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Innovation Discovery at Penang @CAT 2016 aims to bring together early-stage startups, local tech entrepreneurs, Penang’s Multinational Corporations (MNCs), IOT leaders, international SEMICON SEA 2016 participants, engineers etc. to exchange and share their experiences and to create synergies by providing a platform for opportunities and potential collaboration. The programme will see renowned speakers speak on advantages, trends and challenges encountered in emerging technologies from Cloud to Big Data, IOT and Smart Manufacturing. There will also be a showcase by our local tech startups and entrepreneurs.
Join our interactive session to learn about new
technologies and preview the future of the industry.
AGENDA
09:30-10:00: Registration, Refreshments & Booth Visit
10:00-10:20: Welcoming Remarks & Introduction on
Accelerator for Creative, Analytics
&
Technology (@CAT) - Loo Lee Lian, General Manager of
InvestPenang
10.20-10:30: Keynote Speech by SEMICON South East Asia
10.20-10:30: Keynote Speech by SEMICON Southeast Asia
10:30-11:05: Panel Session 1: “DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES: TRANSFORM BUSINESS, LIFE AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY"
(According to McKinsey Global Institute
Report 2014, the disruptive technologies could have potential economic impact
between $14 trillion and $33 trillion a year in 2025. These technologies has
become a powerful force in driving an economic value and social change. Listen
to our expert panel
deliberate on the impact of disruptive technologies especially in Internet of
Things (IOT), Cloud and Big-data etc)
Moderator: Ober Choo, Technical Director of Cytron Technologies
Panelist: Eric WP Chan, Director, IOT Group, Intel Microelectronics (M) Sdn Bhd &
Chan Kee Siak, Founder and CEO of Exabytes
11:05-11:40: Panel Session 2: “THE EMERGING TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE IOT”
(The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing
significantly as consumers, businesses, startups and governments recognize the
benefits of connecting devices to the internet. According to the BI
Intelligence report 2015, the IoT will result in $1.7 trillion in value added
to the global economy in 2019. Listen to the expert panel deliberate on how IoT
is changing the manufacturing/ business landscape, how companies today are
gaining competitive advantage via IoT, how it will transform the way they operate
and how it is changing the way business compete from the perspective of
startups and industries)
Moderator: Chan Kee Siak, Founder
and CEO of Exabytes
Panelists : Heng Fook Main, Managing Director of CEEDTec Sdn Bhd & Ober Choo,
Technical Director of Cytron Technologies
11:40-12:15: Panel
Session 3: “DATA ANALYTICS AND IOT IN MANUFACTURING”
(Today, big data and
internet are gaining momentum over the world and transforming business
practices. The big data industry itself is expected to grow from US$10.2
billion in 2013 to about US$54.3 billion by 2017 and it has been forecasted
that 4.9 billion connected things will be in use in 2015, and will reach 25
billion by 2020, according to Gartner. Find
out how big data and IoT plays a significant role in startups and industries as
it relates to data monetization, ownership, privacy & security. Is IOT the
biggest game changer since the internet?)
Moderator: Clarence Leong Chee Yee, CEO of EasyParcel
Panelist: Jens Wiegand, Chief Technology Officer, Kontron AG & Dr Lau Cher Han, Chief
Data Scientist, CRAY
12:15-12:45: SHARING
SESSION BY POTENTIAL IOT STARTUPS - WANOU, LOGIKATION & GETDOC
In the final session, we listen to talented startups, Wanou (robotic action figures), Logikation (environmental mentoring
system) and GetDoc (healthcare monitoring system) who will share their passion on why IOT is vital in kick starting their entrepreneurship journey and the challenges that they have
faced so far.
12:45-14:00: Lunch & Networking
Tour @CAT Space (Level 3) &
Penang Science Café (Level 1)
14:00: End of Programme