About AUTM Asia 2015
Malaysian Technology Development Corporation or MTDC, is a company wholly-owned by Khazanah Nasional Malaysia which has been involved in the business of Grant Management, Incubation, Nurturing Services, as well as Advisory and Value Added Services. Established in 1992, its goal was to promote the adoption of technologies developed by local companies through the commercialisation activities of local inventions or acquisition of foreign technologies.
As the spearheading element in commercialisation and managing of Government funds since the 7th Malaysia plan (1996-2000), MTDC has established a strong reputable image as a key player in Malays moting Technology-based companies.
Under the 10th Malaysia Plan (2011-2015), MTDC was tasked the role of creating an effective ecosystem for the commercialisation activities of home-grown technologies in order to groom a new generation of Technopreneurs via comprehensive nurturing services which will facilitate them all the way from laboratory ideas to full commercialisation stage.
The right mix of dedication, knowledge, technology, innovation, conviction, support, investments and nurturing makes MTDC the COMPLETE EQUATION creating values and accelerating the economic growth for the nation.
About MTDC
We cordially invite you to submit abstracts for posters to be presented at the conference. The AUTM Asia 2015 Poster Sessions will provide attendees an enriched experience and provide a platform for researchers and academicians to share their latest findings and developments in the field of technology transfer.
Reach out to a varied audience of academic research institutions, industry, technology transfer professionals and entrepreneurs through one of our many sponsorship opportunities.
Poster Session
We cordially invite you to showcase your company at the AUTM Asia Kuala Lumpur 2015 Exhibition. The exhibition will give you the opportunity to be amongst the community relevant to your business, explore new markets, expanding your network and develop strategic alliances. Hurry as space is limited!
Exhibition
Sponsorship Opportunities
For Further Information, Please ContactMalaysian Technology Development CorporationLevel 8 - 9 Menara Yayasan Tun RazakJalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala LumpurMalaysia
Tel : +603 - 2172 6000 Fax : +603 - 2163 7542Email : [email protected]
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Practitioners from Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) Practitioners from Research Management Centres (RMCs)Technical ManagersEntrepreneursPolicy-makersStudentsLawyers
Who Should Attend
The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) is a global networking platform that consists of more than 3,200 technology transfer professionals in academic, research, government, legal and commercial settings. AUTM Asia is an annual event that highlights various product developments resulting from the efforts of academic technology transfer that benefits both the industries, in terms of efficiency and low
cost-solutions, and the researchers, which will be exposed to industrial needs basis. Both fresh and experienced researchers will gain the opportunity to expand their network as well as to establish a knowledge sharing platform between their peers. As the proud host of AUTM Asia 2015, MTDC would like to welcome you to this auspicious occasion!
Pre Conference: 6 April 2015
Time Programme
0900 Pre-Conference Workshop: Technology Marketing Jane Muir (President of AUTM) & Athena Prib (Commercial Director of GE Maker)1700 End of Pre-Conference Workshop
Day 1: 7 April 2015
1700 Tea & End of Day 1
Session 1:Innovating Innovation
1400 Talk 1.1 Practice at Istanbul Sehir University Incubation Centre: The Importance of Investment Readiness H Mehmet Alpatli Istanbul Sehir University, Turkey
1445 Talk 1.2 The Malaysian Experience Dato Prof. Dr. Asma Ismail Ministry of Education Malaysia Malaysia
1530 Talk 1.3 Challenges of Technology Start-ups - The Experience of Singapore Sydney Yee INEX Innovations Exchange Pte Ltd Singapore
1615 Talk 1.4 Techvision 2015: Top 50 Multi-Billion Dollar Technologies and Innovations Reshaping our World in 2015 Kee Wai Fun Technical Insigjhts Asia Pacific Malaysia
Session 2:The Triple Helix in Technology Transfer
