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CONTENTS
1. Introduction 3 2. Location 5 3. Fast Facts 6 4. Official Programme (Media Version) 7 5. Media Interview Opportunities 10 6. List of Speakers 11 7. Speakers’ Profiles 12 8. Media Secretariat 17 9. Contacts 18 10. Invited Media 19 11. About Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) 22
Note The contents of this Media Guide are correct as at the time of printing. The Media Guide may be updated periodically. For the latest, please check with the Media Secretariat.
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INTRODUCTION
Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) has been organizing The World Halal Research Summit (WHRS) for five consecutive years and has contributed towards enhancing Halal awareness at both the international and local levels besides providing an important platform for stakeholders to share and contribute Halal related knowledge and findings.
The WHRS has been part of the Malaysia Halal Week together with Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) and the World Halal Forum (WHF).
This year, the Malaysia Halal Week was introduced as the World Halal Week 2013 that incorporates MIHAS and the World Halal Week Conference 2013 (WHW Conference 2013).
WHW Conference 2013 consists of WHRS and WHF, with the ultimate aim, to lead to the creation of emerging technologies and new frontiers of business opportunities within Halal. This is in line with Government’s effort to continuously inspire innovation in the Halal industry as innovation and research within the entire Halal value chain is critical in creating a sustainable halal industry.
The two-day conference will be held 3-4 April 2013 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre and focus on deliberating issues and sharing new advancements in Halal research, innovation and its applications in business. “Halal Economy – Creating the Momentum” as the theme, the conference will feature paper presentations, forums, an exhibition and research commercialization. Participants can look forward to interact and discuss with both local and international scientists, researchers, academicians, business leaders as well as exchange ideas on new research findings, emerging technologies, trends, issues and challenges in the global Halal industry.
Essentially, World Halal Week will gather, conduct and evaluate all Halal development and industry advancements “under one custodial roof” to represent our collective and concerted spirit to move forward in the Halal front.
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We aim to create and sustain a momentum via innovation, now that we have laid the foundation and pillars for the Halal industry, be it institutionally, the rising number of business players, the range of Halal products and services, Shariah-compliant laws or even the number of investments. Every aspect of Halal development is important to us, and a clear recognition of a step forward for the Halal community.
The World Muslim community today, stands at 2.1 billion while the volume of the world Halal market is estimated at USD2.3 trillion. In 2011, the value of Halal food sector is estimated at USD661 billion, and rising.
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LOCATION (Level 3, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre)
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FAST FACTS
Date : Wednesday, 3 – Thursday, 4 April 2013 Venue : Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, KLCC, Malaysia Time : 9.00 am – 5.00 pm (Wednesday 3 April 2013) 9.00 am – 4.30 pm (Thursday 4 April 2013)
Organized by: Ministry of International Trade & Industry (MITI) Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC)
In Collaboration with: Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) and International Halal Integrity Alliance (IHI Alliance)
Tel : 1 800 880 555 (Malaysia) Fax : +603 7965 5400 (International) Email : [email protected] Website : whr.hdcglobal.com Frequency : annual
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OFFICIAL PROGRAMME
Pre-arranged media interview opportunities are highlighted in yellow.
