Wednesday Club with His Excellency Ambassador Francis Muhoro, Kenya High Commissioner to Malaysia
EMBRACING KENYA: A JOURNEY INTO AFRICA’S RICH HERITAGE
We were honoured to welcome H.E. Ambassador Francis Muhoro, the Kenyan High Commissioner to Malaysia, as our distinguished guest speaker for the TAPiO Leadership Wednesday Club. A seasoned diplomat and former Director of Criminal Investigations, H.E. Ambassador Muhoro brings extensive experience in international relations and law enforcement. In recognition of his outstanding service in strengthening Kenya’s bilateral ties abroad, he has been awarded the Order of the Grand Warrior of Kenya.
During the session, Ambassador Muhoro provided compelling insights into Kenya, a nation where cultural pride, natural splendour, and economic ambition converge. Strategically located along the Indian Ocean and sharing borders with Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Somalia, and South Sudan, Kenya serves as a leading voice in East Africa. Vibrant cities, vast savannahs, and a long-standing ethos of unity in diversity shape its dynamic identity.
A Tapestry of Cultures
One of Kenya’s most remarkable qualities is its cultural diversity. With over 40 ethnic groups, each community contributes to a rich mosaic of languages, customs, and traditions. From the traditional music and storytelling of the Luo and Kikuyu peoples to the striking beadwork and attire of the Maasai, Kenya’s cultural expressions are deeply rooted in history and community identity. This living heritage continues to shape the country’s social fabric and offers a compelling narrative for anyone seeking to understand Africa’s broader cultural landscape.
Natural Wonders and Eco-Tourism
Kenya is also home to some of the world’s most iconic landscapes and wildlife reserves. National parks such as the Maasai Mara and Amboseli are globally recognised for their role in conservation and eco-tourism. These protected areas host Africa’s famed “Big Five” like lions, elephants, rhinos, leopards, and buffalo, and contribute significantly to the national economy while preserving biodiversity.
A Growing Hub for Investment
Beyond its rich culture and breathtaking landscapes, Kenya stands out as a rising economic force in Africa. With one of the continent’s fastest-growing economies, the country is rapidly advancing in key sectors including infrastructure, renewable energy, agriculture, and digital innovation. At the heart of this growth is Nairobi, a thriving capital city that has become a leading financial and technological hub in the region. Backed by progressive government reforms and investor-friendly policies, Kenya continues to attract both domestic and international investment. The country’s commitment to modernisation and economic inclusivity positions it as a gateway to East Africa’s emerging opportunities.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to H.E. Ambassador Francis Muhoro for his insightful and engaging presentation. His reflections deepened our appreciation for Kenya’s diverse heritage, its resilience, and its growing influence on the global stage. It was a privilege to learn from such a distinguished diplomat, and we leave the session with renewed curiosity and admiration for the richness of the African continent, seen through the vibrant lens of Kenya.
from left to the right: H.E. Ambassador Francis Muhoro Kenyan Ambassador to Malaysia;
from left to the right: Ms. Carmen Lee Associate of TAPiO Management Advisory; Mr. Bernhard Schutte Chairman of TAPiO Management Advisory; H.E. Ambassador Francis Muhoro Kenyan Ambassador to Malaysia; TAPiO Team
from left to the right: Ms. Carmen Lee Associate of TAPiO Management Advisory; Mr. Bernhard Schutte Chairman of TAPiO Management Advisory; H.E. Ambassador Francis Muhoro Kenyan Ambassador to Malaysia; TAPiO Team
from left to the right: Ms. Carmen Lee Associate of TAPiO Management Advisory; Mr. Bernhard Schutte Chairman of TAPiO Management Advisory; H.E. Ambassador Francis Muhoro Kenyan Ambassador to Malaysia; TAPiO Team
from left to the right: Mr. Lim Woi Qian Personal Assistant of TAPiO Management Advisory; H.E. Ambassador Francis Muhoro Kenyan Ambassador to Malaysia; Mr. Bernhard Schutte Chairman of TAPiO Management Advisory
from left to the right: Ms. Carmen Lee Associate of TAPiO Management Advisory; H.E. Ambassador Francis Muhoro Kenyan Ambassador to Malaysia; Mr. Bernhard Schutte Chairman of TAPiO Management Advisory
from left to the right: H.E. Ambassador Francis Muhoro Kenyan Ambassador to Malaysia
from left to the right: H.E. Ambassador Francis Muhoro Kenyan Ambassador to Malaysia
from left to the right: Ms. Carmen Lee Associate of TAPiO Management Advisory; H.E. Ambassador Francis Muhoro Kenyan Ambassador to Malaysia; Mr. Bernhard Schutte Chairman of TAPiO Management Advisory
from left to the right: H.E. Ambassador Francis Muhoro Kenyan Ambassador to Malaysia;
from left to the right: Ms. Carmen Lee Associate of TAPiO Management Advisory; H.E. Ambassador Francis Muhoro Kenyan Ambassador to Malaysia; Mr. Bernhard Schutte Chairman of TAPiO Management Advisory
from left to the right: H.E. Ambassador Francis Muhoro Kenyan Ambassador to Malaysia
from left to the right: H.E. Ambassador Francis Muhoro Kenyan Ambassador to Malaysia;
TAPiO Team group pictures , finishing up the Speakers Club themed Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Ms. Choong Zixun is the speaker candidate presenting about AI’s Role in Business: Mitigating Risk and Building Resilience
Mr. Lee Ming Kang getting feedbacks and constructive criticisms of his presentation by the TAPiO team and Mr. Bernhard Chairman of TAPiO Management Advisory Sdn. Bhd.
