Malaysia to host global forum meeting in KL

Malaysia to host global forum meeting in KL

Malaysia, a fast developing country with a population of 25
million, always goes for unique superlatives.

Malaysia built the 451.9m Petronas Twin Towers (the tallest
building in the world), Kuala Lumpur Tower (the fourth tallest
telecommunications tower in the world) and Putra Jaya (the new
administrative capital). This time it wants to host the first-
ever Global Leadership Forum (GLF) 2005 in Kuala Lumpur next
month.

The two-day GLF -- which will feature Malaysia's former prime
minister Mahathir Mohamad, Dame Anita Roddick, the founder of The
Body Shop, Neil Armstrong, first man on the Moon, Joseph
Stiglitz, former chief economist of the World Bank and Tony
Fernandes, CEO of Air Asia as its speakers -- will be opened by
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Sept. 6.

The meeting is being organized by the Foundation of the Future
-- an international think tank, with the patronage of the Perdana
Leadership Foundation, an institute that focuses on former prime
ministers.

The organizers said in a press release sent to The Jakarta
Post that the GLF would be a milestone event as Malaysia was
poised to become an intellectual hub of world-class dialogs and
events.

"It is our hope that our theme of "Leadership, Innovation and
Branding -- The Way Forward, which will be addressed through a
series of stimulating speeches and panel discussions, Q&A
sessions and knowledge sharing exercises, will be a force for
positive business practices as well as social change," the
release said.

More details can be obtained from www.glf2005.org. -- JP