Why did Ivanka Trump ditch the GBF?
Malaysia – It had all been going so well but then someone asked the uncomfortable question of the Global Brand Forum Malaysia organisers: “why was Ivanka Trump a no show?” At the pre-event press briefings she had been billed as one of the coups of the first Malaysia anchored Global Brand Forum and those in attendance were offered the opportunity to rub their mere mortal shoulders with her Prada-ed uber wealthy ones, but all attendees got was an Oscar night staple, the ‘wish i could be there’ video. At press time, the organisers didn’t fare much better with her replacement, last minute stand-in Bollywood star Mallika Sherawat in its second day, who was ‘delayed’. Global Brand Forum chairman Karthik Siva was put in a spot by participants who asked what had happened and expressed disappointment of Trump’s no-show. “We tried our best to get her. Everything was settled we had signed the contract, paid the money even and did all the negotiations,” he addressed the audience. Press were given
