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WEEK @ NUS
17 Aug - 21 Aug
Join us for STEM Week @ NUS this 17-21August 2015.
Discover the latest industry trends and career opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics.
Mr Mark Hall
Kelly Singapore
Ms Michelle Guthrie
Google Asia Pacific
Mr Brian Selby
General Electric
Ms Jeannie Wong
Thales Solutions Asia
Highlights
Participating Companies
Panel Discussions Key Panelists
Corporate Visits
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18 Aug - The Future of STEM: Industry & Growth
19 Aug - Emerging Industries in STEM
20 Aug - Opportunities & Barriers for Women in STEM
21 Aug - Career Opportunities in Intellectual Property
Sectors by IPOS
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THE FUTURE OF STEM: INDUSTRY & GROWTH
11:45am – 1:30pm | Shaw Foundation Alumni House Auditorium
GARENA OPEN HOUSE
5:30pm – 7:30pm | Garena Office
EMERGING INDUSTRIES IN STEM
12:00pm – 1:30pm | University Hall Auditorium
ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT FAIR
Join our distinguished panel for a fruitful discussion on the following topics:
Insights of the STEM Industries and the future outlook, How to turn an interest in STEM into
a career, and Preparing for a successful STEM Career!
Find out how it is like to work at the largest Internet company in Southeast Asia and meet the
people behind Garena’s success!
Join our distinguished panel for a fruitful discussion on the following topics:
What are the Emerging Industries?, Opportunities and Needs, and Sustainability!
1:30pm – 4:00pm | Foyer outside Engineering Auditorium
Participating companies include Det Norske Veritas, ExxonMobil Asia, Hilti Far East,
Infineon Technologies, Keppel Offshore & Marine, Public Utilities Board, Rohde & Schwarz Asia,
Seagate, SMRT, Xilinx and many more!
OPPORTUNITIES & BARRIERS FOR WOMEN IN STEM
12:00pm – 2:00pm | University Hall Auditorium
SCIENCE NETWORKING
2:30pm – 5:00pm | Faculty of Science, S16 (Level 3)
Join our distinguished panel for a fruitful discussion on the following topics:
Identify Barriers in Women, Stereotype, Identity Conflict, Parental Imprinting, Critical
Consciousness-Gender Space and Early Learning!
Participating companies include Abbvie, Axis Re Asia Pacific, DSO National Laboratories,
Lonza Biologics, MOH Holdings, MSD Singapore, Nielsen, Pfizer Asia Pacific, StemCord,
Veolia Water Technologies and many more!
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
SECTORS BY IPOS 12:00pm – 1:30pm | University Hall Auditorium
AUTODESK OPEN HOUSE
4:00pm – 6:00pm | Autodesk Office
Join us for the talk to find out what it is like to work in the IP sector.
Calling all FoE and SoC students! Join Autodesk Open House 2015 and grab the
opportunity to experience their work culture through an office tour, network with their
senior management and engineers, and gain insights into securing internships and projects!
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3. REGISTRATION11:30am
THE FUTURE OF STEM: INDUSTRY & GROWTH
Moderated by: A/P Tan Tin Wee
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry,
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
Ms Michelle GUTHRIE | Managing Director, Agencies, APAC, Google
Mr Mark HALL | Vice President & General Manager, Kelly Singapore
Mr Brian SELBY | Managing Director, Global Alliance Management, General Electric
Ms Jeannie WONG | Human Resources Director, Thales Solutions Asia
12:05pm – 1:30pm
OPENING ADDRESS12:00pm
Guest of Honor (GOH)
Prof Chan Eng Soon | Vice Provost (Special Duties), PVO, NUS
GARENA OPEN HOUSE5:30pm – 7:00pm
VENUE | SHAW FOUNDATION ALUMNI HOUSE AUDITORIUM
VENUE | GARENA OFFICE
1 Fusionopolis Place #17-10 Galaxis Building
REGISTRATION5:00pm
* Pre-registration required
DAY 1DAY 1 TUESDAY|TUESDAY|18 AUG18 AUG
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4. A/P Tan Tin Wee
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
As teaching staff of the Biochemistry Department since 1990, A/Prof Tan
has been wearing multiple hats for the past quarter century, from Head
of Technet Unit, Singapore's first Internet Service Provider, which got
commercialised to PacNet in 1995, to the founding Head of the Internet
Research and Development Unit in 1995 (where he invented IDN
multilingual domain names, revolutionizing the domain name industry),
and founding Director of Bioinformatics Centre in 1996, which became
A*STAR Bioinformatics Institute in 2001, to the recent founding
Directorship of the National Supercomputing Centre in 2015.
