Event Details

In November and December, we conducted our annual survey of regional business leaders to gain insights into their challenges and priorities for 2025. We explored key questions such as:

  • What are the biggest operational risks?
  • Which markets show the most promise?
  • And where are regional investments and employment growth being directed?


We will soon gather to exclusively reveal the results of the latest EICN Asia Business Outlook Survey. This survey will provide a fresh and original data set, reflecting the sentiment of senior business leaders across China and Asia. It will also allow us to compare responses with those from our members in eight other network cities across the Middle East and Africa.


To provide context for the survey results, we will also present the latest global and regional forecasts from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and host a panel of CEOs to discuss the findings. This will give our members a comprehensive update on what business leaders are experiencing, anticipating, and planning for the future.

Please note that this event is limited to senior-level executives and per invitation only. If you are not an existing member of Economist Intelligence Corporate Network, but would like to learn how you can attend our events, please send an email to eicn_sea@economist.com.

Agenda

15:00 - 15:30
Arrival, registration, networking and coffee
15:30 - 16:00
Welcome note, presentation of results of the latest EICN Business Outlook Survey
16:00 - 16:45
Panel Discussion
16:45 - 17:00
Q&A and closing remarks

Speakers

  • Dr. Ong Kian Ming (Pro Vice-Chancellor (Pro VC) for External Engagement at Taylorโ€™s University)

    Dr. Ong Kian Ming

    Pro Vice-Chancellor (Pro VC) for External Engagement at Taylorโ€™s University

    Professor Dr. Ong Kian-Ming is the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Pro VC) for External Engagement at
    Taylor’s University (Effective on the 1st of June 2024). He was previously the Program Director,
    Philosophy Politics & Economics, at Taylor’s University, Malaysia.

    He is Senior Adviser to Global Counsel, an international advisory firm with offices in five
    countries.

    He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Malaysian Investment Development Authority
    (MIDA). He was appointed in August 2023 for a two-year term.

    He is an adviser for the Malaysia China Chamber of Commerce (MCCC) since 2023.

    He is an adviser for the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM), starting a two-year term
    from Jan 2024 to Dec 2025.

    He is an adviser but Selangor Digital School / AI Nustantara, an initiative started by the Selangor
    IT and Digital Economy Corporation (SIDEC) and The Hive Southeast Asia, a Venture Capital firm,
    since December 2023.

    He is a member of the Danish Chamber of Commerce (DANCHAM) since 2023.

    He was appointed as a member of the CEREBRUM council, a think tank started by Johor
    Corporation (JCORP).

    He is an advisor to the Malaysian Used Vehicles and Autoparts Traders Association (MUVATA)
    since 2024.

    He is advisor to the Federation of Automobile Workshop Owners Association of Malaysia
    (FAWOAM) since 2021.

    He was a Senior Visiting Senior Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute from March 2023 to
    September 2023 and an Associate Fellow from October to December 2023.

    He is a former two-term Member of Parliament (MP) in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022 (MP for
    Serdang from 2013 to 2018 and MP for Bangi from 2018 to 222) representing the Democratic
    Action Party (DAP). He was the Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI) from
    July 2018 to February 2020.

    He was a former Fulbright Scholar and holds a PhD in Political Science from Duke University, an
    MPhil in Economics from the University of Cambridge, and a BSc in Economics from the London
    School of Economics. Prior to his political life, he was formerly a lecturer at UCSI University, a
    researcher at the Socio-Economic Development and Research (SEDAR) Institute and the Institute
    of Strategic Analysis and Policy Studies (INSAP) and a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group
    (BCG) in the Kuala Lumpur office.

    He was an ASEAN Scholar in Singapore and completed his “O” and “A” levels in Raffles Institution
    and Raffles Junior College respectively. He attended primary and secondary school in La Salle
    Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

    He enjoys jogging, watching movies, and listening to podcasts in his spare time. He recently
    started his own podcast channel called “Are we OK?” (https://www.youtube.com/@areweokbymmtv)

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  • YB Liew Chin Tong (Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry at MITI)

    YB Liew Chin Tong

    Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry at MITI

  • Frederick Kliem (SEA Director of EICN)

    Frederick Kliem

    SEA Director of EICN

    Frederick Kliem is the Southeast Asia Director of the Economist Intelligence Corporate Network (EICN) based in Singapore. Frederick works closely with network members to help inform their business strategies through political, economic and operational insights and to connect them with their senior leadership peers.

    Frederick is a seasoned consultant and well-published thought-leader in politics, the economy and sustainability of Asia. He has more than 20 years of experience working on and in South- and Southeast Asia, and he has worked closely with business, political and civil society stakeholders to help inform their strategies and build networks.

    Before joining The Economist Group, Frederick was the Director Climate Change and Energy Security for the Konrad Adenauer Foundation – a development organisation of the German government, dedicated to the promotion of a social market economy - in Singapore and Hong Kong. Prior to that, Frederick lectured and taught post-graduate students (MA and PhD) at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore.

    Frederick holds a PhD in International Relations and Multilateralism in Asia and is passionate about politics and economics as well as climate and sustainability issues. On these and more, he is a well-published published author, with several books, peer-reviewed-journal articles and numerous media appearances and op-eds to his name.

    Expertise:
    South- and Southeast Asia, ASEAN, and Europe

    Specialist subjects:
    Geopolitics, Development, Energy Security and Transition, Politics and Economics ASEAN and the EU,

    Languages:
    English, German, and ever-improving Malay

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Venue

The Majestic Hotel

(Majestic 3, Level 3)
5, Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, 50000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

If you have any questions please contact EICN SEA

Contact Organizer

+65 65345177

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