About PRAXIS
PRAXIS is ISIS Malaysia’s flagship conference directed at policymakers and decision-makers. Its central tenet is translating theory and knowledge into practice. We do this by shaping and developing better policy ideas towards actionable solutions.
This year’s theme, Advancing Malaysia’s Strategic Interests, explores the unprecedented challenges that our nation faces as we commemorate the 60th anniversary of its formation.
As an open trading economy, Malaysia must meet these challenges to safeguard itself. PRAXIS 2023 delves into four pressing challenges to nation-building, development and wellbeing, including food security, the care economy, semiconductor industry and climate resilience. Join us and be part of the policymaking process.
Lead experts
Economic security
Dr Larry Wong
Senior Visiting Fellow , ISIS MalaysiaDr Wong’s key areas of expertise are food security, agro-food supply/value chains, public-private partnerships in agriculture, rural development, regional integration and sustainable development. He has held senior positions in the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi) and the Economic Planning Unit (EPU). He is also senior adviser to the Myanmar Rice Federation, visiting senior research fellow of Myanmar’s Centre for Economic and Social Development, Asia-Pacific Agricultural Policy Forum board member and member of the editorial advisory board for the Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development.
Social
security
Prof Datuk Dr Norma Mansor
Director, Social Wellbeing Research Centre (SWRC), Universiti MalayaProf Norma has held the SWRC director post since 2013. She has served as an adviser and consultant to various organisations, including the United Nations Development Programme, World Bank, International Labour Organisation, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, European Union, Asian Development Bank and numerous Malaysian public agencies. She is also the author of numerous books and journal articles on public and social policy, aging and social protection. She is a fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia and president of the Malaysian Economic Association.
Technology security
Dr Sharbanom Abu Bakar
Senior partner, Radikale KonzeptDr Sharbanom has spent more than two decades in the telecommunication and IT industry. She was formerly lead consultant to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the development of Malaysia’s SDG investors’ map, and senior specialist at the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) where she evaluated the nation’s institutional capacity to implement industry development policies. She has also worked at IBM Malaysia where she was seconded to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and assigned to the Delivery Management Office to manage KPI-tagged projects under the Economic Transformation Programme.
Environmental security
Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Dr Zakri Abdul Hamid
Tun Hussein Onn Chair , ISIS MalaysiaTan Sri Zakri is the chairman of Atri Advisory, a consultancy company advising governments, regional bodies and international organisations on science, technology and innovation for sustainable development, the governance of biodiversity and science diplomacy. He is currently pro-chancellor of Multimedia University and Universiti Perguruan Sultan Idris. He is a senior fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia and sits on the National Climate Change Action Council and National Science Council, both chaired by the prime minister.
Panellists
Prof Datuk Dr Norma Mansor
Director, Social Wellbeing Research Centre (SWRC), Universiti MalayaProf Norma has held the SWRC director post since 2013. She has served as an adviser and consultant to various organisations, including the United Nations Development Programme, World Bank, International Labour Organisation, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, European Union, Asian Development Bank and numerous Malaysian public agencies. She is also the author of numerous books and journal articles on public and social policy, aging and social protection. She is a fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia and president of the Malaysian Economic Association.
Dr Sharbanom Abu Bakar
Senior partner, Radikale KonzeptDr Sharbanom has spent more than two decades in the telecommunication and IT industry. She was formerly lead consultant to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the development of Malaysia’s SDG investors’ map, and senior specialist at the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) where she evaluated the nation’s institutional capacity to implement industry development policies. She has also worked at IBM Malaysia where she was seconded to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and assigned to the Delivery Management Office to manage KPI-tagged projects under the Economic Transformation Programme.
Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Dr Zakri Abdul Hamid
Tun Hussein Onn Chair , ISIS MalaysiaTan Sri Zakri is the chairman of Atri Advisory, a consultancy company advising governments, regional bodies and international organisations on science, technology and innovation for sustainable development, the governance of biodiversity and science diplomacy. He is currently pro-chancellor of Multimedia University and Universiti Perguruan Sultan Idris. He is a senior fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia and sits on the National Climate Change Action Council and National Science Council, both chaired by the prime minister.
Tuesday, 24 October 2023
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Event venue
Date: 24 October 2023
Time: 8:15 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Hilton, Kuala Lumpur
Hall: Sentral Ballroom, level 6