Talk 2.1:The role of learned societies and professional organisations in nurturing the Triple Helix concept for knowledge exchangeTariq S DurraniThe Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland
Talk 2.2Understanding the Dynamic of Enabling and Inhibiting Factors of University-Industry- Government Relationship Azley Abd RazakUniversity of the West England, England Talk 2.3Industry-Academia Collaboration: What WorksAngelina YeeNottingham University Malaysia CampusMalaysia
Talk 2.4Mind to Market: Fueling Singapore's Innovation PipelineMuhammed Tani TabiinAgency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR), Singapore
Session 3:Technology Transfer & Entrepreneurship
Talk 3.1Entrepreneurship - Innovation Prep Yvonne Kathrinne Goldsworthy Aas-lalandUniversity of Agder, Norway
Talk 3.2Doing it Symbiotically Zainul Fadziruddin ZainuddinMTDC, Malaysia
Talk 3.3Jumpstarting Entrepreneurship: An Innovative Academic ApproachAfaque Riaz AhmedInstitute of Technology and EntreprenurshipPakistan
Talk 3.4Technology Entrepreneurship in Abu Dhabi, Strategies and Approaches for Development in a Young EconomyKeith JonesIndustry Engagement & Technology Transfer, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi
1100 Break & Press Conference1130 Plenary 2: The Entrepreneurial University TBC1230 Lunch Break
Time Programme
0830 Arrival of Guests Welcoming Remarks Dato Norhalim Yunus, CEO of MTDC0930 Plenary 1: Cross-border Technology Transfer Jane Muir, President of AUTM
Time
Day 2: 8 April 2015
Session 5: Entrepreneurial University: Opportunities & Challenges
Talk 5.1Economic Impact of Universities/ Research Institutes R&D ResultsJason Feehily and Graham KendallNottingham University, United Kingdom
Talk 5.2Commercialisation: The Role of Innovation Managers and Technology Transfer ProfessionalsSamsilah RoslanInnovation & Technology Managers Association (ITMA), Malaysia
Talk 5.3Using Patent Analytics to Identify and Benchmark Innovation Strategy of UniversitiesWong Poh KamNUS Entreprenurship Centre, Singapore Talk 5.4The Successful Factors of Start Up Companies in TaiwanPaul C. B. LiuCornerstone Intellectual Property Foundation of Taiwan, Taiwan
Session 4: Cross-Border Technology Transfer
0900 Talk 4.1: The Innovation Reef Model - Learning
from Austin and its Best Practices Gregory Pogue IC2 Institute, University of Texas at Austin,
USA
0945 Talk 4.2 Cross-Border Technology Transfer TBC
1030 Tea Break
1100 Talk 4.3 Making Deals from the Center of Pacific
Ocean Su Jun Lim-Higbie University of Hawaii, Hawaii
11.45 Talk 4.4 A Glove Fit Dato Sri Syed Zainal Abidin Syed
Mohamed Tahir CMS Consortium Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
1230 Lunch Break
1400 Plenary 3: Social Innovation - A transdisciplinary view Prof.Tan Sri Dato Dzulkifli Abd Razak, International Association of Universities, France
1500 Plenary 4: The Patent Sale Process Athena Prib, Gemaker Pty, Australia
1600 Plenary 5: Trends and Threats: Reflections on my Time as President of AUTM Sean P. Flanigan, AUTM Immediate Past President
1700 Tea Break
1930 Conference Dinner
Session 6:IP Strategy
Talk 6.1Strategies and Considerations for effective IP and technology transfer transactionsGuy ProulxChief Executive Officer, Transpacific IP Group Ltd, Singapore
Talk 6.2Intellectual Property & Public Institutions- a patent attorney's perspective Gianfranco Matteucci Marks & Clerks, Singapore
Talk 6.3Effective Patent DraftingBrian LawPresident of the Licensing Executive Society Malaysia (LESM), Malaysia
Talk 6.4Incubating University Innovations -A Successful Business ModelMichael M. Avedesian McGill University, Canada
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Day 3: 9 April 2015
Optional Programme9 April 2015, 3-6pm - Kuala Lumpur Heritage TrailKuala Lumpur Heritage Trail will be a walk of about two to three hours through the historic facet of Kuala Lumpur. There will be many famous colonial-era landmark buildings built from as early as 1864, with distinctive architectural style mogul, eclectic art deco and English gothic, that will bring you back to the years when Kuala Lumpur was but a bustling tin mining area. Do you know that the Clock Tower in Kuala Lumpur was built to commemorate the coronation of King George VI in 1937? Join us in the walk into Kuala Lumpurs glorious past, and get mesmerised by the masterpiece work of the likes of A.B Hubback and A.C Norman.