He has served acting HoD of Biochemistry and RF Sheares Hall and more recently retired from being ten
years as Master of Eusoff Hall. His interest in STEM started when he was a young boy, retracing the work
of Galileo Galilei by plotting the four moons of Jupiter visible by small telescopes. Soon it grew to
science quizzes which his team won the prestigious Science and Industry Quiz 1977 televised on TV,
and the top prize in Chemistry at the 1978 Science Fair organized by Science Centre. Obtaining a place
at Trinity College in 1980, even before he was offered a government scholarship, he read the Natural
Sciences Tripos at Cambridge University, obtained a MSc in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at
University College London, before getting his PhD from University of Edinburgh in 1990.
He is now championing supercomputing and superfast InfiniBand long range networking, and this
project which he is overseeing as Chairman of A*STAR Computational Resource Centre, codenamed
InfiniCortex, has won four awards this year. He was previously on the boards of SGX-listed Keppel
Telecommunications and Transportation (serving Chairman of the Nominations Committee, member
of the Remunerations Committee, Investment Committee, Audit Committee and Safety Committee,
with IPOs of M1 and Keppel DC REIT in the 14 year tour of duty), International Society for Computational
Biology, Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Network (which he founded in 1998), and several other companies
and organizations.
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THE FUTURE OF STEM: INDUSTRY & GROWTHTHE FUTURE OF STEM: INDUSTRY & GROWTH
5. Ms Michelle GUTHRIE
Managing Director, Agencies, APAC, Google
Michelle joined Google in Singapore in 2011 and is currently the Managing
Director, Agencies, APAC and is responsible for driving the company’s
strategy and relationships with marketing and advertising agencies
across Asia.
Prior to joining Google, Michelle was the Managing Director and
Senior Advisor of Providence Equity Partners, the world’s leading
private equity firm focused on media, entertainment, communications
and technology, from 2007 to 2009.
She began her career in Asia at STAR, a media and entertainment company based in Hong Kong, wholly
owned by News Corporation, where she held a number of key executive positions since 2000,
culminating as CEO from 2003 to 2007. Before this, she was Director of Legal and Business Development
at FOXTEL in Australia. Her career within media started at BSkyB in the UK. Earlier in her career Michelle
was a lawyer at Allen, Allen & Hemsley in Australia and Singapore.
Michelle has an extensive international board experience and currently serves as a nonexecutive director
of MTG (Modern Times Group), a leading international entertainment broadcasting group that span
four continents and include freeTV, payTV, radio and content production. She also sits on the board of
directors for Auckland International Airport Limited in New Zealand, Pacific Star Network in Melbourne
and Plan International (global aid agency working on behalf of children in developing countries) in
Hong Kong.
Michelle was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and the Veuve Clicquot
Hong Kong Businesswoman of the Year in 2005. She is a graduate of Sydney University in Australia.
PANELISTS
6. Mr Brian SELBY
Managing Director, Global Alliance Management, General Electric
Brian Selby is MD, Global Alliance Management focused on accelerating
growth of GE Venture’s strategic initiatives by leveraging GE’s intellectual
property with our customers, GE businesses and GE Global Research
centers outside of North America. Brian is based in Singapore.
