As chief executive of Petra Group, Vinod strives to create and grow businesses that provide solutions for humanity. He recently received the Corporate Leader of the Year award from Grant Thornton for his efforts in the field of corporate responsibility and is recognised as one of South East Asia’s leading entrepreneurs and philanthropists. In December 2008 Vinod became the first Asian to receive a Global Green award for his work in developing Green Rubber. And in April 2009, he received a Brand laureate Award for Green Rubber.

Petra Group is a Malaysian-based technology conglomerate with interests ranging from rubber recycling, biofuels and biotechnology to financial software. It developed several technologies, including a patented process called DeLink that devulcanizes used rubber so it can be recycled and used again for a wide range of applications. Green Rubber – one of Petra Group’s key businesses – is fulfilling its potential and providing an environmentally friendly recycling solution to the global problem of waste tyres, one of the world’s most acute environmental threats. Green Rubber is now planning significant expansion into the Chinese market.

With broad experience across Asia, Rajat plays a critical role in providing strategic and operational direction to ADB so it achieves its mission of helping its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people. He also oversees the risk management operations of ADB. Rajat’s work has given him wide-ranging insight into several issues and challenges relevant to Asia, including infrastructure financing, public-private partnerships and regional economic integration. His particular interest is in working to bridge the gap between the region’s thriving economies and the millions of poor people being left behind. Rajat has been with ADB for more than two decades and assumed his current position in December 2006.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank established in 1966 to promote economic and social development in Asian and Pacific countries through loans and technical assistance. It is a multilateral development financial institution owned by 67 countries, 48 from Asia Pacific and 19 from other parts of the globe. ADB's annual project lending amounts to about US$7 billion per year with typical lending per project being in the $100 million range.

Sunny is responsible for setting the direction and providing the leadership to steer Olam through its expansion and growth plans. He is responsible for the strategic planning, business development and overall management of the Olam group of companies worldwide.

In a short span of 19 years, Sunny and his team have built this business to S$8.1 billion in Sales Revenues for FY 2008. Today, the Company has operations in 60 countries, delivering 20 products to more than 6500 customers in 60 destination markets. We employ over 9,000 people worldwide.

Olam is a leading global integrated supply chain manager of food ingredients and agriculture products, sourcing 20 prducts with a direct presence in 60 countries and supplying them to over 6500 customers. With direct sourcing and processing in most major producing countries for its various products, Olam has built a global leadership position in many of its businesses, including cocoa, coffee, cashew, peanut, sesame, rice, cotton and wood products. Olam is listed on the main board of the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) and ranks amongst the top 35 companies in Singapore in terms of market capitalization (as of June 2009) and is a component stock in the 30 stock benchmark STI Index, the MSCI Singapore Free Index, the DAX Global Agribusiness Index and the S & P Global Agribusiness Index.

As chief executive of Petra Group, Vinod strives to create and grow businesses that provide solutions for humanity. He recently received the Corporate Leader of the Year award from Grant Thornton for his efforts in the field of corporate responsibility and is recognised as one of South East Asia’s leading entrepreneurs and philanthropists. In December 2008 Vinod became the first Asian to receive a Global Green award for his work in developing Green Rubber. And in April 2009, he received a Brand laureate Award for Green Rubber.

Petra Group is a Malaysian-based technology conglomerate with interests ranging from rubber recycling, biofuels and biotechnology to financial software. It developed several technologies, including a patented process called DeLink that devulcanizes used rubber so it can be recycled and used again for a wide range of applications. Green Rubber – one of Petra Group’s key businesses – is fulfilling its potential and providing an environmentally friendly recycling solution to the global problem of waste tyres, one of the world’s most acute environmental threats. Green Rubber is now planning significant expansion into the Chinese market.

