Pam Chong Dunn was formally appointed New Zealand High Commissioner to Malaysia in December 2020, and is concurrently serving as New Zealand High Commissioner-designate to Brunei Darussalam.

A career diplomat with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Pam was previously New Zealand Ambassador to ASEAN based in Jakarta. Prior to that, she was posted to China three times, and also worked in Thailand.

In Wellington, Pam’s most recent position was Senior Private Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Earlier roles were focused on managing New Zealand’s relations in North Asia; in South East Asia; human rights; and policy and planning in the Office of the Chief Executive.

Pam is from Wellington. She studied at Victoria University and Beijing Normal University. She speaks Chinese and has basic Indonesian and Malay.

Pam is married to Dr Ross Dunn and has one son.

Suzy is the Trade Commissioner for Malaysia and Thailand, based in Kuala Lumpur. She facilitates trade from the two markets to New Zealand and develops the networks of business relationships relevant to New Zealand exporters.

Suzy joined NZTE in September 2017 as manager of the Missions and Events team for Greater China, based in Shanghai. Prior to that she spent ten years living in and operating businesses in, Mainland China and Taiwan. In 2020, Suzy became Market Manager for the East Asia region based in New Zealand.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Suzy returned to New Zealand as a Customer Manager, where she was instrumental in implementing initiatives and programmes to support New Zealand businesses in adapting to the challenging environment.

In addition to her professional experience, Suzy studied at Massey University, has owned a café and cake shop, trained guide dogs, refereed at the Touch World Cup in Malaysia, and coached netball. She also holds a helicopter pilot's license.

Grew up in NZ, with stints overseas in the USA. Opened 24 restaurants to date...and counting including award winning restaurants in Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Manila. Currently 16 restaurants and two coffee Roasteries (Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur). Began roasting in Philippines 2021.

Antipodean is my main restaurant brand (restaurants in 3 countries). Antipodean is my interpretation of cafe life as found in renowned culinary cities like Melbourne and Wellington. Taking both the coffee and food and transplanted into Asia with a few tweaks and adjustments to the menu, but uncompromising on the coffee- which has made us famous

The Coffee company, was based at origin (where we source our coffee greens) in Jakarta, Indonesia. We roast under the name Merdeka Coffee (since 2003) . The extent of coffee supply at present is Indonesia and supply under license to Antipodean in Malaysia, Philippines and Hong Kong. Also export coffee ex Jakarta to Australia and USA. Specialties: Specialty is Indonesian Arabica- sourced from small-hold farmers and growers from around Indonesia. Roasting and green bean sourcing, espresso equipment under the Astoria brand within Indonesia

Kenneth arrived in New Zealand from Malaysia as an international student in the mid 1990s. Upon graduation, he worked at Deloitte and Macquarie, on mergers and acquisitions, corporate advisory and capital raising projects. With over 20 years’ experience in international business and corporate finance, he is now director-shareholder in a number of private businesses across multiple sectors including education, retail, investments, health technology and transportation. He is co-founder / director of the award-winning face mask business MEO, with offices in Auckland and Xiamen. From 2010-2019, he was director of Edenz, a large private export education provider, until the sale to Australian interests. He works extensively with senior business people and high net worth investors, utilising his multi-lingual and business development skills to facilitate business across cultures. He is particularly adept at working with businesses and clients to overcome difficult situations, navigating chaos and providing clarity. He was inducted by KEA as a World Class New Zealander in 2015. He is a Trustee of the Auckland Foundation (since 2016)