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ELF 2020
ELF 2020 was organised in hybrid form due to COVID-19 pandemic, with speakers invited to speak at the venue and attendees could attend the forum via Zoom platform. Total sign-ups were 793, a record high among all ELF forums, 9 guest speakers and 25 student ambassadors.
ELF 2020 Theme
Keynote Speakers
Dr Tng Boon Hwa
Deputy Director, Bank Negara Malaysia
Prior Experience and Awards
Senior Economist
Bank Negara Malaysia
Economist
RAM Holdings Berhad
Young Malaysian Research Prize 2016
World Bank
Education
PhD in Economics
University of Malaya
BA and MA in Economics
University of Western Ontario
Dr. Muhammed
Abdul Khalid
Managing Director/Co-founder,
DM-Analytics Board of Trustee,
Malaysia Institute
of Economic Research (MIER)
Prior Experience and Awards
Economic Advisor
Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
Leader
Council of Eminent Persons' (CEP) secretariat
Director of Research
Khazanah Research Institute
Senior Technical Advisor
Institute of Strategic and International Studies
Director of Research
UNDP Malaysia
Education
PhD
Institut d’études Politiques de Paris
Master’s Degree in Economics
University of Malaya
Bachelor Degree
University of Southern California
Panel 1
Leaders of Tomorrow:
The Current State of Malaysian Youth
Tharma Pillai
Advocacy Director and Co-Founder, #Undi18
Prior Experience and Awards
Ministerial Appointee
National Youth Consultative Council
Malaysia Country Lead (Account Manager) - Education
TechSource Systems
Regional Sales Engineer for Middle East & North Africa
Intralink Techno Sdn Bhd
Perdana Scholar Award 2016
Prestige 40 under 40 2019
Education
BSc in Mining Engineering
Virginia Tech
Prior Experience and Awards
Education
Yang Berhormat
Michelle Ng
Assemblywoman, Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Subang Jaya constituency
Legal Bureau Secretary, Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Legal associate
Gobind Singh Deo & Co
Sreenevasan Young
Barrister-at-Law
Inner Temple
Prior Experience and Awards
Education
Bachelor of Laws
London School of Economics and Political Science
Chan Soon Seng
CEO, Teach For Malaysia
Programme Director
Teach For Malaysia Fellowship
Post-Graduate Diploma in Education
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Degree in Management and Marketing
Murdoch University
Panel 2
Frontiers of Tomorrow: The Fourth
Industrial Revolution
Dato’ Yasmin Mahmood
Prior Experience and Awards
Managing Director, FutureReady Consulting Sdn Bhd
Chairman, Pos Malaysia Berhad
Board member, Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad
Executive Director
YTL Communications Sdn Bhd
Director
YTL e-Solutions Bhd
CEO
Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) Sdn Bhd
Malaysia and ASEAN Representative
World Economic Forum (WEF)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF)
Top 100 Influential People in World’s Digital Government
Managing Director
Microsoft Malaysia
Global Leadership Award 2017
Leadership Excellence in Digital Transformation
Education
BSc in Computer Science and Applied Maths
University of New South Wales
Yeoh Chen Chow
Prior Experience and Awards
Education
Co-Founder, Fave Group
Regional Operations Director
Groupon Asia Pacific
Product Manager
JobStreet.com
Management Consultant
Accenture
Eisenhower Fellow Awardee
BSc in Computer Engineering
Cornell University
Mr. Ryan Sim
Partner, Malaysia Global
Compliance and Reporting Leader
Ernst & Young Tax Consultants
Prior Experience and Awards
Head of Cloud First practice
Accenture Technology Malaysia
SAP Technical Consultant
Diagonal Consulting
Java Developer
IHS Global Insight
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
Education
Bachelors Degree (Hons) in Computer Science
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Moderator
Mark Disney
Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar
Mark has been in Malaysia since 1992.
He left Oxford with a degree in English Literature, so inevitably moved into accounting with what is now PwC.
He has worked in the education sector as a lecturer, publisher, editor, consultant and salesman, before recently returning to teaching at Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar where he helps students prepare for top-tier universities.
He likes politics, religion and football but not necessarily in that order.
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