Business Luncheon
Alice Smith School
Alice Smith School

Business Luncheon

For the past two years, we have been managing our businesses and lives in an unprecedented way. Our current environment is not only challenged by the ongoing pandemic but also geopolitical, climate change and sustainability issues. 

To create a sustainable future and build a resilient business environment, companies are being urged to capitalise on the opportunities presented in ESG standards, following the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) blueprint to end poverty, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth while tackling climate change to meet investor demands and to build a resilient business. An ESG focused recovery is considered to be one of the few effective directions that organisations and corporations can take in building back better.

In celebration of our 75th anniversary, being the oldest not-for-profit British international school in Malaysia, discover the secrets of how our alumni are pivoting in this new norm with sustainability in mind. Together with the chambers, let’s hear from the following industry leaders in this thought provoking sharing session. A great networking opportunity not-to-be missed!

Panel speakers:

Tan Sri Dr. Tony Fernandes
Alumni 1970 - 1977
CEO, Capital A Berhad

Tan Sri Tony Fernandes is a serial entrepreneur, founder of Capital A Bhd. He is best known for co-founding AirAsia, the region’s first low-cost airline, with Datuk Kamarudin Meranun in 2001. In 2022, AirAsia Group Bhd changed its name to Capital A to better reflect its identity and vision as more than just an airline, but an investment holding company with a growing portfolio of travel and lifestyle businesses such as logistics, lifestyle and financial services, including AirAsia, Super App and Bigpay.

Stephanie Kong
Alumni 1989-2003
General Manager, Projects UOA Group

Stephanie is the General Manager, Projects at UOA Group, the No. 1 Property Developer as recognised in The Edge Malaysia Top Property Developers Awards 2021. She is responsible for overseeing project planning, design development and construction. Previously, Stephanie was with The Agency for Science, Technology & Research, Singapore where her role focused on commercialisation of intellectual property for innovative science and technology. Stephanie is a First Class Honours graduate from The University of Sydney with a Bachelor’s in Mechanical/Biomedical Engineering.  

Francesca Chia
Alumni 1999 - 2004
Co-Founder, GoGet

Francesca Chia is the Co-Founder and CEO of GoGet, an on demand workforce technology platform that connects businesses to reliable part timers, called ‘GoGetters’. Francesca is pushing boundaries in the technology industry and the traditional labour market of Malaysia. She brings with her insights on the future of work, how businesses will adjust models to suit new labour requirements and how empowerment is possible through technology innovation. Francesca has been appointed to join the National Employment Council (NEC), representing the entrepreneurship and innovation sectors.

Zac Liew
Alumni 1996 - 2010
Co-Founder & CEO, Curlec - Malaysian based FinTech startup

Curlec was recently acquired by Razorpay, India’s leading online payments and banking platform for businesses. Prior to Curlec, Zac worked at Barclays Bank and was a Product Manager for two Enterprise Tech companies. He was named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia List 2020.
 

Special Address: Advancing Sustainable Development

Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah AO                                      
Founder and Chairman, Sunway Group

Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah AO is the founder and Chairman of Sunway Group, one of Southeast Asia’s leading conglomerates with core interests in real estate, construction, education, healthcare, retail and hospitality spanning 50 locations worldwide, and supported by a 16,000-strong workforce. He is also the founder and trustee of Jeffrey Cheah Foundation (JCF), Malaysia’s largest education-focused social enterprise, which has disbursed more than RM570 million in scholarships to date. Fulfilling his personal life philosophy to “aspire to inspire before I expire” he had transferred, in perpetuity, the equity and rights of Sunway Education Group’s educational institutions, worth several billion ringgit, into JCF. Tan Sri is the only Malaysian and the second philanthropist in Asia to have been recognised four times as Forbes Asia Hero of Philanthropy. He was also appointed Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) by the Prime Minister of Australia.

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