AMEU Economics Summit

The AMEU Economics Summit is the flagship event of The Association of Malaysian Economics Undergraduates. It is hosted annually with the objective of serving as a platform for academics, professionals and students alike to come together, share and discuss ideas.

In 2024’s AMEU Economics Summit, the participating firms include:

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Panel Session 2023

Opening Keynote Speaker

Closing Keynote Speaker

Speakers Lineup

Nicholas Khaw

Nick Khaw is an economist and Head of Research at Khazanah Nasional. In addition, Nick is Co-Head of Dana Impak, an allocation within Khazanah to undertake strategic investments for the nation. Nick is also a trustee of the Khazanah Research Institute. Prior to Khazanah, Nick served as an economist in Malaysia's Economic Planning Unit, where he was directly involved in several national development initiatives. Nick holds a Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID) from Harvard Kennedy School and completed his undergraduate studies in Economics at Harvard College. He is currently pursuing a part-time PhD in Political Economy Research at King's College London. He writes a monthly column for The Edge Malaysia.

YB Michelle Ng

YB Michelle Ng is a prominent Malaysian leader who has made significant strides in public service. With a Bachelor of Law from the London School of Economics, obtained on a Maxis Scholarship, she began her career as a litigation lawyer specializing in constitutional, human rights, and public interest cases. At just 28, YB was elected as the State Assemblywoman for Subang Jaya. She became the Chairlady of the Select Committee on Water Resources, addressing Selangor's pressing water issues. Re-elected in 2023, she continues to lead this committee, now expanded to include Food Security, Mobility, and Infrastructure. Michelle is the only woman in her term to chair a Select Committee and is also a member of both the Public Accounts Committee and the Rights and Privileges Committee.

Dr. Muhammed Abdul Khalid

Dr. Muhammed Abdul Khalid, a distinguished expert in economic research and policy. Currently a Research Fellow at IKMAS, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, and a Senior Associate at MiGHT, Dr. Khalid's impressive career spans multiple prestigious roles. He's also a member of the Economic Committee for the Malaysia Competition Commission and a Fellow at the World Inequality Lab at the Paris School of Economics. Dr. Khalid has served as an Economic Adviser to former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad and has consulted for the World Bank and various UN agencies, including UNICEF, UNHCR, UNESCAP, and UNFPA. His previous roles include board member of the Malaysia Investment Development Agency (MIDA), honorary advisor at the European-Malaysian Chamber of Commerce, and trustee at the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER).

Mr Chandran Nair

Mr. Chandran Nair, the visionary Founder and CEO of the Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT). Based in Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur, GIFT tackles pressing global issues from the shifting economic power to the evolving role of capitalism. Mr Chandran is the author of influential books like Consumptionomics, The Sustainable State, and Dismantling Global White Privilege. He's also behind The Other Hundred, a powerful non-profit photojournalism project that highlights untold stories around the world. With a background as Chairman of Environmental Resources Management (ERM) Asia Pacific and roles as Adjunct Professor at prestigious institutions, Mr. Chandaran brings a wealth of experience and insight. He's a proud Member of The Club of Rome's Executive Committee and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Fireside Chat

Townhall Session

The town hall session will be held in Sasana Kijang’s auditorium, whereby the stage will be utilised as an open space for open conversations and perspective sharing. Relevant prompts will be given by the moderator to encourage participants to share a 1-3 minute speech on the topic. The moderator will allow for 4-5 speeches per prompt, providing around 3-5 prompts over the course of the session. This session aims to promote equality and diversity in exchanging perspectives and will be an important element to source fresh ideas and solutions to existing problems. The objectives of the town hall are to foster a sense of community and inclusiveness through participant engagement, to generate insightful and fresh ideas for exchange, to enhance and enforce the understanding of the scope of the summit’s theme, and to provide an opportunity to contribute to Malaysia’s development.

Past Summits

Themed “Malaysia Disrupted : Inclusivity in The Digital Economy”, the summit aims to cultivate a generation of individuals acutely aware by the importance of digital economics, by exploring the impact of digitalization on Malaysia’s socioeconomics and address key questions of economic resilience, particularly regarding inclusivity and business strength. Centered around digital economics, our objective is to examine risks embedded in the Malaysian economy and develop strategies to fortify the nation against these challenges in the digital landscape.

