KMF2017
Cerebrum Algorithm:
Building True Value in a Post-Truth World
2 & 3 October 2017
2 & 3 October 2017
If there were two events that particularly defined the year 2016, it would be, firstly, in June, the United Kingdom’s “Brexit” vote and, secondly, in November, Donald Trump’s victory in the United States Presidential elections. In both cases, the outcomes were, for many, wholly unexpected. Along the campaign trail leading up to both events, Donald Trump and the politicians supporting Brexit were found guilty of portraying misleading facts and figures and, in some cases, total falsehoods, as demonstrated by fact-checking websites. This notion of rhetoric overpowering facts became a major global issue; indeed, the Oxford Dictionaries’ 2016 Word of the Year was ‘Post-Truth.’
Tan Sri Dato’ Azman Hj Mokhtar
Managing Director, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Vivek Wadhwa
Distinguished Fellow and Adjunct Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Introducer:
Serena Tan Mei Shwen
Executive Director, Investments, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Jan Metzger
Managing Director, Global Co-Head IB Technology and Head of Asia Pacific TMT, Citigroup
Martin Skancke
Chair, Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI); and former Head of Asset Management, Ministry of Finance, Norway
Nurhisham Hussein
Head of Economics and Capital Markets, Employees Provident Fund Malaysia
Sharifatu Laila Syed Ali
Group CEO, ValueCAP Sdn Bhd
Tariq Al-Sudairy
Managing Director and CEO, Jadwa Investment
Chairperson:
Mohamed Ridzuan Mohamed
Director, Khazanah Research & Investment Strategy, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Nurhisham Hussein is Chief Strategy Officer of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), covering the areas of corporate strategy, policy, communications, sustainability, and transformation. He had previously served at EPF as Head of the Economics and Capital Markets Dept, overseeing economic surveillance of over 20 economies across the globe. He joined EPF after a stint with Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) and Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB).
Nurhisham holds a BSc in Monetary Economics from the University of London School of Economics and Political Science, and a Masters in Economics from Universiti Malaya.
Ridzuan Mohamed is a Director in the Research division of Khazanah. He has more than ten years industry experience as a sell-side equities analyst, having covered the Malaysian utilities, transportation and telecommunications sectors for a number of investment banks including UBS and Merrill Lynch. Since joining Khazanah in 2009, his research responsibilities have spanned the breadth of the organization, from GLC Transformation to Macro Strategy and Portfolio/ Business Strategy, and currently Public Markets.
Ridzuan is a Chartered Financial Analyst, and an economics graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Chair, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI); and former Finance Minister, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Introducer:
Tan Sri Dato’ Azman Hj Mokhtar
Managing Director, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Moderator:
Prof Jomo Kwame Sundaram
Third Holder of the Tun Hussein Onn Chair in International Studies, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia; and Visiting Senior Fellow, Khazanah Research Institute
Joseph C. Tsai
Executive Vice Chairman, Alibaba Group
Introducer:
Datuk Ben Chan
Executive Director and Co-Head of Investments, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Dato' Abdul Rahman Ahmad
President and Group Chief Executive, Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB)
Neal Cross
Managing Director and Chief Innovation Officer, DBS Bank
Sandip Sen
Global CEO and Executive Director, Aegis
Sandy Ogg
Founder, CEO.works
Tengku Dato' Sri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz
Group CEO, CIMB Group
Chairperson:
Datuk Hisham Hamdan
Executive Director, Investments and Head of Khazanah Research & Investment Strategy, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Dato’ Abdul Rahman Ahmad is the Group Chief Executive Officer of CIMB Group Holdings Berhad (“CIMB”) and Chief Executive Officer of CIMB Bank Berhad effective 10th June 2020.
Prior to joining CIMB, he was the Non-Executive Non-Independent Chairman of Sime Darby Berhad and Velesto Energy Berhad.
He has more than 20 years of leadership experience across multiple industries where he held Chief Executive Officer positions in well-established organisations such as Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad, Media Prima Berhad, Ekuiti Nasional Berhad and Permodalan Nasional Berhad.
