ACCELERATING NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION
THROUGH GOOD REGULATORY PRACTICE
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TIME
ACTIVITY
SPEAKER/MODERATOR
8.30 am – 9.30 am Registration and Networking Breakfast
9.30 am – 9.45 am Welcoming Remarks by: YBhg. Tan Sri Azman Hashim Chairman of MPC
9.45 am – 10.00 am Opening Speech by: Y.B Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed Minister of International Trade and Industry Launching of Risk Based Analysis on Enforcement & Inspection Handbook
10.00 am – 10.45 am Keynote Paper I: Bringing People Involvement Through Public Engagement
Mr. Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour Deputy Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia
10.45 am – 11.00 am Networking Tea Break
11.00 am – 12.30 pm Session 1: Sharing of Best Practices by: YBhg. Tan Sri Zainal Rahim Seman Director General of Public Service, Public Service Department (JPA) YBhg. Tan Sri Saw Choo Boon Co-Chairman, PEMUDAH Ms. Nor Azimah Abdul Aziz Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Regulatory & Enforcement), Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) Mr. Dean Thompson Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S Embassy Kuala Lumpur Question and Answer Session
YBhg. Datuk Seri J. Jayasiri Secretary General, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
12.30 pm – 2.00 pm Networking Lunch
2.00 pm – 2.45 pm Keynote Paper II: Behavioral Changes Towards GRP Sustainability
Mr. Faris H. Hadad-Zervos World Bank Country Manager for Malaysia
2.45 pm – 4.15 pm Session 2: Sharing of Best Practices by: YBhg. Dato’ Shamsun Baharin Mohd Jamil Deputy Chief Commissioner (Prevention), SPRM Mr. Munir Abdul Aziz Wong & Partners Mr. Johan Mahmood Merican Civil Service Delivery Unit, Deputy Director General, EPU Mr. Raymond Yee Vice President, Customs and Regulatory Affairs, Asia Pacific, DHL Question and Answer Session
YBhg. Datuk Dr. Anis Yusal Yusoff President and Chief Executive Officer, Malaysia Institute of Integrity (MII)
4.15 pm – 4.30 pm Wrap Up and Closing Remarks by: YBhg. Dato’ Mohd Razali Hussain Director General of MPC
4.30 pm Tea Break and End of Session
AGENDA
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Mr. Faris Hadad-Zervos is the World Bank Country Manager for Malaysia, based in Kuala
Lumpur. Mr. Hadad-Zervos, a US national, joined the World Bank in 1996 with the Private
Sector Development Department. He served as Manager of the Technical Cooperation
Program with the Gulf Cooperation Countries (2000-2003), Head of Mission for Iraq (2003-2005), Operations
Manager for the West Bank and Gaza (2005-2008), Acting Director for Fragile States in the Operations
Department (2010-2011) and Country Manager for Bolivia (2012-2015). In 2008, Mr. Hadad-Zervos took a
leave of absence from the World Bank to serve as the Deputy Head of the Quartet Office for the Middle
East Peace Process, based in Jerusalem. Mr. Hadad-Zervos holds a Master's Degree in Economics from
George Mason University, and a Master's Degree in Finance from George Washington University.
FARIS H. HADAD-ZERVOS
REPRESENTATIVE TO MALAYSIA
COUNTRY MANAGER, MALAYSIA, EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC
Mr. Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour is the Deputy Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia and is
responsible for the financial sector regulation and development including payment
systems as well as the international reserve management and money market operations and foreign
exchange administration. He is a member of the Monetary Policy Committee, the Management
Committee, Financial Stability Executive Committee, the Reserve Management Committee and the Risk
Management Committee of the Bank.
Prior to his appointment as Deputy Governor, he was the Assistant Governor for the Bank’s Monetary and
Economics Sector, which also includes the international relations and statistical services functions of the
Bank. He was on a two-year secondment as the Alternate Executive Director for Malaysia on the Executive
Board of the International Monetary Fund, in Washington DC between 2012-2014. He started his career in
the Bank Regulation Department of Bank Negara Malaysia and during his career in the Bank that spans
over 20 years, he has been involved in key areas of central banking, including policy formulation in
financial sector development, financial surveillance and prudential policies for the banking and insurance
sector. Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour has an Honours degree in Economics from the University of Malaya.
