GOVERNANCE CONVENTION 2019 Rising Beyond Principles and Policies
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IIC-SIDC GOVERNANCE CONVENTION 2019 Rising Beyond Principles and Policies 18-19 NOVEMBER 2019 UDED Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur SPEAKERS & MODERATORS - DAY 1 SPECIAL SESSION TAN SRI RAFIDAH AZIZ Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz was born in Selama, Perak on 4 November 1943 and had her primary, secondary, and tertiary education in various schools in Kuala Lumpur, Kota Bharu and Johor Bharu. She qualified with a BA Degree in 1966, and Masters in Economics in 1970, from the University of Malaya. She worked as Tutor and as Lecturer in the Faculty of Economics, University of Malaya between 1966 and 1976. She was appointed as Senator in 1974 and resigned to contest in the General Elections in 1978. She served as Member of Parliament from 1978 to 2013 in the Selayang Constituency (1978 to 1982) and Kuala Kangsar Constituency (1982 – 2013) In 1976, she was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Public Enterprises and in 1977 promoted to Deputy Minister of Finance. In 1980, she was made Minister of Public Enterprises a post she held for 7 years. In 1987, she was appointed Minister for Trade and Industry (subsequently redesignated Minister of International Trade and Industry), and served for 21 years up to 2008. She served in the UMNO Supreme Council for 38 years since winning a seat in the council in 1975. She has received various award from the States of Selangor, Perak, Malacca, Terengganu and Sarawak, as well as awards from Thailand, Argentina and Chile. She has also been conferred Honorary Doctorates from University Malaya, University Putra Malaysia, University Utara Malaysia, University Tun Abdul Razak Malaysia, HELP University, Cyberjaya University College, University Tunku Abdul Rahman and Dominican University of California, United States. She is now serving as Adjunct Professor at College of Business, University Utara Malaysia and Chancellor of Emeritus University. Tan Sri Rafidah is also an Honorary Advisor for Asia-New Zealand Foundation. Currently, she is Chairman of the following companies: • AirAsia X Berhad • Megasteel She is also Patron of several NGO’s and Advisor to Sarawak Renewable Energy Corridor (RECODA). SPEAKERS & MODERATORS - DAY 1 PANEL SESSION 1 MODERATOR Premesh Chandran CEO & Co-Founder Malaysiakini Premesh Chandran is the co-founder and CEO of Malaysiakini.com. Launched in 1999, Malaysiakini is Malaysia’s top independent news website, reaching over 8 million readers in English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil. Premesh holds a degree in Physics and a Masters degree in International Studies. He is TED Senior Fellow, a recipient of Asia Foundation’s Chang-Lin Tan Fellowship and the Media Personality of the Year 2012. He is also a business coach and has coached over 40 companies in the last 5 years. His other interests are in transit tech and affordable housing. He believes in finding practical ways to achieve ideals. PANEL SESSION 1 PANELIST Dato’ Rauf Rashid Malaysia Managing Partner, Ernst & Young (EY) and EY Asean Assurance Managing Partner Dato’ Abdul Rauf Rashid is the Managing Partner of Ernst & Young in Malaysia. He is also the Managing Partner of the EY Asean Assurance practice, which comprises over 250 partners and 7,000 personnel in eight Asean countries. Dato’ Rauf has been in professional practice for more than 27 years, providing various types of assurance and advisory services to large international, Government-linked and local clients in various industries, in particular, the financial markets. Dato’ Rauf is the immediate past President of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA). He also sits on the Council of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA). Dato’ Rauf graduated with Honours in Accounting & Economics from the University of Southampton, United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and a member of the MICPA and MIA. PANEL SESSION 1 PANELIST Jamie Allen Secretary General Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA) Jamie Allen is the founding Secretary General of the Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA), an independent membership association carrying out original research, advocacy and education on corporate governance in Asia since 1999. A published author, he has more than 30 years of experience writing about Asian business, finance, and economics. Prior to founding ACGA, he was a consultant providing customised research to multinational companies. He is one of the main authors of “Awakening Governance: The evolution of corporate governance in China” and “CG Watch 2018 – Hard decisions”, the two reports published by ACGA in July 2018 and December 2018 respectively. His past public service roles include being a member of the Public Shareholders’ Group, formed by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), sitting