SPEAKERS

KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY
YAB DATO’ SRI ISMAIL SABRI YAAKOB
PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA

AMBASSADORS SESSION : STAYING RESILIENT IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IN THE LIGHT OF COVID-19
OPENING REMARKS
DATO’ CHARON WARDINI MOKHZANI
GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR,
MALAYSIAN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE BERHAD

SPECIAL SESSION BY
H.E. EBRAHIM PATEL
MINISTER TRADE, INDUSTRY & COMPETITION, SOUTH AFRICA

SPECIAL SESSION BY
DATUK WIRA DR NOOR ZARI HAMAT
SECRETARY GENERAL, MINISTRY OF TOURISM, ARTS AND CULTURE MALAYSIA

EVOLUTION OF ISLAMIC FINANCE IN THE HALAL ECONOMY AND CONTRIBUTION TO GLOBAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY
OPENING REMARKS BY :
DATUK ABDUL RASHEED GHAFFOUR
DEPUTY GOVERNOR, THE CENTRAL BANK OF MALAYSIA (BANK NEGARA)

WELCOME REMARKS FOR TRANSFORMING THE GLOBAL FOOD SERVICES INDUSTRY BY:
MR. HANISOFIAN ALIAS
CHIEF INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER OF HALAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BERHAD

SPECIAL REMARKS FOR TRANSFORMING THE GLOBAL FOOD SERVICES INDUSTRY BY :
TUAN HAJI MOHD ROSLAN MOHD SALUDIN
CHAIRMAN OF SECTORAL WORKING GROUP FOR FOOD SERVICES

CLOSING REMARKS BY
MR HAIROL ARIFFEIN SAHARI
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
HALAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BERHAD
Main Conference Panelists:

H.E. DR JUSTIN LEE
AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER

H.E DAVID EVAN MALCOMSON
HIGH COMMISSIONER OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
AMBASSADORS SESSION : STAYING RESILIENT IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IN THE LIGHT OF COVID-19

H.E. ABDOULAYE BARRO
AMBASSADOR OF EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL
AMBASSADORS SESSION : STAYING RESILIENT IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IN THE LIGHT OF COVID-19

MS HAMIDAH MINHAJ
DIRECTOR, GLOBAL REGULATORY AFFAIRS – ASIA PACIFIC, COLGATE-PALMOLIVE
SESSION TITLE:
HALAL – A VALUE PROPOSITION FOR INDUSTRY 4WRD 4.0

MR ASIF MOIDU AHMED
REGIONAL DIRECTOR LULU GROUP RETAIL MALAYSIA
SESSION TITLE:
HALAL – A VALUE PROPOSITION FOR INDUSTRY 4WRD 4.0

MR ROSLAN OSMAN
GENERAL MANAGER, NIPPON EXPRESS (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD
SESSION TITLE:
HALAL – A VALUE PROPOSITION FOR INDUSTRY 4WRD 4.0

MS JENNY CHUANG
FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR, SYDNEY CAKEHOUSE
SESSION TITLE:
HALAL – A VALUE PROPOSITION FOR INDUSTRY 4WRD 4.0

MR EFFENDY ZULKIFLY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, BLOCKWORQ SDN BHD
SESSION TITLE:
HALAL – A VALUE PROPOSITION FOR INDUSTRY 4WRD 4.0

DATUK DR MOHD DAUD BAKAR
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF AMANIE GROUP
SESSION TITLE:
EVOLUTION OF ISLAMIC FINANCE IN THE HALAL ECONOMY AND CONTRIBUTION TO GLOBAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY

DATO’ MOHAMED RAFIQUE MERICAN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF MAYBANK ISLAMIC BERHAD
SESSION TITLE:
EVOLUTION OF ISLAMIC FINANCE IN THE HALAL ECONOMY AND CONTRIBUTION TO GLOBAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY

MR MOHD SUHAIMI ABDUL HAMID
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF STANDARD CHARTERED SAADIQ MALAYSIA
SESSION TITLE:
EVOLUTION OF ISLAMIC FINANCE IN THE HALAL ECONOMY AND CONTRIBUTION TO GLOBAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY

MR. MOHD IZZAT FADHLI AZMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WAHED TECHNOLOGIES SDN BHD
SESSION TITLE:
EVOLUTION OF ISLAMIC FINANCE IN THE HALAL ECONOMY AND CONTRIBUTION TO GLOBAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY

DATUK ISMAIL IBRAHIM
BOARD OF TRUSTEE, WORLD ISLAMIC ECONOMIC FORUM (WIEF)
SESSION TITLE:
HALAL CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY

DR SAMI ALSALAHAT
FOUNDER, INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ISLAMIC WAQF (IIW)
SESSION TITLE:
HALAL CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY

MR MOUHAMADOU LAMINE MBACKE
PRESIDENT OF AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF ISLAMIC FINANCE, THE REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL
SESSION TITLE:
HALAL CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY

MR AHMAD HAFIZ ABDUL AZIZ
FINANCIAL SECTOR SPECIALIST WITH THE WORLD BANK GROUP INCLUSIVE GROWTH & SUSTAINABLE FINANCE HUB IN MALAYSIA
SESSION TITLE:
HALAL CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY

DATO’ DR. JACOB THOMAS
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, RAMSAY SIME DARBY HEALTH CARE (RSDHC) GROUP
SESSION TITLE:
CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY PANEL : CREATING DEMAND FOR HALAL EMERGING SECTORS

MR. ABDUL RAHMAN MOHAMED
GENERAL MANAGER, MAYFLOWER HOLIDAYS SDN BHD
SESSION TITLE:
CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY PANEL: CREATING DEMAND FOR HALAL EMERGING SECTORS

DR MAH HUSSAIN-GAMBLES
PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST, ORIGIN PHARMA PACKAGING, MELTON, HULL UNITED KINGDOM
SESSION TITLE:
CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY PANEL: CREATING DEMAND FOR HALAL EMERGING SECTORS

MR. NAJMI MANSOR
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF AMAL BY MALAYSIA AIRLINES
SESSION TITLE:
CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY PANEL: CREATING DEMAND FOR HALAL EMERGING SECTORS
Main Conference Moderators:

MS ROZINA AZIZ
CEO OF METAMORFOSA AND CO-ANCHOR, LEADERS SPEAKEASY

MR AHMAD KHAIRUDDIN BIN ABDUL RAHIM
DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT, MIDA
SESSION TITLE:
HALAL – A VALUE PROPOSITION FOR INDUSTRY 4WRD 4.0

MR NORAIZAT SHIK AHMAD
GENERAL MANAGER SECURITIES COMMISSION MALAYSIA

MR RAFI-UDDIN SHIKOH
MANAGING DIRECTOR, DINARSTANDARD, DUBAI UAE
SESSION TITLE:
HALAL CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY

MS BILQIS BAHARI
HOST, KAZAKHSTAN NEWS
SESSION TITLE:
CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY PANEL: CREATING DEMAND FOR HALAL EMERGING SECTORS
Parallel Session Panelists:

MS MAHELLAH OMAR
SESSION TITLE:
HALAL TRAINING INSTITUTE : HALAL PHARMACEUTICAL
(2 DAYS)

DR. MOHAMMAD AIZAT JAMALUDIN
SESSION TITLE:
HALAL TRAINING INSTITUTE : HALAL MUSLIM FRIENDLY HOSPITALITY (2 DAYS)

MR MUHAMAD NORIDHAM NORDIN
SESSION TITLE:
HALAL TRAINING INSTITUTE : HALAL LOGISTICS (2 DAYS)

MS ANNA TEO
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & CO-FOUNDER OF HERNAN CORPORATION SDN BHD
SESSION TITLE:
MIDA SESSION: CREATING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH HALAL INVESTMENT

MR RAJ KUMAR
GENERAL MANAGER, THE LIGHT HOTEL (M) SDN BHD
SESSION TITLE:
MIDA SESSION: CREATING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH HALAL INVESTMENT

MR. JOHARI ABU KASIM
MANAGING DIRECTOR STAR MEDIK SDN BHD
SESSION TITLE:
MIDA SESSION: CREATING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH HALAL INVESTMENT

MR MOHD FHAUZI MURIDAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND COUNTRY HEAD OF ISLAMIC BANKING, UOB MALAYSIA
SESSION TITLE:
UOB SESSION: ENABLING AND CATALYSING HALAL SMES BEYOND THE PANDEMIC

MR RAYMOND CHUI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND COUNTRY HEAD OF BUSINESS BANKING, UOB MALAYSIA
SESSION TITLE:
UOB SESSION: ENABLING AND CATALYSING HALAL SMES BEYOND THE PANDEMIC

MR WILLIAM HENG
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT AND HEAD OF FINTECH, ECOSYSTEM & INNOVATION CHANNELS AND DIGITALISATION, UOB MALAYSIA
SESSION TITLE:
UOB SESSION: ENABLING AND CATALYSING HALAL SMES BEYOND THE PANDEMIC