Prior to GE, Brian spent eleven years as part of the senior leadership
team of Elemica Inc. a global cloud based supply chain management
solutions company providing modular and scalable SCM cloud
applications to capital intensive manufacturing industries. Before
joining Elemica, Brian spent nine years with GE in various roles of increasing responsibility within
GE Corporate and GE Plastics, including Business Development, Sourcing and Commercial Sales.
Brian started his career as lawyer in the USA focused on international trade, mergers and acquisitions
and commercial litigation.
Brian holds a JD from Chicago Kent College of Law. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago
with an A.B. in history.
Mark Hall is the Vice President and General Manager for Kelly Singapore.
Kelly Services Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA, KELYB), a Fortune 500 company, is a
world leader in human resources solutions headquartered in Troy,
Michigan.
Mark oversees the entire Kelly operations of more than 10 offices and
150 consultants and support staff across Singapore. Established since
1979, Kelly Singapore offers a comprehensive array of outsourcing and
consulting services as well as world class staffing on a temporary, contract
and permanent basis. Specializations in Singapore include Accountancy & Finance, Banking,
Engineering, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Human Resources, Information Technology, Procurement
& Supply Chain and Sales & Marketing.
Having held senior leadership roles in Europe and Asia, Mark joined Kelly Services China in 2009,
as the General Manager of the Kelly Services Professional and Technical division. Under Mark’s
leadership, the team was the recipient of multiple national industry awards including Winner Best
HR Service – Recommended Recruitment Firm 2011-2012, Winner APAC Best HR Consulting Firm
2011-2012, Finalist Best Recruitment Firm 2011-2012 and Best Head Hunter of the Year Greater
China 2010-2011 and 2011-2012.
Mark is a proven recruitment industry professional with a track record of success in established,
developing and turnaround business environments in the UK and Asia. He has consistently led
teams that deliver timely talent solutions to the world’s leading companies across multiple disciplines.
Mr Mark HALL
Vice President & General Manager, Kelly Singapore
7. Ms Jeannie WONG
Human Resources Director, Thales Solutions Asia
Jeannie currently leads the full spectrum of HR for domains of Avionics,
Defence, Space, Research & Technology, Security & Transportation at
Thales Solutions Asia. Headquartered in Paris, France, Thales delivers
in both military and civilian markets where safety and security are
critical. Her main job is to bring HR to a higher level of value adding
to the businesses in the emerging markets through greater employee
engagement, talent programmes and organisational development.
Prior to joining Thales Solutions Asia, Jeannie has 20 years of experience
in HR namely in Shipping, Semi-conductor and Process Control industries,
with the last 16 years working in a high tech industry with matrix organisations. She also has start-up
experience in manufacturing environment by creating and implementing HR strategies in Singapore
and handled complex organization set up in China. Additionally, Jeanne has regional experience in
Asia Pacific focusing on general HR, talent management, organization change and learning &
development. She believes that to be successful in HR, it starts with knowing the business and finds
suitable solutions to meet the needs of the organization
Jeannie’s major achievements includes winning the People Developer Award and transforming the HR
organization to serve better business needs.
8. REGISTRATION11:30am
EMERGING INDUSTRIES IN STEM
Moderated by: Dr Lerwen LIU
Managing Director of NanoGlobe
Senior Lecturer (Part-time), Yale-NUS College
A/P Hong Yee LOW
Associate Professor, Engineering Product Development Pillar,
Singapore University of Technology and Design
Dr Giulio MANZONI
Managing Director, Microspace Rapid Pte Ltd
Dr Mark LIM
Director (Industry & Enterprise), IMRE, A*STAR
Mr Ataru ONUMA
CEO, ACA Investments Pte Ltd
Dr Pamela PHUA
R&D Director, South East Asia and Pacific at AkzoNobel Paints
12:00pm – 1:30pm
ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT FAIR1:30pm – 4:00pm
VENUE | UNIVERSITY HALL AUDITORIUM
VENUE | FOYER OUTSIDE ENGINEERING AUDITORIUM
DAY 2DAY 2 Wednesday|Wednesday|19 AUG19 AUG
Participating Companies:
Det Norske Veritas
ExxonMobil Asia
Hilti Far East
Infineon Technologies
Keppel Offshore & Marine
Public Utilities Board
Rohde & Schwarz Asia
Seagate Technology
SMRT
Xilinx
And many more....