10 April 2015, 8am to noon - Rumble in the JungleRumble in the Jungle will be a break away from the city into the lush green of the biggest and oldest man-made forest in the world located within the compound of the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM), in Kepong. Experience the splendor sight of crown shyness phenomenon exhibited by camphor trees (Dryobalanops aromatica) and get giddy 300m above sea level as you walk through the canopy walkway. A word of caution to city-dwellers be careful not to wake the sleeping elephant (the sitting elephant is a nickname accorded to a medium hardwood tree that looks eerily like an elephant at rest.)! End the walk with your feet cooled and massaged in pristine water running from a small waterfall while the orchestra of the forest treats you to an audio feast.
Session 7:The Technology Recipient
0900 Talk 7.1 Fast-tracking Product Development Glenn Robinson International Business Development at University of Texas at Austin, USA
0945 Talk 7.2 Technology Transfer of the University of Tokyo Taka Yamamoto Todai TLO Ltd, Japan
1030 Tea Break
1100 Discussion Panel 1 : The Technology Transfer Network - Connecting the Nodes Moderator : Sean P. Flanigan, AUTM Canada Panellists : ASPA, MTDC, ITMA, LESM
11.45 Discussion Panel 2 : Cross-boundary Collaboration Moderator : Mohammad Farish Nizar Othman, MTDC Panellists Mahmoud Sakr (Egypt) UTM & UKM (Malaysia) Glenn Robinson (USA) Hadi Purwadaria (Indonesia)
1230 Closing Speech Dato Norhalim Yunus, MTDC, Malaysia
1245 AUTM Asia 2016 Jane Muir, AUTM USA
1300 Lunch & End of Conference
Session 8:Commercialisation Mechanism
Talk 8.1The Experience of Egypt in Technology TransferMahmoud Mohamed SakrThe Academy of Scientific Research & Technology (ASRT), Egypt
Talk 8.2Commercialisation and its Outcome on University PerformanceLennora PutitUniversiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Session 9:Technology Hatchery
Talk 9.1Incubation: How Clustering Facilitates Technology Transfer and CommercialisationJaehoon RheeRepresentative of Asian Science Park Association (ASPA), Korea
Talk 9.2Incubating Technology Based Start-ups: Indonesian ExperiencesHadi PurwadariaIncubator for Agribusiness and Agroindustry, Universiti Bogor, Indonesia
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Mode of Payments
Online PaymentFor online payment, please visit www.autm-kl2015.my/registration.php
ChequeCrossed cheque should be made payable to Malaysian Technology Development Corporation Sdn Bhd Bank-in/Telegraphic Transfer (TT)Please remit payment to Malaysian Technology Development Corporation Account No: 5140 5733 7703 - Swift code MBBEMYKL (Malayan Banking Berhad, Ampang Park Branch) Please Fax the bank-in slip or TT Form to: +603 2163 7542 or scan and email to [email protected] together with copy of Completed Registration Form.* As seats are limited, please confirm participation and submit form not later than noon of 28 February 2015 (Saturday).* The fee is NOT refundable if participation is withdrawn after organiser accepts registration but substitution of person will be allowed.
Registration Fee
MYR100 Pre-Conference Workshop USD100 Pre-Conference Workshop
MYR800 AUTM Asia KL USD800 AUTM Asia KL
MYR900 (Accompanying Person) USD900 (Accompanying Person)
MYR150 (Rumble in the Jungle - inclusive of a T-Shirt) USD150 (Rumble in the Jungle - inclusive of a T-Shirt)
MYR100 (Heritage Trail - inclusive of a T-Shirt) USD100 (Heritage Trail - inclusive of a T-Shirt)
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Please choose Sessions of preference :
Pre-Conference Workshop: Technology Marketing
Day 1 Innovating Innovation The Triple Helix in Technology Transfer Technology Transfer & Entrepreneurship
Day 2 Cross-Border Technology Transfer Entrepreneurial University: IP Strategy Opportunities & Challenges
Day 3 The Technology Recipient Commercialisation Mechanism Technology Hatchery