Jai is a celebrity in the art world with a large following. He is highly creative, exploratory and thoughtful in the creation of his art. He is also generous in spreading his ideas and empowering younger artists, especially in the universities he teach. His works have been acquired by the National Art gallery, Petronas Gallery, Ilham Gallery Malaysia, Khazanah National Gallery, ArtJog in Yogyakarta and the National Gallery of Victoria , Australia, as well as many private galleries.

Light and scale form the palette of Edric Choo’s creative process, applying these to even closed spaces through intelligent renovation. Having learnt the processes with some of the region’s renowned practices, he seek to apply the knowledge and experience through critical practice and teaching.

A UK registered architect, with bases in Sarawak and KL, Wendy is right at the fore of the wind of change blowing from Sarawak, drawing attention to the rising state, and empowering indigenous culture. An over-achiever with international accolades and publications, as well as exhibitions at various places, her work represents a future narrative of creative work by embedding local culture.

Janet Tee was Deputy Director of Muzium Negara and Director of the National Textile Museum, Kuala Lumpur. In 2014 she was made the Director of the Natural History Museum in Putrajaya. After spending 37 years in the museum sector, she retired in January 2015.

She was key to the redesign of the National Textile Museum galleries (2011-2012) as well as the conceptualization and design of the exhibition galleries at the Natural History Museum in Putrajaya (2014).

Janet is the Secretary for the Malaysia National Committee of ICOM, currently the Chair of *ICOM ICOFOM-ASPAC (2022 - 2025), a member of the Museums Association of Malaysia, also a Committee Member for *ICOM ASPAC (2013-July 2016), and was Honorary Secretary for the Crafts Council of Malaysia (2008-2015).

*ICOM International Council of Museums
*ICOM ASPAC International Council of Museums Asia Pacific Region
*ICOM ICOFOM-ASPAC International Council of Museums-International Committee of Museology Asia Pacific Region

Ar Ahmad Farid Baharuddin is the project director of Merdeka 118, having also completed a host of other notable buildings involving international projects in collaboration with Foster & Partners, Peli Clarke Pelli, SOM, Buroole Scheareen and others. Growing up in Kuala Lumpur, Ar Farid has witnessed and participated in Kuala Lumpur’s development growth. Together with RSP Architects Kuala Lumpur, he looks forward to spearheading the second phase of the Merdeka 118 development.

With talent honed by architectural experiences overseas, Shin Tseng returned to Malaysia to seek to transform old places into viable urban vibe spots. His iconic project thus far is the REXKL, which has become one of the talked about urban transformation in Kuala Lumpur, a project he worked in equal measure with Shin Chang, His office, located in the heart of downtown KL is set to make great impact around the city.

Shin Chang was already turning old buildings into hip F &B places before he got together with Shin Tseng to transform the former Rex Cinema into a vibe centre of Kuala Lumpur: REXKL. In the transformation, they performed a minor miracle in turning a once hopelessly dilapidated, dodgy place into a Kuala Lumpur hot-spot. He currently runs a design practice with Penny Ng.

A trained architect, Nani Kahar a doyen of the creative industry, successfully transforming places of urban ennui into viable creative magnets. She is hands-on in the various transformations and is often found working on the ground and interacting with the communities. She is well known in the artistic community for her support of their causes. The transformation of Central Market has made it into one of the vibe centres of the city.

A PAM Past President and the first recipient of the PAM Kington Loo Award, Ar Dr Tan Loke Mun interests are wide and is an influential figure in the architectural profession. Besides being a highly regarded practitioner and educator, and lately, a book publisher, he is also an avid art collector. He is also a known supporter of the visual arts. Many of his valuable art collection is housed in UR-MU a downtown art gallery with a dual purpose of rejuvenating the neighbourhood.

One of Malaysia’s leading woman architects, Ar Lillian Tay is a leading practitioner, a Past PAM President and a PAM Gold Medalist. She is also a protagonist of art and culture as well as a voice for the overall community. Her personal art and culture venue, TEMU House is a busy place for the engagement of art and culture. Ar Lilian often engage with friends and the external community at TEMU House.

A highly regarded practitioner and educator, Ar Pital Maarof connects with the visual art at a personalized level through his art gallery, Rumah Lukis, which is located at the outer fringe of Kuala Lumpur. His exhibitions usually carry a theme, which is often biographical. He collaborates with renowned artists who are often personal friends. Visits to his gallery is usually by appointment and, when available, he would personally narrate the exhibition to his audience.