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MTDC TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION (MTCE2019)
Thursday 26/09/2019
Malaysian Technology Development Corporation will be organizing the MTDC Technology Conference & Exhibition (MTCE2019) which will be held as follows:
Day/Date: Tuesday & Wednesday 1-2 October 2019
Time: 8.30 am – 5.30 pm
Venue: TM Convention Centre, Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur
Programme
Day 1 - Tuesday 1 October 2019
8.00 am: Registration
9.15 am: Welcoming Remarks
9.30 am: Panel 1: Rise of the Disruptors
Creative, Disruptive and Innovative Policymaking for I4.0
>Karamjit Singh - Event Chairperson & Moderator
Chief Executive Officer, Digital News Asia Sdn Bhd
>Dr. Tan Juan Jim
Executive Director, Head of Talent & Rewards Business, Malaysia Willis Towers Watson
>YBhg. Dato' Seri Ivan Teh
Chief Executive Officer, Fusionex International
>Naguib Mohd Nor
Chief Executive Officer, Strand Aerospace Malaysia Sdn Bhd
>YBhg Tan Sri Dato' Soh Thian Lai
President, Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers
11.00 am: Plenary 1 - Keynote Speaker
Future of Manufacturing & Production: Educating the Next Generation
>Zeki Aydan
Global Head of Education, Motion Control Systems Siemens AG, Germany
12.00 noon: Plenary 2 - Teh Tarik Chat
>YB. Dr. Ong Kian Ming
Deputy Minister, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia
>Karamjit Singh
Chief Executive Officer, Digital News Asia Sdn Bhd
1.00 pm: Networking Luncheon and Tour to Exhibition Hall
2.30 pm: Panel 2 - Marriage of the Intelligent
Intelligent factories and intelligent people- Do we need both?
>Hazami Habib - Moderator
Chief Executive Officer, Akademi Sains Malaysia
>YBhg.Datuk Mark Rozario
Chief Executive Officer, GE Malaysia
>Professor Dr. Noor Azizi Ismail
Vice Chancellor, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan
>Dr. Md Ridzuan Md Yusof
Special Officer to Chief Executive Officer, PROTON Edar Sdn.Bhd
>Professor Ishkandar Baharin
President, Malaysia Robotics and Automation Society (MyRAS)
4.00 pm: Panel 3 - Will Steve have Jobs?
Unfolding the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Uncertain Directions- The Future Professions
>Mohammad Khuzaini Ismail - Moderator
Managing Partner, HumanCapient Consulting Sdn Bhd
>Dr. Lim Li Sze
Operations Director, Medical Innovation Ventures Sdn Bhd
>Ramana K. Naidu
Founder, Famox Plantation (M) Sdn Bhd
>Noor Azmi Mat Said
Chief Executive Officer, SME Corporation Malaysia
>Capt Sudhir A K Kumaren
Group Executive Director, The Kambyan Network
6.00 pm: Pizza Networking
7.30 pm: End of Day 1
Day 2 - Wednesday 2 October 2019
8.00 am: Registration
9.30 am: Plenary 3 - Keynote Speaker
Hyperloop to the Future - The SKF Story
>Anders Fogelberg
Managing Director, SKF Malaysia
>Karamjit Singh - Event Chairperson & Moderator
Chief Executive Officer, Digital News Asia Sdn Bhd
10.30 am: Plenary 4 - Keynote Speaker
Technology Collaboration between Developing Countries
>YBhg. Dato' Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari
Secretary General, D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation
11.30 am: Panel 4: Close but No Cigar?
