The Breakfast Grille
Episodes
Rawang - Is the time right?
24 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Mr. Sip Mun Yee, Chief Operating Officer & Director for DA Land speaks to us about his property developments to the Northern Klang valley, specifi...
Fuji Xerox attempts to Replicate its Success
20 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Thevendran Sivanantham, General Manager, Strategy Planning & Marketing of Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific Pte Ltd comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk ab...
In Shariah and In Consumer, All Guns Firing
19 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Mukhtar Hussain, Group General Manager and CEO HSBC Bank Malaysia, discusses housing sector, defaults / NPLs, household debt, bad-loan impairments, e...
Continued Urbanisation Counters Slowdown Argument
18 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Blethon, President of South Asia Pacific , United Technologies Corp, Building & Industrial Systemsisn't worried about China's slowdown aff...
A New Start for Adventa
14 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Adventa Bhd's Chief Executive Low Chin Guan comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about the company's future direction following the upliftment of its...
The Business of BPO
13 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tech Mahindra ASEAN region Vice President and Enterprise Business Head Ram Ramachandran, comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about the business of B...
Calling Asia's Biggest Tech Themes
11 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Eva Au, Managing Director of International Data Corporation (IDC) Asia Pacific, discusses its core businesses of market intelligence, advisory service...
Supermax - Nitrile to Rule with Volume
10 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Glove manufacturing is one of the few industries in which Malaysia is a global leader, occupying significant market shares. Dato' Seri Stanley Thai, E...
Progress on All Fronts, Covering All Bases
07 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this 2014 interview, Peter Miller, CEO, Tune Insurance Bhd, discusses his financial results, provides a business update on his airline and general ...
Mobile Trend Will Continue to Support HDD Growth
05 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
James Wong, ED of JCY, explains how increased mobility through smart devices does not necessarily equal lower growth for hard disk drives (HDD). He al...
Helping Build Malaysia, Brick by Brick
25 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this 2014 interview, M.Prakash Chandran, CEO of Siemens Malaysia discusses its global CEO change, a reportedly deteriorating economic environment a...
Solving the Regional Taxi Woes
24 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Tan, CEO of MyTeksi explains how taxi-booking app MyTeksi fills the gap in the notorious problems with taxis. Strong growth is accompanied by ...
MARC My Word - Rating Opinion A Bedrock of Finance
21 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Mohd Razlan Mohamed, CEO of Malaysian Rating Corp elucidates the role of rating agencies especially after the bad press suffered by foreign rating age...
XOX Innovates and Rebuilds in attempt to Shake Off Negativity
20 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Ng Kok Heng, the CEO of mobile operator XOX Bhd comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about the prospects of the company, which is in the telecommunic...
Trip Advisor Charts its Future Path
14 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Hung, Trip Advisor's Director of Partnerships for Asia Pacific comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about the business of travel and how Trip A...
The Best Intentions, Tempered by the Biggest Challenges
12 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this 2014 interview, Dato' Redza Rafiq, Chief Executive of Northern Corridor Implementation Authority, discusses its twin mandates transforming the...
Note To Self: Quadruple Malaysia Sales, Double Global Sales .. By 2020
11 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Keith Schafer, Managing Director, Volvo Car Malaysia Sdn Bhd, discusses opportunities and challenges in the Malaysian car market, the National Auto Po...
Of Rocks and Hard Places
27 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
A sixth generation Falkland Islander, Mike Summers, is a member of its legislature as well as representative to the Commonwealth Games Federatio...
Reform of Malaysia's Auto Sector Akin to Dancing on One Leg
13 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
M. Madani Bin Sahari, CEO of Malaysia Automotive Institute, discusses the country's third National Auto Policy, due for unveiling on Jan 20. In partic...
Adapting To Hard Times
03 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Ping Fu, chief strategy officer at 3D Systems and author of the book "Bend, Not Break" talks about surviving the Cultural Revolution in China, and st...
