Datuk Wira (Dr) Ameer Ali Mydin
Datuk Wira (Dr) Ameer Ali Mydin is one of Southeast Asia’s most iconic business leaders and the driving force behind MYDIN, Malaysia’s premier halal wholesale and retail enterprise. Over three decades, Ameer transformed a modest, family-owned store into a multi-billion-ringgit conglomerate, cementing his reputation as a master strategist, champion...
Claire Dubbelman
In the history of Formula 1, only one woman has ever been granted a Super Licence to direct a Formula 1 Grand Prix by the FIA. Claire Dubbelman is that woman. Former FIA Formula 1 Deputy Race Director and a leading figure in motorsport governance, Claire operates at the very centre of one of the most...
Tan Sri Datuk Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria
Tan Sri Datuk Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria is a distinguished Malaysian policymaker, trade negotiator and regional leader with more than four decades of experience spanning government, international trade, economic policy and corporate governance. She currently serves as Pro-Chancellor of Sunway University and as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of...
Clara Shih
Clara Shih is a visionary entrepreneur and technology leader in artificial intelligence. She is founder of New Work Foundation, an independent media, data, and technology platform for early-career workers navigating AI labor market disruption. Clara is also Senior Advisor and Founder of Business AI at Meta, providing AI agents...
Greg Phillips
Greg Phillips GAICD is the founder and principal of PFC Advisory, where he delivers keynotes on the parallels between elite athletic performance and building high-performing teams in business. His signature talk, Attitude Beats Talent: What Elite Sport Taught Me About Building High-Performance Teams, draws on a career that spans...
Christy Ng
Christina Mei Mei Ng is a Malaysian designer, entrepreneur and the Founder of Christy Ng, a homegrown fashion brand established in 2010 specialising in women’s footwear, handbags and accessories. What began as a small business from her home living room has evolved into a growing regional fashion brand. Starting...
Pascal Coppens
Pascal Coppens is a leading China expert, trend watcher, and authority on innovation, technology, and emerging business trends. Since 1996, he has spent two decades in China and Silicon Valley, building high-tech ventures and working alongside hundreds of Chinese engineers and innovators. Combining the perspective of a sinologist with...
Bernie Collins
With over a decade’s experience at the forefront of Formula 1, Bernie Collins is an accomplished strategy engineer, most recently employed as Head of Race Strategy for the Aston Martin Formula 1 team. During her career she has held senior strategy and performance engineering roles, playing a central role...
Hyunjin Kim
Dr. Hyunjin Kim is Professor of Strategy at INSEAD and one of the leading academic voices on digital transformation, artificial intelligence, innovation, and the future of competition. Her research examines how emerging technologies reshape industries, redefine competitive advantage, and influence the strategic choices organizations must make in an increasingly...
David Thomas
David Thomas is one of the few Western strategists genuinely embedded in emerging Asia not flying in with a briefing pack, but living and working on the ground in the Philippines, with over 30 years of experience spanning Hong Kong, London, Sydney and across the ASEAN region. He travels...
