Speakers
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maizaitulaidawati Md Husin
Azman Hashim International Business School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
BIO:
Maizaitulaidawati (Ph.D., IFP) is an experienced academician with strong enthusiasm and passion in Islamic banking and finance. She has over 12 years of experience in teaching and supervision. Maizaitul holds a PhD in Islamic Economics from the University of Malaya, MSc in Banking, and BBA in Finance. She is also a certified Islamic financial planner in Malaysia. In 2019, she completed her post-doctoral research study at International Islamic University Malaysia, at which she researched Islamic fintech.
Maizaitul led and involved in not less than 20 consultancy and research projects with a total value of involving more than RM7 Million. Maizaitul has also authored and co-authored more than 60 research papers, book chapters for businesses, universities, seminars, conferences, and article journal publications. She has served the faculty (AHIBS) as the research manager in 2017 and held several other managerial positions in the faculty.
In her spare time, she enjoys a good happy hour with family and friends, the sounds of a great music playlist, reading, travelling and seeking adventure in the outdoors.
Prof. Tomoki FUJII,
Singapore Management University, Singapore
BIO:
Tomoki Fujii is Associate Dean (Undergraduate Curriculum) and Associate Professor of Economics at School of Economics, Singapore Management University. His main areas of research include development economics, environmental economics, health economics, and applied statistics. His papers have appeared in leading journals in these fields. His current research projects include several impact evaluation studies in human capital interventions in South and Southeast Asia. He has previously served as a consultant for leading international development agencies, including the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and World Food Programme, and holds several editorial appointments with international journals. He received Bachelor of Arts and Sciences, Master of Science, and PhD in Multidisciplinary Science from the University of Tokyo, Master of Science in Environmental Change and Management from the University of Oxford, Master of Science and PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California at Berkeley.
Assoc Prof Dr. Liew Chee Yoong
UCSI University, Malaysia
BIO:
Dr. Liew is an internationally acclaimed finance scholar whose research spans corporate finance, green and sustainable finance, ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance), information economics, market microstructure, applied finance, financial inclusion, innovation, behavioural finance, economic development and interdisciplinary research. His work bridges theory and practice, influencing scholarly discourse, financial policy, and industry practices globally.
He has presented at leading international forums, including the 5th and 6th International Conferences on Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets, supported in part and full by the World Bank. In 2025, he was fully sponsored by the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) to attend the Symposium on Circular Economy in Bangkok. Dr. Liew has delivered keynote speeches at high-profile conferences in China and India, and was appointed as the Visiting Associate Professor in Finance at the University of Waikato, New Zealand, in 2024. That same year, he received UCSI University’s Outstanding Postgraduate Supervision Award.
His research is widely published in top-tier journals such as The Journal of Finance, Global Finance Journal, International Review of Economics & Finance, Social Indicators Research, and Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. He also earned multiple accolades, including Best Paper Award at the CIEMC Conference 2022 organised by the Indian Institute of Management, Bodh Gaya, India and University of Waikato, New Zealand, Best Presenter Award at the AUA Conference 2021 jointly organised by University of Indonesia, University of Malaya, University of Tokyo, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology and UCSI University as well as won the runner-up for the Bates White Prize at the Society for Financial Econometrics (SoFiE) Conference 2022 organised by Stern School of Business, New York University (NYU), United States of America. In 2024, he received the Distinguished Researcher in Finance Award from the Venus International Foundation, India.
A recognised public intellectual, Dr. Liew regularly offers expert commentary in leading media such as the South China Morning Post, Radio France, Swedish Radio, The Star, and Malaysian broadcasters RTM and TV3. He serves on editorial boards for Humanities & Social Sciences Communications and the International Journal of Emerging Markets, and reviews for Applied Economics as well as Business Strategy and the Environment. His thought leadership continues to shape the evolving nexus of finance, sustainability, and global policy.