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9. A/P Hong Yee LOW
Associate Professor, Engineering Product Development Pillar,
Singapore University of Technology and Design
Hong Yee Low received her PhD from Case Western Reserve University
in 1998, in the area of polymer science and engineering. She spent
about 2 years in Motorola Semiconductor Sector in Malaysia. To
pursue her interest in materials research, she joined the Institute of
Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) in 2000. During her career
in IMRE, she has held a few key appointments including the
department head for the Patterning and Fabrication Capability group
for 5 years, principle investigator /program director for nanomprinting
research from 2003-2011, and the director of research for 2 years. In the
research field of biomimetic surface engineering, she has published more than 70 scientific papers, 11
granted patents and another 25 patent applications are pending. Her current research interests include
micro and nanopatterning techniques, adaptive polymeric surfaces and their applications.
PANELISTS
Dr Lerwen LIU
Managing Director of NanoGlobe & Senior Lecturer (Part-time), Yale-NUS College
Lerwen LIU has PhD in semiconductor physics with 15 of research and
business development practices in the field of nanotechnology. She is
an entrepreneur and is considered as one of the most connected
people in the field of nanotechnology in Asia. She has been actively
promoting nanotechnology & sustainability through strategic policy
making, business development and education. She has been
recognized by various international organizations including the
World Islamic Forum, Islamic Development Bank, United Nation
as well as government funding agencies worldwide as one of the key
experts in emerging technologies and to whom they seek advice for strategic development in future
innovation policy and sustainable development.
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EMERGING INDUSTRIES IN STEMEMERGING INDUSTRIES IN STEM
10. Dr Giulio MANZONI
Managing Director, Microspace Rapid Pte Ltd
Giulio Manzoni, born in Trieste (Italy) in 1967 is mechanical engineer
“cum laude”with a PhD in Microsystems and founder in 2002 of the
company Microspace developing micropropulsion systems for
nanosatellites.
Microspace projects included also micropumps, electronic controls
and pressurized gas containers to complete the system producing
fully controllable thrust in the range of 100 microN to 10 mN which
enables fine attitude control and formation flying of nanosatellites of
1kg to microsatellites of 100kg mass. Such systems have been fully qualified in the laboratory, have
been installed on clients nanosatellites and have been demonstrated in Space by the satellite
POPSAT-HIP1 launched in 2014 and fully developed and operated by Microspace in Singapore.
Dr Mark LIM
Director (Industry & Enterprise), IMRE, A*STAR
Dr Mark Lim is the Director (Industry & Enterprise) of the Institute of
Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE). He oversees the industrial
activities in IMRE impact.
Dr Mark Lim graduated from the Sheffield University of UK with a first
class honours in Mechanical Engineering, and a PhD in Control
Engineering. He has numerous publications and holds a patent. Prior
to joining IMRE, Dr. Mark Lim was with A*STAR HQ. He was instrumental
in shaping the current tranche research agenda in A*STAR for Engineering,
Aerospace, as well as Marine and Offshore.
At national level, Dr Mark Lim was an expert member of the ISO TC229 nanotechnology working group.
He also contributed in shaping the Workskill Qualifications for Precision Engineering. He was also a
member of the technical advisory committee for the Chemical Process Training Centre.
11. Dr Pamela PHUA
R&D Director, South East Asia and Pacific at AkzoNobel Paints
Pamela has spent 23 years in the area of Research, Development and
Innovation in the Coating Industry, driving and leading the New
Technology and Product implementation. Some of the products
launched by Pamela included the world-leading Dulux Weathershield,
Dulux Pentalite and in the more recent years, the Dulux Easyclean/
Easycare and Dulux Powerflexx and the mass market products, the
Dulux Catylac / Inspire.
