The Leadership of Tomorrow Begins Today
This summit will be a platform for intellectual and scholastic discourse between the prominent figures and also the Malaysian student leaders from around the world. One of the key missions of this summit is to expose the participants to Malaysians who are world class leaders, speakers and thinkers in diverse fields, encouraging an understanding of Malaysia’s unique challenges.
Who’s going as well
(1) UncleSeng (2) Gaibei (3) Carrot (4) Big Bird …
To be updated…
Website: http://www.msls08.com
Time and Place:
Date: 2nd and 3rd of August 2008
Location: Nikko Hotel, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur
Host: United Kingdom and Eire Council for Malaysian Students (UKEC)
Prospective speakers include:
Y.A.B. Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia
DYTM Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah Ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibuddin Shah, The Regent of Perak
Y.B. Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, Education Minister of Malaysia
Tan Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Governor, Central Bank of Malaysia
Ms. Ambiga Sreenevasan, President of the Malaysian BAR Council
Dato’ Nazir Razak, CEO of CIMB Group
Dr Herman Shastri, General-Secretary of Council of Churches of Malaysia
Dr. Farish Ahmad-Noor, former Senior Fellow at the Institute for Islamic Studies, Freie University of Berlin
Sessions & Itinerary
1) Keynote Address: Governance
“Transparency and Accountability in Governance – Primary Concerns of Modern Malaysia?”
• YAB Dato’ Seri Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia
2) Judiciary and Legal Forum:
“The Rule of Law: A Question of Restoring Faith in the System?”
• YB Senator Dato’ Zaid Ibrahim, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Judicial Reform)
• Professor Dr. Shad Saleem Faruqi, Professor of Law and Legal Advisor, Mara University of Technology (UiTM)
• Ms.Ambiga Sreenevasan, President of the Malaysian BAR Council
3) Race Relations Forum:
“2008 General Elections: Managing the Changing Dynamics of Race Relations in Malaysia”
• Karim Raslan, author, columnist, lawyer and founder of Karim Raslan Associates
• Khoo Kay Peng, journalist, political analyst, Executive Director of SEDAR Institute
• Dr. Denison Jayasooria, Executive Director of the Social Strategic Foundation
4) Ministerial Address: Education
“The National Education Blueprint: Addressing Racial Polarization and Sustainable Economic Development”
• YB Dato’ Seri Hishamuddin Tun Hussein, Minister of Education
5) Opening Address: Malaysian Economy
“State of the Economy in the wake of Global Uncertainties”
• Tan Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Governor, Central Bank of Malaysia
6) Industry and Economic Forum:
“Looking Out of the Window: The presence of Malaysian Corporate Giants on the global economic stage”
• Dato’ Azman Mokhtar, MD of Khazanah Nasional
• Dato’ Nazir Razak, CEO of CIMB Group
• Dato’ Johan Raslan, Executive Chairman of PWC
7) Religious Diversity Forum
“Coping with Religious Diversity: The Challenge of Being Just to All Within the Context of Islam as the Official Religion”
• Dr. Mohd Asri bin Zainul Abidin, Perlis Mufti
• Datuk A. Vaithilingam, President of Malaysia Hindu Sangam
• Dr. Farish Ahmad-Noor, former Senior Fellow at the Institute for Islamic Studies, Freie University of Berlin
• Zainah Anwar, Executive Director of Sisters in Islam (SIS)
Royal Address
“Evolution of Malaysian Minds: Issues and Challenges towards a First World Mentality”
• HRH Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah Ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibuddin Shah, The Regent of Perak
9) Student forum:
“Student Activism: The Way Forward”
• Khairizul Rizzuan, Chairman, UKEC
• Shahril Hamdan, Director, Second MSLS
• Nithiyananthan Muthusamy, Director, Northeast (USA) Malaysia Forum
The event will also incorporate group discussions amongst participants with a view of yielding a Conference Resolution on the various topics discussed. The organisers will then work towards publicising the Resolution in our efforts to ensure that student voices are heard.
Note:The completed itinerary will be released once all details are finalised
What Daniel has to say:
Oh thanks IngChia! I have just registered myself to attend the summit! I am not so sure how will the organizer confirm my registration status. Just wait for their confirmation. I love to attend this kind of summit, can’t wait to see what are other Malaysians thinking in their head. It’s time to crack open their head and see for myself what’s in store.
Eh… Too bad they don’t have topic related to blogging. I am glad I am doing my Master study now, meaning that I am still under the student status/category. I am looking forward to see Raja Dr Nazrin! I think I will grab a handful of PELTAC 2008 Supreme Council or Organizing Committee to attend this submit. It’s going to be an eye-opening event!
Who else is interested to go with me?
