Time

Programme

25 September 2018, Tuesday

8:30 am

Registration

9:00 am – 9:15 am

Welcoming Remarks
Ministry of International Trade and Industry

9.15 am – 10.00 am

Briefing on APEC Baseline Study by Monash University
Professor Mahendhiran Nair
CEO of Monash Malaysia R&D Sdn Bhd

Professor Dr. Pervaiz K Ahmed
Professor of Management at Monash University, Malaysia

10:30 am – 11:15 am

Scene Setting: Fourth Industrial Revolution: Opportunity and Challenges for Smart Manufacturing

Speaker: Mr. Jayant Menon
Lead Economist
Asian Development Bank (ADB)

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Regional and Global Presepective on Government’s role and Policy Approaches for Smart Manufacturing

Smart Manufacturing is deployed differently across Economies as there’s no one size fits all framework. Speakers are expected to share what is meant by Smart Manufacturing, the challenges and benefit it brings and what policy responses are considered appropriate either at the national level or international forum.

Moderator: Mr. Jayant Menon
Lead Economist
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Panellists:

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Lunch

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Challenges, policy and regulatory approaches for Smart Manufacturing

Different economies would respond to global megatrend depending where it currently is economically. Different case studies from developed and developing economies would provide comparison and insight into possible policy tools used to address unprecedented disruptive technologies and business models.

Moderator: Mr. Milko Papazoff
CETIM’s Advisor to Asia Pacific

Panellists:

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Public-Private Collaboration to advance the Smart Manufacturing agenda

Smart Manufacturing would not be successful without close collaboration between various stakeholder wither the public sector, private sector or academia. Speakers will provide insights into the various triple helix model available to show case best practices to achieve this aim.

Moderator:
Tan Sri Rastam Mohd Isa
Chairman & Chief Executive (ISIS)

Panellists:

8.00 pm – 10.00 pm

Welcoming Dinner to be hosted by MITI and Penang State Exco

End of Day 1

26 September 2018, Wednesday

8:30 am

Registration

9:00 am – 11:00 am

Smart Manufacturing and its adoption: MNCs and SMEs
The push factor towards Smart Manufacturing ultimately depends on businesses. Both MNCs and SMEs will share their experience to educate policymakers on different challenges faced as input to policymakers to implement Smart Manufacturing nationwide.

Moderator: MITI
Panellists:

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Reaching the End Goal: What is Smart Manufacturing in Asia Pacific and How do We Get There?

Wrap up by Monash University

Professor Mahendhiran Nair
CEO of Monash Malaysia R&D Sdn Bhd

Professor Dr. Pervaiz K Ahmed
Professor of Management at Monash University, Malaysia

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Lunch

2:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Factory Visit to Showcase Smart Manufacturing
Bbraun, Inari and Vitrox

End of Programme