Pamela is instrumental in setting up the first Decorative Global Laboratory
and team (Global Exterior Wall Paint in Asia Paint Expertise and Research Group) in 2008, bringing
Product Innovation into the emerging Asian markets with focus and speed. Pamela is also pioneer in
setting up the pan-regional RD&I organisation for the then South East Asia RD&I, that has evolved into
today’s South East South Asia Middle East RD&I organisation. This drives centralised RD&I Organisation,
Structure and governance, and through which we deliver simplification and harmonisation in Product,
Raw Material and Process Harmonisation. This enables business to bring product and service to the
market in a fast and coordinated manner, and agile Supply chain Sourcing and a robust Quality control
and assurance.
Pamela also shapes and leads industry Standardisation and Strategy setting. Pamela is the Technical
Chairperson for the Singapore Paint Industry Association and a committee member in Chemical
Standards Council of Singapore. Pamela spearheads and set up several important Singapore Standards
like SS345, SS150, SS500, SS494 and many more. In this role, Pamela also drives Sustainability and Green
Management into the relevant Industry standards, putting AkzoNobel at the leadership position in the
Industry. Pamela Pamela also acts as Industry Expert advisor for for Government agencies like Public
Housing Board, Singapore Institute of Architect, Singapore Green Building Council, National
Environmental Agency etc. Pamela is also a certified Auditor for the Singapore Government-linked
Accredicted laboratories.
Mr Ataru ONUMA
CEO, ACA Investments Pte Ltd
Ataru Onuma is Chief Executive Officer of ACA Investments Pte Ltd and
Managing Partner of International Strategy & Business Development at
Ant Capital Partners. Mr. Onuma is in charge of out of Japan investments
and business development service at Ant Capital Partners, founded in
October 2000, which manages 25 funds (including 5 private equity
funds and 4 secondary funds) with total fund size of more than 113
billion yen as of August 2005.
He started his career at Goldman Sachs in 1987 and worked for both Tokyo
and New York offices, serving a variety of roles including Vice President of Mortgages and Asset Back
Securities. Mr. Onuma was in charge of the first Japanese auto loan-backed securitization as a
syndication manager. He serves as a Director on the board of Intercure since April 14, 2005.
Mr. Onuma graduated from Lewis and Clark College with B.S. in Business Administration Studies with
Computer Science as a minor course.
12. REGISTRATION11:30am
OPPORTUNITIES & BARRIERS FOR WOMEN IN STEM
Moderated by: Dr Lerwen LIU
Managing Director of NanoGlobe
Senior Lecturer (Part-time), Yale-NUS College
A/P Chi-Ying CHENG
Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences (Psychology), Singapore Management University
A/P Antonio MONTEIRO
Associate Professor, Dept. of Biological Science, Yale-NUS College
Dr Paul O'KEEFE
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Social Sciences (Psychology), Yale-NUS College
Dr TEO Tang Wee
Department of Natural Sciences and Science Education, NIE
Ms Mrinalini VENKATACHALAM
Public Awareness and Youth Initiatives Manager, UN Women
12:05pm – 2:00pm
SCIENCE NETWORKING2:30pm – 5:00pm
WELCOME REMARKS12:00pm – 12:05pm
Ms Crystal Lim-Leahy | Director, Centre for Future-ready Graduates, NUS
VENUE | UNIVERSITY HALL AUDITORIUM
VENUE | FACULTY OF SCIENCE, S16 (LEVEL 3)
Participating Companies:
Abbvie
Axis Re Asia Pacific
DSO National Laboratories
Lonza Biologics
MOH Holdings
MSD Singapore
Nielsen
Pfizer Asia Pacific
StemCord
Veolia Water Technologies
And many more....
