ESG: From Principles to Practice

Accelerating sustainable business transformation

Praxis 2023

Advancing Malaysia’s strategic interests

PRAXIS is ISIS Malaysia’s flagship conference directed at policymakers and decision-makers. Its central tenet is translating theory and knowledge into practice. We do this by shaping and developing better policy ideas towards actionable solutions.

Gender Lens on Budget 2023 and 2024 Roundtable

Roundtable on gender-responsive national budgeting

The Gender Lens on Budget Roundtable is a platform that encourages and gathers analysis of our national budgets with a gendered and intersectional perspective.

Dialogue on tackling Sabah's under-representation of women in politics

IDS-KAS seminar

Women's political participation results in tangible gains for democracy, including greater responsiveness to citizen needs, increased cooperation across party and ethnic lines, and a more sustainable future.

Crucial Conversation Series: The Power of Generational Diversity

Building Collaborative and Inclusive Work Environments

MIM Crucial Conversations is an initiative to have bold and open conversations and discussions centered around current topics that will bring about greater awareness in Malaysia

Middle power agency in an Indo-Pacific era

Meanings and evolving roles

The regional order in an area alternatively define as Asia-Pacific or Indo-Pacific is entering an era of acute disequilibrium with Cold War characteristics. The geo-political rivalry between the United States and China is in a dangerous downward spiral accelerated recently by the Taiwan dispute and the spill over from the Russia-Ukraine war. The workshop intends to bring more clarity and prescription in understanding state behavior and the hard choices that governments face in positioning in this new environment.

Breakfast discussion on women and party politics

Strengthening the participation and representation of women in Germany and Malaysia

This session was an interactive exchange between experts and participants from Malaysia and Germany on how we could promote inclusivity in politics as well as how to strengthen women participation and representation across the social spectrum.

Sustainable development through gender-responsive policy making

Delegation from Malaysia to Brussels and Berlin

The delegation’s study trip focused on strategic exchange on necessary reforms, exchange of experiences on the development of interdepartmental gender equality strategies, and the implementation of corresponding action plans.

Seminar on Empowering Local Governance in Sabah

Through Inclusive and Collaborative Participation

This is a one-day bilingual hybrid seminar on strengthening local governance by moving towards collaborative governance in which multi-stakeholders, such as the public agencies, private sectors, women representation, civil society organisations and public organisations are empowered by working together to build trust in government, resolve societal challenges, assure district economic prosperity and development transformation.

30th Tunku Abdul Rahman Lecture® Series by Prof. Kishore Mahbubani

We are delighted to announce that for our 30th Tunku Abdul Rahman Lecture® Series, Prof. Kishore Mahbubani will be our guest speaker.

The Tunku Abdul Rahman (TAR) Lecture® Series was inaugurated by the Malaysian Institute of Management (MIM) in 1970. Held to commemorate the premiership of Malaysia’s 1st Prime Minister, the late YTM Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, the event has been regarded as the platform for fostering thought-leadership. Since its inception, the series has showcased forward-thinking leaders and dignitaries, who have shared their wisdom and philosophies in life as they embarked on their personal journey in the field of business and management excellence.