As a trusted advisor to Boards & CEOs of leading organisations, Siva helps clients revitalize existing businesses and align leaders on critical agendas. Siva has strengthened organisation design and management committee constitutions to become optimal and effective. In the past 2 years in Malaysia, he has advised several Boards on Board members & leadership succession, selection, transition & effectiveness. Siva is an international HR & business advisor with more than 20 years of consulting and corporate experience in the Asia Pacific and Europe.
Jo Haigh is an ICDM Faculty member, the CEO and founder of fds, which has bases in London, Birmingham and Yorkshire within the UK. An experienced dealmaker, Jo specialises in putting together the right deal at the right time and in the right format for growing businesses throughout the country. Jo is a regular presenter for the Institute of Directors and Vistage on corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Lee has 30 years of professional experience as an economist and with almost 12 years in Bank Negara Malaysia and 18 years in financial services. His expertise has earned him many awards, which include “Best Economist” in The Edge Polls twice and ranked top 3 four times from 2000-2008, and “Best Economist” by the Asset Magazine Hong Kong- Local Currency Bond Market of Malaysia in 2007. He led CIMB Macroeconomic research toward the top 3 for nine consecutive years (2005-13) in the Asiamoney Polls.
Rajah Rasiah is a Distinguished Professor of Economics at the Asia Europe Institute, University of Malaya. He holds a PhD from Cambridge University and was a Rajawali Fellow at Harvard. He has held key academic roles, including Dean at the University of Malaya and the first holder of the Khazanah Nasional Chair of Regulatory Studies.
For thirty years, Mark Domitrak has designed and directed over forty strategic communication and media campaigns across twenty countries to successfully achieve a desired behavioural outcome.
From national political campaigns for Presidents and Prime Ministers, to global corporate communication campaigns for CEOs, charities and corporations, Mark’s expertise ranges from research and strategy design to campaign direction, team building, message deployment and senior counsel and advice.
Until 31 December 2024, Tan Sri Datuk Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria was the executive director of the APEC Secretariat based in Singapore. Prior to joining the APEC Secretariat, Dr Sta Maria was a top-level Malaysian civil servant and trade negotiator. She was recently appointed the Pro Chancellor of Sunway University, one of the premier private universities in Malaysia.
She began her career in the Administrative and Diplomatic Service in 1981 and served in various capacities in the then Ministry of Trade and Industry.
Pankaj is presently the Managing Director of Datametrics Research and Information Centre Sdn. Bhd. (DARE), a local think-tank performing research and advocacy for a multitude of topics such as economics and specific sectors, as well as Independent Market Research, Business Overview, Management Discussion and Analysis reports for the purposes of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). He also sits as an Independent Non-Executive Director of MN Holdings Berhad, OSK Ventures International Berhad, and KUB Malaysia Berhad, which are all listed on Bursa Malaysia.
Dr. Rasyidah is currently the Director of the e-Invoice Division, Tax Operations Department, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (HASiL). She has served with HASiL for more than 17 years and has been involved in various fields, including e-Invoicing Implementation in IRBM, tax compliance for corporations and individuals, as well as being involved with the implementation of data analytics. She has co-authored two publications on tax and has presented at tax conferences locally and internationally. Dr.
Mr Yoosuf Moiz is a seasoned relationship and development professional with extensive experience in the Asia-Pacific region. He specialises in business growth, stakeholder management, and solution delivery. Leading the Strategic Partnerships team, he will collaborate closely with his colleagues to drive strategic initiatives to fuel our growth trajectory and expand our presence in the market. Bringing a wealth of experience and expertise, Yoosuf joins us from Lee Hecht Harrison Singapore (LHH), a global leader in HR solutions.