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 64

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