DAY 3DAY 3 Thursday|Thursday 20 AUG20 AUG
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13. A/P Chi-Ying CHENG
Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences (Psychology), Singapore Management University
Dr. Chi-Ying Cheng is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in the School
of Social Sciences at Singapore Management University. Before she
joined SMU, she was an adjunct professor for the course of Managerial
Negotiation at Columbia Business School in New York. She received
her Ph.D. degree in Organizational Psychology from University of
Michigan in 2005. Dr. Cheng’s research focuses on individuals’
negotiation and management of multiple social identities and its
impact. One line of her work examines the underlying psychological
mechanisms and behavioral outcomes of dual identity integration such
as Asian American’s bicultural identity integration and professional female’s negotiation between
gender and male dominant professional identities including business and engineering. A second
line of her research examines the influence of dual/multiple identity integration on organizational
outcomes including negotiation, creativity and leadership. Dr. Cheng has published her work at both
psychology and management journals. Her research about dual identity integration and creativity has
been reported on the New York Times.
Dr. Cheng has taught in three different countries both in academic institutes and executive education
programs. Dr. Cheng has also consulted with various companies and organizations for diverse projects
such as organizational change, employee’s needs, customer’s satisfaction, and the implementation of
new technology in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the U.S.
A/P Antonio MONTEIRO
Associate Professor, Dept. of Biological Science, Yale-NUS College
Antónia Monteiro is an Associate Professor in the Department of
Biological Sciences at NUS and at Yale-NUS College. She studies the
evolution and development of butterfly wing patterns. She became
an independent researcher at the age of 31 at the State University of
New York, and then at Yale University. She has mentored over 50
women undergraduates, graduates, and postdocs, some of them
now leading their own labs.
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OPPORTUNITIES & BARRIERS FOR WOMEN IN STEMOPPORTUNITIES & BARRIERS FOR WOMEN IN STEM
14. Dr Paul O'KEEFE
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Social Sciences (Psychology), Yale-NUS College
Paul A. O’Keefe, Ph.D. is a social psychologist and Assistant Professor of
Psychology at Yale-NUS College. He is also Director of the Mindsets &
Motivation Lab, which focuses on research pertaining to goal pursuit
with particular attention to motivational factors, including interest,
implicit self-theories, and self-regulation.
Prof. O’Keefe earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the
University of California, Berkeley. Subsequently, he joined the Yale
University Center for the Psychology of Abilities, Competencies, and
Expertise as a research assistant where he worked with Robert J. Sternberg. In 2009, he completed his
doctoral training in social psychology at Duke University, after which he was awarded the Ruth L.
Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Postdoctoral Fellowship, a position he held at
Stanford University where he worked with Carol S. Dweck.
Dr TEO Tang Wee
Department of Natural Sciences and Science Education, NIE
Dr Teo Tang Wee is a social equity scholar in science education research.
She is an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Education,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She graduated from
the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign with a doctorate in
Curriculum and Instruction. She teaches gender studies in an
undergraduate course, Critical Issues in Science, Engineering, and
Technology and the Masters of Education courses at NTU. Her research
interests include sociological, cultural, and feminist studies in science
education.
Ms Mrinalini VENKATACHALAM
Public Awareness and Youth Initiatives Manager, UN Women
Mrinalini Venkatachalam coordinates and executes all Public Awareness
and Youth Initiatives for Singapore Committee for UN Women. Her
experience of over 9 years in the non profitworld has ranged from
working in mental health, to advocating accessibility and equal rights
for people with disabilities, to generating awareness on Solid Waste
Management in local schools and slums in India. In her current capacity
at Singapore Committee for UN Women, Mrinalini promotes the general
mission on UN Women throughout the region by raising awareness for
Ending Violence Against Women, Economic Empowerment Programs, and
Governance and Leadership Programs amongst youth and the public in Singapore. Mrinalini also works
closely with businesses and corporates in their efforts to create positive social impact in Singapore and
in the region.
Mrinalini is currently driving Singapore Committee for UN Women’s Girls2Pioneers Campaign, which
aims to engage 3000 disadvantaged girls between the ages of 10-15 through a Science, Technology,
Engineering & Mathematics (S.T.E.M.) program.