MR LUCAS CHEW
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND COUNTRY HEAD OF TRANSACTION BANKING, UOB MALAYSIA
SESSION TITLE:
UOB SESSION: ENABLING AND CATALYSING HALAL SMES BEYOND THE PANDEMIC

MR IHSAN OVUT
SECRETARY GENERAL THE STANDARDS AND METROLOGY INSTITUTE FOR THE ISLAMIC COUNTRIES, TURKEY (SMIIC)

PROF. IR. SUKOSO
Professor of Nutrigenomic, Brawijaya University, indonesia
SESSION TITLE:
GLOBAL ALIGNMENT ON HALAL CONFORMITY

HAJAH HAKIMAH MOHD YUSOFF
DEPUTY DIRECTOR POLICY, DEPARTMENT OF ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT MALAYSIA (JAKIM)
SESSION TITLE:
GLOBAL ALIGNMENT ON HALAL CONFORMITY

MR PAUL SANDA
SENIOR TRADE & INVESTMENT COMMISSIONER, MALAYSIA & BRUNEI, AUSTRALIAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT COMMISSION (AUSTRADE)
SESSION TITLE:
HALAL INGREDIENTS: SUSTAINABLE HALAL FOOD SYSTEM FOR THE FUTURE

MR HUSSAM SULTAN
REGIONAL HEAD, COMMERCIAL BANKING, CIMB ISLAMIC
SESSION TITLE:
HALAL INGREDIENTS: SUSTAINABLE HALAL FOOD SYSTEM FOR THE FUTURE

MR AZUDDIN RAHMAN
DIRECTOR OF INNO BIOCEUTICAL SDN BHD AND VIETNAM HALAL CENTRE COMPANY LIMITED
SESSION TITLE:
HALAL INGREDIENTS: SUSTAINABLE HALAL FOOD SYSTEM FOR THE FUTURE

MR ZAID HASMAN
SENIOR DIRECTOR , DIGITAL CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT, MCDONALD’S MALAYSIA
SESSION TITLE:
TRANSFORMING THE GLOBAL ONLINE FOOD SERVICES INDUSTRY

MR. AFZAN LUTFI
DIRECTOR OF NEW VERTICALS, FOODPANDA MALAYSIA
SESSION TITLE:
TRANSFORMING THE GLOBAL ONLINE FOOD SERVICES INDUSTRY

MR MOHD FAKARUDIN MASOD
CHIEF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT MALAYSIA (JAKIM)
SESSION TITLE:
TRANSFORMING THE GLOBAL ONLINE FOOD SERVICES INDUSTRY

YM TUNKU DANNY NASAIFUDDIN MUDZAFFAR
FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF MICROLEAP
SESSION TITLE:
FOSTERING A ROBUST ISLAMIC FINANCE ECOSYSTEM THROUGH DIGITALISATION

MS NOOR FARILLA ABDULLAH
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER OF BANK ISLAM MALAYSIA BERHAD
SESSION TITLE:
FOSTERING A ROBUST ISLAMIC FINANCE ECOSYSTEM THROUGH DIGITALISATION

MS RUSLENA RAMLI
DIRECTOR OF FINTECH AND ISLAMIC DIGITAL ECONOMY, MALAYSIA DIGITAL ECONOMY CORPORATION (MDEC
SESSION TITLE:
FOSTERING A ROBUST ISLAMIC FINANCE ECOSYSTEM THROUGH DIGITALISATION

MR RIZAL MOHD YUSOF
HEAD, SME BANKING, BANK ISLAM MALAYSIA BERHAD

MR FAISAL JA’AFAR
ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, CONSUMER BANKING DIVISION, BANK ISLAM MALAYSIA BERHAD
SESSION TITLE:
ISLAMIC FINANCE AND DIGITAL ENABLEMENT TOWARDS BUILDING HALAL BUSINESSES

MR NAMANZEE HARRIS
CEO ALHIJRAH MEDIA CORPORATION
SESSION TITLE:
MAKING HALAL MEDIA MAINSTREAM

MR NAVID AKHTAR
CEO & FOUNDER ALCHEMIYA.COM, SVOD SERVICE, MOVIES, DRAMAS, DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT THE MUSLIM WORLD, TELEVISION EXECUTIVE
SESSION TITLE:
MAKING HALAL MEDIA MAINSTREAM