Can Everyone Learn Now?
02 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Fernandes talks to us about the setting up of a British boarding school, Epsom College, in Malaysia. He also gives his views on the state of educ...
Best of the IPOs on the Breakfast Grille
30 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Nadia Hassan and Julian Ng take a retrospective look at the IPOs for 2013 who came on the Breakfast Grille, whether their debuts sizzled or failed to ...
Hamleys Expands Beyond Regent Street
23 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Gudjon Reynisson, the CEO of Hamleys comes on the Breakfast Grille to share about the launch of the toy retailer’s new shop in Malaysia, and the...
Filling in the Jigsaw Pieces
16 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
After the acquisition of MAAKL, Manulife continues with a growth strategy. Group CEO Mark O'Dell also gives his views on the regulatory and competitiv...
Ashoka: Orchestrating Social Change Through Instruments of Capitalism
13 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Iman Bibars is the Vice President for Ashoka: Innovators for the Public and the co-founder of ADEW (the Association for the Development and Enhance...
MB Khalid: Salaries, Assets & Management Style
12 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Despite leading the Pakatan Rakyat coalition to a thumping victory in the recently concluded General Election, the leadership of Selangor by Khalid Ib...
Tariffs and Transparency: Changing Winds in the Power Sector
11 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
My Power Corp is a special purpose vehicle set up by the government to oversee the liberalization of the power sector. Datuk Razak talks about the rec...
Auditor General – Making a Difference
09 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The Auditor-General’s Report is greeted with increasing public and media attention. Revelations of inefficiency and wastage has a rousing effect...
The Inconvenient Question of Resource Allocation
06 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Azlan Abdullah weighs up complaints about unfair trading in the steel sector with the fairness of protection for his products and from tariff hikes.Se...
My Big Stake for Your Bigger IT Pie
05 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Hitachi-Sunway's Group CEO Cheah Kok Hoong takes us through the thinking behind the JV and whether the Malayisan IT landscape is prepared for the onsl...
Toyota Sales Roadbump Buffered by Resources Strategy?
27 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this 2013 interview, UMW Holdings Bhd President and Group CEO Datuk Syed Hisham Bin Syed Wazir discusses its dominant auto businesses and sales of ...
Case for Asean Auto Acceleration
19 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Bradley, President of Ford Asean talks to us about Ford's growth in the Asean region as well as the Asean auto competitive landscape.See omnystud...
In Property, a Key Mantra: Striking While the Iron is Hot
18 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Alistair Elliott, Senior Partner and Group Chairman of Knight Frank discusses Malaysia's residential and commercial property markets, drivers of the L...
Driving Performance
15 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Bettina Buechel of IMD talks about creating a high performance organisation in a globally competitive environment, and what we can learn fro...
Zopa: The Banks Challenger
14 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
After bitcoins and freemium ecosystems, could peer-to-peer lending be another phenomenon that develops into something that may displace money and bank...
Yes, Madam, Sir
12 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The first policewoman in India and social activist, Kiran Bedi, talks about leadership, and how spirituality and detachment plays a part. She is most ...
UMW Oil and Gas' Journey to Bursa and Beyond
11 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
UMW Oil and Gas Bhd's President Rohaizad Darus comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about the company's recent successful listing, which ha...
Emerging Markets Boosted by Fed Firepower
08 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this November 2013 interview, Mark Mobius, Ph.D., Executive Chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group discusses: his outlook for new and emergin...
Barakah Offshore lays out future strategy after sizzling debut
07 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Barakah Offshore Petroleum Bhd's president and CEO Syed Rahim Syed Jaafar comes on the Breakfast Grille to discuss the company's plans post-...
'Bubblecoveries' and Malaysia's Malaise
06 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Jesse Colombo, an independent economic analyst, investor and Forbes columnist, discusses emerging market bubbles among others he sees forming in Socia...