on the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, and serving on the Operations Oversight Committee of the Financial Reporting Council of Hong Kong. SPEAKERS & MODERATORS - DAY 1 PANEL SESSION 1 PANELIST Datuk A. Kadir Jasin Special Advisor Media and Communication to the Prime Minister, Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Datuk A Kadir Jasin is Media and Communications Adviser in the Prime Minister’s Office. Having started his life in journalism in 1969 with Bernama, Kadir, a veteran with 43 years’ experience in mainstream journalism, is best known for his influential and often controversial Sunday Times column entitled “Other Thots”. He began as a reporter in Kuala Lumpur and was later posted to Penang, Kedah and Perlis. In 1972, he joined the Economics Desk of Bernama and, in 1976, made a monumental shift in career to The New Straits Times Press Group as one of the pioneering staff of the country’s first local business daily, Business Times. He went on to become Associated Editor of Business Times, Group Editor of Berita Harian, Group Editor of the New Straits Times and, finally, Group Editor-in-Chief of The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd. SPEAKERS & MODERATORS - DAY 1 PANEL SESSION 2 MODERATOR DATO’ DR SUZANA IDAYU WATI BT OSMAN CIO Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) Dato’ Dr Suzana Idayu Wati Osman is a seasoned investment professional with more than 28 years of experience in managing both institutional investments and strategic corporate portfolios. She is currently the Vice Chairman of the Institutional Investor Council Malaysia, Chief Investment Officer of the Social Security Organisation of Malaysia (SOCSO or PERKESO), Director of FELCRA Berhad, Chairman of its Risk Committee and Chairman/Director of four of its subsidiaries. She holds a PhD in Finance and MBA (Finance) from Universiti Putra Malaysia, a BA (Hons) in Business Studies (majoring in Accounting and Finance) from University of Huddersfield, UK. She has also attended the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard Business School, USA. Her past appointments included being the Chairman/Director of more than 30 corporate boards domestically and internationally including in USA, Europe and Asia. She was also an Adjunct Professor at the Universiti Teknologi MARA. WELCOME ADDRESS & PANEL SESSION 2 SPEAKER & PANELIST DATO’ MOHAMAD NASIR AB. LATIF Chairman of Institutional Investor Council Malaysia & Deputy CEO (Investment) of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Dato’ Mohamad Nasir Ab Latif was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Investment) on 15 April 2013. Dato’ Mohamad Nasir graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Science (Major-Economics) from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 1989. He then obtained a Diploma in Accounting and Finance from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in 1996 and a Master of Science in Investment Analysis from the University of Sterling, United Kingdom in 1999. Dato’ Mohamad Nasir started his career with the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) in 1982 and held several positions including State Enforcement Officer from 1990 to 1995 and Senior Research Officer, Investment and Economics Research Department from 1995 to 1998. He was Senior Manager, Investment and Economics Research Department prior to his appointment as Senior Manager, Company and Intermediary Supervision Division of EPF in June 2003. Dato’ Mohamad Nasir became Senior Manager, Equity Investment Department of EPF in April 2008 and subsequently served as General Manager, International Equity Department of EPF in July 2009 until April 2013. He is currently the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Division of EPF. Dato’ Mohamad Nasir is a member of the Board of Directors of Yinson Holdings Berhad, Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad, PLUS Malaysia Berhad, Battersea Project Holding Company Limited, BBCC Development Sdn Bhd and Yarra Park City Pty Ltd. PANEL SESSION 2 PANELIST DATUK DR HAMZAH KASSIM Independent Chairman Hong Leong Bank Berhad Datuk Dr Hamzah Kassim career spanned multinational firms, government and enterprise founder. He is the Co-founder of iA Group specializing in business transformation, institutional reforms and large-scale technology development. He is currently Chairman of Hong Leong Islamic Bank and board member of Hong Leong Bank Berhad and Chairman of Heriot Watt University. Dr Hamzah was member of the National Economic Advisory Council (NEAC) and National Implementation Task Force. He also served as Chairman of Encorp Berhad, member of the SPRM Advisory Board, board member of UKM and Advisory Panel of PNB Research Institute Dr Hamzah was a former Executive Director/ Partner of the international firm of Ernst & Young, Vice President and Country Head of the global consulting firm of Cap