Ms. Choong Zixun getting feedbacks and constructive criticisms of her presentation by the TAPiO team and Mr. Bernhard Chairman of TAPiO Management Advisory Sdn. Bhd.
TAPiO Team group pictures , finishing up the Speakers Club themed Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Mr. Lee Ming Kang presenting about his topic of Metaverse in the Speakers Club
Ms. Maria Khatib doing her presentation about the sustainibility in Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Ms. Maria Khatib getting feedbacks and constructive criticisms of her presentation by the TAPiO Team
Ms. Siraj Lakhbal, one of the Leadership speaker is presenting about Arguing with Algorithms: The influence in AI in Debate
TAPiO and RIDC Team taking a group picture with Tan Sri Rahman, chairman of RIDC and MR. Bernhard Schutte, chairman of TAPiO Management Advisory.
Mr. Lorich Komar is the speaker presenting AI in Decision-Making: The Role of Step-by-Step Prompts in Business Applications.
Tan Sri Rahman , Mr. Bernhard Schutte and the TAPiO Team are having a discussion on the Speakers Club theme, Artificial Intelligence
Tan Sri Rahman shares his professional journey and experience in the Speakers Club as the honorary guest.
Tan Sri Rahman is giving an opening speech as the honorary guest for Malaysia Internship Leadership Club - The Speakers Club
Tan Sri Rahman, RIDC Chairman, Mr. Bernhard Schutte, Chairman of TAPiO Mangement Advisory with the TAPiO and RIDC Team for Leadership: Speakers Club
Ms. Omniya Dabbagh give the AH counter number to Ms. Shahd Hamza Ahmed Eissa
Ms. Ros Emily binti Endee evaluates the speakers overall presentation and slides grammar.
Ms. Norfarah binti Zainal give her feedback on the Ms. Shanjida Rahman Oishee presentation.
Ms. Omniya Dabbagh give the AH counter evaluation to Mr. Thomas Kodden presentation.
Mr. Ahmad Fikry bin Mansor the MC for the Speakers Club.
Ms. Omniya Dabbagh explained her role as the AH counter in presentation.
Ms. Shahd Hamza Ahmed Eissa the second speaker with E-Book as the title.
TAPiO team group pictures.
from left to right: Mr. Bernhard Schutte Chairman of TAPiO Management Advisory, Mr. Thomas Bernthaler Managing Partner TAPiO Management Advisory,
Ms. Carmen Lee Junior Associate of TAPiO Management Advisory and The TAPiO Team.
TAPiO team group pictures.
from left to right: Mr. Bernhard Schutte Chairman of TAPiO Management Advisory, Mr. Thomas Bernthaler Managing Partner TAPiO Management Advisory,
Ms. Carmen Lee Junior Associate of TAPiO Management Advisory and The TAPiO Team.
Ms. Carmen Lee Junior Associate of TAPiO Management Advisory and Mr. Thomas Bernthaler Managing Partner TAPiO Management Advisory, monitor and give feedback to the TAPiO Speakers'.
Mr. Thomas Kodden listens to Ms. Sharifah Hafizah Izzati binti Syed Hamzah feedback for his presentation.