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Litmus Test
04 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Gone are the days of 'government knows best'. A sentiment echoed by many politicians, but can they walk the talk? Bantah TPPA's co-founder Anas Alam F...
Gazing into the Demographic Crystal Ball
01 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Clint Laurent, Author of Tomorrow's World, joined us on the breakfast grille to discuss his book which studies the demographic and socio-economic stru...
ABB Malaysia's gameplan
31 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
ABB Malaysia's President and Country Manager, Stephen Pearce, comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about the company's plan for expansion i...
Gig Seek Goes Online
30 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Adrian Ch’ng, Chief Executive Officer of JobsDB group discusses online recruitment trends and themes, sibling rivalry with Jobseek and industry ...
Budget 2014 - Math and Taxes
28 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Our guests Datuk Seri Michael Yam, President, REHDA (Real Estate Housing Developers Association) and Yee Wing Peng, Country Tax Leader of Deloitt...
For Ambitious Logistics Firms, Holland Beckons As a European Gateway
24 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Mathijs Benink, Senior Manager of Supply Chain Solutions for APAC, Middle East and Africa, for the Holland International Distribution Council, discuss...
Westports: Post-IPO plans and Steaming Past P3 Blips
23 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
On the Breakfast Grille we have Westports Holdings Bhd's CEO Ruben Emir Gnanalingam, who came on to talk about the company's recently comple...
Decoding Derivatives
22 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
On the Breakfast Grille we have Chong Kim Seng, the CEO of Bursa Malaysia Derivatives giving his insight into these new financial instrument...
Corruption: Manage or Eradicate?
22 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Akhbar Satar, president of Transparency International Malaysia shares his thoughts about where the efforts of handling corruption in Malaysia are goin...
The New Industrial Revolution
18 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Anderson, former editor of Wired and bestselling author of The Long Tail talks about his latest book Makers: The New Industrial Revolution, and ...
Karex doubles output size post-IPO
17 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Main Market-bound Karex Bhd has been pegged as the world's largest condom manufacturer with around 3 billion pieces produced a year. Once listed, Kare...
Sixteen Years Since Inception, Silicon Valley Dream Remains Exactly That, Unless...
16 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Faris Yahaya, the MD of Cyberview Sdn Bhd, discusses the challenges besetting Cyberjaya (human capital constraint, policy inconsistency, multiple stak...
Pulling Off Penang's Biggest-Ever Infrastructure Job
14 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Consortium Zenith-BUCG Sdn Bhd Chairman Datuk Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli discusses the project awarded by the Penang State Government to undertake the ...
East Asia: Adrift on a Sea of Possibilities
08 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
With rave review of his 2007 work “Asian Godfathers: Money and Power in Hong Kong and South-East Asia” the Financial Times proclaimed him ...
Take a Look at the Demand Side
07 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Datuk Loo Took Gee, Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water (KeTTHA) joins us on the breakfast grille. She talks abou...
Going Where No Company Has Gone Before
04 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Her Chor Siong, CEO of Cuscapi Berhad, joins us on the breakfast grille. He talks about the deterioration of margins despite rising revenues and why ...
Big Blue Blows Cover on Cloud Strategy
03 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the Breakfast Grille is Paul Moung, CEO of IBM Malaysia. He discusses cloud computing, and how IBM intends to utilize this and other 'sexy' n...
Alpha Bets
01 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Teng Chee Wai, CEO of Hwang-DBS Investment Management talks to BFM on the following topics: - Affin deal now subject to Bank Negara's approval- ...
University of Melbourne: Taking Higher Education Higher
27 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Glyn Davis, Vice Chancellor of the University of Melbourne is on the Breakfast Grille. He speaks to Melisa Idris about: -- the position of ...
From Zero to Hero - Winning a Coveted Clean Energy Project
26 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dato' Seri Suhaimi Abdul Rahman, CEO, Masers Energy Malaysia, discusses: - Masers inception- Story of entrepreneurship- Velchip - unlimited high spee...
White Collar Fraud Drives Internal Audit Demand
25 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Ranjit Singh, President, Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia, answers on the following points: - Internal Auditors (IA) heretofore almost a backr...
The Shared Sovereignty That Is The EU
24 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
BFM speaks to Jacques Santer, formerly the 22nd Prime Minister of Luxembourg and the 9th President of the European Commission – the executive bo...
Capitalism In Crisis
23 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
BFM talks to Richard Duncan, an economist and author of books including The Dollar Crisis: Causes, Consequences, Cures and The New Depressio...
In Tea, Three Centuries of Tradition Matter
19 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Nicholls, Tea Ambassador, Twinings, discusses and answers the following questions: - Twinings is a small component of one of ABFs five divisions:...
Content is Still King
19 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Derek Chang, Managing Director of Scripps Networks Interactive for Asia Pacific discusses the following topics:- Dealing with the rapidly changing lan...
Sustainability and Services as Key Drivers of Document Imaging
18 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Wee, Country Manager of Ricoh Malaysia, discusses the following questions: - Ricoh's involvement in three main business segments: Image & So...
Biting What Can Be Chewed
17 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Delicious CEO Steve Allen talks about running a restaurant franchise in Malaysia and the country’s food culture. Points covered include:- E&...
Malaysia Day Special: Future Leaders
16 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
For this year's Malaysia Day we interview two young participants of the Young Enterprise Program on their views of the future of both themselves and t...
A Simple Thought, Brutal Competition
13 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
David Kershaw, CEO of M&C Saatchi, talks to Sharaad Kuttan about remaining on top of game in the uber competitive world of advertising, while stil...
Generally Speaking
12 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Country President of ACE Jerneh Insurance, Stephen Crouch talks to BFM about the Malaysian general insurance scene and how ACE Jerneh intends to innov...
Malaysia, Bangladesh Among Asia Units Leading Telenor Out of Global Slump
11 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this 2013 Interview, Sigve Brekke, Chairman of DiGi Bhd & Telenor Asia, discusses the following questions: MARKET SHARE - COMPETITION - The la...
FAA: Upping competency standards
10 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Amat Taap Manshor, CEO of the recently launched Finance Accreditation Agency (FAA) talks to us about the FAA’s role in the finance industry.-...
Dealing With Hacktivism
09 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
- Background of the online crime scene- Lack of legal framework to prosecute cybercrime which transcend national jurisdictions- No "silver bullet" for...
Bank Negara Builder SBC: Storied yet Boutique
05 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Sia Tiong Heng, the Managing Director of SBC Corp., the Bursa-listed family controlled property development and construction company incorporated in 1...
The Edge and BFM: A Marriage Better Late Than Never
04 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
For BFM's 5th Anniversary Breakfast Grille, Ho Kay Tat, Group CEO and Publisher of The Edge Media Group and Malek Ali, Managing Director and Founder o...
Too Many People Too Few Projects?
03 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dominique de Soras, CEO of Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering on the Breakfast Grille discusses: - second quarter results with lower margins despi...
Major Strides For Minor International
02 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Minor International is one of the largest hospitality and leisure companies in the Asia Pacific region. It operates over 1,000 restaurants and 30...
Nobody owes anyone a living
30 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Through good fortune and the generosity of people around him a poor boy from Muar reaches the heights of the corporate world. Tan Sri Arshad Ayub, a m...
Keeping An Eye On You
29 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Nafis Jasmani - Country Manager for Axis Communications ASEAN - Axis's history - From print servers to security cameras - Issues in surveillance - Inn...
Staying Long on Malaysia Property Market
28 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this Aug 2013 interview, Christopher Boyd, Executive Chairman, CB Richard Ellis Malaysia discusses the following questions: - Having come from the ...
