Moving Forward with Digital Investment Management

A familiar and in-demand broadcast face, Tehmina has more than a decade of LIVE breaking news and current affairs programming experience. She currently anchors ‘Wacana English’, Sinar Harian’s flagship current affairs talk show. She previously anchored ‘Money Matters’, TV3 Malaysia’s flagship financial talk show. She was with the Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA), from 2014-2020, anchoring and producing special projects and annual highlights like the National Budget and Election coverage. She also anchored and produced the feminist talkshow ‘Tea with Tehmina’, and ‘Bernama Today’ & ‘The Nation’, focusing on topics of national and regional current affairs. Tehmina is a Thomson Reuters Foundation Fellow and TedX Malaysia alumni. She has spoken at Malaysian Parliament on Online Hate Speech & Disinformation as part of the Asean Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR). She participated in the German Federal Foreign Office’s Disinformation & Media Freedom workshop in Berlin. She has participated in the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Journalism & Media Ethics Training in Tallinn, Estonia. Tehmina combines solid news judgement with an engaging broadcast personality. She is a versatile and highly experienced moderator of high-level debates and conferences on a wide range of subjects- from business, economy and technology, to politics and women’s rights, sustainable development, public interest issues and media freedom. Her expertise in deftly presenting and steering debate and conversations around Malaysian-centric news while keeping a broader lens on Asia and the global arena, assures non-partisan, solutions journalism outcomes. Audiences and clients applaud Tehmina’s ability for humanising stories and contextualising broad based economic, political and social justice issues with grassroots realities. In addition to her work with Malaysian media organisations, Tehmina also runs a boutique communications consultancy, The Big Picture, which specialises in advocacy and policy based outcomes for international organisations such as the United Nations Population Fund. Her work also focuses on collaboration and strategising with civil society and in particular, women’s rights organisations.

Julian Ng has about 20 years of experience in the investment banking industry has worked regionally in Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong. He also produced and hosted prime-time business and finance shows on BFM89.9, the business radio station. He co-founded and is the Chief Environment Officer of Akru, a robo-advisor, where you can invest better, cheaper and quicker online. Akru is licensed by the Securities Commission Malaysia for Digital Investment Management.

Ian Lloyd is an established fintech specialist, working closely with teams at the intersection of business and technology to create category-defining products and services with a focus on collaborative, ecosystem-driven business models. Ian comes with expertise in driving global financial technologyenabled transformation portfolios as well as leading multidisciplinary rapid prototyping teams for co-creating innovation. He has worked with financial institutions across ASEAN, Europe, and the United States to tackle their biggest challenges and to prepare for the future world of work.

Juliana Abu Bakar is the Country Head for Wahed in Malaysia. As the CEO of Wahed’s Malaysian entity, Wahed Technologies Sdn Bhd., her responsibilities include managing local offerings, implementing growth strategies and spearheading marketing and business development functions in Malaysia. Juliana has the experience of over 20 years in the fields of product management, business development and marketing particularly in the area of ewallet/digital payments while serving in various organizations such as Telekom Malaysia, Celcom Axiata Berhad, Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd and Touch ‘n Go Sdn Bhd. Juliana Abu Bakar is the Country Head for Wahed in Malaysia. As the CEO of Wahed’s Malaysian entity, Wahed Technologies Sdn Bhd., her responsibilities include managing local offerings, implementing growth strategies and spearheading marketing and business development functions in Malaysia. Juliana has the experience of over 20 years in the fields of product management, business development and marketing particularly in the area of ewallet/digital payments while serving in various organizations such as Telekom Malaysia, Celcom Axiata Berhad, Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd and Touch ‘n Go Sdn Bhd.

Izwan Zakaria is the managing partner of Izwan & Partners, a Kuala Lumpur based corporate law firm helping startups and technology companies do business and raise capital. Izwan has considerable experience in areas such as fundraising, fintech, venture capital funds, social enterprises on matters ranging from compliance to funding agreements. His key niche practice includes his direct experience in acting for regulated online and digital businesses such as equity crowdfunding, P2P lending, ecommerce, and robo-advisory platforms and other disruptive technologies on compliance matters relating to regulatory changes as set out by the Central Bank and the Securities Commission of Malaysia. Izwan is active and deeply involved in the startup ecosystem in Malaysia. As a regular contributor sharing tips involving legal matters for founders on his personal blog ‘Startup Law Blog’, he is also a mentor for several leading startup accelerators such as The Founder’s Institute (a pre-seed start-up accelerator with a presence in over 180 cities worldwide), Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC), and Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise (raiSE). Izwan is currently a member of the Technology Expert Committee by the Asian International Arbitration Centre and also the Fintech Association of Malaysia (FAOM). Izwan was also consulted by the World Bank which led him co-authoring a report on assessing startup financing in Malaysia. In 2020, Izwan was named as one of the ‘30 people to watch in the business of law’ by The Asia Law Portal.