Tan Sri Michael Yeoh

Tan Sri Michael O.K. Yeoh is Founding President of the World Digital Chamber and the KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific, a leading regional think tank. He is also Founder and Chairman of the ASEAN Economic Club and Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce Malaysia (ICCM). He was recently appointed as Vice Chairman of the United Nations ESCAP Sustainable Business Network (ESBN).

With over 40 years of senior management, corporate board and strategic advisory experience, he advises and sits on the Boards of several publicly listed companies and foundations. His boardroom experience covers a wide range of industries in Banking & Finance, private equity and debt ventures, investments, property development, media, healthcare, education, food and agriculture. He represented the Government of Malaysia, with Ambassador ranking, on the ASEAN High Level Task Force on Connectivity and was a member of the Malaysia Competition Commission, the Human Rights Commission, and the Advisory Board of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

An author, international speaker and thought leader, he authored several books and has been invited to speak at international forums organised by the World Economic Forum, the World Policy Conference, the Boao Forum, Asia Society New York, the Institute for Economic Growth India, the Centre for China and Globalization and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies.

He holds an Economics degree from Monash University, Australia and a Doctorate of Laws (H.C.) from the University of Nottingham, UK. He has also attended the Aresty Institute, Wharton School and is a Visiting Professor at the Cambodia University of Technology (CAMTECH)