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AEI-HUAWEI CONFERENCE

Digitalization and Development, Ecosystem for Promoting Industrial Revolution 4.0 Technologies in Malaysia
Date: 11-12 October 2022
Time: 9am - 5pm
Venue: Pullman Kuala Lumpur Bangsar

Note: Seats are limited to 80 participants, first-come, first-served basis.

Conference Background and Objectives

As waves of digitization and digitalization gained momentum by the turn of the millennium, the enthusiasm for industry 4.0 began to rear both promise as well as panic. On the one hand, the engineers began turning out in increasing numbers robots and drones that are driven by artificial intelligence and machine learning. On the other hand, the sight of unmanned autonomous vehicles began to scare millions of people as they feared losing their jobs in the new technological regime that has increasingly been proliferating all facets of life. This conference seeks to unfold the diffusion of digitalization and industry 4.0 technologies in Malaysia by focusing on the embedding ecosystem critical for its expansion. Given the irreversible evolution of digitalization and industry 4.0 technologies, the papers seek to examine its proliferation in the major sectors of agriculture, manufacturing, and services, as well as the intermediary organizations essential for the promotion and protection of the processes and orderly performance of the embedding infrastructure and socioeconomic agents. In doing so, the conference seeks to break ground by reviewing incisively policy instruments critical to quicken the orderly development of the embedding organizations and regulatory framework to effectively appropriate socioeconomic synergies from digitalization and industry 4.0 technologies. The papers presented at the conference are expected to be published as chapters in the book, Digitalization and Development: Ecosystem for Promoting Industry 4.0 Technologies in Malaysia by Routledge Press, which is expected to be out on February 25, 2023.

Programme Schedule

Day 1 (11 October 2022) - Tuesday

8:00 am : Registration and light drinks/snacks
9:00 am : Opening:
  1. Welcoming Remarks by Professor Ir. Dr. Shaliza Ibrahim, Deputy Vice -Chancellor (Research & Innovation), Universiti Malaya
  2. Welcoming Remarks by Mr. Oliver Liu, Vice President, Public Affairs and Communications, Huawei Malaysia
9:30 am : Keynote Lecture:
Distinguished Professor Dato’ Dr. Rajah Rasiah
Title: Prometheus Unbound: Digitalization and Industrial Revolution 4.0 Download Slide Presentation
9:50 am : Coffee/Tea Break
10:00 am : Session 1

Chair: Associate Professor Dr. Roy Anthony Rogers
Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UM

Speaker 1: Dr. Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid 
Head of Economics and Research Department, EPF
Title: Digitalizing Food Production through the Fertigation System

Speaker 2: Mr. Hisham Razuli Halim
Head of Business and Development, DreamEDGE
Title: Proliferation of IR4.0 Technologies in Large Scale Agriculture. Download Slide Presentation

Speaker 3: Ms. Charis Yeap Khai Leang 
PhD Candidate, Asia-Europe Institute (AEI), UM
Title: Diffusion of IR 4.0 Technologies in Electronics Manufacturing.

Discussant: Prof. Emeritus Dr. Tham Siew Yean Download Slide Presentation
Visiting Senior Fellow, Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS)

Q&A: 30 Minutes 
12:00 pm : Lunch and Prayer Break
1:30 pm :

Plenary session 1: Making the Technical Leap into IR4.0

Moderator: Dr. Rahul Mishra, Senior Lecturer, Asia-Europe Institute (AEI), UM

Panellists:

Mr. Kamarul A Muhamed
Founder & Group CEO of AERODYNE Group

Mr. Naguib Mohd Nor 
CEO and MD of Business Consulting Centre, Strand Aerospace Malaysia

Mr. Chong Chern Peng
Vice President,  Digital Power Business Group Huawei Malaysia

Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Kamal Mat Salih
Executive Chairman, Yayasan Mahkota

Dr. Sumitra Nair Download Slide Presentation
Senior Vice President & Head - Strategy & Policy Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)

3:00 pm : Coffee/Tea Break
3:15 pm : Session 2

Chair: Prof. Dr. Low Wah Yun,
Honorary Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UM

Speaker 1: Ms. Kiranjeet Kaur,
PhD Candidate, Asia-Europe Institute (AEI), UM
Title: Ecosystem for Promoting IR 4.0 Technologies in Textiles and Clothing Manufacturing.