Esteemed speakers who participated in the event include Mr Aadrin Azly, Dr. Vimala Balakrishnan, Ir. Dr. Karl Ng, Dr. Rachel Gong, Mr Kuek Ser Kuang Keng, Dr. Nurmazilah Dato’ Mahzan, Mr Naysan Munusamy, Mr Paul Liang Chee Pong, Mr Ghiyazuddin Ali Mohammad and Mr Jonathan Dason. Topics discussed in the panel session were A Data-driven Malaysia: Benefits and Challenges Moving Forward and Harnessing Digital Innovation for Financial Inclusion for SMEs. Collaborative interactive sessions were conducted in partnership with distinguished hosts from KRI, BCG, ICMR, EPF and Silverlake.

We would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to our invaluable sponsors, including PwC, Projek 57, Sunway University, and myBurgerLab, for their generous support.

A post-COVID economy may be beyond recognition, but not something that we cannot shape. “Economic Resurgence: History in the Making” encouraged participants to chart a superior trajectory that facilitates and encourages international trade, instead of letting the economy slip back into its pre-COVID state.

It was a privilege to be able to host notable speakers like Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar, Datin Seri Sunita, Dr. Hezri Adnan, Tan Sri Dr. Lin See Yan, YB. Dr. Ong Kian Ming and Professor Dr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram. Panel discussion topics included Doughnut Economic and Sustainability and Globalisation and Malaysia’s Economic Agenda. The interactive case studies were held in collaboration with PwC, Maxis and AmplifyMe. We would like to extend our gratitude to our sponsors and those in attendance, without whom this event would not have been as successful.

Themed “Economics After Tomorrow: Building Malaysia’s Economic Resilience”, the summit aims to probe into the critical questions of economic resilience focusing on job security and business resilience. Negative risks impacts embedded within the Malaysian economy and strategies to sustain Malaysia against these risks in the world of trade amidst the COVID-19 pandemic are also addressed in the summit.

We have hosted distinguished speakers onboard namely Mr J. Solomon, Dr Achim Schmillen, Mr Wong Chan Wai, Dr Juita, YB Dr Ong Kian Ming, Dr Carmelo Ferlito, Mr Sayantan Das and Mr Chim Weng Cheong. Topics discussed in the panel session were Job Security in Malaysia: Working Our Way Forward and Business Resilience: Staying Stronger for Longer. Interactive sessions were held in collaboration with Silverlake, StashAway, IDEAS, MaGIC, PichaEats, Citrine Capital and Zucchini & Co.

AMEU held its annual event with the theme of “The Malaysian Economy: Awakening the Asian Tiger”. The summit seeks to discuss how Malaysia has always been seen as a “tiger cub” economy despite having the potential to become a high income nation. AMEU Economics Summit 2019 explore how Malaysia can become an Asian Tiger by tackling challenges such as wage stagnation and the middle income trap while taking advantage of opportunities such as the ASEAN digital revolution.

We had the honour of having distinguished speakers such as Professor Dr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Distinguished Professor Dr. Rajah Rasiah and Tengku Dato’ Sri Zafrul Aziz present as our keynote speakers. Panel discussion topics included the Middle-Income Trap & Wage Stagnation and the ASEAN Digital Revolution Panel. We would like to extend our gratitude to those in attendance and our sponsors for making it possible for us to successfully execute this event.

The AMEU Economics Summit 2018 was aimed at empowering youths to play an active role in the nation-building process in the context of the “New Malaysia” and also Malaysia’s role in the global economy in this century. The summit, held for the second consecutive year, also aimed to provide aspiring young entrepreneurs with the insight and motivation they need to embark on their own entrepreneurial journeys.

AMEU Economics Summit 2018 welcomed 13 distinguished speakers such as Tan Sri Datin Paduka Sri Rafidah binti Aziz, Professor Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. Lin See-Yan and Dr. Richard Record. Interactive sessions were held in collaboration with 5 organisations, namely Teach For Malaysia, Leaderonomics, IDEAS, SIDC and Nation Building School.

Our inaugural Summit in 2017 was built on the theme of “Malaysia: Economics in the Asian Century”. The summit discussed how Malaysia should formulate its trade policies in the Asian Century, the extent to which these policies would be affected by the structural problems in the country, as well as how business transactions would succumb to the rippling changes in the Asian Century.

It welcomed a total of 13 distinguished speakers, 4 sponsors, 5 strategic partners, and 350 delegates, including corporate leaders, professionals, undergraduates, postgraduates, professionals, pre-university and high school students.

AMEU Economics Summit