Performance Management & Delivery Unit (Pemandu) president and CEO Idris Jala said the next forum in 2019 would see the unit bring more women to share their successful stories and inspire the participants.

Idris said this in his closing remarks at the two-day Global Transformation Forum (GTF) 2017 here yesterday.

He said among the women would be Harry Potter fantasy series’ author JK Rowling.

“We believe that the world would be a far better place if it engages in the process of transformation,” he said.

Idris also said that this year’s forum has received positive comments for bringing more keynote speakers compared with the previous one.

Among the speakers were Alibaba Group chairman Jack Ma, Sir Richard Branson, who is the founder of Virgin Group, multiple Olympic gold medal winner Usain Bolt and former Formula 1 racing driver David Coulthard.

GTF is an international platform which gathers and introduces world leaders, policymakers, heads of industries and international experts from their individual fields, and concerned parties in a collective dialogue.

The forum, with an allocation of RM15 million from the government, was attended by some 3,000 participants and showcased exhibitions from countries such as Tanzania, South Africa, Oman, India and selected corporate bodies.