KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 (Bernama) -- The founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, will join policy-makers and financial industry experts in sharing their thoughts at World Capital Market Symposium (WCMS) 2010 here on Sept 27-28.

The symposium, themed, "Transforming Capital Markets: Leadership, Change and Governance", will see Wales share his vision, perspectives and insights by drawing from lessons on the democratisation of information and knowledge.

The organiser of the event, the Securities Commission (SC), in a statement today said, Wales would also address, how to use or impart information responsibly, especially in the fast-evolving financial and capital markets.

"Wikipedia is the outcome of Wales' vision that every single person on the planet is given full access to the sum of all human knowledge.

"Showing great foresight and leadership, he is one of the most prolific members of the current generation of thinkers who have helped shape the evolution of the World Wide Web (WWW) as a participatory and a truly democratic platform," the SC added.

As Malaysia is moving towards an innovation-led and knowledge-based economy, the experiences of Wikipedia will provide lessons for enterprises as they redefine their strategies and business models to become part of the global chain supply.

The second edition of WCMS will once again bring to Asia a truly unique platform aimed at providing participants with varied perspectives of the capital market, the SC said.

It will also give participants an insight into the opportunities presented to the international financial services industry to change,"business as usual", by rethinking leadership and governance principles.

-- BERNAMA