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WE2025 to Champion Women’s Economic Empowerment Through Trade, Investment, and Leadership

Photo Above: Sponsors and partners recognised at the WE2025 announcement event. From left: Ms. Arlene Tan Eng Guat, Vice Chairperson, Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce Women Entrepreneurs Committee; Dato’ Emmy Suraya Hussein, President, Peniagawati; Datin Seri Nadzley Noordin, Honorary Treasurer, National Council of Women’s Organisations; Michelle Lau, Project Director, WE2025; Jessie Tan, Managing Director, Qube Integrated Malaysia; Ms. Louise Chin, Chief Financial Officer, Berjaya Food Berhad; Ms. Reshma Yusuf, Founding President, Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA Malaysia); Cik Zakiah Hanim, Director of Marketing and Loyalty, Berjaya Starbucks Coffee Company; and Encik Wan Abdul Rahman, Co-founder, Ekonomi Rakyat.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — A new initiative, WE2025: Future in Motion – Women in Trade, Investment, Leadership, is set to empower women entrepreneurs and drive inclusive economic growth. The event, spearheaded by Qube Integrated Malaysia in collaboration with the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, will be held from Nov 25 to 27, 2025, at MITEC, targeting 10,000 participants and RM100 million in potential trade and investment.

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Corporate sponsor Berjaya Food Berhad and partners such as NCWO, Peniagawati, and WISTA Malaysia were unveiled at the launch. The programme features four flagship components, including a trade exposition, leadership conference, dialogue series, and business exchange.

Distinguished speakers include Atifete Jahjaga, Retno Marsudi, Khairy Jamaluddin, and Nurul Izzah Anwar. Aligned with the National Women’s Policy 2025–2030, WE2025 aims to strengthen SME participation, promote women’s leadership, and advance inclusive reform through public-private collaboration.

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