15. REGISTRATION11:30am
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
SECTORS BY IPOS
SPEAKERS:
Dr Jack CHENG
Faculty & Senior Assistant Director, IP Academy
Mr HO Cheng Huat
Executive Vice President, IP Management Division, Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd, A*STAR
Ms Lily LIM
Senior Assistant Director, Capability Devt Dept, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
Mr Desmond TAN
Partner, Davies Collison Cave LLP
12:00pm – 1:30pm
AUTODESK OPEN HOUSE4:00pm – 6:00pm
VENUE | UNIVERSITY HALL AUDITORIUM
VENUE | AUTODESK OFFICE
REGISTRATION3:30pm
* Pre-registration required
1 Fusionopolis Walk #04-11/12 Solaris North Tower S(138628)
DAY 4DAY 4 Friday|Firday|21 AUG21 AUG
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16. Dr Jack CHENG
Faculty & Senior Assistant Director, IP Academy
Dr. Jack Cheng Yu-Chao joined the IP Academy, a fully-owned subsidiary
of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) as Faculty and
Senior Assistant Director specialising in technology intelligence and
intellectual property management.
Jack received his Ph.D. from the Division of Engineering and Technology
Management (D-ETM), National University of Singapore (NUS). He has
been appointed as the Adjunct Assistant Professor at NUS, teaching
modules of“IP Management”and“Technology Intelligence and IP Strategy”.
Prior to joining IP Academy, he was the co-principal investigator for several national projects on patent
trends and litigations in information and optical-electronic industries funded by the Taiwan Intellectual
Property Office (TIPO), during his term as the Secretary General at Taiwan Technology Law Institute. In
addition, he also conducted several consulting projects related to IP Management, Patent Analysis and
Patent Deployment for companies in semiconductor and financial leasing industries.
Mr HO Cheng Huat
Executive Vice President, IP Management Division, Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd, A*STAR
Ho Cheng Huat is currently the Executive Vice President of the Intellectual
Property Management (IPM) Division at Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd
(ETPL). At ETPL, a wholly-owned subsidiary of A*STAR, he works with a
team of IP managers to manage A*STAR’s patent portfolio created by
A*STAR’s researchers.
Cheng Huat started his career as a radio-frequency development
engineer in the Singapore subsidiary of Motorola Inc. In 1994, he
joined the Singapore-based Asia/Pacific IP Law Department of Motorola
Inc. and, after legal & IP training, became a patent attorney in that Department.
After leaving Motorola Inc. in December 1999, he worked as a patent agent in two Singapore patent
firms before joining ETPL in November 2002. Concurrent to his role at ETPL, he was seconded to the
Ministry of Law to serve as the Director of the IP Academy (Singapore) from August 2007 to August 2011.
SPEAKERS
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN INTELLECTUALCAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY SECTORS BY IPOSPROPERTY SECTORS BY IPOS
17. Ms Lily LIM
Senior Assistant Director, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
Ms Lily Lim is currently the Senior Assistant Director of the Capability
Development Department in the Intellectual Property Office of
Singapore (IPOS). She is part of the team that developed the
Intellectual Property Competency Framework (IPCF), a guide that
maps the skillsets and competencies needed for IP professionals
and practitioners. She also works in collaboration with local partners
such as the Singapore Business Advisors and Consultants Council
(SBACC) and the IP Academy (IPA) for the adoption and certification
of the IPCF.
Prior to joining IPOS, Lily has about 10 years’experience in training and education and holds a
Bachelor of Arts degree from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and a Post Graduate
Diploma in Education (PGDE) from the National Institute of Education (NIE) / Nanyang
Technological University (NTU).
Mr Desmond TAN
Partner, Davies Collison Cave LLP
Desmond is a registered patent attorney in Singapore with an academic
background in mechanical engineering. He is part of the pioneer batch
of locally trained patent attorneys in Singapore.
In the course of his career when he has been both in-house and
in-practice, he has drafted and prosecuted patent applications in
the areas of manufacturing and processes, communications systems,
acoustics devices, bio-mechanical medical devices, semiconductor
devices, electro-mechanical devices, payment systems and automotive
systems.
Desmond also has extensive experience in the filing of registered designs and the enforcement of
IP assets.
