KLSCAH 100th Year Anniversary Events: KLSCAH National Affairs Conference
Date: 20 September 2023 (Wednesday)
Time: 8.30am to 6:15pm
Venue: Level 26, Menara Affin @ TRX
Organiser: The Kuala Lumpur And Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH)
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The Conference Programme Schedule is shown as below:
1) 8:30am:
• Registration
2) 9:30am-10:30am:
Singing of National Anthem (Negaraku)
• Welcome Speech: Mr. Ngan Teng Ye ( KLSCAH President)
• Opening Speech: YAB Dato’ Seri Amirudin bin Shari (Menteri Besar of Selangor)
Presentation of souvenir to YAB Dato’ Seri Amirudin bin Shari (Menteri Besar of Selangor), Group Photo
• Keynote Speech: Prof. Dr. Woo Wing Thye (Vice President for Asia of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Sunway University)
– Title: Enhancing Economic Dynamism in Malaysia by Unleashing the SMEs
3) 10:30am-10:45am:
• Refreshment
4) 10:45am-12:30pm:
• Economics Theme (In English)
Speakers:
1. Prof. Dr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram ( Senior Adviser, Khazanah Research Institute)
– Title: Geopolitical Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects for Malaysia’s Economy
2. Prof. Dr. Edmund Terence Gomez (Former Professor of Political Economy, University of Malaya)
– Title: Government in Business: Diverse Forms of Intervention
3. Dr. Muhammed Abdul Khalid (Research Fellow, Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (ikmas), UKM)
– Title: The Face of Inequality: Exploring The Phenomena of Wealth Disparity in Malaysia
Moderator:
Mr. Yeo An Thai (Treasurer of KLSCAH)
5) 12:30pm-1:30pm:
• Lunch
6) 1:45pm-2:30pm:
• Keynote Speech: YBM Loke Siew Fook (Minister of Transport Malaysia)
Presentation of souvenir to YBM Loke Siew Fook, Group Photo
7) 2:30pm-4:00pm:
• Politics Theme (In Mandarin)
Speakers:
1. Prof. Dr. Wong Chin Huat (Deputy head (Strategy) at the Asia HQ of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Sunway University)
2. Dr. Phoon Wing Keong ( Deputy Chair of Think Tank Development Committee Centre for Malaysian Chinese Studies)
3. Associate Prof. Dr. Khoo Ying Hooi (Head of the Department of International and Strategic Studies at Universiti Malaya (UM))
4. Dr. Hew Wai Weng (Research fellow at the Institute of Malaysian and International Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (IKMAS, UKM))
Moderator:
Mr. Ooi Heng (Chief Executive of KLSCAH)
8) 4:00pm-4:15pm:
• Refreshment
9) 4:15pm-5:45pm:
• Education Theme (In Mandarin)
Speakers:
1. Datuk Tan Yew Sing (Founder of INTI Education Group)\
2. Prof. Dr. Cheng Kai Ming (Emeritus Professor at the University of Hong Kong)
3. Associate Prof. Dr. Helen Ting Mu Hung (Associate Professor of Institute of Malaysian and International. Studies (IKMAS), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM))
4. Dr. Wong Sien Biang ( The President of Association of Children’s Literature in Malaysia)
Moderator:
Mr. Chan Kheng Fai (Former Special Functions Officer to the Deputy Minister)
10) 5:45pm-6:15pm:
• Closing Remark Speaker: Mr. Tang Ah Chai ( Chief Executive Officer of Action Foundation)