DAY 1: WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2013 07.00 Registration begins and conference hall opens for admission 09.00 Du’a by Maulana Shaykh Afeefuddin Al-Jailani (Head, Darul Jailani International, Iraq) 09.25 - 10.20 SESSION ONE: CATALYSING THE HALAL ECOSYSTEM THROUGH INNOVATION Panellists: 1. Professor Dr Pervaiz K Ahmed (Head of Management, Director of the Strategy Research Group, and Director of the Halal Ecosystem Research Platform, Monash University, Malaysia) 2. Professor Dr Karim Douglas Crow (Principal Research Fellow, International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS)) Moderator: Professor Dr Cedomir Nestorovic (Professor of International Marketing and Geopolitics, ESSEC Business School, France) 10.20 Malaysian National Anthem – Negaraku 10.25 - 11.00 SPECIAL ADDRESS BY YAB TUN ABDULLAH HJ AHMAD BADAWI 5th PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA Launch of HDC Strategic Partnership Programme 11.00 - 11.15 Refreshments & Networking News Conference # 1 - YAB Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi - Dato’ Seri Jamil Bidin, CEO, HDC - HDC Strategic Partnership (SIRIM-QAS & DDEC-MARA) Media Interview with Speaker Media Interview with Speaker Media Interview with Speaker Professor Dr Pervaiz K Ahmed Professor Dr Cedomir (speaker to be confirmed) Head of Management, Director Nestorovic of Strategy Research Group, Professor of International and Director of the Halal Marketing and Geopolitics, Ecosystem Research Platform, ESSEC Business School, France Monash University, Malaysia 11.15 - 12.15 SESSION TWO: INSPIRING INNOVATION IN HALAL SCIENCE Elevating Halal with Innovation Technology Dr Hani Mansour Al-Mazeedi (Associate Research Scientist, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research) Innovations of Enzymes for the Halal market Assoc Prof Dr Hamzah Mohd Salleh (Director, International Institute for Halal Research and Training, INHART, Malaysia) 12.15 - 12.45 Highlights on the Halal IP Innovation Excellence Exhibition 2013 – Presentation of Top 5 Halal IP Exhibitors 1. Agarwood (Oud) Hydrosol ready-to-eat beverage (IIUM) 2. Tapioca based tableware products (Excellence Icon Sdn Bhd) 3. PlasmoNex – One Step Multiplex PCR Detection System for Malaria Parasites (UM) 4. CiliBangi – Crunchious, high quality and delicious chilli (UKM) 5. Halal Collagen and Hydroxyapatite from Fish Scales (UPSI) - 7 -
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DAY 1: WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2013 Media Interview #1 - Dato’ Seri Jamil Bidin, CEO, HDC - Top 5 Halal IP Exhibitors Media Interview with Speaker Media Interview with Speaker (Speaker to be confirmed) (Speaker to be confirmed) 12.45 - 14.00 Lunch & Dhuhr 14.00 - 15.00 SESSION THREE: HALAL INNOVATION SUCCESS STORIES Panellists: 1. Mr Othman Md Yusoff (Chairman – Nestle Halal Committee, and Manager – Halal Affairs, Nestle Malaysia) 2. Mr Vuitton Pang (General Manager, Finance – Mamee Double Decker (M) Berhad) 3. Prof Dr Robert Renaville (CEO & Co-Founder, Progenus, Belgium)
Moderator: Mr Mark Rozario (CEO, Agensi Inovasi Malaysia) 15.00 - 16.00 OFFICIAL LAUNCH/ OPENING OF WORLD HALAL WEEK 2013
News Conference #2 - Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister, MITI - VIPs - HDC CEO – Dato’ Seri Jamil Bidin 16.00 Tour of World Halal Week Exhibition END OF DAY 1 (CONFERENCE) Media Interview #2 - Dato’ Seri Jamil Bidin, CEO, HDC - World Halal Week Exhibitors (to be advised) Media Interview with Speaker Media Interview with Speaker Prof Dr Robert Renaville (Speaker to be confirmed) CEO & Co-Founder, Progenus, Belgium 19.30 - 22.30 WORLD HALAL WEEK 2013 APPRECIATION DINNER 19.30 Arrival of Guests 20.30 Arrival of YB Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed Minister of International Trade and Industry 20.35 National Anthem & Du’a Recital 20.40 Speech by YB Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed Minister of International Trade and Industry 21.00 Awards Presentation 21.15 Dinner and Performance 22.30 End of Session
DAY 2: THURSDAY 4 APRIL 2013 9.00 - 10.30 SESSION FOUR: INVESTMENTS AS BRIDGES FOR HALAL Private Equity Investment in Halal Mr Rushdi Siddiqui (Global Head of Islamic Finance & OIC Countries for Thomson Reuters, United States of America)
Islamic Finance for Islamic Trade in the Halal Ecosystem Mr Badlisyah Abdul Ghani (Head, Group Islamic Banking, and CEO, CIMB Islamic Bank, Malaysia) - 8 -
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DAY 2: THURSDAY 4 APRIL 2013 10.30 – 10.45 Refreshments & Networking Media Interview with Speaker Media Interview with Speaker Rushdi Siddiqui (Speaker to be confirmed) Global Head of Islamic Finance & OIC Countries for Thomson Reuters, USA 10.45 – 12.30 SESSION FIVE: HEALTHCARE, TOURISM & INGREDIENTS – ON MAKING AN INFORMED CHOICE Paving Ways for Halal Healthcare and Medicines Dr Shuja Shafi (Chair of Muslim Council of Britain Health Committee, United Kingdom)
The New Frontier in Halal Tourism Mr Azman Ahmad (Chief Commercial Officer, Firefly Sdn Bhd, Malaysia)
