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INVITATION TO THE MINISTERIAL ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: UK-MALAYSIA SCIENCE AND INNOVATION COLLABORATIONS
Wednesday 29/07/2015
It is with great pleasure that we are extending this media invitation to you as an observers to the Ministerial Roundtable Discussion: UK-Malaysia Science and Innovation Collaborations.
The Ministerial Roundtable Discussion aims to highlight the potential collaboration in science and innovation for economic growth through various engagements as part of the Science to Action (S2A) initiative for future sustainability.
This roundtable discussion includes representatives from the government, academia and industry from both countries who are actively involved in STI collaboration including the local Delivery Partners of Newton-Ungku Omar Fund (NUOF).
Details of the program are as follows:
Day/Date: Thursday 30 July 2015
Time: 9:00 am –11.20 am
Venue: Level 7, Hilton Hotel, 3 Jalan Stesen Sentral, Kuala Lumpur
Programme:
9.00 am – 9.30 am : Registration of Guests
9.30 am – 10.10 am : Networking session with UK Delegates
10.15 am – 10.20 am : Arrival of YB Dato’ Mah Siew Keong, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Malaysia)
: Arrival of The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and President of the Board of Trade (UK)
10.20 am – 10.30 am : Introduction and Welcome
By Moderator, HE Vicki Treadell, British High Commissioner
10.30 am – 11.00 am : Roundtable Discussion
1. YB Minister Mah Siew Keong,
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department
2. The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP,
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and President of the Board of Trade (UK)
3. HE Vicki Treadell, British High Commissioner
4. Tan Sri Tajuddin Ali,
BOD MIGHT/Chairman UEM/President of Academy of Sciences Malaysia
5. Datuk Dr Yusoff Sulaiman,
CEO of MIGHT
6. Datuk Chris Tan,
Director for Big Fast Results (BFR) of PEMANDU
7. Dr.Ruth McKernan, CEO of InnovateUK (UK)
8. Kevin Taylor,
Managing Director, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence (UK)
9. Professor Christine Ennew,
Provost and CEO, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UK)
10. Scott Maguire, Global Engineering Director, Dyson Operations Pte Ltd (UK)
11.00 am – 11.10 am : Q & A Session
11.10 am – 11.20 am : Refreshment
Dress Code: Business Attire
Newton-Ungku Omar Fund (NUOF)
Newton-Ungku Omar Fund (NUOF) was established as a collaborative effort between the governments of Malaysia and the United Kingdom (UK) to promote Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) collaboration between two countries. The Newton-Ungku Omar Fund will give local researchers the opportunity to collaborate with research partners in the UK on projects that address specific issues pertaining to the global challenge of climate change and sustainability.
Malaysia Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT)
The Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee under the purview of the Prime Minister’s Department. MIGHT, the implementing agency for Science to Action (S2A) national agenda, plays a key role in developing Malaysia’s high technology for business through its role as a think-tank, private-public consensus building and business nurturing platforms. It is an organisation built on the strength of public-private partnership with more than 100 members, both local and international, from industry, government and academia.
(www.might.org.my)
You are cordially invited to send your reporter and photographer/cameraman to cover the event.
Source : Malaysia Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT)
For more information, please contact:
Name : Fatin Asmida Asman
Executive, Group Communications, MIGHT
Telephone: 03 – 8315 7938
Mobile: 012-549 6504
Email : asmida@might.org.my
MIGHT’s Official Website: www.might.org.my
MIGHT’s Official Twitter Page: www.twitter.com/mightmalaysia
MIGHT’s Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/mightmalaysia
-BERNAMA
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