Sessions & Speakers

The sessions and the proposed speakers for MSLS 2011 are as follows:

Royal Officiating Address:

HRH Raja Zarith Sofiah binti Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah, Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Human Capital Development:

‘Preparing the People, Powering the Nation’

  • Johan Mahmood Merican, CEO of TalentCorp
  • Datin Badrunnisa Mohd Yasin Khan, Group Chief Talent Officer of Axiata
  • Joyce Tagal, Co-founder of the Otak-otak program
Corporate Plenerary Address:
  •  Dato’ Sri Mohammed Shazali Ramly, CEO of Celcom Axiata
Malaysian Constitution:

‘Promoting Constitutionalism, Empowering Citizens’

  • Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Pandikar Amin Mulia, Speaker House of Representatives Parliament of Malaysia
  • Emeritus Professor Datuk Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi, UITM Constitutional Law Professor
  • Edmund Bon, Campaigner for Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism & Human Rights (PusatRakyatLB)

Keynote Address:

YB Senator Datuk Seri Idris Jala, CEO of PEMANDU

Public Policy:

‘Propelling Malaysia Forward Through Transformational Programmes’

  • YB Senator Datuk Seri Idris Jala, CEO of PEMANDU
  • Dato’ Ti Lian Ker, MCA Central Committee Member
  • YB Tony Pua, Member of Parliament of Petaling Jaya Utara
  • Rafizi Ramli, Director of Strategies of Parti Keadilan Rakyat

Civil Society:

‘Everyday Heroes in Society’

  • Dr Hartini Zainuddin, Founder of Nur Salam
  • Dato’ Saifuddin Abdullah, Deputy Minister of Higher Education
  • Datin Halimah Mohd Said, Founder of PCORE
  • Wong Su-Ann, Founder of Palate Palette Restaurant

Malaysian Economy:

‘The Trajectory towards Becoming a High-Income Nation’

  • Senator Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Minister of the Economic Planning Unit (EPU)
  • Dr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant Secretary General for Economic Development in the United Nations’ Department of Economic and Social Affairs
  • Mohammed Rashdan Yusof , Executive Director of Khazanah Nasional

Malaysian Politics:

‘13th General Elections: Analysing Expectations and Aspirations’

  • YB Khairy Jamaluddin, Chairman of Barisan Nasional Youth
  • YB Nurul Izzah Anwar, Member of Parliament for Lembah Pantai
  • Dr. Bridget Welsh, Associate Professor in Political Science at Singapore Management University
  • Professor Datuk Dr Shamsul Amri Baharuddin, Director of the Institute of Ethnic Studies at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Closing Address:
The Honourable Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia