DAVOS: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim held high-level meetings with business leaders from six multinational companies (MNCs) including AstraZeneca, Fortescue, DP World, Medtronics, Nestle and Google.
Arranged by the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry, the one-on-one meetings took place on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Summit 2025 where Anwar is leading the Malaysian delegation.
Also present were Miti Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir and the Malaysian Investment Development Authority chief executive officer Datuk Sikh Shamsul Ibrahim Sikh Abdul Majid, along with government officials.
Anwar spent half an hour in each meeting with the business leaders, starting with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca’s chief strategy officer Marc Dunoyer, followed by a meeting with the executive chairman and founder of global mining company Fortescue, Minderoo Foundation and Tattarang Dr Andrew Forrest AO.
Anwar and the Malaysian delegation then met with representatives from logistics company DP World, led by its chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Sulayem, and also held discussions with Medtronics, represented by its senior vice-president, Eurasia, Majid Kaddoumi.
He also sat down with Nestle’s executive vice-president and CEO of Zone Asia, Oceania and Africa, Remy Ejel.
He and the Malaysian officials held discussions with leaders from Google, represented by Ruth Porat, the president and chief investment officer of Alphabet and Google.
Anwar is on a three-day working visit to attend the WEF Annual Summit 2025.
This marks his first participation in the WEF since taking office in 2022.
With the theme “Collaboration for the Intelligent Age”, the high-level summit, which began on Monday and runs until Friday, will discuss, among other topics, the role and contribution of emerging technologies and the latest innovations in addressing global economic issues.
Discussions will focus on five thematic priorities – Industries in the Intelligent Age; Rebuilding Trust; Reimagining Growth; Investing in People; and Safeguarding the Planet.
