asia Department and pioneered IFC’s programme in China through extensive engagement with state owned entities in China and the Ministry of Finance. He’s a member of the Advisory Board of the UK based Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF), Bretton Woods Committee and the Interim Council of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). At the WIEF Foundation, he serves as the economic advisor.

H.E. Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi

Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi was appointed as the minister of Communications and Information Technology in 2017. He was the deputy minister of Communications and Information Technology, chairman of the board and managing director of Telecommunications Infrastructure Company of Iran (TIC). He has been extensively involved in various aspects of promoting indigenous ICT industry in Iran.

Johan Bygge

Johan Bygge is the chairman of EQT Asia Pacific. He worked as CFO at Investor AB and a CEO at Electrolux as well as Electrolux Major Appliance Europe and Asia Pacific. He was also CEO of Electrolux Major Appliance International, including operations outside of Europe and North America. He also worked at Ericsson as deputy group treasurer and deputy group controller.
He is currently a chairman of the boards of PSM and ILA Vietnam, director of Anticimex, Getinge AB and I-Med. His former directorships include Swiss Smile, Sanitec, Novare and Samsari.
He holds a degree in economics and business administration from the Stockholm School of Economics.

Sharbini Suhaili

Sharbini Suhaili is currently the group chief executive officer of Sarawak Energy that provides electricity to over 640,000 domestic, industrial and commercial customers, as well as bulk power to energy intensive industries in Sarawak and export customers. He worked for Petronas and Royal Dutch Shell in upstream production, asset development, planning, strategy and commercial as well as business development. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from University of Leeds, United Kingdom and a master’s degree in business administration from Henley Management College, United Kingdom.

Jo Robrechts

With 35 years of professional experience, Jo Robrechts is executive chairman of Triamant, an award winning, privately held corporation that pushes the boundaries of current solutions in traditional living, care and health structures and creates the community of the future.

Earlier he worked with Johnson and Johnson as treasurer, and as head of strategic planning and assistant to the president of Janssen Pharmaceutica worldwide and later founded and expanded a high-tech growth company in Europe and the USA. He also assumed the role of founder and investor as well as managing director or chairman in about 30 companies and entities so far. He also created Plato, the today European widespread entrepreneur-coaching programme, and has been a keynote speaker at conferences and a teacher at various educational events.

Robrechts studied in many places and holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a Commercial Engineering degree magna cum laude, and a Real Estate degree from Louvain University.

The Hon. Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah Ali Hasan

The Hon. Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah Ali Hasan was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Sarawak and also as the Second Minister for Urban Development and Natural Resources and Minister of Industrial and Entrepreneur Development of Sarawak in May 2017. He’s also the Second Minister of Planning Resource Management and Minister of Public Utilities of Sarawak since 2004 and was appointed as Minister of Industrial Development Sarawak in 2011.

After the 2016 State Election, he was re-appointed as Second Minister of Industrial and Entrepreneur Development, Trade and Investment. He has served as the Assistant Minister of Planning and Resource Management/Assistant Minister of Rural and Land Development and Assistant Minister of Industrial Development; Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office and as Assistant Minister of Resource Planning.

He’s a board member of Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) and was appointed as the Chairman of the Board since 2011. He was appointed as the Deputy Chairman of Regional Corridor Development Authority (RECODA) and as Chairman of Syarikat SESCO Berhad till 2007. He’s a member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly as well as Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu (PBB) and its Supreme Council, Senior Vice President. He was PBB’s Deputy Youth Chief as well as its treasurer.

In recognition of his contribution to Sarawak and Malaysia, he was conferred various titles and awards including Ahli Mangku Negara (Federal) (A.M.N.) and Panglima Gemilang Bintang Kenyalang of Sarawak (PGBK). He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).

Raja Teh Maimunah Raja Abdul Aziz

Raja Teh has over 20 years of experience in banking and finance focusing on areas of Islamic and investment banking. She was the managing director and CEO of Hong Leong Islamic Bank and global head of Islamic Markets at Bursa Malaysia. She was also the chief corporate officer and head of International Business at Kuwait Finance House Malaysia, CEO of Bank AlKhair Malaysia (previously Unicorn Investment Bank) and head of Investment Banking at RHB Sakura Merchant Bank (now RHB Investment Bank).

She’s the advisor on Islamic banking and finance to the World Islamic Economic Forum Foundation. She served in Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad and was with CIMB Investment Bank for almost 10 years covering debt and equity origination and equity sales. She started her career at KPMG Peat Marwick Consultants. She holds an honorary Doctorate of Laws and an LLB (Hons) from the University of East London, United Kingdom.

The Rt. Honourable Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari Bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg

The Rt. Hon. Datuk Patinggi Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg was appointed as the sixth Chief Minister of Sarawak on 13th January 2017. He is the youngest son of the first Governor of Sarawak, the late Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg bin Abang Sapiee

Born in Limbang on 4th August 1950, he obtained his Masters of Business Management from Brunnel University in the United Kingdom. He received his early education at Sekolah Rendah Merpati Jepang in Kuching and later at St. Joseph’s School, also in Kuching.

He entered politics in 1977 as Parti Pesaka Bumiputra (PBB) youth leader and was first elected to the State Legislative Assembly when he won the Satok seat in 1981. In 1982, he was appointed as the Chief Political Secretary to the Chief Minister. After the state elections in 1983, he was appointed to the post of Assistant Minister of Regional and Community Development.

After winning the Satok state seat again in 1987, he became Minister of Industrial Development and a member of the State Cabinet. In 2000, he was appointed as the Minister of Tourism before being given the portfolio of the Minister of Housing in 2004 and the Minister of Housing and Urbanisation in 2009.

After retaining the Satok state seat in the 2011 state elections, he became the Minister of Housing and Minister of Tourism. Then in 2016, he was a Deputy Chief Minister and held portfolios of the Minister of Housing and Urbanisation as well as Minister of Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.

He has been Member of Dewan Undangan Negeri for Satok for nine consecutive terms: 1981, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016. He was awarded the State Award of Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Datuk Patinggi Bintang Kenyalang (D.P) which carries the title of ‘Datuk Patinggi’ on 9^th September 2017, Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Kenyalang Sarawak (D.A) which carries the title ‘Datuk Amar’ in 2008, Johan Bintang Sarawak (JBS) in 1985, Panglima Negara Bintang Sarawak (PNBS) in 1990, Pingat Perkhidmatan Bakti (PPB Perak) in 1988 and Pingat Jubli Emas (Gold) in 2013.

He assumed the posts of President of Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu Sarawak, Chairman of Barisan Nasional Sarawak and Chairman of Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri (MKKN) after being appointed as Chief Minister on 13th January 2017.

He is also the Chairman of Yayasan Sarawak, Chairman of Bintulu Development Authority (BDA), Chairman of the State Planning Authority (SPA), Chairman of Sarawak Higher Education Fund (SHEF), Chairman of Sarawak State Mineral Authority (SSMA), Chairman of the Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB), Chairman of Sarawak Land Custody and Development Authority (LCDA) and Chairman of Sarawak Mosques Trust Board.

Since 2009, he’s been the President of Saberkas.

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