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The 13th edition of the WIEF will be hosted by the Malaysian state of Sarawak, held in the city of Kuching on the mystical island of Borneo. Sarawak offers a new experience to WIEF participants with its vast natural beauty and unique cultural diversity that is the perfect backdrop to the annual Forum.This year's theme Disruptive Change: Impact and Challenges reflects onthe transformation the world is experiencing as a result of disruptive ideas and technologies. Yet, positive inclinations are occurring in the midst of a contradictory sentiment.The discussions will explore how businesses can prepare, adapt and leverage on the opportunities created in these most dynamic of times.
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Timings09:00 AM - 06:00 PM (Business)
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Estimated Turnout2000 Delegates 40 Exhibitors | Event TypeConference |
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Amal Aboulnasr
Alexandria University, Egypt at Faculty Of Agriculture - Alexandria University
Alexandria, Romania
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12 Dec 2017
Sanni JajahVisitor Liaison ,,/Head Of Protocols at Savannah Accelerated Development Autho...Accra, Ghana
YES I HAVE ATTENDED THE FORUM, I REALLY MADE A LOT NETWORKING AND IT WAS EDUCATIVE ,INSPIRING AND INNOVATIVE EVENT. HOPE TO ATTEND THE NEXT WORLD ISLAMIC ECONOMIC FORUM
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27 Nov 2017
Pummell O EmmanuelVisitor Ceo at Pasture Holdings LtdLagos, Nigeria
very intresting and rewarding forum that will improve the quality of man kind
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24 Nov 2017
Dominic ChuoVisitor Principal at Arkitek DChuoKuching, Malaysia
Generally very good, well organized and great speakers and topics.
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12 Dec 2017
sambou camaraVisitor Administrative Officer at Ministry of TradeBanjul, Gambia
Speakers
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Ramji Raghavan
Founder and Chairman of Agastya International Foundation
India
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Anu Chadha
Managing Director of 3A Clothing Company
India
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Glenn D. Rolfsen
Leadership consultant & Psychotherapist of Emergence DA/ co/ Bjørnsletta legesenter...
Oslo, Norway
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CAMILLE R. ESCUDERO
President of Business & Professional Women Makati (BPW Makati)
Philippines
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Mohamed Geraldez
Entrepreneur, Mgeraldez.com
United States
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Armin Osmancevic
Global Chief Executive Officer, MyBazar Global Ltd.
United Arab Emirates
Schedule & Agenda
Filter By| Tue, 21 Nov 07:00 AM - 09:00 AM | Registration REGISTRATION Arrival of Participants, Guests & VIPs | |
| Tue, 21 Nov 09:00 AM - 09:20 AM | Performance MOCAfest Prelude | |
| Tue, 21 Nov 09:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Opening Ceremony OPENING SESSION OF THE 13TH WIEF | |
| Tue, 21 Nov 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM | Lunch NETWORKING LUNCH #Luncheon Hall | |
| Tue, 21 Nov 12:00 PM - 05:30 PM | 13th WIEF Exhibition #Exhibition Hall Exhibition of Sponsors, SME vendors, MOCAfest Souk for creative & design businesses. | |
| Tue, 21 Nov 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM | Performance MOCAfest Performances | |
| Tue, 21 Nov 02:00 PM - 02:15 PM | Session SARAWAK FOCUS A sneak peek on interesting innovations and investment opportunities in Sarawak. | |
| Tue, 21 Nov 02:15 PM - 03:45 PM | Session FACE TO FACE | |
| Tue, 21 Nov 03:45 PM - 04:00 PM | Break COFFEE BREAK Coffee Break and Networking | |
| Tue, 21 Nov 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM | Session GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK : Reimagining an Inclusive Economic System #Hall 1 The non-ratification of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) by the United States and the Brexit saga are clear symptoms of a world turning to ...continue reading | |
| Wed, 22 Nov 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Networking BUSINESS NETWORKING BREAKFAST (BNB) The Business Networking Breakfast (BNB) is developed to encourage greater business networking opportunities for the forum participants. It all...continue reading | |
| Wed, 22 Nov 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM | COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMME All sponsors and special programmes will take place on the whole of Day 2. | |
| Wed, 22 Nov 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM | Performance MOCAfest SOUNDSCAPE CONCERT MOCAfest is an international creative arts showcase featuring film, visual and graphic arts, traditional and modern artistic performances in c...continue reading | |
| Wed, 22 Nov 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Session LEADERSHIP PANEL : Identifying the Archetypes of Leadership and Their Unique Roles in Business #Hall 1 People are made different from each other, with their unique abilities and leadership styles. The ability to harness these different energies ...continue reading | |
| Wed, 22 Nov 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Session MASTERCLASS : Can Herbology Discover Cures for Tomorrow's Diseases #Hall 2 This session explains the potential of plants for medicinal purposes. Though this is not new, but the discovery of more exotic plants in the w...continue reading | |
| Wed, 22 Nov 10:30 AM - 11:30 PM | Session INITIATIVE ROOM : Social Enterprise #Hall 3 These are group sessions of 10-15 people per group, with the aim of getting participants involved actively in the outcomes of the forum. With ...continue reading | |