Ms. Shahd Hamza Ahmed Eissa takes note on Ms. Ros Emily binti Endee grammar counter for her presentation.
Mr. Iyaa Mohamed Waheed gives his feedback to Mr. Thomas Kodden
Ms. Omniya Dabbagh Research Analyst explained her role as the AH counter in presentation.
Ms. Omniya Dabbagh Research Analyst explained her role as the AH counter in presentation.
front line from left to the right: The TAPiO Team.
middle line from left to the right: Mr. Tan Heng Siang Chief Operating Officer TAPiO Management Advisory, Mr. Thomas Bernthaler Managing Partner TAPiO Management Advisory, Ms. Carmen Lee Junior Associate of TAPiO Management Advisory, YB Tuan Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman Member of Parliament for Muar & President of MUDA and Mr. Bernhard Schutte Chairman of TAPiO Management Advisory.
back line from left to the right: The TAPiO Team.
from left to the right: Mr. Thomas Bernthaler Managing Partner TAPiO Management Advisory, YB Tuan Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman Member of Parliament for Muar & President of MUDA and Mr. Bernhard Schutte Chairman of TAPiO Management Advisory.
from left to the right: Ms. Omniya Dabbagh Research Analyst at TAPiO Management Advisory, YB Tuan Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman, Member of Parliament for Muar & President of MUDA and Mr. Thomas Kodden Research Analyst at TAPiO Management Advisory.
from left to the right: Ms. Nisha Rahayu binti Eko Purnomo Multimedia Specialist at TAPiO Management Advisory, YB Tuan Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman Member of Parliament for Muar & President of MUDA and the TAPiO Team and Ms. Shahd Hamza Ahmed Eissa Research Analyst at TAPiO Management Advisory.
from left to the right: YB Tuan Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman Member of Parliament for Muar & President of MUDA and Mr. Bernhard Schutte Chairman of TAPiO Management Advisory.
from left to the right: Ms. Ros Emily binti Endee Research Analyst at TAPiO Management Advisory and YB Tuan Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman Member of Parliament for Muar & President of MUDA and one of TAPiO Team
from left to the right: YB Tuan Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman, Member of Parliament for Muar & President of MUDA
from left to the right: YB Tuan Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman, Member of Parliament for Muar & President of MUDA
from left to the right: The TAPiO Team, YB Tuan Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman, Member of Parliament for Muar & President of MUDA and Mr. Bernhard Schutte Chairman of TAPiO Management Advisory.
from left to the right: Ms. Norfarah binti Zainal Human Resource Assistant at TAPiO Management Advisory
from left to the right: Ms. Sharifah Hafizah Izzati binti Syed Hamzah Research Analyst at TAPiO Management Advisory and the TAPiO Team.
from left to the right: The TAPiO Team
from left to the right: YB Tuan Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman Member of Parliament for Muar & President of MUDA.
from left to the right: YB Tuan Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman Member of Parliament for Muar & President of MUDA and Ms. Sharifah Hafizah Izzati binti Syed Hamzah, Research Analyst at TAPiO Management Advisory.
from left to the right: YB Tuan Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman, Member of Parliament for Muar & President of MUDA, Mr. Bernhard Schutte Chairman of TAPiO Management Advisory, Ms. Shahd Hamza Ahmed Eissa Research Analyst at TAPiO Management Advisory and Mr. Thomas Bernthaler Managing Partner TAPiO Management Advisory.
from left to the right: YB Tuan Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman, Member of Parliament for Muar & President of MUDA and Mr. Bernhard Schutte Chairman of TAPiO Management Advisory.
from left to the right: YB Tuan Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman Member of Parliament for Muar & President of MUDA and Ms. Shahd Hamza Ahmed Eissa Research Analyst at TAPiO Management Advisory.
from left to the right: YB Tuan Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman Member of Parliament for Muar & President of MUDA.
from left to the right: YB Tuan Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman Member of Parliament for Muar & President of MUDA and Mr. Bernhard Schutte Chairman of TAPiO Management Advisory.
from left to the right: YB Tuan Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman Member of Parliament for Muar & President of MUDA
from left to the right: Mr. Tan Heng Siang Chief Operating Officer TAPiO Management Advisory, Mr. Thomas Bernthaler Managing Partner TAPiO Management Advisory, YB Tuan Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman Member of Parliament for Muar & President of MUDA and Mr. Bernhard Schutte Chairman of TAPiO Management Advisory.
