Round Table of the Perdana Leadership Foundation and the New Club of Paris and Public Dialogue on the Knowledge-Economy

Abstract

On 15-16 June 2010, a notable two-day intellectual event - the Perdana Leadership Foundation and the New Club of Paris Round Table and Public Dialogues on the Knowledge Economy - took place in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur. Broadly concerned as it was with issues of knowledge - knowledge-society in general and knowledge-economy in particular - the event could not be more aptly described than as ‘intellectual’ in nature. It was jointly organised by the Perdana Leadership Foundation (PLF) and the New Club of Paris (NCP). The event consisted of a ‘Round Table’ discussion, which was held on the first day, and ‘Public Dialogues’, which took place on the second day. The Round Table, jointly organised by PLF and NCP, was jointly moderated by former Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who is also PLF’s Honorary President, and Datuk Dr Tengku Azzman Shariffadeen, a former CEO of the Malaysian Institute of Microelectronic Systems (MIMOS), who is currently a consultant with the Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB).