DATUK DR BETH BAIKAN has a PhD from Cornell University with a Doctoral Research in Molecular Biology, Turfgrass Breeding and DNA Fingerprinting, alongside an M.Sc. in Agribusiness Economics and Plant and Soil Science.

For all her contributions to the environmental, educational and social fields, Datuk Dr. Baikan was awarded by the TYT-Sabah with a Panglima Gemilang Darjah Kinabalu in 2008.

Datuk Dr. Baikan was also appointed to the Board of Directors of the University Malaysia Sabah and a member of the Audit, disciplinary and remuneration committees of the University Malaysia Sabah (2004-2012).

She was appointed by the Prime Minister of Malaysia to the Malaysian National Information Technology Council (NITC) in September 2008, including being a Board of Trustee and founding member of the Board of Directors of the Malaysian Innovation Foundation. She is currently the Environmental Advisor to the Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC-Sabah) and serves as the Landscape and Environment Advisor cum Consultant to Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park.

TAN SRI MICHAEL YEOH has over 35 years of senior corporate management, consulting and boardroom experience. At present, he is the President of the Kingsley Advisory and Strategic Initiatives (KSI) and the KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific — an independent non-profit think tank. He was previously CEO of the renowned Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI).

He is also Deputy Chairman of the Economic Club of Kuala Lumpur and General Committee member of the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Tan Sri Yeoh sits on the Board of Directors of MUI Properties (Property Development), Pan Malaysia Corporation (Investment and Food), and Kashtec Holdings (Fintech and E-commerce) and is a Trustee of the OSK Foundation and Yayasan Wesley.

He has authored 5 books and has been a speaker at the World Economic Forum, Confederation of Indian Industry, Centre for China and Globalization, the Asia Society, the China Development Institute, World Policy Conference and Oxford and Cambridge Universities.