Profiles of Participants

General Director, Founder, Association of the Ecology of the Unknown

Cosmonauts trainer, leading specialist at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Star City, Russia

Chief Coordinator of The Young Cosmonaut Training Centre, GCTC and the Ethics of the Cosmos international social movement for the promotion of peaceful existence in Outer Space

Wu Xiaoxi is an educator at the Shanghai Astronomy Museum in China. She previously completed her bachelor's degree in astronomy at Nanjing University and her master's degree in Journalism at Hong Kong University. She designs and delivers educational programs, as well as conducts research on astronomy education in museums and museum-school cooperation scenarios.

Ttranslator, Russian Language teacher, founder of Russian Cultural Hub “Dacha

Art collector, member of the board of the National Gallery Malaysia and Head of private client solutions at CIMB .

Bingley and wife, Ima Norbinsha are avid art collectors. Works from their collection is exhibited recently as an exhibition titles negaraku at the Hin Bus Depot-Exhibition Space.

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Investment Banker, Iskandar Abdullah @ Sim Kia Miang also known as Mr. Bingley Sim is a highly-qualified, highly-experienced corporate accountant with significant expertise in finance, equity markets, investment banking and corporate governance. His qualifications include BComm (Acc) from Birmingham University. He is also a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accounts in England and Wales. He worked in management and other senior positions for a number of chartered accountancy firms in the United Kingdom over a ten year period from 1986 to 1995. In 1995 he joined the Corporate Finance Department of CIMB Investment Bank Berhad ("CIMB"). He left CIMB after 21 years in March 2016 as a Managing Director of the Equity Capital Markets Department and is presently an Executive Director of ZJ Advisory Sdn Bhd.

Stella Kon has written the well-known monodrama  Emily of Emerald Hill  which is based on the character of  her grandmother, who lived in a mansion on Singapore's Emerald Hill. Stella has written other plays and novels, and five musicals together with composer Desmond Moey.  The most recent was Lim Boon Keng - the Musical, the story of Stella's great-grand-father who was prominent in Singapore a hundred years ago.

Dato’ Nonee Ashirin: Charting Malaysia’s Aerospace Future and Inspiring the Next

Generation

A dynamic and accomplished businesswoman, Dato’ Nonee Ashirin Dato’ Mohd Radzi is a

name synonymous with excellence in Malaysia’s aerospace industry. A trained lawyer by

profession, she has carved an extraordinary career path spanning over two decades,

evolving into one of the nation’s most respected aerospace leaders. With her unique blend of

legal acumen, business foresight, and relentless drive, Dato’ Nonee has not only steered her

own company to regional prominence but is now charting a bold course to prepare future

generations for the global space economy.

Today, she serves as Chairman of Global Turbine Asia Sdn Bhd (GTA), a highly regarded

Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service provider of military and civil engines in

the Asia Pacific region. At the same time, she is a Partner at Arthur Yeong Nonee Ashirin

Advocates & Solicitors, keeping her close ties to the legal world intact.

Her journey is one of resilience and visionary leadership. Starting her career in 2001 as a

lawyer at Mohammad Ali & Co, she spent three years sharpening her legal skills before

venturing into the aerospace sector—an industry then dominated by men. She joined

Eurocopter Malaysia (now Airbus Helicopters Malaysia Sdn Bhd) in 2003, later expanding

her expertise at Unique Globe Sdn Bhd and HELIPARTNER Sdn Bhd, where she rose to

Vice President roles overseeing business development and sales. These positions gave her

the foundation to understand the intricacies of aerospace technology, client relations, and

global partnerships.

In 2011, Dato’ Nonee took the helm as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Global

Turbine Asia Sdn Bhd, serving in this role for seven years until 2017. Under her stewardship,

GTA became a domestic market leader and a respected regional authority in the MRO

sector. Her crowning achievement was securing the landmark Global Support Package for

the Royal Malaysian Air Force EC725 helicopter engines, a deal that underscored GTA’s

credibility and technical prowess. GTA also joined the select group of global companies

supporting the TP400 engine, powering the A400M—the world’s most advanced military

airlifter of the 21st century.

Dato’ Nonee’s leadership philosophy is anchored on her vision to “Put Malaysia on the

Global Aerospace Map.” With unyielding tenacity and patriotism, she has consistently

pushed the boundaries of what Malaysian companies can achieve in the aerospace domain.

Her achievements have proven that Malaysia can compete with established aerospace

nations, provided it invests in talent, innovation, and long-term strategy.

Now, she is channeling her energy into a new frontier: space education and youth

development. Recognizing that the global space economy—valued at over USD 500 billion

today—is projected to grow exponentially in the coming decades, Dato’ Nonee believes

Malaysia must equip its young people with the skills, curiosity, and ambition to seize

opportunities in this sector.

Today, Dato’ Nonee is driving a new initiative: the International Youth Space Academy in

Penang, in collaboration with the Commonwealth of World Chinatowns. The academy aims

to inspire and train the next generation of Malaysians in aerospace and space science,

preparing them to thrive in the global space economy.

In 2025, she signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commonwealth of World

Chinatowns (CWC) to establish the International Youth Space Academy (IYSA) in Penang.

This initiative, supported by the Nonee Ashirin Foundation, marks a groundbreaking step in

positioning Malaysia as a hub for youth-focused space science and aerospace education in

Asia.

“The International Youth Space Academy is about more than just space,” Dato’ Nonee

explains. “It is about inspiring young minds to dream bigger, to push beyond their limits, and

to see themselves as part of a global future. Malaysia has the talent; we just need to give

them the platform.”

About Colin Goh  - The Founder & CEO of The RICE Company Limited (TRCL), a Singapore-based arts enterprise empowering underserved children, youth, and seniors through creative expression across Southeast Asia. Supported by initiatives such as The Business Times Budding Artists Fund and The Bloom Fund, TRCL drives intergenerational programmes in arts and wellness that reflect Colin’s vision of bridging communities through creativity. Since 2014, TRCL has expanded into regional cultural production, staging exhibitions, performances, and cross-border exchanges including Spotlight Singapore and The Idea of North. Colin continues to champion arts-led placemaking and inclusive cultural narratives for sustainable regional development.

EHang APAC team Sales director, leading project in the whole APAC market.

Dr. Sheng-Wei Wang is a Chinese American independent scholar and writer based in Hong Kong, renowned for her research on Admiral Zheng He’s maritime expeditions during the Ming Dynasty.  She holds a B.S. from Tsing Hua University in Taiwan and a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California.  Earlier in her career, she served as a staff scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States.  In 2006, Dr. Wang founded the China-US Friendship Exchange, Inc., and launched a bilingual website to promote US-China relations, which has attracted over a million viewers to date  .

Since 2013, Dr. Wang has focused her research on Zheng He’s voyages, particularly exploring the possibility that his fleet reached the Americas prior to Columbus.  Her book, The Last Journey of the San Bao Eunuch, Admiral Zheng He, presents an in-depth analysis of the 1597 novel An Account of the Western World Voyages of the San Bao Eunuch by Luo Maodeng.  Through meticulous examination of this historical fiction, Dr. Wang reconstructs potential trans-Atlantic navigational routes and timelines, suggesting that Zheng He’s fleet may have reached as far as Cahokia in the central Mississippi Valley during their sixth and seventh voyages in 1423 and 1433, respectively.