MR. ABDUL RASHEED GHAFFOUR
DEPUTY GOVERNOR, BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA
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YBHG. DATUK SERI J. JAYASIRI
SECRETARY-GENERAL, MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND
INDUSTRY, MALAYSIA
Datuk Seri J. Jayasiri is the Secretary General, Ministry of International Trade and Industry of
Malaysia (MITI). He joined the civil service in December 1981 as Assistant Secretary of
International Affairs, Ministry of Primary Industries dealing with international commodity issues. He later
assumed the post of First Secretary in the Permanent Mission of Malaysia in Geneva from 1988 to 1997
representing Malaysia in the Uruguay Round of negotiations to establish the WTO. He returned to MITI in
1997 and served as Principal Assistant Director of Multilateral Trade Relations and subsequently Director
of APEC. He was Malaysia’s Senior Official to APEC from 2002 – 2006. He went on to become Senior
Director, Bilateral and Regional Relations and then Senior Director of Multilateral Trade Policy and
Negotiations. He was Deputy Secretary General (Strategy & Monitoring) MITI from January 2015-June
2016. He led Malaysia’s team in the ASEAN-China FTA, Malaysia-Japan FTA and the TPPA negotiations.
Datuk Seri J. Jayasiri, 60, graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Arts (South-East
Asian Studies) (Honours) degree. Outside his professional commitments, he is actively involved in
charitable and social activities.
MODERATORS
YBHG. DATUK DR. ANIS YUSAL YUSOFF
PRESIDENT & CEO OF THE MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRITY
(INTEGRITI)
Datuk Dr. Anis Yusal Yusoff is President & CEO of The Malaysian Institute of Integrity
(INTEGRITI). He was formerly Principal Fellow at the Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA) of the
National University of Malaysia (UKM). Datuk Dr. Anis has also served over 10 years at the
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and at the United Nations Volunteers (UNV)
Headquarters in Bonn, Germany. He holds a PhD from the National University of Malaysia and MSc in
Information Management and Technology from Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. Among his
many positions, he has served on the Advisory Panel for the Consultation and Prevention of Corruption of
MACC, the National Advisory Consumer Council and the National Unity and Integration Training Institute.
On 15th October 2014, he was appointed by DYMM Yang Di Pertuan Agong as a Commissioner of the
Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC).
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YBHG. TAN SRI ZAINAL RAHIM BIN SEMAN
DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF PUBLIC SERVICE, MALAYSIA
Started his career as an Assistant Director of Culture, Youth and Sports for the Federal
Territory on 28th June 1982. In the year 1983, he joined the Administrative and Diplomatic
Service, Malaysia and attained a Diploma in Public Management from INTAN. Served as
an Assistant Secretary in Ministry of Works (1984-1986), Assistant Director in the Office of
Director of Land and Mines, Pahang (1986-1992), Assistant Director (Finance) in Implementation and Co-
ordination Unit, Prime Minister’s Department (1992-1993) and Assistant State Development Officer in the
Pahang State Development Office (1993-1997). Served as Principal Assistant Director in the Public Service
Department (1998-2001), District Officer in District and Land Office of Penang (2001-2005) and Director
(State Development Officer) of Penang State Development Office (2005-2007). Seconded as President of
the Municipal Council of Penang Island (2007-2009) and served as the State Secretary of Penang Island
(2009-2011), Secretary General of the Ministry of Human Resources (2011-2014), Deputy Director General
(Operation) of the Public Service Department of Malaysia (2014-2015) and served as the Director
General of the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU),
Prime Minister’s Department (2015-2016). Appointed as the Director-General of Public Service, Malaysia
starting 16th January 2017 to date.
PANELISTS
YBhg. Tan Sri Saw Choo Boon holds a Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) Degree from the
University of Malaya. He joined Shell in 1970 and served in various capacities in
Manufacturing, Supply, Trading and Planning in Malaysia, Singapore and Netherlands
before managing companies and businesses in Malaysia, across the Asia Pacific Region and globally. He
was appointed as the Chairman of Shell Malaysia and retired in 2010 after 40 years of service. Currently,
YBhg. Tan Sri Saw is a Non-Executive Senior Independent Board Member of RHB Bank Bhd., Digi.Com Bhd.
and Ranhill Holdings Bhd. and the Chairman of MRCB-Quill REIT Management Sdn. Bhd. He is also the Co-
Chair of the Government’s Special Task Force To Facilitate Business (PEMUDAH), member of the National
Export Council and National Productivity Council, Board member of MIDA and Socio
Economic Research Centre (ACCCIM) and Immediate Past President of the
Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM).