Halal Ingredients to Create Momentum in the Food Industry Dr H C Jürgen Georg Hüniken (CEO, Van Hees GmbH, Germany) Media Interview #3 - Dato’ Seri Jamil Bidin, CEO, HDC - International Media (6 countries) Media Interview with Speaker Media Interview with Speaker Media Interview with Speaker Dr Shuja Shafi Mr Azman Ahmad Dr H C Jürgen Georg Hüniken Chair of Muslim Council of Chief Commercial Officer CEO, Van Hees GmbH, Germany Britain Health Committee, UK Firefly Sdn Bhd, Malaysia 12.30 - 14.00 Lunch & Dhuhr 14.00 - 15.00 SESSION SIX: LEVERAGING ONLINE MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGIES TO REACH GLOBAL MARKETS Halal's Moment to Shine – Leveraging Online Media & Technologies to Reach Global Markets Ms Lisa Mabe (Digital Communications Strategist, Founder & Principal Hewar Social Communications, United States of America)
How Muslim Futurists are realising the dream of the globally connected Muslim community, and what this means for brands Ms Shelina Zahra Janmohamed (Vice President, Ogilvy Noor, United Kingdom) 15.00 - 16.30 CLOSING OF WORLD HALAL WEEK CONFERENCE 2013 by YB DATO’ PADUKA MUKHRIZ TUN MAHATHIR, DEPUTY MINISTER INTERNATIONAL TRADE & INDUSTRY (MITI) News Conference #3 - YB Dato’ Paduka Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir, Deputy Minister, MITI - Dato’ Seri Jamil Bidin, CEO, HDC Media Interview with Speaker Media Interview with Speaker Ms Lisa Mabe Ms Shelina Zahra Janmohamed Digital Communications Strategist, Founder & Vice President, Ogilvy Noor, United Kingdom Principal Hewar Social Communications, United States of America 16.30 Refreshments & Networking END OF DAY 2 (WORLD HALAL WEEK CONFERENCE 2013)
Note Programme itinerary subject to changes. For the latest, please check with the Media Secretariat.
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MEDIA INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES
News Conferences News Conferences will be held as outlined in the Official Programme contained in this Media Guide.
Other News Conferences will also be held from time-to-time. Please check with the Media Secretariat for updates.
Media Interview Opportunities With Speakers Media interviews with HDC CEO Dato’ Seri Jamil Bidin as well as with the World Halal Week Conference 2013 speakers may be arranged. They would normally be available immediately after their presentation and session discussion. The list and their respective Speaker Profiles appear in the following pages.
We would be happy to coordinate. Please contact the Media PR Team –
Ghazalie Abdullah PR & Media Tel: +6017 3361090 Email: [email protected]
Nor Soraya Ghazalie Charlemoine PR & Media Tel: +6012 2126140 Email: [email protected]
Yusri Ibrahim Baharin PR & Media Tel: +6013 2283588 Email: [email protected]
For a full listing of the topics of our speakers, please see the Official Programme outlined in this Media Guide.
Requests appreciated preferably in advance.
News Releases
All news releases are available from –
• Media Secretariat, Level 3, KLCC • Media Reception Desk, Conference Hall, Level 3, KLCC
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LIST OF SPEAKERS
The speakers and panellists highlighted in bold are pleased to offer themselves for media interviews. The PR & Media Team would be pleased to coordinate your needs. Your early requests are very much appreciated.
SESSION SPEAKERS: 1. Dr Hani Mansour Al-Mazeedi (Associate Research Scientist, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research) 2. Associate Prof Dr Hamzah Mohd Salleh (Director, International Institute for Halal Research and Training, INHART, Malaysia) 3. Mr Rushdi Siddiqui (Global Head of Islamic Finance & OIC Countries for Thomson Reuters, United States of America) 4. Mr Badlisyah Abdul Ghani (Head, Group Islamic Banking / CEO, CMB Islamic Bank, Malaysia) 5. Dr Shuja Shafi (Chair of Muslim Council of Britain Health Committee, United Kingdom) 6. Mr Azman Ahmad (Chief Commercial Officer, Firefly Sdn Bhd, Malaysia) 7. Dr H C Jürgen Georg Hüniken (CEO, Van Hees GmBH, Germany) 8. Ms Shelina Zahra Janmohamed (Vice President, Ogilvy Noor, United Kingdom) 9. Ms Lisa Mabe (Digital Communications Strategist, Founder & Principal Hewar Social Communications, United States of America)
PANELLISTS: 1. Professor Dr Pervaiz K Ahmed (Head of Management, the Director of the Strategy Research Group, Monash University) 2. Professor Dr Karim Douglas Crow (Principal Research Fellow, International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS)) 3. Mr Othman Md Yusoff (Chairman – Nestle Halal Committee, and Manager – Halal Affairs, Nestle Malaysia) 4. Mr Vuitton Pang (General Manager, Finance – Mamee Double Decker (M) Berhad) 5. Professor Dr Robert Renaville (CEO & Co-Founder, Progenus, Belgium)
MODERATORS 1. Professor Dr Cedomir Nestorovic (Professor of International Marketing and Geopolitics, ESSEC Business School, France) 2. Mr Mark Rozario (CEO, Agensi Inovasi Malaysia)
The full profiles of our speakers, panellists and moderators are outlined in the following pages.
