If you are passionate about Innovation, please don't miss the 13th Perdana Discourse Series, themed, "Building a Culture of Innovation in Malaysia" on Wednesday, 2nd November 2011, at the Foundation in Putrajaya. The Discourse will be a great opportunity to listen to, and dialogue with a renowned Malaysian scientist and the founder of MINDS (Malaysian Innovation and Design... [read more]

If you are passionate about Innovation, please don't miss the 13th Perdana Discourse Series, themed, "Building a Culture of Innovation in Malaysia" on Wednesday, 2nd November 2011, at the Foundation in Putrajaya. The Discourse will be a great opportunity to listen to, and dialogue with a renowned Malaysian scientist and the founder of MINDS (Malaysian Innovation and Design Society), Tan Sri Dr. Augustine Ong.   A panel discussion will be held following the keynote speech to discuss on the topic. Confirmed panelists include Datuk Badlisham Ghazali, CEO of MDeC (Multi-media Development Corporation of Malaysia), Mr. Prakash Chandran, President and CEO, Siemens Malaysia, and En. Johan Mahmood Merican, CEO of Talent Corporation Malaysia Berhad. Admission is FREE. Seats are limited and will be allocated on a first-come first-served  basis.   Programme (Subject to confirmation closer to the date of the event): 08.00am: Registration and Refreshments 09.00am: Welcome Address 09.15am: Introductory Remarks by UiTM 09.30am: Keynote Speech by Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dr. Augustine Ong 10.15am: Question & Answer Session 11.00am: Tea Break 11.15am: Panel Session 12.15pm: Question & Answer Session 13.00pm: Wrap-Up by Moderator 13.15pm: Networking Lunch and End of Programme About Perdana Discourse Series This is the thirteenth segment of the Perdana Discourse Series, following a successful debut in 2004 on “National Unity”. Jointly organized by Perdana Leadership Foundation and UiTM and sponsored by Proton, the Perdana Discourse Series is a half-day semi-structured platform where a prominent presenter will speak on a pre-determined topic, addressing its definition and tracing its history as well as policies, strategies and possible models used during the tenure of the past Prime Ministers. Discussions and issues arising from the discourse will be documented and mapped. The keynote address will be followed by a moderated discussion session by experts from related fields. A monograph will be published following each programme in the series. Objectives To offer a platform for research on thoughts of the past Malaysian leaders To allow knowledge-sharing on the leadership style of the country’s statesmen To map the continuity of thoughts of past leaders