WIEF 2013 today
Special Keynote Address
■ 9.45am to 10am
■ Tun Abdullah Hj Ahmad Badawi, former Prime Minister of Malaysia
Promoting Transnational Education
■ 10am to 11.30am
■ Professor Sultan T Abu-Orabi, secretary general, Association of Arab Universities, Jordan
■ Ali Aslan Gumusay, doctoral scholar, University of Oxford
■ Datuk Dr Ir Zaini Ujang, secretary general II, ministry of education, Malaysia
■ Sehreen Noor Ali, head of business development, Noodle Education, USA
■ Tim Gore, director, global networks and communities, University of London, UK
Women in the Corporate World
■ 11.30am to 1pm
■ Helena Morrissey, chief executive, Newton Investment Management, UK
■ Azeemeh Zaheer, head of institutional relationships, Gatehouse Bank, UK
■ Samia Bouchareb, general manager, Coca-Cola Export Corp Morocco and Equatorial Africa
■ Dato’ Dr Norraesah Mohamed, chairman, WIEF Businesswomen Network, Malaysia
■ Philisiwe M Mthethwa, chief executive, National Empowerment Fund, South Africa
Business Networking Lunch
■ 1pm to 2pm
Global Health Challenges
■ 2pm to 3.30pm
■ Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, director general, Ministry of Health, Malaysia
■ Dr Omar Saleh, EHA coordinator, World Health Organisation, Somalia
■ Professor David Walker, deputy chief medical officer England, UK
■ Dr Smisha Agarwal, chief executive, Global Health Bridge, USA
■ Dr Yousef Shahin, UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, Jordan
Exploring Microfinance in Social Enterprise
■ 3.30pm to 5pm
■ Alan Duncan MP, minister of state for international development, UK
■ Raheel Mohammed, director, Maslaha, UK
■ Jacqueline Muna Musitwa, founder and managing partner, Hoja Law Group, Rwanda
■ Taa Wongbe, managing partner, The Khana Group for West Africa, Liberia
■ Goris Mustaqim, president and founder, Asgar Muda Foundation, Indonesia
■ Michelle Kreger, senior director, strategic initiatives, Kiva, USA
Face to Face
■ 5pm to 6pm
■ Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, group chief executive, Air Asia, Malaysia
■ Nisha Pillai, news anchor, BBC World News
Closing Session
■ 6pm to 6.30pm
■ 9th WIEF London Statement
■ Special Address by a VIP representative of the UK government
■ Vote of thanks by Tun Musa Hitam, chairman, WIEF Foundation