KMF2019
From the Past to the Future:
Building our Collective Brain
7 & 8 October 2019
7 & 8 October 2019
Since the inception of the KMF, themes have been discussed ranging from a shifting global economic climate to a reclamation of the global ‘commons’ to a new context where uncertainty is normality to the need to generate growth with inclusion in an age of paradox, to whether or not good stewardship based on the political economy of location, environment, and demographics can overcome geography as destiny, to the juxtaposition between Artificial Intelligence and Human Intelligence and most recently, to we can Recalibrate Markets, Firms, Society and People towards a greater sense of Balance.
Datuk Shahril Ridza Ridzuan
Managing Director, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
YB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali
Minister of Economic Affairs Malaysia; and Board Member, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Dr Joseph Henrich
Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Chairperson:
Nicholas Khaw
Head, Research, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Nick Khaw is an economist in the Research division at Khazanah Nasional. His work covers, among others, research on Khazanah’s strategic investments and development policy issues including industrial policy, cluster development, and economic diversification. In addition, he also heads the Knowledge Management team at Khazanah, as well as oversees the operations of Khazanah Research Institute. Prior to Khazanah, Nick served as an economist in Malaysia’s Economic Planning Unit, where he was directly involved in several national development initiatives. Nick holds a Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID) from Harvard Kennedy School and completed his undergraduate studies in Economics at Harvard College. He writes a monthly column for The Edge Malaysia. All his writings can be found at www.nicholaskhaw.com.
Chen Zhao
Chief Global Strategist, Alpine Macro
Jalil Rasheed
President and Group CEO, Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB)
Shaun Cochran
Global Head of Thematic Research, CLSA Hong Kong
Chairperson:
Mohamed Ridzuan Mohamed
Director, Research, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
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 Cindy Zhou
CEO, XY Investments
Munib Madni
Founding Panvestor/CEO, Panarchy Partners
Teng Chee Wai
Managing Director, Affin Hwang Asset Management Berhad
Chairperson:
Roni L. Abdulwahab
Executive Director and Head, Leisure & Tourism, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
James Crabtree
Associate Professor of Practice, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore; and Author of 'The Billionaire Raj'
Introducer:
Babar Ali Khan
Director, Investments, Khazanah India Advisors
Tunku Alizakri Alias
CEO, Employees Provident Fund Malaysia (EPF)
Michael Birshan
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
Nicholas Bloy
Managing Partner, Navis Capital Partners
Suvir Varma
Senior Advisor, Bain & Company
Chairperson:
Tengku Azmil Zahruddin Raja Abdul Aziz
Deputy Managing Director, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Laura Deming
Founder and Managing Director, The Longevity Fund
Dr Santitarn Sathirathai
Group Chief Economist, Sea Group
Sumant Mandal
Managing Director and Co-Founder, March Capital Partners
Prof Datin Paduka Dr Teo Soo Hwang
CEO, Cancer Research Malaysia
Introducer:
Nik Marien Nik Ahmad Kamal
Senior Vice President, Investments, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Dr Francesco Saraceno
Deputy Department Director, OFCE-Sciences Po
Dr Nungsari Ahmad Radhi
Chairman, Khazanah Research Institute
Prof Jayati Ghosh
Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Chairperson:
Prof Jomo Kwame Sundaram
Senior Research Advisor, Khazanah Research Institute
Prof Nathan Nunn
Frederic E. Abbe Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Introducer:
Selvendran Katheerayson
Head, Real Assets, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Dr Carl Benedikt Frey
Co-Director and Oxford Martin Citi Fellow, Oxford Martin Programme on Technology and Employment, University of Oxford
Introducer:
Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn
Deputy Managing Director, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Datuk Ahmad Izham Omar
CEO, Primeworks Studio
Alina Amir
Co-Founder and CEO, Arus Academy
Datin Saidah Rastam
Composer; and Director, 'Melaka In Fact'
Surina Shukri
CEO, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)
Introducer:
Ramana Rajalingam
Director, Special Projects Office, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Alina is the Co-Founder and CEO of Arus Academy, a social enterprise that empowers others through relevant & meaningful education. She represents Arus & Malaysia at various national and international events to share on innovation in education. Her passion for achieving equality in education has been the main engine of Arus’ growth since its establishment in 2014.
With about 10 years of teaching experience below her belt, Alina has poured her knowledge into innovative content development, and teacher coaching with a focus on high-need schools and marginalised communities including the stateless community in Chow Kit.
She has a degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Illinois and a post-graduate diploma in Education from Universiti Utara Malaysia. Prior to Arus, Alina was in management consulting.
Ronnie del Carmen
Animation director, writer, story artist, story supervisor and production designer
Introducer:
Wong Shu Hsien
Head, Infrastructure, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Prof Harvey Whitehouse
Chair of Social Anthropology and Director of the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology (ICEA), University of Oxford
Introducer:
Mohd Raslan Md Sharif
Head, Corporate Communications, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Prof Harvey Whitehouse
Chair of Social Anthropology and Director of the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology (ICEA), University of Oxford
Dr Joseph Henrich
Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Prof Nathan Nunn
Frederic E. Abbe Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Zainah Anwar
Co-Founder, Sisters in Islam (SIS); and Executive Director, Musawah
Introducer:
Hisham Hamdan
Executive Director and Head, Public Markets, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
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.
Datuk Shahril Ridza Ridzuan
Managing Director, Khazanah Nasional Berhad