The Breakfast Grille
Episodes
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. ...
Courts Asia: Courting Jakarta Again
26 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
On the Breakfast Grille is the CEO of Courts Asia, Terry O’Connor. Courts Asia is an electrical, IT products and furniture retailer in Sing...
Debunking The Myths Of Investing In Islamic Funds
25 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
As the Islamic Finance industry moves beyond the infancy stage of the last decade, Malaysia is poised to take the lead in this industry. But many argu...
Asia Loves Cognac - Why?
24 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Bernard Peillon, President of Hennessy Cognac joins us on the breakfast grille to discuss: - eau de vie: what is it? - Hennessy's marketing startegy -...
For an Ambitious Regional Car Portal, A Long Road Ahead
24 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
iCar Asia CEO Damon Rielly discusses the following issues: - Sept 2012 ASX listing - issues - Why an ASX listing - Catcha Media - sy...
For Sona, Third Time Just as Lucky
23 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Sona Petroleum Bhd MD Datuk Seri Hadian Hashim discusses the following questions: - SPACs -- in which … investors buy stock in a shell co...
Understanding the Public Accounts Committee
22 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Barisan Nasional has named Pulai MP Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed as the Public Accounts Committee chairman, a key parliamentary post that has oversight ov...
The $10 trillion prize
19 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
There will be one billion middleclass consumers in China and India, and more than 135 million Chinese and Indians will graduate from college compared ...
Ethics and Independence at the Heart of the Profession
18 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Mohammad Faiz Azmi, Executive Chairman of PwC joins us on the breakfast grille to discuss: - close scrutiny by the public of the conduct within the pr...
In Malaysia's Distorted Auto Market, Hope Springs Eternal
17 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this 2013 interview, Roland Folger, the CEO & President of Mercedes Benz Malaysia, discusses the following questions: - MB - fell to No.2...
Caspian Ambition
16 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Sumatec Resources Berhad CEO, Chris Dalton talks about : - Roles of stakeholders - Clarification of risks involved - Regarding payments made to ...
Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Asia's Blue Skies Beckon
15 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
David Nelson, the Asia Managing Director of US-based Horizon Group Properties, Developers and owners of Factory outlet shopping centres, discusses:&nb...
Certina Moving with the Times after 125 Years
12 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Adrian Halter, VP of Certina Swiss Watches -Sports identity - Product tested in different sports for quality - Product caters to sports people as wel...
Electric Dreams
11 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dato' Wong Siew Hai of the Malaysian American Electronics Industry Association (MAEI) discusses the state and future of the Malaysian electrical and e...
From India and Beyond: ERP As a Software Springboard
10 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
FACT Software CEO Arvind Agarwalla discusses: - Startup - motivations - funding - shareholding - partners - Early metrics - takeup rate&nbs...
In Equal Parts Optimism and Concern, AirAsia X Takes Flight
09 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this 2013 interview and on the eve of its Main market IPO, Air Asia X CEO Azran Osman Rani discusses the following issues: - The final price ...
Man of Steel - the Next Generation
08 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Calvin Ooi Shang How, Executive Director of Leon Fuat Bhd joins us on the breakfast grille to discuss: - life a month after listing on the KL stock ex...
Ambience Does the Trick for Starbucks
05 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
John Culver, Group President of China and Asia Pacific for Starbucks joins us on the Breakfast Grille to discuss: - growth in APAC and China for the g...
It's About Making Profits
04 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Geoffroy de Drouas, Business Development General Manager of Bonia Group joins us on the breakfast grille to discuss: - Bonia's position in the market ...
Britain Rekindles Ties With Asia
03 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The Right Honorable Hugo Swire MP, British Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, joins us on the breakfast grille. He visited Mala...
DEDON : The Woven Rattan Expert
03 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Herve Lampert, CEO of Dedon, the global outdoor furniture company from Germany, talks about creating employment for Filipino weavers, adopting cutting...
'Premier'-ing in Victoria
01 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
While Victoria is geographically the smallest mainland state, it is Australia's most densely-populated state and home to Melbourne, Australia's second...
Tackling HIV in Africa
28 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
More than 25 million Africans are HIV positive and AIDS is the leading cause of premature death in the continent. Dr Mitchell Besser, founder of ...
RM3,000 a year help for your retirement
27 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
- Reason for ETP's creation of PPA and PRS - PRS complements EPF to fund retirement - Comparison of PRS to retirement schemes in other countries - One...
Super Grille : YTL Group of Companies
26 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Tan Sri Francis Yeoh, MD of YTL Group on Companies takes time off from Invest Malaysia to joins us on the super grille. - HSR link: issues ...
Super Grille : CIMB Group
26 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dato' Sri Nazir Razak, CEO for CIMB Group takes time off from Invest Malaysia to joins us on the super grille. - QE tapering - implications:dealf...
Super Grille : Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd
25 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dato' Lim Kuang Sia, CEO & MD of Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd takes time off from Invest Malaysia to joins us on the super grille. - Demand outloo...
Super Grille: Axis REIT
25 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Stewart LaBrooy, CEO of AXIS REIT discusses: - update on negotiations for the injection of warehouses, hypermarkets or business parks worth RM40...
Super Grille: Maybank Investment Bank
24 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Tengku Dato' Zafrul, Group CEO of Maybank Investment Bank takes time off from Invest Malaysia to joins us on the super grille. - New CEO - Tengku...
Super Grille: KPJ Healthcare Berhad
24 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Tuan Haji Amiruddin Abdul Satar, Managing Director of KPJ Healthcare Berhad, takes time off from Invest Malaysia to joins us on the super grille. We d...
The Road to Staying Relevant
21 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Melinda Ngew, CEO of The Automobile Association of Malaysia joins us on the breakfast grille. Established in January 1932, the AAM is perceived ...
Businesses of the future
20 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Pamela Hartigan, Director of Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at Said Business School, Oxford University demystifies social entrepreneurship a...
Dermalogica: The Skincare Brand With A Renegade Spirit
19 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Wurwand the founder and CEO of Dermalogica, the professional skincare brand, is on the Breakfast Grille. She discusses: -- How she id...
Protecting the future
18 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Co-founder of Trend Micro, Eva Chen, talks about her initial hesitation to take up the job as CEO, and her current ambition to make Trend Micro the bi...