YBHG. TAN SRI SAW CHOO BOON
CO-CHAIRMAN, PEMUDAH
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MS. NOR AZIMAH ABDUL AZIZ
DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (REGULATORY & ENFORCEMENT),
COMPANIES COMMISSION OF MALAYSIA (SSM)
Nor Azimah joined SSM since 2003 and is currently the Deputy Chief Executive Officer
(Regulatory & Enforcement). She oversees the enforcement arm of SSM that comprises
of Corporate Compliance, Investigation, Prosecution & Litigation as well as Regulatory Review and Legal
Services Divisions. Prior to this post, she was the Director of Corporate Development & Policy Division and
Director of Companies Commission of Malaysia Training Academy. Nor Azimah obtained her law degree
from MARA Institute of Technology (ITM), Shah Alam in 1991 and began her career as an Advocate and
Solicitor in 1992. She then joined the National University of Malaysia (UKM), as a Law Lecturer at the
Accounting Dept. Faculty of Business & Management. She acquired her LL.M in Business Law from the
University of Aberystwyth, Wales in 1996. In 2000, she was seconded to the Technical and Regulatory
Department of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants prior to joining SSM.
PANELISTS
Dean Thompson is a member of the Senior Foreign Service and has over 20 years of
experience in U.S. diplomacy. Most recently, Mr. Thompson served as the Chargé
d’Affaires, a.i. and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest, Romania.
Prior to that assignment, Mr. Thompson had appointments as the U.S. Consul General in Kolkata, India and
the Chief of the Economic and Commercial Affairs section of the U.S. Embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He
has also served at the U.S. Embassies in Paraguay and Bangladesh. While stationed in Washington,
Mr. Thompson has led several teams in direct support of the U.S. Secretary of State and served as Director
of the Executive Secretariat Staff, the Deputy Director of the Department’s 24 hour Operations Center and
the Director of the Department’s Crisis Management Staff. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, he worked in
the Office of the Secretary of Defense on Counterproliferation issues and U.S. security assistance to the
Republic of Korea. Mr. Thompson holds a Masters of Public Management from the University of Maryland,
School of Public Affairs and a Masters of National Security Studies from the U.S. National War College. He is
married to Mrs. Jane Thompson, an early childhood specialist with expertise in the areas of intervention
and education of children with developmental delays and disabilities.
They have three children.
MR. DEAN THOMPSON
DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION,
U.S EMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR
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MR. JOHAN MAHMOOD MERICAN
CIVIL SERVICE DELIVERY UNIT,
DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL, EPU
Johan Mahmood Merican was appointed Deputy Director General (Human Capital) of
the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) in June 2016. As Deputy Director General (Human
Capital), Johan is responsible for planning and overseeing initiatives relating to human
capital. He also heads the Civil Service Delivery Unit (CSDU) and the National Transformation 2050 (TN50)
unit. Prior to this, Johan was the first CEO of Talent Corporation Malaysia Berhad (TalentCorp), a national
agency formed in 2011 to drive Malaysia’s talent strategy towards becoming a dynamic talent hub.
Between 2004 and 2010, Johan served as Principal Private Secretary to the Minister in the Ministry of
Finance and EPU. He has more than 20 years of experience in policy development, corporate finance
and accountancy in both the public and private sectors in Malaysia and the United Kingdom. Trained as
a chartered accountant, he holds a degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge and is an
Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). With Malaysia’s
wealth of talent and economic opportunities, Johan is confident that through greater public-private
partnerships, Malaysia’s journey towards a developed and inclusive nation can be accelerated.