Dr. Nguyen Thanh Hung is the Chairman of Sovico Holdings, a diversified group of companies founded in 1992 investing in financial services, real estate and energy. Sovico Holdings has major stakes in HDBank. Among its real estate assets, Sovico Holdings owns Furama Resort, one of the premier 5-star resorts in Vietnam and is developing high-end residential properties, high-rise office buildings and additional hotel and resort properties, including Dragon City, a one-billion dollar investment project and a high end holiday style residential and resort complex in Danang. Sovico is also investing heavily in the power generation field with a number of power plants under construction. Sovico also holds super majority shares in VietJetAir, the first private airlines in Vietnam.

Dr. Hung is a recognized visionary and leader in the Vietnamese Business Community. He is among three ABAC members representing Vietnam, and Vice-Chairman of Japan-Vietnam Business Forum. Dr. Hung is recognised at the 2007 Davos World Economic Forum as its Young Global Leaders.

Dr. Hung is a graduate from Kharkov University with a degree in electrical engineering, and possesses doctorate degree from Russian Academy of Sciences. Dr. Hung also is an academician of the International System Research Academy of Russia.

Don Lam is Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of VinaCapital, one of the leading fund managers in Vietnam. Under his leadership, the company has grown from managing a single US$10 million fund in 2003, to an investment house managing more than US$1.8 billion across four funds, and offering a complete range of corporate finance and real estate advisory services. Since the start of 2006, Mr. Lam has brought three new funds to market: the US$600 million VinaLand Limited Fund, which invests in Vietnamese real estate assets; the DFJ VinaCapital Technology Fund, a venture capital fund managed in cooperation with Draper Fisher Jurvetson; and the US$402 million Vietnam Infrastructure Limited, the first fund dedicated to infrastructure development in Vietnam.

VinaCapital Group is a leading asset management, investment banking and real estate consulting firm with unrivalled experience in the Vietnamese market. It was founded in 2003 and work with global investors to provide the highest quality investment products, strategic financing, real estate development, and corporate finance advisory services across all major industries in Vietnam. The Group is composed of: VinaCapital Investment Management Limited, VinaCapital Corporate Finance Limited, and VinaCapital Real Estate Limited, along with a dominant stake in VinaSecurities JSC.

Gaurav Dalmia is a member of a one of the wealthiest industrial families in India with substantial business interest in US and UK as well. Gaurav co-founded Infinity, a leading Indian technology venture capital firm. He is an early investor in and member of the Investment Committee of India Value Fund, a general Indian private equity fund. He is also the founder and Chairman of Landmark Holdings, a real estate investment firm. Mr. Dalmia sits on the Boards of various companies and investment vehicles in India, Europe and the US.

The Dalmia Group’s interests range from cement, industrial ceramics, engineering, sugar, information technology and investments.

Born in Surabaya in 1965. Group President & CEO of PT Global Mediacom Tbk since 2002. He is the founding shareholder and Group Executive Chairman of PT Bhakti Investama Tbk since 1989. Currently, he holds positions in several other companies, including as Group CEO of MNC, Chairman of RCTI, Chairman of PT MNC Sky Vision (Indovision), Chairman & CEO of Linktone Ltd., Beijing, China and many other companies within Mediacom Group and Bhakti Investama Group. He is also a founder and a member of SMART Alliance’s Steering Committee (an alliance founded by 6 of the largest media companies in South East Asia). He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, in 1988 and a MBA degree from Ottawa University, Ottawa, Canada, in 1989. He served as the General Treasurer of National Sports Committee (KONI) and has spoken at various seminars as well as lectured at post graduate programs in various universities on corporate finance, investments, and strategic management. Mr Tanoesoedibjo has served as a speaker and as a panelist at various conferences among them at the UBS Indonesia Conference 2007 "Insight into Indonesia" (May 2nd to 4th 2007), The Asia Media Summit 2008 “In Focus: Indonesia's Rising Star” (September 8th 2008), and at the Indonesia Broadcasting Summit on May 4th 2009. He is the recipient of the CASBAA Chairman’s Award ’08 in recognition of his personal contribution to the Asia Pacific Pay-TV industry.

