KDU 4th International Student Conference
Be the Innovators 25th – 27th September 2017 Auditorium, KDU Penang University College Draft Programme 6
Day 1 (25th September) – Conference
Time Programme
08:30am Registration
09:00am Welcome Address: Ms. Lee Jiong Ying, Organizing Chairman
09:10am Opening Address: Dr Chong Beng Keok, Vice Chancellor of KDU Penang University College 09:20am Keynote Address: Unleashing Young People’s Creativity and Innovation YB Zairil Khir Johari, Member of the Malaysia Parliament for Bukit Bendera, Penang 09:40am Refreshment
10:15am Be The Innovators Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Ling, Deputy Dean of RMIT University, Australia
11:15am Sustainable Finance: A New Paradigm Mr. Jeffrey Chew Sun Teong, Group Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director, Paramount Corporation Berhad
12:15pm Be Bold for Change: The Many Hats That Women Wear Ms. Maria Cordero, Singer, Actress, TV Host, DJ
1:15pm Lunch
2:30pm Creativity & Play: Inspiring Innovation within Your Business Mr. Eric Saint-Andre, Founder of ASA Advisory Services
3:30pm And Suddenly the Inventor Appeared - solving Inventive Problems the TRIZ way Mr. Tan Eng Hoo, Vice President of MyTriz
4:30pm Start-up Challenges: Start Your Business with Little to No Capital Professor Eric C. Chang, Dean, Faculty of Business, The University of Hong Kong
5:30pm End of Day 1
Day 2 (26th September) – Conference & Workshop
Time Programme
08:30am Registration
09:00am Innovation - It's The Who’s You Know. Part 1 - Ask The Right Questions Dr. Kevin Tam, Life Coach
10:15am Refreshment
11:00am Creating Your Own Opportunities Mr. Michael Teoh, Director of Thriving Talents Sdn Bhd
12:00pm Lunch Concurrent Session 2:30pm Workshop 1: Workshop 2: Workshop 3: Innovation & Creativity Starting a Small Innovation - It's The Business 101: The Who’s You Know. Part 2 Dr. Yeap Gik Hong Essential Steps – Apply the Right Head of School Dr. Tony Stevenson Answers School of Engineering, Head of School Dr. Kevin Tam, Life Coach Computing & Built School of Business Environment, KDU Penang University College
5:00pm End of Day 2
Day 3 (27th September) – Penang Tour
Time Programme
8:00 am Penang Tour
5:00 pm End of Tour
Fact Sheet
Past Guest Speakers
1. YAB Lim Guan Eng, Chief Minister of Penang 2. Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir, Writer, Women’s Rights & HIV/AIDS Activist and TV Producer 3. Dato Yew Tian Tek, Managing Director of Motorola Solutions Sdn Bhd 4. Dato’ Teo Chiang Quan, Executive Deputy Chairman, Paramount Corporation Bhd 5. Mr Robin A. Martin, Managing Director of Intel Technology Sdn Bhd 6. Mr Heng Huck Lee, CEO of Globetronics Technology Bhd 7. Mr Gary Teoh, Founder of Auto-City, Golden Highway Auto-City Sdn Bhd 8. Mr Michael Hanratty, General Manager of G Hotel Penang 9. Mr Andrew Lau, Head, Leaderonomics Campus 10. Pn Norpisah Mat Isa, Registrar, Albukhary International University 11. YB Zairil Khir Johari, Member of Parliament for Bukit Bendera 12. Prof Kyongho Kenneth Hahn, Chief Strategy Officer of Dongseo University, Korea 13. Mr Michael Teoh, Director of Thriving Talents Sdn Bhd 14. Mr Lai Soon Chong, Lead Engineer of Intel Technology Sdn Bhd 15. Ms Mallory Loone, Director & Lead Trainer of Thriving Talents Sdn Bhd 16. Ms Kay Sock Poh, Regional Sales Manager, JobStreet.com Sdn Bhd 17. Mr. Gerard Boey, Business Development Manager, KDU College Penang Campus
KDU First International Student Conference 2013
Theme: Tomorrow’s Leader: To inspire, to be inspired Date: 10 – 12 October 2013 Venue: Traders Hotel Penang Participant Origin: United Kingdom, Singapore, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, India Philippines, Japan, Korea, Nigeria, Iraq, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Malaysia. Participated Universities: University of Bradford, Singapore Management University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Monash University, Tung Wah College, KDU University College, KDU College Penang, Inti International College, Sentral College etc. Participant Ratio: 39% local ; 61% foreigner
KDU 2ndInternational Student Conference 2014
Theme: Dealer in Hope, Leader in Action Date: 11 – 14 June 2014 Venue: Four Points Hotel Penang Participant Origin: China, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Singapore, Vietnam, Pakistan, Thailand, Myanmar, Tanzania, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia Participated Universities: Newcastle University, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Taylor University, KDU University College, KDU College Penang etc. Participant Ratio: 60% local 40% foreigner
KDU 3rd International Student Conference 2015
Theme: The Future is Today Date: 10-12 December 2015 Venue: KDU University College Penang Participant Origin: Australia, Bangladesh, China, Eritrea, Estonia, Ghana, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Lonne, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Vietnam, Yemen
Participated Universities: UTAR (KL Campus); KTAR (Johor Campus), SMK Sin Min, Western Sydney University, University Malaya, University Nottingham, USM, Disted College, Inti College, UniMap, UUM, KDU Participant Ratio: 50% local; 50% foreigner
Photo of Past Conference
Photo of Past Conference
Photo of Past Conference