Speakers & Panelists
OFFICIAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The Hon. Dato’ Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Rural and Regional Development
HALAL INDUSTRY TOWNHALL 2025
The Hon. Dato’ Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Rural and Regional Development
The Hon. Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz
Minister of Investment, Trade & Industry (MITI)
Mr. Luqman Hariz
Moderator
Anchor, ASTRO Awani
CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY - ADVANCING GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE HALAL ECONOMY
Mr. Leonard Ariff Abdul Shatar
Group Managing Director & Executive Director of Duopharma Biotech Berhad
Ms. Dafinah Ahmed Hilmi
Chief Executive Officer of Hong Leong Islamic Bank
Mr. Ezmir Hazizi Azhar
Corporate Affairs Director of Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad
Mr. Luqman Hariz
Moderator
Anchor, ASTRO Awani
ADVANCING HALAL ECOSYSTEM, WHAT’S NEXT?
SPECIAL REMARKS
The Hon. Dato’ Hairil Yahri Yaacob
Secretary General of Ministry of Investment, Trade & Industry (MITI)
Her Excellency Valeria Csukasi
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Uruguay
His Excellency Morecome Mumba
High Commissioner of Zambia to Malaysia
Mr. Samer Elesawi
Head of Islamic Development Bank Center of Excellence Kuala Lumpur
Mr. Dhaliff G. Anuar
Head of Halal Consultancy and Advisory, Halal Development Corporation