With his background as a prominent investment banker, he developed MNC’s business model as it is today through various major acquisitions and establishments of new businesses, including RCTI, and TPI as well as the development of the print and content businesses within MNC and many others.

MNC is the largest and only integrated media company in Indonesia with operations encompassing content production, content distribution, nationwide free-to-air television networks RCTI, TPI and Global TV, Local TVs, 24-hour cable TV channels, talent management, newspaper, tabloid, magazine, radio networks, WVAS and online media. MNC has the largest content library in Indonesia, comprising 80,000 hours of entertainment and news content, which is increasing by more than 10,000 hours yearly. MNC’s parent Global Mediacom also owns a controlling interest in Indonesia’s leading pay-TV platform MNC Sky Vision, which offers pay-TV services to more than half a million customers under the brand Indovision.

With broad experience across Asia, Rajat plays a critical role in providing strategic and operational direction to ADB so it achieves its mission of helping its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people. He also oversees the risk management operations of ADB. Rajat’s work has given him wide-ranging insight into several issues and challenges relevant to Asia, including infrastructure financing, public-private partnerships and regional economic integration. His particular interest is in working to bridge the gap between the region’s thriving economies and the millions of poor people being left behind. Rajat has been with ADB for more than two decades and assumed his current position in December 2006.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank established in 1966 to promote economic and social development in Asian and Pacific countries through loans and technical assistance. It is a multilateral development financial institution owned by 67 countries, 48 from Asia Pacific and 19 from other parts of the globe. ADB's annual project lending amounts to about US$7 billion per year with typical lending per project being in the $100 million range.

In addition to his Chairmanship at Godrej & boyce Manufacturing, Jamshyd is the Chairman of Aspen Institute, India; Vice President of World Wide Fund for Nature International and Trustee and President Emeritus of World Wide Fund for Nature, India; Director of World Resources Institute, USA; Director of ClimateWorks Foundation, USA; and Chairman of the CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre. The President of India conferred on Jamshyd the “Padma Bhushan” on 3rd April 2003.

The Godrej group are leaders in home appliances, consumer durables, office equipment, industrial products, consumer products and services. Godrej and Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. manufactures and markets refrigerators; washing machines; air conditioners; office furniture; home furniture; security equipment for banks (such as safes, strong room doors, bank lockers, etc.) and for commercial establishments and homes; locks and latches, forklift trucks and warehousing equipment; process equipment for chemical, petrochemical, refineries and allied industries; precision tools for sheet metal, zinc, aluminium and thermoplastics; real estate development.

Asad Umar graduated as an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration in 1984. Started his career with HSBC, Pakistan and in 1985 joined Exxon Chemical Pakistan Ltd. which was later renamed as Engro Chemical Pakistan Ltd.

During his years with Engro, he has worked in all the major divisions, namely Finance, Manufacturing, New Ventures and Marketing. Aside from working with the Company in Pakistan he also worked on an assignment with Exxon Chemical overseas in Canada. He was the first President of Engro Polymer & Chemicals Ltd., a joint venture of Engro. In January 2004, he took over as President & Chief Executive of Engro Chemical Pakistan Ltd.

Mr. Umar is the Chairman of Engro Polymer & Chemicals Ltd., Engro Vopak Terminal Ltd., Engro Foods (Pvt) Ltd., Engro Powergen Ltd., Avanceon and Advanced Automation LP, Pakistan Chemical & Energy Sector Skill Development Company. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Pakistan Business Council (PBC), Karachi Education Initiative, Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance, Member of the Board of Trustees of Lahore University Management Sciences.

Mr. Umar has previously been a Director of Oil & Gas Development Company Ltd. (OGDCL), Karachi Stock Exchange, Pakistan Centre for Philanthrophy (PCP), Pakistan State Oil (PSO) & Port Qasim Authority (PQA). He is also a Past Chapter Chair of Young Presidents’ Organisation (YPO), Pakistan Chapter.