Yeeman joined the BBBF Executive Committee in 2019. In 2020 to 2023, she assumed the role of Honorary Secretary, serving for three years. From 2023 to 2024, she continued contributing as an Executive Committee Member before retiring from the Executive Committee in 2025.

Yeeman has been managing the Mabohai Shopping Complex since 2013, bringing over a decade of leadership and experience to the role.

Pengiran Aki joined Standard Chartered Bank in April 2012 as Head of Corporate Strategic Initiatives. In December 2016, he was appointed Country Head, Global Banking, where he established the segment, significantly grew revenue, and supported the government’s priorities in attracting FDI and diversifying the economy. In 2019, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Brunei.

Before joining Standard Chartered, he was Assistant Chief Executive Officer at the Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB), overseeing Foreign Direct Investment, Investor Relations and the Chairman’s Office. He began his career with HSBC in retail banking and has extensive experience in major national strategic projects, business analysis, stakeholder and public relations, and marketing communications.

He is active in various business associations and is currently a Committee Member of the Britain Brunei Business Forum (BBBF), which he chaired from 2023 to 2026, and a member of the Brunei Association of Banks. In January 2024, he was appointed to the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), representing Brunei. He is a graduate of the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Ann Herrigan is the Deputy High Commissioner at the British High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Ann joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 1999. Her career has been divided between postings in the Middle East with a posting in the United Arab Emirates (2004 to 2007); Eastern Europe, with a posting in Belarus (2010 to 2013); Central Asia with a posting in Kazakhstan (2013 to 2016); Africa with a posting in Mali (2016 to 2017); and Kyrgyzstan as the Deputy Head of Mission (2022 - 2025)

Serving in London, Ann was part of the Private Office of the Foreign Secretary (2000 to 2004) Convention Arms Control Desk Officer in Security Policy Department (2010 to 2013) and Deputy Team Leader of the UN and EU Sanctions Team in the Sanctions Unit.

Based in Brunei, Allen drives the UKABC’s engagement with the region. He also curates the council’s corporate programmes, both in the UK and in Southeast Asia.

Allen has almost 20 years of experience working on geopolitical trade-related platforms in Asia. Before joining UKABC, he was involved in the planning, development, and execution of the APEC CEO Summit, Asia Pacific’s largest business event.

Allen is also the Founder and Managing Director of Confer Sdn Bhd, a strategic marketing and communication company that focuses on business, trade and investment policy issues. Confer specialises in curating and executing impactful business conferences, forums, and roundtables.

Allen has been appointed to the Senate Council of Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) for a three year term from 2025 – 2028 representing the alumni of UBD. Allen is an alumnus of the Queen Elizabeth II Chevening Scholarship programme with an MA

in Marketing from the University of the West of England in Bristol. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Universiti of Brunei Darussalam.

Sales and Marketing Manager at The Brunei Hotel from Dec 2020 till present. Since then she’s been a member of BBBF, and very much looking forward to being actively involved in future events.

Bina has worked within the Sales and Marketing Industry in the UK for 22 years within Media Sales, including: Print, radio and outdoor media. She arrived in Brunei in 2014 and worked for Big Magazine for 3 years thereafter diversified into the Food and Beverage Industry and held positions at RBC and PAR Food and Beverage prior to joining The Brunei Hotel.

George Lim is a Bruneian entrepreneur with over 19 years of diversified leadership experience, bridging traditional industries with modern innovation. He began his career in 2007 as a Partner at Hieros Contrade, managing construction operations, and later founded Wei Hong’s Construction in 2012, establishing a strong foundation in operations and business growth.

In 2013, George founded MOV Corp, evolving it into a multi-brand commerce and media ecosystem. Today, MOV Corp includes GMart Convenience Store, G Rewards, GLive, Glicious, Gabung, Kagayaku and MOV Productions.

Through MOV Productions, George has also developed his presence as a Key Opinion Leader (KOL) under the name BigBroG, creating engaging content for both local and international corporations. He is also an experienced live host, fronting shows such as The BigBroG Podcast and BigBroG Plays Cupid. Through these platforms, he explores entrepreneurship, innovation, and social storytelling, while collaborating with brands and businesses across Brunei and the ASEAN region.

Complementing his commercial ventures, George co-owns Master Yang Feng Shui (Borneo) Sdn Bhd, providing professional geomantic consultation for businesses, residences, and individuals, integrating traditional wisdom with modern strategy.

Jacqueline is a Leadership Coach who has dedicated her practice to empowering Brunei's leaders across pivotal sectors like oil & gas, aviation, banking, and TelCo since 2023. Her deep passion is in raising the consciousness of leadership by moving beyond skills training to address the core of how we lead: our inner world. She also supports emerging talent with future-ready abilities and profound self-awareness, showing how mindset, values, and purpose directly impact results. Her transformative approach fosters a crucial shift in thinking, unlocking potential and driving sustainable success.

Huifong Ng is a multidisciplinary artist, cultural storyteller and cross-cultural observer with over 15 years of experience.

Fluent in seven languages (English, Mandarin, Malay, French, Italian, Hokkien and Cantonese), she engages directly with people from multiple cultural backgrounds, allowing her to observe subtle nuances in expression, gesture, identity and cultural narratives to apply them into her body of work in painting, poetry and writing.

She is a bilingual author and a columnist in art and cross-culture where she shares her insights monthly in See Hua Daily newspapers (East Malaysia and Brunei). She is also an invited speaker to institutions in Brunei, Indonesia, and Singapore, and universities in China and U.S.A. where she speaks on art, cultural observation, heritage and the commercialization of art.

She founded several cross-cultural art projects, including connecting diverse audiences across continents.