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SPEAKER PROFILES
Speakers in highlighted sections here are available for media interviews. The PR & Media team would be happy to coordinate your requests.
NO SPEAKER 1 Professor Dr Pervaiz K Ahmed (available for media interviews) Monash University Malaysia Professor Dr Pervaiz K Ahmed [BSc Hons (Bradford, UK); MPhil (Huddersfield, UK); PhD (Bradford, UK)] joined Monash University Sunway Campus in 2007. Currently, he is discipline Head of Management, the Director of the Strategy Research Group and Director of the Halal Ecosystem Research Platform. Up until January 2010, he was the Director of Postgraduate Studies and spearheaded the development of the PhD programme and Masters level provision at the Sunway Campus. Previously he has held academic positions in several UK universities. Prior to joining Monash University Malaysia, he was Professor and Chair of Management at the University of Wolverhampton.
He has published extensively in international journals. He has been a keynote speaker at international venues and won numerous academic awards for his research. He has served as editor and sat on the editorial boards of a number of journals. He is the founding editor of the European Journal of Innovation Management, the International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, International Journal of Business Ethics and Governance and International Journal of Management Practice.
Professor Pervaiz Ahmed was involved in the European Quality Foundation and advised on the development of a revised model incorporating innovation and learning. He has extensive experience working with and advising blue chip companies and public sector organizations such as Unilever, Ford, AT&T, NCR, British Telecommunications, and the NHS in Europe. He has also been involved with corporate clients in Asia such as Malaysia Airlines, CELCOM, as well as government agencies such as The Malaysian Ministry of Nuclear Technologies and the Singapore National Productivity Council. Recently, he has been involved in advising the Government of Dubai Public Services Sector on Service Improvement and Innovation.
2 Dr Cedomir Nestorovic ESSEC Business School, France A full-time member of the academy, Dr Nestorovic is an expert in Islamic marketing, and author of the book “Marketing in an Islamic Environment.” He is also the academic co-director of the MBA Program at Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain. He was a speaker at several World Halal Forums in Kuala Lumpur and the Netherlands and was the keynote speaker at the Global Islamic Marketing Conference last March 2011 in Abu Dhabi.
Dr Nestorovic completed his education in Paris; graduate studies in economics and languages at the Sorbonne, and postgraduate studies at the Institute for Political Sciences in Paris, at the department for Eastern Europe and Soviet Union, where he also did his Ph.D. He worked as a consultant for the enterprises interested in those markets for a few years, and he has been a full professor at the ESSEC, the leading school for management in France, for more than ten years. At the ESSEC, he teaches international marketing and geopolitics.
3 Othman Md Yusoff Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad Othman Md Yusoff is Chairman of the Nestlé Halal Committee/ Head of Halal Affairs for Nestlé Malaysia. He graduated in Food Science & Technology from the Agriculture University of Malaysia in 1986 and has been with Nestlé Malaysia since 1988 when he began as a Production Supervisor for noodles and culinary in a Nestlé factory in Malaysia. In 1995, he was attached to the Nestlé R&D Center Kempthall, Switzerland as Project Manager for noodles, pasta and culinary products. In 1996, he was posted to Nestlé Head office in Vevey, Switzerland as Technical Advisor for noodles, pasta & culinary products. Between 1996 – 1998, he was involved in commissioning projects and providing technical advice in Singapore, Indonesia, Turkey, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Chec & Slovak Republic, France and Germany. He returned to Nestlé Malaysia as Product Technology Manager for noodles and culinary products. In 2000, he was appointed the Vice-Chairman for Nestlé Halal Committee. Later in 2004, he was entrusted with the responsibility as Chairman of the Nestlé Halal Committee and moved to the Regulatory Affairs department as Regulatory Manager. Subsequently in 2012, the company
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established Halal Affairs and appointed Othman as Head of Halal Affairs for Nestlé Malaysia. Othman has spoken at numerous seminar and conferences.
4 Dr Hani Mansour Al-Mazeedi Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research Dr Hani Mansour Al-Mazeedi is an Associate Research Scientist at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research. He was one of the pioneers (since 1979) who started promoting Halal in a holistic manner integrating HACCP and Halal, and taking the concept across the whole supply chain. His work has taken him to food industries and slaughterhouses in the world to closely watch the Halal slaughtering services and food processing techniques in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, USA, France, Brazil, Italy, Saudi Arabia and Syria, in addition to Kuwait.
