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Stuart Kemp
Executive Director, Asia Inc Forum |
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From Stuart's Desk |
Welcome to the third edition of the Asia Inc Forum Newsletter.
Today’s Newsletter focuses on the National Environment Conference ... just 5 weeks to go now.
We are absolutely delighted to confirm that Mr. Dorjee Sun (Time Magazine’s 2009 Hero of the Environment, star of the multi-award winning...
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Highlights
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| Dorjee Sun |
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National Environment Conference Keynote Speaker:
Dorjee Sun, The Burning Season |
| Dorjee Sun, a young Australian Entrepreneur, believes there's money to be made from protecting rainforests in Indonesia, saving the orangutan from extinction and making a real impact on climate change. Armed with a laptop and a backpack, he sets out across the globe to find investors in his carbon trading scheme. |
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Q&A with
Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir |
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Keynote Speaker:
Datin Marina Mahathir |
Datin Marina Mahathir is the daughter and eldest child of the 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Mahathir Mohamad. She is a well known leader in many non-governmental circles including the Malaysian AIDS Council, AIDS Society of Asia and the Pacific, the Women’s Aid Organization and is currently an active socio-political blogger and columnist.
Datin Marina Mahathir was in India on International Women’s Day in March for the launch of the Asia Pacific Human Development Report by UNDP that focuses on gender. Read full article here. |
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Your exposure to the international arena is unparalleled. What can Asian women learn from the West, and vice versa? |
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I think my role in life is really to make the West, especially the women, understand that Asian women are no less intelligent, purposeful and successful as they are, only that we do it differently. I particularly think this is important when it comes to Muslim women who are subjected to so much stereotyping everywhere. We know so much about the West but they know so little about us so really I think one of my 'jobs' is to get them better acquainted with the real us. |
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Being a blogger exposes you to a world of possibilities, oninformation, ideas and even friendship. Tell us a good story from your experience. |
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I used to be wary of getting such direct feedback from my readers but I found that blogging not only gets you criticism but also much warmth and support from them. Probably the best experience was when I blogged about my Dad when he was undergoing his heart bypass in 2007. I didn't realise people would hang on to every word so much and they truly responded with a lot of love which helped my family and I go through it all much better. I have also made some good friends from among people who follow my blog. I realise that you can't really hide your true self when you write. So after a while I know which of my commentators are good people whom I have much in common with. Thus far I haven't been wrong. |
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Why such passion about AIDS? |
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I started off in HIV because I had friends living with it and some who had died of AIDS. HIV is a good entry point for many issues in society because it really is a product of inequality. If you have unequal access to education, you are at risk of HIV. If you have unequal access to resources, you are at risk. If you have an inability to have an say in your society's social, economic and political life, you are also at risk. And if you, as a woman, are viewed with less justice than a man is, then you are definitely at risk. |
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Who would you say is your biggest influence? |
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Unsurprisingly my biggest influences are my parents. My Dad for his straighforward way of thinking and communicating and my Mum for her empathy with people. Apart from them, I have also been lucky and privileged to have met many inspirational people especially people living with HIV who have really taught me what it means to love life. |
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Describe your simple pleasure in life. |
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Being able to sit quietly and read a book without anyone disturbing me. |
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Asia Inc Forum Q&A |
We will be featuring a prominent leader from Brunei and beyond every week on Asia Inc Forum Q&A.
Please participate by sending us your questions! Only the best questions will be addressed. |
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| Adriana Agusdin |
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Meet the team! |
Number of years with Asia Inc Forum:
I just rejoined the team last February after completing my MBA course in Tokyo, I was working for Asia Inc Forum for a few key projects back in 2005 and 2006.
Brief Background:
Adriana is the Program Executive for Asia Inc Forum. Prior to her current position, Adriana was a Business Counsellor for LiveWire Brunei, a Brunei Shell Sponsored community programme created for the purpose of increasing the interest of the young future entrepreneurs of Brunei Darussalam, and she also spent some time with KPMG Brunei as a Graduate Audit Assistant. She graduated in 2005 from University Brunei Darussalam in B.Business Administration, and went on to obtain her MBA in International Business Strategy from Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy. Adriana is also a founding member of the Designers Alliance of Brunei.
Favorite conference moment:
I have lots of those. I love how each and every conference we have is different, we learn new things, meet new people and catch up with old friends. One that springs to mind was in 2003, when the then CEO of BEDB, John Perry quoted my comments on employee motivation in Brunei workforce, when I was a guest panelist in the previous session.
Passion:
Travelling, experiencing new cultures and exploring new places. London and Paris are next on my list. Languages, seizing every opportunity to practice my Spanish, Japanese and Mandarin, in an effort to become truly multi-lingual. Music, my father used to play the saxophone when I was younger, so music is in my genes.
Adriana is…. one part chocolate, two parts music with a dash of fun, shaken not stirred. |
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27.5.2010
