Lee Sze Yeen, a Malaysian aged 44, graduated in 1999 with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of London, United Kingdom. She obtained her Certificate in Legal Practice in 2001 and was subsequently admitted as Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court in 2002.
Ravindran served as a Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Consultancy and held the position of General Manager of Corporate Services for Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Bhd before his last posting as the Chief Information Officer of Bursa Malaysia (formerly the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange). He possesses a wealth of consulting experience gained from the UK, Asean, and China.
Dato’ Dr Zaha Rina has vast experience across various industries such as real estate, financial services and oil and gas with multiple institutions, including Bursa Malaysia. She has completed various listings and establishment of exchanges and M&A transactions. Currently, she holds directorships in multiple listed and private companies including the Chairman of Manulife Group and Mizuho Bank (M) Bhd. As a director of several Malaysian corporations, she has been a regular guest speaker at international conferences.
Nathalie is a partner in Lim Chee Wee Partnership. Her practice focuses on contentious restructuring and insolvency, commercial and corporate disputes, and fraud and asset recovery.
Philip has extensive investment banking experience over 15 years across multi-industries such as real estate, FMCG, financial institutions and manufacturing with leading global investment banks. Many of the equity fund raising (IPOs, secondary raisings) and M&A transactions he led were cross border and complex in nature from a regulatory and cultural perspective. In Jakarta from 2013-2017, he was engaged by a leading Indonesian conglomerate with a strong focus on real estate.
Pauline started her career with Alcatel/Alcatel-Lucent where she had 19 years of experience in the telecommunications industry holding multiple leadership positions prior to joining InvestKL Corporation in April 2012.
In InvestKL, Pauline has contributed immensely to the success to meet their 2020 objective of attracting 100 MNCs to setup their regional hub in Greater Kuala Lumpur.
Dr Ray Choy is Chief Economist at MARC Ratings Bhd. Apart from his pioneering work in Malaysia’s bond markets, Dr Ray’s experience in the global financial markets spans more than two decades, encompassing economic research, funds management, foreign exchange research, commodities research, equities investments, and credit risk ratings. Prior to MARC, Dr Ray headed the research offices of CIMB Banking Group and RHB Banking Group across Southeast Asia, following a leadership role in global funds management.
Pankaj is the Managing Director of Datametrics Research and Information Centre Sdn. Bhd. (DARE), a Malaysian-based think-tank performing research and advocacy for a multitude of topics such as economics and social policy and developing policy recommendations for stakeholders and the Government. He also sits as an Independent Non-Executive Director of MN Holdings Berhad and OSK Ventures International Berhad, both of which are Bursa Malaysia ACE market-listed companies and a member of ICDM.
Dato’ Ts. Dr. Shanmuganathan Palanisamy is a transformational leader with exceptional interpersonal skills and a passion for disruptive innovation. With 34 years of experience, he has made a significant impact in the fields of technology and business transformation. He is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ECTrons Sdn. Bhd, a deep-tech R&D company specializing in embedded software stacks for RISC-V and ARM-based processors.
In today’s fast-paced business environment, incremental improvements are no longer enough. Organisations must think boldly and embrace innovation to remain competitive and resilient. This session will highlight major global trends including artificial intelligence, digital transformation and sustainability—and their growing influence across industries.