• Quran Recital
• Welcoming Speech by Hon. Tun Musa Hitam, Chairman, WIEF Foundation
• Opening Keynote Address by H.E. Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia & Patron, WIEF Foundation
• Special Addresses by Leaders
• Signing of Agreements

These are unprecedented times and no one has all the answers. However, the leaders who have made their mark, have managed to lead when global issues were different but no less pressing. With threats from gains that have been made and new challenges, leaders share experiences, insights, issues and concerns. What are the transformation challenges for the new era? Should there be an increased accountability in light of the recent crisis?  What lies ahead and how prepared are we to face any major economic calamity?  

In challenging business environment, companies need to innovate it’s technologies, strategies and business models to achieve sustainability in the long run.  Periodical reviews of operating plans are necessary to pre-empt new business competitors. The outsourcing phenomenon is one of the key examples of how businesses have rewired to fit into current demands.   Ultimately the essence of innovation is to ensure that businesses are more efficient, more cost effective, and more productive with a finger on the consumers’ pulse. The more powerful the innovation, the more the company’s presence is secured in the business arena. What are the impacts of continued reinvention and renewal on the business bottom-line? How can consumer insight determine innovation? What are the market dynamics and how can upgrade and fit into the eco-system of innovation?

Click here to read the speech from Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman(pdf)

PLENARY 3: COUNTRIES IN FOCUS B:
Venue: Conference Hall 3, Level 3, KL Convention Centre

A signature session for the WIEF where speakers would showcase the business and investment opportunities available in the selected countries and to promote collaboration across borders.  Speakers will highlight the guidelines to doing business in the countries concerned, the incentives given, updates on specific projects, if any and other related issues of interest to investors and businessmen.  The session will provide an excellent opportunity for participants to interact with policy makers and entrepreneurs from Malaysia, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Senegal and Bangladesh

Click here to read the speech from H.E. Aset Issekeshev(pdf)