Forum - Conversations With Leaders

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Forum is a platform for leaders to share their experiences and thoughts on their respective fields. We hope to serve as a bridge between leaders of today and the leaders of tomorrow. Made in Malaysia, hosted by Samson Hong and Shaheen Anwar.

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Dato' Dr Zaha Rina on Derivatives and Female Leadership

Dato’ Dr Zaha Rina is the Chairman of Manulife Holdings Berhad and a partner at Sage 3 Capital. She also holds directorships in Hibiscus Petroleum, Hong Leong Industries Berhad and more. This episode follows her past experience setting up Malaysia's derivatives and futures market and Bahrain's financial market.

Oct 24, 2020•19 min•Ep. 4

Mr Jalil Rasheed on Fund Management

Mr Jalil Rasheed offered us a view into going-ons of fund management and how he worked his way up to a leadership role. He was most recently the CEO of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), Malaysia’s largest fund management company. He previously managed funds in Malaysia, Singapore and London with Invesco and Aberdeen Standard Management.

Oct 04, 2020•33 min•Ep. 3

Dr Kenneth Pereira on Entrepreneurship and Founding Hibiscus Petroleum

Hibiscus Petroleum is a Malaysian oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) company. Its founder, Dr Kenneth Pereira, gave us insights into how he gathered funding from private investors and listed the first special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in Southeast Asia.

Sep 19, 2020•27 min•Ep. 2

Datuk Anwar Yahya on Corporate Advisory and Restructuring

In our inaugural episode, we spoke to Datuk Anwar Yahya who is a Senior Partner at Sage 3, one of the leading corporate advisory firms in Malaysia. He was a Senior Partner at PwC Malaysia and currently holds directorships on the board of Maybank Islamic, FGV Holdings, Fraser & Neave Holdings amongst others.

Sep 09, 2020•25 min•Ep. 1

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