Day1：18 November 2024（Monday）                                                          Venue：Main Hall

Time

Theme

Speaker/Company

Opening Ceremony

09:00

Event Registration

09:30

Welcome Address

Prof. CHEE Yeow Meng

Vice President of NUS (Innovation and Enterprise), Director of the NUS Enterprise Academy

09:40

Opening Address

Suzhou Government Official or SIP (TBD)

09:50

MOU Signing / Opening Mechanism

10:10

Keynote Speaker: Sustainability

Associate Professor LEE Poh Seng

Dean's Chair Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore

10:30

Panel: AI and Digital Transformation - Shaping the Future of Industries

Dr Gang Lu (Moderator)

Founder, TechNode Group

Prof Dai Qiong Hai

Professor, Department of Automation, Tsinghua University

Prof. Wang Gang

CEO, Cenozoic Robots

Ms. Cynthia Ding

Founding Partner, Yincubator

Mr. Bai Juan

CEO, Suzhou Weilan Technology Co., Ltd.

11:30

Lunch

                                         Track A on AI & Digitisation (NUS)                  Venue：Main Hall

14:00

Panel: Paving the way for an AI-Enabled Sustainable Future

Mr. Richard Tan (Moderator)

President of Greater China, Apexe Global Inc.

Ms. Lynn Lau

Managing Director, CFO, Southeast Asia, Warburg Pincus

Mr. Fredrik Liu

Co-Founder, DeepVerse

Mr. Zeng Weiguo

Founder and Chairman, Suzhou Chuhui Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. 

15:00

Tea Break

15:30

Panel: Harnessing AI in Life Sciences

Mr. Chik Wai Chiew (Moderator)

CEO & Executive Director, Heritas Capital

Dr. Sophie Shen

Head of JLABS @ Shanghai, Johnson & Johnson

Dr. He Peng

CEO, Geminal Atom Technology Co., Ltd

Dr. Ang Siang Yun

Head of Strategy & Partnerships, AMEA (Asia, Middle East & Africa), Guardant Health

Mr. Jeffrey Lu

Co-Founder & CEO, Engine Biosciences

16:40

Tech Pitch Battle

Start-ups in AI

Track B: NIF Suzhou

                          Trends in China's Industries: Advancements in Cutting-Edge Technology       Venue：Room 107

15:00

Registration

15:30

Opening Address

Prof. Chee Yeow Meng

Vice President of NUS (Innovation and Enterprise), Director of the NUS Enterprise Academy

15:45

Panel Topic: Trends in China's Industries: Advancements in Cutting-Edge Technology

Prof. XU Guo Qin (Moderator)

Director, National University of Singapore (Suzhou) Research Institute

Dr. You Mingliang

Chairman, Hangzhou AimingMed Technologies Co., Ltd.

Dr. Xie Yu

Executive Director, Beijing D-VIEW Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.

Mr. Yao Haisong

Partner, Shanghai Tianhua Law Firm

Adjunct Researcher, Intelligent Medicine Institute, Fudan University

Mr. Jesse Li Shu

Executive Director, WIE PTE. LTD. /Deputy director, Nanjing Zhongxin Technology Industry Development Co., Ltd. 

16:45

Closing Address

Mr. Jack Ren

Deputy Director of China Engagement, OAR

End of Day 1 Conference Programme

Day2：19 November 2024（Tuesday）                                                         Venue：Main Hall

Time

Theme

Speaker/Company

Sustainability

9:00

Keynote Speaker: Harnessing AI for Global Good

Mr. Yoann Sebastien Sapanel

Head, Health Innovation, Medicine Dean's Office, National University of Singapore

9:30

Panel: Scaling Sustainability - Bridging the Gap Between Ambition and Action

Ms. Tiffany Liu (Moderator)

Investor, Multi family office

Dr. Jin Linzhi

Postdoctoral Researcher, National University of Singapore (Suzhou) Research Institute

Mr. Pang Yee Ean,

Founder and Director, Urbina Capital

Mr. Yufan Guan

Managing Director, NIO Capital

Mr. Jonathan Wong

Chief of Technology and Innovation, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

10:30

Tech Pitch Battle

Start-ups in Sustainability

12:00

Lunch

14:00

Panel: Greenlighting Growth - Building a scalable ESG venture

Mr. Kenneth Ng

Global Sustainability Lead, Razer

Mr. Hua Chao

Senior Investment Director, Suzhou Industrial Park Zhidao Investment Management Co., Ltd.

15:00

Tea Break

15:30

SIP Tour and company visit (By registration only)/ Conference participants Networking)

End of Day 2 Conference Programme