He has published several books in Arabic, the first of which was in 1998 titled ‘Concepts on Food Hygiene’. Other book titles he has published include ‘Practical Guide to Food Safety’, ‘My Food’, and a two-part series titled ‘Index of Official papers related to Food and Slaughter according to Islamic Rites, for the period of 1979- 2009’.
Dr Hani was part of an official visit to McDonald’s at the Hamburger University in Chicago, Illinois, USA, where he introduced the McHalal System for McDonald’s international.
He was awarded The Halal Journal Award for ‘Outstanding Personal Achievement in the Halal industry’ in 2009. He has been appointed as a visiting scientist at the Institute of Halal Research and Management (IHRAM) in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM).
Through Kuwait government (Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs and the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research) and GSO (Gulf Standard Organization) of the GCC Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Dr Hani has been organising the Gulf conference on the Halal Industry and its Services since 2011, which is considered the first of its kind in the region of Arabia and other Arab countries of the Persian Gulf. He was recently elected as a board member of the International Islamic Halal Authority of Muslim World League in Saudi Arabia.
5 Dr Hamzah Mohd Salleh International Institute for Halal Research and Training (INHART), Malaysia Hamzah Mohd. Salleh was born, raised and received his primary and secondary education in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He obtained his BSc (Hons)-Biochemistry, MSc-Chemistry and PhD-Chemistry from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. After a short post-doctoral stint at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, USA) he returned to Malaysia to serve the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in July 1995. He has spent valuable sabbatical leave as a visiting scientist at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada in 2001- 2002. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Biotechnology Engineering. His research interests cover biological and catalytic properties of enzymes including enzyme technology, engineering and inhibitors; agro-residues utilization; and Halal industry science. He is actively involved in University administration as well as supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate research works. He is actively involved in research and publication in the following research clusters: BioProcess & Molecular Engineering Research Unit (BPMERU), IIUM; Bioenvironmental Engineering Research Centre (BERC), IIUM; and the International Institute for Halal Research & Training (INHART), IIUM, where he currently serves as the director.
6 Vuitton Pang Mamee-Double Decker (M) Berhad, Malaysia To be provided.
7 Professor Dr Robert Renaville (available for media interviews) Progenus, Belgium Robert Renaville, CEO & Co-founder of PROGENUS has a PhD in agronomy specialised in animal sciences. He is a professor at the Animal and Microbial physiology unit at the Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Belgium. He authored and co-authored more than 300 publications which he communicated at numerous international congresses. He specialised in the study of the somatrope axis (growth hormone) through the physiology and molecular approaches. Since 1980 he led as director or co-director more than 50 research programmes. Robert has been a key element in setting up the PROGENUS company and in ensuring its sustainable development.
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Agensi Inovasi Malaysia Mark Rozario Mark Rozario was Group Managing Director of Country Heights Holdings Bhd, a Bursa Malaysia listed property group, before stepping down to join AIM in July 2011. He is a Chartered Accountant by profession. He graduated with a Bachelor in Economics from the London School of Economics. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Mr Rozario has considerable practical experience in general management and corporate finance. He had worked with KPMG Peat Marwick, London where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. In 1991, he joined the internal consulting division of the Paris headquarters of Schlumberger Limited, a global oilfield services group. His last position with Schlumberger Group was as Controller of the East Asia Division. In 1997, he was attached to Sunway Group, holding various senior positions. He was Group Executive Director of Sunway Holdings Berhad prior to joining Country Heights in 2008.
9 Rushdi Siddiqui (available for media interviews) Thomson Reuters, United States of America Rushdi Siddiqui is the Global Head of Islamic Finance and OIC Countries at Thomson Reuters (TR). In this role, he works closely with Islamic finance and banking professionals, including Shariah scholars, fund managers, treasury, financial hubs, regulators, stock exchanges, central banks, Takaful (insurance) entities, Halal industry, and intra-OIC (57 Muslim countries), to further strengthen Thomson Reuters’ business.
Rushdi led the Islamic finance team at TR in the successful global launch of the Islamic Finance (IF) Gateway, the world’s first platform that addresses the work flow in IF across multiple asset classes. Rushdi joined Thomson Reuters from Dow Jones, where he was global director for their Islamic Market Indices. Over his 10 years there, he led the entry and expansion of the Dow Jones Indexes into Islamic finance, resulting in numerous awards from leading finance organisations and media outlets.
Rushdi Siddiqui has considerable experience in the financial markets, having worked at a Wall Street investment bank and commercial bank in the 1990s. He holds a JD from Albany Law School of Union University, an MBA in international business from Baruch College, and a Bachelor of Science in Management and Marketing from New York University.