Speaker 2: Dr. Shankaran Nambiar
Senior Research Fellow, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER)
Title: Did Digitalization Help Manufacturers Cope with COVID-19 Pandemic? Download Slide Presentation

Speaker 3: Dr. Mohamad Norjayadi Tamam,
Director, Delivery Management Office (DMO)
Title: Government Initiatives to Promote Adoption of IR4.0 Technologies in Manufacturing. Download Slide Presentation

Discussant: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sameer KumarDownload Slide Presentation
Associate Professor, Asia-Europe Institute (AEI), UM

Q&A: 30 Minutes
6:30 pm : Dinner

Day 2 (12 October 2022) - Wednesday

8:30 am : Registration and light drinks/snacks
9:00 am : Session 3

Chair: Datuk Prof Dr. Danny Wong 
Dean, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, UM

Speaker 1: Prof. Emeritus Dr. Tham Siew Yean
Visiting Senior Fellow, Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS)
Title: Ecommerce Expansion in Malaysia Download Slide Presentation

Speaker 2: Dr. Khairul Hanim Pazim
Senior lecturer, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
Title: Digitalization and the GIG Economy: Ecosystem System Supporting Consumer Services

Speaker 3: Mr. Naguib Mohd Nor
CEO and MD of Business Consulting Centre, Strand Aerospace Malaysia
Title: The Role of STRAND in Malaysia’s Industrial Transformation Download Slide Presentation

Speaker 4: Dr. Maslina Daud 
Senior Vice President, Cyber Security Proactive Services Division, CyberSecurity Malaysia
Title: Addressing Cybersecurity Measures Download Slide Presentation

Discussant: Dr. Nurliana Kamaruddin Download Slide Presentation
Deputy Executive Director (Academic & Student Affairs), Asia-Europe Institute (AEI), UM

Q&A: 25 Minutes
11:15 am : Coffee/Tea Break
11:30 am :

Plenary session 2: The Digital Divide in Society

Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dorothy DeWitt (Rtd.)
Faculty of Education, UM

Panellists:

Prof. Emeritus Dr. Tham Siew Yean Download Slide Presentation
Visiting Senior Fellow, Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS)

Dr. Mohd Shahril Nizam bin Shaharom Download Slide Presentation
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, UM

Datuk Dr. Anis Yusal Yusoff Download Slide Presentation
Principal Research Fellow, Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

Dr. Smita Kuriakose
Senior Economist, Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice in the World Bank

Professor Khaeruddin Sudharmin Download Slide Presentation
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Business & Technology, Asia Metropolitan University (AMU), Industry Adviser Meritus University

1:00 pm : Lunch and Prayer Break
2:00 pm : Session 4

Chair: Dr. Ngeow Chow Bing
Director, Institute of China Studies (ICS), FASS, UM

Speaker 1: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dorothy DeWitt (Rtd.)
Faculty of Education, UM
Title: Creative Digital Pedagogies for Student Engagement: Preparing students for Industry 4.0 Download Slide Presentation

Speaker 2: Dr. Nurliana Kamaruddin Download Slide Presentation
Deputy Executive Director (Academic & Student Affairs), Asia-Europe Institute (AEI), UM
Title: Online Education in Malaysia: Institutional Change to Stimulate Digital Literacy

Speaker 3: Dr. Cheong Kee Cheok Download Slide Presentation
Adjunct Professor, , Faculty of Business and Economics, UM
Title: The Role of TVET in IR4.0 for Malaysia

Discussant: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fumitaka Furuoka
Associate Professor, Asia-Europe Institute (AEI), UM

Q&A: 30 Minutes
4:00 pm : Closing Speech:
Distinguished Professor Dato' Dr. Rajah Rasiah
Executive Director, Asia-Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya
4:30 pm : Coffee/Tea Break

Last Update: 25/10/2022