The British Council Entrepreneur Study UK Alumni Award 2017 and The Prime
Minister's Best Innovation Award in Green Technology. An ardent believer of
empowering women in business to engage in the global markets, Kim is VicePresident of the International Women’s Federation of Commerce and Industry,
Malaysia. As an influencer, Kim is regularly invited to present papers and shares her
thoughts globally as speaker, moderator and panellist at international conferences
and summits.
Dr Francis Agius (Malta) is a medical doctor by profession with two Masters Degrees,
one in Public Health from Wales University and a more recent one in Ophthalmology
from University College, London. He has been a Member of Parliament from 1996
till 2013, being returned from his constituency in four consecutive elections. He
served as Minister in various legislatures, having varied portfolios ranging from the
Elderly to Agriculture and Fisheries. He represented his country on the Council of
Europe leading the Parliamentary Delegation for ten years. He was also elected to
the Chair of the Bills Committee of the House of Representatives. He is a Consultant
in Public Health, being the National Co-ordinator on rare diseases and sits also as a
Director (non-executive) on the Malta Tourism Authority.
Mr Tim Barnett (New Zealand) is Chief Executive of an anti-poverty organisation in
New Zealand. He has a background in elected politics - as a Borough Councillor in
London between 1982 and 1988, and as a Member of Parliament in New Zealand 1999
to 2008. For the last three years in Parliament he was the Government Senior Whip.
He was also the sponsor of the Prostitution Reform Bill, which passed into law in
2003 as his members bill. He has led human rights, legal rights, volunteering
promotion and HIV charities, and worked for an iwi (Maori tribe) in New Zealand.
Ms Andie Fong Toy (New Zealand) is a Pacific regional development professional
with extensive experience in economic governance, trade, private sector, security,
political governance, human rights and good governance. Ms Fong Toy has held
senior leadership positions including the Deputy Secretary General for the Pacific
Islands Forum Secretariat. She has conducted research on Pacific legal issues;
participated in election observation missions; and worked in a civil society
organisation. Ms Fong Toy has also undertaken consultancy work on enhancing
Pacific leadership with a focus on Pacific youth and women; labour mobility; and
regional geo-political security. She has a LLB and a Masters in International
Relations.
Ms Clare A Keizer (St Vincent and The Grenadines) is Editor-In-Chief of Searchlight
newspaper of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Chief Executive Officer of
Interactive Media Ltd., the company that publishes Searchlight. Ms Keizer holds a
Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Physics from the University of
the West Indies, a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the University
of Western Ontario, Canada, and holds certificates in journalism from the University
of the West Indies, the Commonwealth Press Union and the Commonwealth Trust.
Prior to working in the media, Ms Keizer worked for several years as the director of
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