He holds a Masters of Arts in Economics from the Cambridge University, United Kingdom. He is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
Hisham Hamdan joined Khazanah in April 2011 from Sime Darby Berhad, where he served in various senior capacities, covering strategy and business development, healthcare, energy & utilities, and China. He holds two degrees in Chemical Engineering and Industrial management from Purdue University, United States. He has also attended the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Programme.
Joseph C. Tsai
Executive Vice Chairman, Alibaba Group
Prof Mari Pangestu
Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Professor of International Economics, University of Indonesia; and former Minister of Trade, Republic of Indonesia
Tan Sri Dato' Dr Mohd Munir Abdul Majid
Chairman, Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad; Chairman, ASEAN Business Advisory Council - Malaysia; and President, ASEAN Business Club
YB Dato' Seri Mustapa Mohamed
Minister of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia
Chairperson:
Tan Sri Andrew Sheng
Distinguished Fellow, Asia Global Institute, The University of Hong Kong; and Board Member, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Ambarish Mitra
Co-Founder and CEO, Blippar
Dr Michel Laberge
Founder and Chief Scientist, General Fusion
Simon Kuper
Author; and Columnist, Financial Times
Srikanth Velamakanni
Co-Founder, Group CEO and Executive Vice-Chairman, Fractal Analytics
Sumant Mandal
Managing Director and Co-Founder, March Capital Partners
Introducer:
Tengku Dato’ Seri Azmil Zahruddin
Executive Director, Investments, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Amanda Levete
Architect and Principal, AL_A
Ben Evans
Co-Founder and Director, London Design Festival
Izmir Yamin
Founder and Chief Executive, Independence-X Aerospace and Pulsar UAV
Lynette Wallworth
Interactive media artist
Dr Carl Benedikt Frey
Co-Director and Oxford Martin Citi Fellow, Oxford Martin Programme on Technology and Employment, University of Oxford
Introducer:
Johan Mahmood Merican
Deputy Director General (Human Capital), Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister's Department, Malaysia
Jimmy Wales
Founder, Wikipedia; Co-Founder, Wikia; and Founder, WikiTRIBUNE
Introducer:
Javier Santiso
Executive Director, Khazanah Europe Investment Limited
Dr Carl Benedikt Frey
Co-Director and Oxford Martin Citi Fellow, Oxford Martin Programme on Technology and Employment, University of Oxford
Prof Danny Quah
Li Ka Shing Professor of Economics and Vice Dean (Academic Affairs), Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore; and Senior Fellow, Khazanah Research Institute
Tan Sri Dato' Dr Michael Yeoh
Co-Founder and CEO, Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI)
Sandiaga S. Uno
Deputy Governor-elect of Jakarta
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz
Co-Chair, Board of Governors, Asian School of Business (ASB); and former Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia
Chairperson:
Dr Nungsari Ahmad Radhi
Managing Director, Prokhas Sdn Bhd
John McFarlane
Chairman, Barclays
Introducer:
Roni L. Abdulwahab
Executive Director, Investments, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Kent J. Thiry
Chairman and CEO, DaVita Inc
Introducer:
Chinta Bhagat
Executive Director, Khazanah India Advisors Private Limited
Dr Emiliana Simon-Thomas
Neuroscientist; and Science Director, Greater Good Science Center, University of California, Berkeley
Introducer:
Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn
Executive Director, Investments and Head of Strategic Management Unit, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Allon Reich
Film producer; Producer of 'Ex Machina'
Introducer:
Charles Leadbeater
Author and independent strategic advisor
Dr Emiliana Simon-Thomas
Neuroscientist; and Science Director, Greater Good Science Center, University of California, Berkeley
Hashim Shawa
Chairman, Bank of Palestine Group
Dato’ Paduka Iqbal Khan
CEO, Fajr Capital
Dato' Dr Nirmala Menon
Board Member, Khazanah Nasional Berhad; and former Executive Vice President and Head of Designated Markets & Health Asia, MetLife Asia Pacific Ltd
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr Sulaiman Mahbob
Chairman, Telekom Malaysia Berhad
Vivek Wadhwa
Distinguished Fellow and Adjunct Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Chairperson:
Dato' Charon Mokhzani
Executive Director, Khazanah Nasional Berhad; and Managing Director, Khazanah Research Institute
YB Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani
Minister of Finance II, Malaysia; and Board Member, Khazanah Nasional Berhad