The Future is Female

Melisa Idris speaks to documentary & sports photographer Annice Lyn, who co-founded Women Photographers Malaysia, which is a collective that aims to develop an inclusive culture through visual storytelling. Annice shares her experiences in covering the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and working with Malaysian artist Red Hong Yi to shoot the cover of TIME magazine's  'Climate is Everything' April 2021 issue.

Certified dietitian & nutritionist, Adele Wong, founder of Nutrition Track, is passionate about translating complex nutrition science into ways that can help us make good evidence-based health and nutrition choices. Melisa Idris speaks to Adele about developing a healthy relationship with food, building good nutritional habits, and the changing nutritional needs of women throughout our life stages.

Melisa Idris speaks to Raudhah Nazran, CEO & Founder of the youth-focused social enterprise, Accelerate Global, about tackling youth unemployment by championing upskilling and entrepreneurship.

Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Siti Noraida Habibullah, founder of Little Steps, a charity organisation which hosts many humanitarian projects including Klinik Amal Muhajir, a clinic in Serdang that solely serves the needs of refugees in the area.

Melisa Idris speaks to Murni Wan Mohd Nor, hate speech researcher & Senior lecturer at Universiti Putra Malaysia about why hate speech is more than just hurt feelings and can bring real harm to communities. Hate speech may be taught but it can be unlearned, including learning to disagree with civility & respect.

Melisa Idris speaks to Wan Nadiah Wan Mohd Abdullah Yaakob, Group CEO of TMC Life Sciences & CEO of Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara about how she manages the complexities of hospital administration amidst a pandemic.

Melisa Idris speaks to Alina Amir, co-founder of Arus Academy, a local social enterprise that aims to equip Malaysian students with critical thinking and problem-solving skills necessary for the digital age.

On this episode of The Future Is Female, Melisa Idris speaks to global entrepreneurial academic Professor Loredana Padurean, Associate Dean & Faculty Director for Action Learning at Asia School of Business, established in collaboration with MIT Sloan. 

Melisa Idris speaks to author Mohana Gill about her passion advocating for wellness & longevity through food and nutritious eating. Mohana is the first Malaysian to be awarded 7 ‘Best in the World’ titles by Gourmand for her cookbooks.

On this episode of the #TheFutureIsFemale, Melisa Idris speaks to Datin Elya Lim Abdullah, one of the trustees at OrphanCare, about the NGO’s ethos that ‘no child should be denied family life because of circumstances’. They discuss deinstitutionalisation, which is the process of transitioning children raised in orphanages and children’s homes into families and community-based care.