9TH FORBES GLOBAL CEO CONFERENCE TO ENHANCE MALAYSIA'S IMAGE

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- The ninth Forbes Global CEO Conference
from Sept 28-30 in Kuala Lumpur is aimed at enhancing Malaysia's image as an
attractive business destination, through networking amongst chief executive
officers and business personalities.

International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed said the
conference, co-hosted by the government, would bring together about 450
delegates comprising successful CEOs, industrialists, academicians and prominent
business people from all over the world.

The annual conference themed, "Game Change", at the Shangri-La
Hotel here will also see a total of 57 international and five Malaysian
speakers participating, Mustapa told a media briefing on the event here
Thursday.

Among the Malaysian speakers are former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir
Mohamad, Central Bank of Malaysia governor Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz and YTL Corp
Bhd managing director Francis Yeoh.

Among the international speakers are the chairman of the Wal-Mart
Stores Inc board, S. Robson Walton, the CEO and managing director of Tata
Consultancy Services, S. Ramadorai, the chairman and CEO of Ssyang Yong
Engineering and Construction, Kim S. Joon, the CEO of Faberge Ltd, Mark Dunhill,
the president and CEO of Levi Strauss and Co, John Anderson and Emirates
Investments Group vice chairman,Raza Jaafar.

The conference will focus on taking stock of the future direction of
business and markets after the economic crisis.It will also provide
opportunities for discussions on whether measures and policies undertaken have
helped to improve the global economy.

Steve Forbes, the chairman and CEO of Forbes and editor-in-chief of Forbes
Magazines, will moderate the "Meeting of Minds" session with Prime Minister
Najib Tun Razak and Deputy Prime Minister Muhyddin Yassin.

Among the important topics to be discussed at the conference are, Game
Change:Taking Stock of a New Global Landscape, Changing Your Game:The Making of
the Fittest, Play of the Day:Technology to Lead Recovery, Where the Action
is:The New Arenas of Growth and Volatile Mix:Energy and Commodities in Flux.

--BERNAMA