10 Badlisyah Abdul Ghani CIMB Islamic Bank, Malaysia Badlisyah Abdul Ghani is the Head of the Group Islamic Banking Division and the Country Head of Middle East and Brunei markets. He is Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad, Chairman of CAPASIA Islamic Infrastructure Fund (General Partner) Limited, Director of CIMB Middle East BSC (C) (Bahrain), alternate Director to the Chairman of CIMB Principal Islamic Asset Management Berhad, alternate Director of CIMB Principal Asset Management Berhad and CIMB Wealth Advisors Berhad and a member of the Investment Committee of CIMB Principal Asset Management Berhad.
Badlisyah manages and oversees the overall Islamic banking and finance franchise of CIMB Group known as CIMB Islamic. His areas of responsibility cut across all legal entities within the Group as CIMB Islamic operates as a parallel franchise leveraging on the Group’s infrastructure and network both locally and globally.
He sits on the Islamic Capital Market Consultative Panel of Bursa Malaysia and both the Exchange Committee and the Licensing Committee of the Labuan International Financial Exchange. Badlisyah is a council member of the Association of Islamic Banks in Malaysia, Chairman of the Islamic Capital Market Committee of the Malaysian Investment Banking Association, member of the Working Group on Islamic Accounting Standards at the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board and member of the Islamic Finance Committee of the Malaysia Institute of Accountants.
He has been recognised by top international publications as “Top 20 Pioneer in Islamic Finance”, “Islamic Banker of the Year” and for “Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Islamic Finance” for his role in the global industry.
Badlisyah is 39 years old and holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom.
11 Dr Shuja Shafi (available for media interviews) Muslim Council of Britain, United Kingdom Dr Mohammed Shujauddin Shafi, MBBS, FRCPath, is deputy secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) and chair of its Health & Food Standards Committee. He is also chair of the Muslim Spiritual Care Provision in the NHS Project, a joint project between the MCB and the Department of Health.
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Protection Agency, University of London as lecturer, hospital consultant and regional postgraduate advisor, the Royal College of Pathologists. As former director of Public Health Laboratory and Consultant Medical Microbiologist Dr Shafi was responsible for providing clinical and food & public health microbiology services to environmental health departments in North West London and to support investigation of food borne incidents in the community and institutions. He is a Hon. Consultant Medical Microbiologist at North West London Hospitals NHS Trust in London.
He has many years’ experience of professional teaching of medical and bio scientist graduate and postgraduate trainees and served as Regional Postgraduate Advisor for the Royal College of Pathologists. Currently he organises a Distance Learning postgraduate module in ‘Healthcare Associated Infections’ and is also an External Examiner at the University of London.
His interests include developing standards, good practice guidance and accreditation. He served as an assessor of the Clinical Pathology Accreditation Scheme for 12 years and is now working towards developing standards with a view to establishing an accreditation scheme for religious slaughter.
Dr Shafi has undertaken research into various aspects of clinical and public health with around 100 publications in professional, peer-reviewed journals; his recent publications have been on health protection and field studies relating to the epidemiology of respiratory infections at the Hajj.
12 Azman Ahmad (available for media interviews) Flyfirely Sdn Bhd, Malaysia Mr Azman Ahmad is the Chief Commercial Officer of FlyFirefly Sdn Bhd. He is responsible for all departments under commercial namely, Distribution, Inflight Services, Sales, Marketing & Communications and Network & Scheduling. The Commercial team is tasked to generate revenue for the company and at the same time manage the customer expectations of the brand. Azman comes from a background of having formulated Halal guidelines for Malaysia Airlines for use by suppliers and caterers worldwide and provided training on understanding Halal. He has xxtensive experience in product and concept development, project and product implementations, contract negotiation, standard settings, budgeting, customer experience and customer retention. He has an excellent track record for innovative product concept and optimizing and maintaining high product standards.
13 Jürgen Georg Hüniken (available for media interviews) Van Hees GmbH, Germany Jürgen Georg Hüniken is currently the Chief Executive Officer for Van Hees GmbH in Germany. He is responsible in overseeing the company's development and its operating areas which include the purchasing, accounting, controlling, and the Van Hees commitments in Switzerland, USA and South Africa. Van Hees GmbH is a technological leader as supplier of spices and additives to the meat industry worldwide, and it is the first dedicated Halal-certified food ingredients plant in Europe.
Mr Hüniken has 20 years’ experience in the food ingredients industry. He studied in the University of Göttingen, Germany and Stanford University, USA in the fields of sociology, economy and business administration.
14 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed (available for media interviews) Ogilvy Noor, United Kingdom Shelina Janmohamed is the Vice President of Ogilvy Noor, the world’s first bespoke global Islamic branding practice for building brands with Muslim consumers. She has received the Women of Tomorrow award by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) marking her as one of the 'future female leaders of the British advertising industry.'
