0800 |
Registration | Tea & Coffee | Setup of Posters |
0900 |
Welcoming Remarks by Mohammad Firdaus Bin Abdul Aziz, President of the Oxford University Malaysia Club |
0910 |
Opening Speech by Professor Andrew Hamilton, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford |
0920 |
Keynote Address 1: Professor Tan Sri Zakri Abdul Hamid, Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Keynote Address 2: Professor Robin Grimes, UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) Chief Scientific Advisor |
1000 |
Plenary Panel Session 1: “The role of government in advancing science in Malaysia.”
Panelists:
- Tan Sri Dr. Ahmad Tajuddin Ali, Joint Chairman of Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) / President of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM)
- Professor Mohd Nordin Hasan, Director for the International Council of Science (ICSU) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Datuk Dr. Mohd Yusoff Sulaiman, President and CEO of Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT)
- Ms. Sherene Azura Azli, General Manager of TalentCorp (Malaysian Diaspora Outreach)
|
1200 |
Lunch by
Poster session |
1300 |
Plenary Panel Session 2: “Raising the standards of academic research in Malaysia – challenges faced and lessons from abroad.”
Panelists:
- Professor Peter Mitchell, Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Nottingham Malaysia
- Professor Chris Grovenor, Head of the Department of Materials, University of Oxford
- Dr. Chan Kok Gan, Research Coordinator of Universiti Malaya High Impact Research
- Dr. Charis Quay Huei Li, Maître de conférences (Physics) at Université Paris-Sud, France
|
1500 |
Tea & Coffee | Poster session |
1520 |
Plenary Panel Session 3: “Accelerating technology transfer in Malaysia – advancing science and creating more career opportunities.”
Panelists:
- Dato’ Norhalim Yunus, CEO of Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC)
- Dr. Stuart Kewley, Chairman of The Eurasia Consortium
- Dr. Rezal Ahmad, CEO of NanoMalaysia Bhd
- Professor Jose Furtado, Visiting Professor for International Development at Imperial College’s Centre for Environmental (Technology) and Policy
|
1740 |
Closing Remarks by Dr. Andrew Chan, Founder of Scientific Malaysian & Vice President of Oxford University Malaysia Club |
1750-1830 |
Networking + Poster Session |
1845 |
Conference Dinner at Oriel College
(pre-dinner drinks at 1845 in Oriel College Champneys Room, dinner will be served at 1915 in the Dining Hall) |