Meeting Milestone and Kept Promises: Malaysians Made Good
27 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Fusionex International plc, MD Ivan Teh discusses the following issues: UK LISTING - Early start - story - Advisors Panmure Gordon - inteest received ...
Shareholders look for Consistent Revenues
26 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Ng Chin Heng, Executive Chairman of Coastal Contract Bhd joins us on the breakfast grille to discuss: - highest contract sales and order boo...
Comfortable British-Malaysian Relationship
23 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Collingridge, Director of UK Trade & Investment for Malaysia on the breakfast grille discusses: - David Cameron pledging £8 b...
Mission Possible: Affordable housing
22 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Ho Wen Yan, CEO of Hua Yang Bhd - Is affordable housing compromising quality and comfort? - Design and technological factors - Degree of price appreci...
Pictures That Tell a Thousand Stories
21 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Laudi, Executive Editor and Founder of Investor Central discusses: STARTUP - How - why - transition - story - Funding - backers&...
The Internet's Delivery Guy
20 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Malcolm Rowe, Regional VP of South Asia for Akamai. -How content delivery network works -Different levels of service -Algorithm provides intell...
Setting Electronics Standards for Commercial Competition
19 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) President Dr. Klaus Wucherer discusses: Founded in 1906, the International Electrotechnical Commission...
Designing life
16 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Award winning graphic designer, Stefan Sagmeister talks about happiness and design, and how Malaysia needs to develop its own language of design. ...
In Units We Trust...
15 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Ahmad Zakie, CEO of the Federation of Investment Managers Malaysia - history and mission of FIMM - FIMM's independence - performance of fund managers ...
The Long Road to Learning Corporate Malaysia
14 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
SMR Technologies Chairman & CEO Dato' Dr R Palan discusses the following questions: - You’ve been a trainer all your life. At what point did...
GreenTech To Reassess The Impact Of Its Incentives
13 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Ahmad Hadri Haris, the CEO of Malaysian GreenTech Corporation, is on the Breakfast Grille to discuss its role in encouraging nationwide acceptance of ...
In Malaysia, Corporate Diversity Sits on a Slow Cooker
12 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this 2013 interview, Reza Ghazali, the Country Head & MD Korn Ferry International discusses the following questions: - Company perspectiv...
AMD: The Perennial Underdog to Give Intel a Run for Their Money
07 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
One of Silicon Valley's oldest chipmakers, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., or AMD, the world's second-biggest maker of microprocessors for PCs, laptops a...
From Property Down Under to Asian General Advisory: A Story
06 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
DH Flinders Ltd ED Craig Dunstan discusses the following questions: - Reportedly, you and your partner Stephen Hawkins started out initially as ...
Cradle to Grave Education
05 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Datin Teh Geok Lian, CEO of the KDU Education Group joins us on the breakfast grille to discuss: - her past experience in the oil and gas sector ...
Regional Interest in a Local Courier Firm
03 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
GD Express Carrier Bhd EDC Teong Teck Lean discusses the following questions: - Singapore Post investment- Synergies - whether fulfilled - D...
Common Law Good for Islamic Finance
01 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Thomas, Chief Representative of Gatehouse Bank plc on the breakfast grille today. Gatehouse Bank PLC is a fully Shariah compliant, London-bas...
AQRS Integrating Vertically and Horizontally
31 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Alvin Ng Chun Kooi, CEO and Executive Director of Gabungan AQRS joins us on the breakfast grille to discuss: - construction order book - meeting expe...
Islamic Finance: Making a Global Splash Beyond Malaysia's Shores
30 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
INCEIF President & CEO Daud Vicary Abdullah discusses the following questions: - INCEIF: Set up in 2005 by Bank Negara -- eight years into t...
Catcha Group: Of Mergers, Listings, Privatisations & Undervaluation
29 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last 14 years, Catcha Group has evolved tremendously, going from portal and search engine, to publishing company, to investment group. ...