SMEs Facing Hits and Misses to Close the I4.0 Gap
>YBhg. Dato' Sri Ganes Palaniapan - Moderator
Chairman, SG Education Group
>Callum Chen
Chief Executive Officer, LH Plus Sdn Bhd
>Hazmi Yusof
Managing Director, Frost & Sullivan Malaysia
>Dr. Hanafiah Yussof
Founder, Robopreneur Sdn Bhd
>Heng Charng Yee
Vice President, Globetronics Technology Berhad
1.00 pm: Networking Luncheon and Tour to Exhibition Hall
2.15 pm: Special session with Nurazam Malim
Chief Executive Officer, Twistcode Technologies Sdn Bhd
2.30 pm: Panel 5 - Breaking the Glass Ceiling
Challenges in Penetrating the I4.0 Ivy League
>Dr. Halim Shah Dato' Hamzah - Moderator
Chief Executive Officer, RESPECT Business and Advanced Technology Solutions Sdn Bhd
>Chu Chee Seng
Managing Director, Vepro Group
>Tharmaindran K.Gannasin
Chief Executive Officer, Bnetworks Sdn Bhd
>Nurazam Malim
Chief Executive Officer, Twistcode Technologies Sdn Bhd
>Ng Eng Heng
President, The Malaysian Entrepreneurs Festival
6.00 pm: Panel 6 - Shape Up or Ship Out
Competition and Challenges in a Borderless Digital World
>Karamjit Singh - Event Chairperson & Moderator
Chief Executive Officer, Digital News Asia Sdn Bhd
>YBhg. Dato' Sri Ganes Palaniapan
Chairman, SG Education Group
>YBhg. Dato' V. Valluvan
Director Science and Technology Section, Ministry of Economic Affairs
>Rushdi Abdul Rahim
Senior Vice President, Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT)
5.30 pm: End of MTCE 2019
The program's chosen theme "Engineering an I4.0 Eco-System" is timely as Malaysia prepares the necessary platforms and infrastructure to embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The distinguished speakers and learned panel members will debate the much talked about issues related to the development of the country towards fulfilling the visions of the National Policy on Industry 4.0, the Industry4WRD launched in October 2018.
The MTCE 2019 is open for industry leaders, small and medium entrepreneurs, start-up business owners, academicians, researchers, students and anyone seeking to get the latest development in I4.0. Experts from the industry will be sharing their challenges, achievements and development roadmaps while participants explore partnership opportunities to equip Malaysia’s local I4.0 talents and solution providers towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution. An estimated number of 500 participants will attend the event.
Highlights of MTCE 2019
This 2-day event attracts leading authorities from government, business, academia & industry associations keen to share their experiences and to look at best practices for practitioners to implement change across their organisation.
Running parallel to the Conference are Mini I4.0 Exhibition, Mini Business Accelerator Program, Robotics and Drone Competition as well as MTDC's Annual program, ReUnites.
There will be three categories for the Robotics and Drone Competition. There are Autonomous Drone (Python Coding Competition) and Line Follower (Arduino Coding Competition) both open to students. The other category is High Speed Line Follower which open to all.
ReUnites is a platform for productive working relationships and strategic networking among companies within MTDC's ecosystem. This year's theme 'Around The World in 80 Days' will focus on Export Opportunities and Challenges for SME's. ReUnites 2019 will gather more than 200 MTDC’s existing and new fund recipients. The networking and sharing experience session will be beneficial to all the companies in the ecosystem.
Your cooperation in providing news coverage for this event is greatly appreciated.
About MTDC
MTDC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Berhad and has been the key player in commercialisation and management of government funding since the 7th Malaysia Plan.
The company was set-up in 1992 to promote the adoption of technologies by local companies via commercialisation of local R&D or acquisition of foreign technologies. Since then, MTDC has been a key player in commercialisation and management of Government funds. Currently, MTDC manages five funds, specifically the Commercialisation of R&D Fund (CRDF), Technology Acquisition Fund (TAF), Halal Fund, Business Start-Up Fund (BSF) and Business Growth Fund (BGF).
Besides fund management, MTDC also provides an integrated support services for technopreneurs which includes advisory services such as mentoring, soft-landing, branding, fund raising, international collaboration and networking. MTDC’s commercialisation ecosystem has provided funding and assistance to over 500 technology-based companies that are involved in a wide range of activities ranging from the agricultural sector to ICT.
In the 9th Malaysia Plan (9MP) and 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP) alone, companies that were recipients of MTDC’s Commercialisation of Research and Development Fund (CRDF) and Technology Acquisition Fund (TAF) generated a total of RM1.974 billion in sales and contributed towards the creation of 5,261 new jobs and a total of 465 Intellectual Property Rights were filed.
SOURCE: Malaysian Technology Development Corporation
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name : Alvirah Mohd Natt
Vice President, Corporate Communications Department
Tel : 017 212 2802
Email : alvirah@mtdc.com.my
Name : Sharus Shavek Sharudin
Senior Associate, Corporate Communications Department
Tel : 012 358 4181
Email : sharusshavek@mtdc.com.my
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