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FADLI M ZAINI

Currently specialising in facilitation of international economic cooperation, Fadli's current work is hands on with multi-dimensional understanding on local and regional business landscape and G2G matters of industry development through intelligence gathering, stakeholder engagement and strategic planning for public policy. As a former reporter, he is an active advocate in providing discourse as a convenor and moderator on the role of youth in socio-economic development in working with the likes of Asia Inc Forum, Dynamik Technologies, EiCO Brunei, Brunei Chevening Youth Forum, Brunei Young Leaders Convention and UBD Guild of Graduates.

By academic background, Fadli took a sustainable degree that covers areas of philosophy, political science, and economics, including political theory and political behaviour, macro- and microeconomics, and major philosophical approaches, in one of the most prestigious Department of Government in Europe while possessing world-leading research and excellence in economics and philosophy.

Outside professional life, he has founded a number of association including the first TEDx Brunei community (TEDxGadong) and actively volunteering in the line of youth development, economic empowerment and young professionals. Notably earning accolades/participation including: International Student Year Award 2015 (out of 600 student union bodies); One Young World ‘16 All Bar None Scholarship Recipient (worth £4,000); Track II dialogues with US-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Pacific Forum.

Currently, he is personally interested in organisational change, effectiveness and transformation to strengthen industries for the Future of Jobs.

FATIN ARIFIN

Co-Founder of Young Professionals Network Brunei

Business Strategist | Food Industry Ecosystem Champion | Youth, Community & Entrepreneurship Advocate | Chevening Alumna

Fatin is passionate about being a catalyst to development. She plays an active role in various initiatives including entrepreneurship and youth development and serves in various capacities both locally and regionally. Her adventures have taken her travelling across the world in various capacities at the Commonwealth, APEC and ASEAN including spearheading community development expeditions across Southeast Asia for the Brunei government with a colleague between 2013-2015 with ASEAN young professionals.

In 2011, after spending 2 weeks at OBCR Cambodia, an NGO that supports the community through capacity building which runs an English Centre for children; she started a Volunteer Teaching Programme for OBCR Cambodia working in Partnership with NGOs including Society for Community Outreach and Training (SCOT) in 2012 where since then, OBCR has received over 100 volunteers from Brunei, Singapore and other ASEAN countries.

Fatin is passionate about supporting youth to realise their potential. She founded a number of initiatives including the Brunei Chevening Youth Forum (BCYF) in 2015, Young Professionals Network, YEAB INSIGHT, YEAB OpenChat among others aimed at providing platform for personal and skills development for different target groups. She advocates for young people to discover their calling through volunteerism, entrepreneurship, travelling and exposing themselves to various causes, network and work experience. She previously dived into full time entrepreneurship for two years prior to joining the Brunei government company to focus on the development of the food industry.

Today she juggles between her full time commitment at Ghanim and community endeavours at YEAB (as the President), YPN, Chevening Alumi Brunei among others.

FLORANCE HAN

SENIOR TALENT OFFICER at Baiduri Bank Group

Being in human resources for more than seven (7) years, Florance have first-hand experience in recruitment from which she can share insights from a recruiter’s perspective - what works and what does not. She sees the challenges that many job seekers face throughout the years and as a mentor, her focus is to make sure that job seekers are empowered and fully prepared to achieve their career goals.

You’ve got your qualification so what’s stopping you from getting that job? Under-preparedness? Lack of initiative? Fear of interviews? Let’s talk and see what we can do together.

Whether you are a job seeker or you are a student wondering what kind of career you could have in the banking world or what’s it like working in human resources (or simply just want some career advice), she is more than happy to share.