EConversations

COVID-19 has devastated the global tourism industry, none more so than a tourism reliant country like Malaysia. However as 2021 saw a massive vaccine roll out across the globe, reopening of economies and emergence of the Delta and Omicron strain, one question remains: Can Tourism Take Off Again in 2022? Should Malaysia now open up to international visitors and what kinds of impacts can a reopening benefit all Malaysians? We spoke to a tourism expert Faeez to find out more.

Host: Wilson Cheah

Team: Tengku Sofea Najwa, Rui Jie Ong, Khoo Weng Lum, Wilson Cheah

Food is something all Malaysians love, but what actually goes on behind the scenes of the food we eat daily ? In this episode, we discussed with Joo Parn who is in business operations, about the food supply chain especially during the Covid-19 outbreak as well as the new trends and developments within the food industry such as the emergence of alternative meat and milk.

Host: Khoo Weng Lum

Team: Chin Pei Yi, Rachel Goh, Wong Yit Xiang, Tan Uei Hann, Khoo Weng Lum

Unicorns are startups worth $1 billion or more. According to CIB Insights, 136 unicorns were created in the Second Quarter of 2021 which is more than the entire year of 2017 and growing by 491% compared to 2020. Hence, we decided to speak to a prominent Malaysian entrepreneur, Mr Kamarul who is the founder of the world’s leading drone company called Aerodyne. We talked about the startup environment in Malaysia and how Aerodyne ascended to successes including but not limited to the EY 2021 Entrepreneur of the Year and being mentioned in Malaysia’s 2021 budgetary speech.

We also wrote an Econsider about Malaysia’s startup environment and its unicorns titled: “Where are the Malaysian Unicorns ?” which can be read here: https://tinyurl.com/u24bv2z9

Host: Wong Yit Xiang

Team: Khoo Weng Lum, Chin Pei Yi, Wong Yit Xiang

With the level of merger and acquisition activities reaching an all-time high, we want to explore and inform our listeners on what they are all about! Hence, in this episode, we are joined by Lily, the Vice President at a top European investment bank - BNP Paribas. She will introduce you to the world of M&A and offer her insights on the trends and multi-layered reasonings behind some of the deals entered between this January and June. The transactions amount to $2.6 trillion which is a rather magnificent figure given the uncertainty that surrounds our current economy. We hope you enjoy this episode.

For first-year students looking to dive deeper into M&A and BNP Paribas, be sure to sign up by 1st December 2021 for their Spring Week Programmes either within Global Banking and Global Markets through the following links:

London - 2022 Spring Insight Programme - Global Banking - BNP Paribas Careers

London - 2022 Spring Insight Programme - Global Markets - BNP Paribas Careers

Host: Lim Ee Vi

Team: Khoo Weng Lum, Tengku Sofea Najwa, Rui Jie Ong, Lim Ee Vi, Eikhmal, Hazira

In today’s episode, we have Miss Zainab Ali Ahmad, the World Bank’s research analyst, who is currently working on a household survey on the impact of Covid-19. She has conducted research and data analysis on issues relevant to poverty reduction and income mobility in Malaysia. As measuring and quantifying something as abstract as poverty may not always be as easy as it sounds, we will dive into this topic in this EConversation with Miss Zainab, the industry expert.

Host: Ee Vi Lim

Team: Lim Ee Vi, Ong Rui Jie, Tengku Sofea Najwa, Lim Li Tzer, Callista Chim

Continuing on the ESG trend, we had Arina Kok, a Partner and Sustainability Director from Ernst & Young (EY), to talk about ESG and sustainability in the financial and corporate world. She is a passionate advocate for driving finance to lower carbon emissions. In this episode, we talk about the importance of using capital sustainably, various green financial policies and standard metrics used to evaluate carbon footprint in the financial world.

Host: Lye Kar Chiat

Team: Lye Kar Chiat, Lim Li Tzer, Khoo Weng Lum, Rui Jie Ong, Anas Fitri Ahmad

In this episode, we discussed the future of the Malaysian automobile industry and how Islamic Social Finance can be a sustainable approach to the banking industry. Mr Haafiz is a passionate management consultant from PwC and has enriching experiences in Finance, Strategy and Sustainability.



Hosted by Ong Rui Jie



This episode is brought to you by our research team: Khoo Weng Lum, Lye Kar Chiat, Anas Fitri bin Ahmad

In this episode, we discuss the insider views of labour movement in the healthcare industry. Ms Malisa has extensive experience in the healthcare industry. She is currently leading the talent acquisition team in a leading private hospital in Malaysia. She is skilled in recruitment, performance & rewards, learning & development and employee engagement

Prior to this role, she held similar responsibilities in the healthcare industry.  She graduated from the University Teknologi Malaysia with a Masters in Human Resources Development. Outside of her work, Ms Malisa devotes her time to pro bono consulting and volunteering.



Hosted by Khoo Weng Lum

This episode is brought to you by our research team: Lim Li Tzer, Lye Kar Chiat, Ong Rui Jie, Tengku Sofea Najwa

Do Forex traders really make money? Interested in Forex trading but are clueless about it? Well, worry no more!

AMEU is honoured to have Nabil Jeffri as our first guest speaker, a young Forex trader who was also previously a racing driver! He would be answering the burning questions submitted by our viewers through his honest advice and guidance.

Tune into this episode to find out more insights about Forex Trading!

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AMEU received an overwhelming number of questions from the viewers and unfortunately we have been unable to publish all submitted questions due to the planned structure of this episode.

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