She is an established author and thinker on Muslim social and religious trends, particularly around young Muslims and Muslim women. She was named one of the world's 500 most influential Muslims, and specifically one of the UK's 100 most powerful Muslim women.
Her award-winning book, Love in a Headscarf, is a humorous and irreverent memoir charting the challenges of growing up as a Muslim woman in the modern world, and has been published in nine different languages, including Bahasa Indonesia, Arabic, Turkish, German and Italian. It reached number 2 on India's best seller charts.
She writes her own weekly column for The National, the Middle East’s leading English language newspaper, focusing on trends affecting the success of women, and she is also a columnist for EMEL magazine, a global Muslim lifestyle publication. She has also written for The Guardian and The Times, and she regularly broadcasts on the BBC. - 15 -
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Shelina has run workshops across the UK, Middle East and Far East on empowering Muslims, including under the auspices of the British Foreign Office, the Qatar Foundation and the British Council.
Shelina joined Ogilvy after a successful career in the technology industry, working for big brands including Motorola, Vodafone and Cable & Wireless. Shelina is a graduate of New College, Oxford. She lives in London, with her husband and daughter.
15 Lisa Mabe (available for media interviews) Hewar Social Communications, United States of America Lisa is Founder and Principal of Hewar Social Communications and a recognised expert in social communications, multicultural marketing and the specialty foods field. She has planned and implemented numerous public relations campaigns for several leading companies and brands. Some of her clients have included: Sodexo USA, Nestle, ConAgra, American Halal Co (Saffron Road), IFANCA, Artisanal Premium Cheese, KeHE Distributors, Edible Arrangements International, Consmr, Kimberly Clark, Sara Lee, and DISH Network amongst many others.
Lisa is a pioneer in the field of marketing to Muslim consumers, one of the fastest growing consumer segments across the globe.
Prior to founding Hewar in early 2010, Lisa worked with two leading communications agencies in the USA, Frank About Women, a leading marketing-to-women consultancy (a subsidiary of Mullen, an IPG company) and Proof Digital Media (a subsidiary of Burson-Marsteller, a WPP company). Lisa is frequently cited in news outlets as a resource on social communications, multicultural marketing, and specialty foods.
When not driving client initiatives, Lisa can be found participating in cultural and social events around Washington, DC, horseback riding, cooking international cuisine or adding stamps to her passport from places like Australia, India and the United Arab Emirates.
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MEDIA SECRETARIAT
Location The World Halal Week Conference 2013 Media Secretariat is located at the following point –
• Level 3, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, KLCC
Hours of Operation Wednesday 3 April 2013 - 8.00 am – 5.00 pm Thursday 4 April 2013 - 8.00 am – 5.00 pm
Facilities The following are available at the disposal of members of the media –
• Work stations • Computer terminals • Wi Fi • Electricity Points
Media Secretariat Facilities Team If you should require the use of facilities as well as venues for media interviews, please contact –
Manager - Yusuf Abdul Alim +6013 2505504 [email protected] Coordinator - Sydney Fong +6016 6159849 [email protected]
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CONTACTS
For PR Media enquiries: Norsida Ahmad Ghazalie Abdullah Strategic Marketing & Communications PR & Media Tel: +603-7965 5530 Tel: +6017 3361090 Fax : +603-7965 5500 E-mail: [email protected] H/P: +6012 3249703 E-mail : [email protected]
Nor Soraya Ghazalie Charlemoine Yusri Ibrahim Baharin PR & Media PR & Media Tel: +6012 2126140 Tel: +6013 2283588 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
For Editorial enquiries: For Media Secretariat enquiries: Hamidah Abdul Karim Yusuf Abd Alim Tel: +6012 2672397 Tel: +60 13 250 5504 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
For News Releases and For General enquiries: Media Registration Desk enquiries: Suryati Mohd Hayani Abd Azim Shakron Tel: +603-7965 5513 Tel: +6012 4871095 Fax : +603-7965 5500 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail : [email protected]
For Booth enquiries: For Visitor and On-site enquiries: Seri Azalina Mohd Ghazalli Mohamad Romzi Sulaiman Tel: +603- 7965 5551 Tel: +603-7965 5433 Fax : +603-7965 5500 Fax : +603-7965 5500 E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected]
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MEDIA