Wednesday Club with Mr. Reinhart Zimmerman Advantage Austria
Wednesday Club with Mr. Reinhart Zimmerman Advantage Austria
Her Excellency Ambassador Chitra Devi Ramiah Ambassador of Malaysia to Poland with Ms Kinga Ambrozkiewicz Research Analyst at TAPiO Management Advisory.
all TAPiO Interns taking a group photo with H.E. Naiyl Latypov Ambassador of the Russian Federation
TAPiO Interns making networking with the guest
Mr. Pavel Naydenov Personal Assistant of the Ambassador of Russian Federation having a conversation with H.E. Naiyl Latypov Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Malaysia and Mr. Bernhard Schutte Chairman of TAPiO Management Advisory
Buffet provided by the Embassy of the Russian Federation
Buffet provided by the Embassy of the Russian Federation
Buffet provided by the Embassy of the Russian Federation
all TAPiO Interns taking a group photo with H.E. Naiyl Latypov Ambassador of the Russian Federation
H.E. Naiyl Latypov Ambassador of Russian Federation to Malaysia having conversation with Ms. Zebo Khamraeva
Mr. Bernhard Schutte Chairman of TAPiO Management Advisory giving a certificate of appreciation to H.E. Naiyl Latypov Ambassador of Russian Federation to Malaysia
TAPiO Wednesday Club with H.E. Naiyl Latypov
H.E. Naiyl Latypov Ambassador of Russian Federation to Malaysia giving a speech at TAPiO Wednesday Club
H.E. Naiyl Latypov Ambassador of Russian Federation to Malaysia giving a speech at TAPiO Wednesday Club
H.E. Naiyl Latypov Ambassador of Russian Federation to Malaysia giving a speech at TAPiO Wednesday Club
H.E. Naiyl Latypov Ambassador of Russian Federation to Malaysia giving a speech at TAPiO Wednesday Club
TAPiO Wednesday Club with H.E. Naiyl Latypov
TAPiO Wednesday Club with H.E. Naiyl Latypov
Mr. Ali Ahsan as a emcee at TAPiO Wednesday Club
all TAPiO Interns taking a group photo with H.E. Naiyl Latypov Ambassador of the Russian Federation
back line from left to right: Ms. Aysiah Zakaria, Mr. Ali Ahsan PA to the Chairman at TAPiO Management Advisory, Mr. Bernhard Schutte Chairman Of TAPiO Management Advisory, Mrs. Tengku Noor Shamsiah, Mr. Naz Danial Manager of Black Suit Media, Mr. Nur Redzlan Nur Jazlan Associate at TAPiO Management Advisory, Ms. Carmen Lee Junior Associate At TAPiO Management Advisory
front line from left to right: Ms. Rabiatul Nabillah, Mr. Wajihuddin Multimedia Videographer at Black Suit Media, Mr. Edward Lim Sir Zee, Ms. Zebo Khamraeva
back line from left to right: Ms. Aysiah Zakaria, Mr. Ali Ahsan PA to the Chairman at TAPiO Management Advisory, Mr. Bernhard Schutte Chairman Of TAPiO Management Advisory, Mrs. Tengku Noor Shamsiah, Mr. Naz Danial Manager of Black Suit Media, Mr. Nur Redzlan Nur Jazlan Associate at TAPiO Management Advisory, Ms. Carmen Lee Junior Associate At TAPiO Management Advisory
front line from left to right: Ms. Rabiatul Nabillah, Mr. Wajihuddin Multimedia Videographer at Black Suit Media, Mr. Edward Lim Sir Zee, Ms. Zebo Khamraeva
Mr. Nabil El Fechtali as a Project Speakers at TAPiO Speakers Club
Mr. Mehmood Khan as a Project Speakers at TAPiO Speakers Club
Ms. Allysha Dennis as a Project Speakers at TAPiO Speakers Club
Mr. Ali Ahsan and Mr. Nabil El Fechtali at TAPiO Speakers Club
Mr. Parvenkumar Renganathan as a Project Speakers at TAPiO Speakers Club
all TAPiO interns taking a group photo at TAPiO Speakers Club
all TAPiO interns taking a group photo at TAPiO Speakers Club
Ms. Crystal Hor Ji Ying as impromptu speakers at TAPiO Speakers Club
Mr. Yong Wei Jun as impromptu speakers at TAPiO Speakers Club