PANELISTS
Raymond is currently the Vice President for Customs and Regulatory Affairs for DHL
Express covering Asia Pacific. His role includes working with Customs on various reform
and modernisation programmes and enhancing partnerships between DHL Express
and Customs administrations from across the region. He has over 21years of
experience in dealing with Customs issues covering both public and private sectors dealing with all as-
pects of Customs. His first role involved setting up the ASEAN Free Trade Area in the ASEAN Secretariat in
1994 as well as managing customs cooperation issues in ASEAN as the Secretariat’s Assistant Director for
Trade Facilitation. He subsequently worked as a customs and trade consultant in various consulting com-
panies including PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young. Prior to joining DHL, he headed indirect tax
issues for Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa for an international tobacco company. His areas of expertise
include: trade facilitation and policy making, trade negotiations, customs simplification, customs valuation,
logistics supply efficiency, free trade areas and their rules and requirements, WTO and WCO issues.
Raymond is a Malaysian national born on the 23rd November 1971 and graduated with a Bachelors in Eco-
nomics from Cambridge University and a Masters in Economic Development (specializing in ASEAN Trade)
from Oxford University.
MR. RAYMOND YEE
VICE PRESIDENT,
CUSTOMS AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, ASIA PACIFIC, DHL
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PANELISTS
MR. MUNIR ABDUL AZIZ
WONG & PARTNERS
Munir has been in practice since 1998 in mergers and acquisitions, corporate
reorganisations, capital markets work, venture capital and private equity, joint
ventures and general commercial transactions. He has represented a number of cor-
porations based in Malaysia, the US, Japan and Europe in takeovers, acquisitions, dis-
posals of shares and assets of Malaysian and European companies. Apart from this, he has also worked
on corporate reorganisations and de-mergers involving leading publicly listed Malaysian companies. He
has also been involved in domestic and international securities transactions including bond offerings and
IPOs. Munir has worked in the London and Melbourne offices of Baker McKenzie International.
Munir has been recognised in Chambers Global and Chambers Asia Pacific, publications which rank
leading business lawyers globally. In Chambers Asia Pacific 2017, one enthusiastic client describes him as
“completely brilliant” and as “very knowledgeable, quick and able”. In the 2016 edition, clients
recognise that Munir is active in cross-border transactional mandates, with sources enthusing that “his
clients love him”. In its 2015 edition, Chambers Asia Pacific notes that Munir “comes highly
recommended by clients” and that he is “quick in grasping the situation and issues, knows how to
protect the client’s interest, and is also commercial enough to be able to close the transaction”.
YBhg. Dato' Shamsun Baharin Mohd Jamil currently serves as the Deputy Chief
Commissioner (Prevention) and Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Malaysian
Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) beginning from 4th October 2017.
He is a consummate professional with over 25 years of experience holding various positions within the State
and 7 years within the divisions in MACC. His impressive work ethics and vast experience have led him to
be selected by the Football Association Malaysia (FAM) as a Member of the FAM Integrity Committee.
YBHG. DATO’ SHAMSHUN BAHARIN BIN MOHD JAMIL
DEPUTY CHIEF COMMISSIONER (PREVENTION) AND CHIEF INFORMATION
OFFICER (CIO), MALAYSIAN ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION (MACC)
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FLOORPLAN
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EXHIBITORS
NO. AGENCY TOPIC
1. Pharmaceutical Services Divisions, Ministry of Health (MOH)
National Policy on the Development and Implementation of Regulation - Experience of Pharmaceutical Services Divisions, MOH
2. Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-Operatives and Consumerism (KPDNKK)
National Policy on the Development and Implementation of Regulation - Experience of KPDNKK
3. Department of Veterinary Services (DVS)
National Policy on the Development and Implementation of Regulation - Experience of DVS
4. Negeri Sembilan State Policy on the Development and Implementation of Regulation for Negeri Sembilan
5. Terengganu State Policy on the Development and Implementation of Regulation for Terengganu
6. Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
Corporate Information
7. Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI)
Career Fair
8. Malaysia Productivity
Corporation (MPC)
i) Modernising Business Licensing (MBL)
ii) Reducing Unnecessary Regulatory Burden (RURB)
iii) The Special Task Force to Facilitate Business (PEMUDAH)
iv) Cutting Rate Tape (CURE) Programme
v) National Policy on the Development and Implementation
of Regulation (NPDIR)
vi) Malaysia Productivity Blueprint (MPB)
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