NO INVITED MEDIA CATEGORY 1. Astro Awani Television 2. Alhijrah Television 3. NTV7 Television 4. TV3 Television 5. TV9 Television 6. RTM 1 & 2 Television 7. Bernama TV Television 8. 8TV Television 9. Bernama Radio24 Radio 10. Business FM (BFM) Radio 11. National FM Radio 12. Traxx FM Radio 13. Borneo Post (KK) Newspaper 14. Borneo Post (Kuching) Newspaper 15. Focus Malaysia Newspaper 16. Daily Express (KK) Newspaper 17. Malay Mail Newspaper 18. Malaysia SME Weekly 19. Malaysian Reserve Newspaper 20. New Sabah Times English Newspaper 21. New Sarawak Tribune Newspaper 22. Edge Financial Daily /Edge Weekly Newspaper 23. New Straits Times Newspaper 24. NST Business Times Newspaper 25. The Star Newspaper 26. The Sun Newspaper 27. Unreserved Newspaper 28. Berita Harian Newspaper 29. Harian Ekspres (KK) Newspaper 30. Harian Metro Newspaper 31. Kosmo Newspaper 32. New Straits Times Newspaper 33. Sinar Harian Newspaper 34. Utusan Malaysia Newspaper 35. Utusan Sarawak Newspaper 36. China Press Newspaper 37. Guang Ming Daily Newspaper 38. KwongWah Yit Poh Newspaper 39. Nanyang Siang Pau Newspaper 40. Oriental Daily News Newspaper
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NO INVITED MEDIA CATEGORY 41. See Hua Daily News Newspaper 42. Sin Chew Jit Poh Newspaper 43. The Busy Weekly Newspaper 44. United Daily News Newspaper 45. Makkal Osai Newspaper 46. Malaysia Nanban Newspaper 47. Tamil Nesan Newspaper 48. Business & Financial Magazine 49. Business Today Magazine 50. International Business Review Magazine 51. Malaysian Business Magazine 52. Money Compass (Chinese) Magazine 53. Money Compass (Chinese) Magazine 54. Personal Money Magazine 55. Shang Hai Magazine 56. Smart Investor Magazine 57. SME Entrepreneurship Magazine 58. Time Magazine 59. Usahawan Sukses Magazine 60. Brand Equity Magazine 61. Advertising + Marketing Malaysia Magazine 62. 360 Celcius Magazine 63. Breeze Magazine 64. Expatriate Magazine 65. Faces Magazine 66. Astelier Magazine 67. Heritage Malaysia Magazine 68. I.M Magazine 69. Juice Magazine 70. KL Lifestyle Magazine 71. Kunang2 Magazine 72. Malaysia Tatler Magazine 73. Passion Magazine 74. Prestige Malaysia Magazine 75. Smart Info Magazine 76. Vision KL Magazine 77. The Expat Magazine 78. The Peak Magazine 79. KL Time Out Magazine 80. Amilin TV Internet TV
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NO INVITED MEDIA CATEGORY 81. Berita Harian Singapore Newspaper 82. Malaysian SME Weekly 83. GHI (Global Halal Institute) News Portal 84. HalalMedia.net News Portal 85. Halal Corner News Portal 86. Oxford Business Group News Portal 87. Halal Research Council News Portal / Journal 88. Al Islam Magazine 89. Anis Magazine 90. Mingguan Wanita Magazine 91. New Sabah Times Bahasa (KK) Newspaper 92. AFX Asia Television 93. CBNC Asia Television 94. Islamic Rep Iran broadcasting Television 95. AFP News Agency 96. AP News Agency 97. Bloomberg News Agency 98. Dow Jones News Agency 99. Reuters News Agency 100. Kyodo News News Portal 101. AMEinfo.com News Portal 102. FT.com News Portal 103. Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) News Portal 104. ITP.net News Portal 105. Xinhua.net News Portal 106. Gulf News Newspaper 107. Khaleej Times Newspaper 108. The Peninsula Newspaper 109. Wall Street Journal Newspaper 110. CPI Dubai Magazine 111. OIC Today Magazine 112. REDmoney Magazine 113. Bernama News Agency 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120.
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ABOUT HALAL INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Halal Means Business
The Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) was established on 18 September 2006 with the express objective of coordinating the overall development of the Halal industry in Malaysia for both the domestic and international markets. HDC is an agency under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI).
HDC is Malaysia's holistic response to the worldwide demand for better quality products and services as consumers gain confidence in the Halal process. Its key thrusts are to grow and advance the development of Halal standards; facilitate capacity- building for halal products and services; and promote growth and participation of Malaysian companies in the multi-trillion dollar global halal market and industry. Today, there is an estimated population of 2.1 billion Muslims worldwide. The global Halal market is currently estimated at USD2.3 trillion covering both food and non-food sectors.
In its effort to serve as an international hub for the halal industry, HDC provides manufacturers, distributors, retailers, entrepreneurs, researchers and investors with comprehensive assistance to penetrate and serve a growing global Halal market through the adoption of the Malaysian experience and expertise in food and non- food sectors. For more information, please visit HDC at www.hdcglobal.com.
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