| Wed, 22 Nov 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM | Session SARAWAK FOCUS A sneak peek on interesting innovations and investment opportunities in Sarawak. | |
| Wed, 22 Nov 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Session PANEL DISCUSSION : Mapping Out Tomorrow's Business #Hall 1 With the advent of the 4th Industrial Revolution, the way business is run, manpower is organised and which industries will prevail, will be ra...continue reading | |
| Wed, 22 Nov 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Session MASTERCLASS : What are the Essential Differences between Management and Leadership? #Hall 2 In business, we need to strike a balance between getting the organisation in order and inspiring the team to steer the business into new terri...continue reading | |
| Wed, 22 Nov 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Session INITIATIVE ROOM : Agriculture #Hall 3 These are group sessions of 10-15 people per group, with the aim of getting participants involved actively in the outcomes of the forum. With ...continue reading | |
| Wed, 22 Nov 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM | Lunch NETWORKING LUNCH #Luncheon Hall | |
| Wed, 22 Nov 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM | Performance MOCAfest Performances | |
| Wed, 22 Nov 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM | Session PANEL DISCUSSION : The Prospect of Fintech in Islamic Finance #Hall 1 The Islamic Finance market size is now within the range of USD1.66 trillion to USD2.1 trillion with expectations of market size to be USD3.4 t...continue reading | |
| Wed, 22 Nov 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM | Registration MASTERCLASS : How can SME Producers Enter into the Mainstream Halal Value Chain? #Hall 2 The global Halal market stands to rise to a market worth of USD3.7 trillion by 2019, but the winners of global halal trade are the big multina...continue reading | |
| Wed, 22 Nov 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM | Session INITIATIVE ROOM : Renewable Energy #Hall 3 These are group sessions of 10-15 people per group, with the aim of getting participants involved actively in the outcomes of the forum. With ...continue reading | |
| Wed, 22 Nov 03:30 PM - 03:45 PM | Break COFFEE BREAK | |
| Wed, 22 Nov 03:45 PM - 04:45 PM | Session PANEL DISCUSSION : Reconceptualising Education for the 4th Industrial Revolution #Hall 1 The world is moving into an era of automated production and data exchange in manufacturing technologies, which means jobs of tomorrow will be ...continue reading | |
| Wed, 22 Nov 03:45 PM - 04:45 PM | IDEAPAD #Hall 2 This is a session that brings to stage 4 startups with the most innovative ideas to pitch in front of a panel of judges comprising angel inves...continue reading | |
| Wed, 22 Nov 03:45 PM - 04:45 PM | Session INITIATIVE ROOM #Hall 3 These are group sessions of 10-15 people per group, with the aim of getting participants involved actively in the outcomes of the forum. With ...continue reading | |
| Wed, 22 Nov 04:45 PM - 05:45 PM | Session PANEL DISCUSSION : Fostering Entrepreneurship amongst Women #Hall 1 As we move deeper into the 21st century, gender equality in the marketplace becomes more pronounced. More important than ever, we need more to...continue reading | |
| Wed, 22 Nov 04:45 PM - 05:45 PM | Registration MASTERCLASS : Is the Internet of Things (IoT) Technology a Threat to Security or a Revolutionary Opportunity #Hall 2 The IoT is the inter-networking of physical devices, buildings, household appliances which are embedded with technology that enables these obj...continue reading | |
| Wed, 22 Nov 04:45 PM - 05:45 PM | INITIATIVE ROOM : Education #Hall 3 These are group sessions of 10-15 people per group, with the aim of getting participants involved actively in the outcomes of the forum. With ...continue reading | |
| Thu, 23 Nov 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM | 13th WIEF EXHIBITION #Exhibition Hall Exhibition of Sponsors, SME vendors, MOCAfest Souk for creative & design businesses. | |
| Thu, 23 Nov 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM | OPENING SESSION FOR SARAWAK FOCUS | |
| Thu, 23 Nov 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Session SARAWAK FOCUS : Pan Borneo Highway and the Rural Roadmap The Pan Borneo Highway is an ambitious project across Borneo to connect Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei, along with key cities therein. Such an init...continue reading | |
| Thu, 23 Nov 10:30 AM - 10:45 PM | Break COFFEE BREAK | |
| Thu, 23 Nov 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Session SARAWAK FOCUS : Can Renewable Energy Permanently Replace Fossil Fuels in the Near Future? About 500,000 solar panels were installed every day in 2015, two wind turbines went up every hour in countries like China, culminating in an u...continue reading | |
| Thu, 23 Nov 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Session PANEL DISCUSSION : Blockchain Technology and Its Impact on International Trade Blockchain technology is the next age of the internet. Today, we can exchange cross-border information such as email directly from sender to r...continue reading | |
| Thu, 23 Nov 12:45 PM - 01:15 PM | Closing Ceremony CLOSING SESSION | |
| Thu, 23 Nov 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM | Lunch NETWORKING LUNCH | |
Visitor Ticket Price
| 800 USD | WIEF ParticipantParticipant Pass |
| 400 USD | WIEF Participant Early BirdConfirm & pay before 31st August 2017 qualifies for 50% off |
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Venue Map & Directions
The Isthmus Sejingkat 93050 Kuching Sarawak
Malaysia
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