MIZZ NINA
CO-FOUNDER OF DOPSTV, AN ISLAMIC LIFESYTLE CHANNEL
SESSION TITLE:
MAKING HALAL MEDIA MAINSTREAM

MR MOHAMMAD HAFIZ JAMALUDDIN
HEAD, HALAL INTEGRATED PLATFORM, HALAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (HDC)
SESSION TITLE:
HIP – REVOLUTIONISING THE HALAL INDUSTRY

MR MUHAMMAD HUSAINI ABDUL RAHMAN
ADVISOR, HALAL TRAINING INSTITUTE
SESSION TITLE:
HIP – REVOLUTIONISING THE HALAL INDUSTRY

MR FADLI MOHD ARIFF
HEAD, HALAL PARKS
SESSION TITLE:
HIP – REVOLUTIONISING THE HALAL INDUSTRY

MS NOR ASILAHANI SHAFIE
MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
SESSION TITLE:
HIP – REVOLUTIONISING THE HALAL INDUSTRY

MR JARISMAN JAMLUS
MANAGER, CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE (COE), INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
SESSION TITLE:
HIP – REVOLUTIONISING THE HALAL INDUSTRY

DR PETER LEE
DIRECTOR, LEARNING & TALENT SERVICES, AWANBIRU TECHNOLOGY BERHAD
SESSION TITLE:
HIP – REVOLUTIONISING THE HALAL INDUSTRY

MS NIK NAZLENE MOHD NAWI
HEAD OF CORPORATE SALES, MALAYSIA AIRLINES BERHAD
SESSION TITLE:
HIP – REVOLUTIONISING THE HALAL INDUSTRY

MR MOHAMED FUDARIZI
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, JOMSETTLE
SESSION TITLE:
HIP – REVOLUTIONISING THE HALAL INDUSTRY

MR MATTHEW NOEL FERNANDEZ
PARTNER & COO, MICROLEAP
SESSION TITLE:
HIP – REVOLUTIONISING THE HALAL INDUSTRY

MR NOOR MOHAMED AMIN
HEAD OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT UNIT, COMMERCIAL BANKING, CIMB ISLAMIC BANK BERHAD
SESSION TITLE:
HIP – REVOLUTIONISING THE HALAL INDUSTRY

MR ROSLI ABDUL AZIZ
HEAD, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, SME BANKING, BANK ISLAM MALAYSIA BERHAD

MR MUSTAZA MUHAMMAD
HEAD, SME FINANCING DEPARTMENT, BANK MUALAMAT MALAYSIA BERHAD
SESSION TITLE:
HIP – REVOLUTIONISING THE HALAL INDUSTRY

MR SUZAINI MUKHTAR
HEAD, ISLAMIC RETAIL BANKING, STANDARD CHARTERED SAADIQ BERHAD
SESSION TITLE:
HIP – REVOLUTIONISING THE HALAL INDUSTRY
Parallel Session Moderators:

MR AZMAN ZAKARIA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF IPEC BUREAU
SESSION TITLE:
MIDA SESSION: CREATING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH HALAL INVESTMENT

MR DHALIFF ANUAR
HEAD OF CONSULTANCY AND ADVISORY, HDC
SESSION TITLE:
ENABLING AND CATALYSING HALAL SMES BEYOND THE PANDEMIC

MR HUSSALMIZAR HUSSAIN
SENIOR DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF STANDARD MALAYSIA
SESSION TITLE:
GLOBAL ALIGNMENT ON HALAL COMPLIANCE

MR ALI IMRAN ABDUL RAHMAN
SENIOR ASSOCIATE, PEMANDU ASSOCIATES SDN BHD
SESSION TITLE:
TRANSFORMING THE GLOBAL ONLINE FOOD SERVICES INDUSTRY

MS ROZINA AZIZ
CO-FOUNDER/CEO, METAMORFOSA AND CO-ANCHOR, LEADERS SPEAKEASY WITH RIZAL AND ROZINA (ASTRO AWANI)
SESSION TITLE:
FOSTERING A ROBUST ISLAMIC FINANCE ECOSYSTEM THROUGH DIGITALISATION

MS SYILDA ISMAIL
KINIHALAL
SESSION TITLE:
- MAKING HALAL MEDIA MAINSTREAM
- HIP – REVOLUTIONISING THE HALAL INDUSTRY

MR RIZAL ZULKAPLI
EDITOR, NIAGA AWANI AND CO-ANCHOR, LEADER SPEAKEASY
SESSION TITLE:
HALAL INGREDIENTS: SUSTAINABLE HALAL FOOD SYSTEM FOR THE FUTURE