8:30 AM

Guest and Media Registration

9:30 AM

Event starts
Guest-of-Honour, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Education, Mr. S. Iswaran, arrives

9:40 AM

Dr. Ting Choon Meng, President of FOI, opens the ceremony
Speech by SMS S. Iswaran, Guest-of-Honour

10 AM

Keynote speech: "Innovation Through Collaboration" by Dr. Gideon Tolkowsky, Founder and MD, BME Capital Management

11 - 11:30 AM

Speech ends and guests take a refreshments break

11.30 AM

Panel discussion - "Challenges in Collaborative Innovation"
Moderated by Professor Desai

Panelists:

1. Dr Ting Choon Meng, President, FOI
2. Mr. Tan Kai Hoe, Deputy Chief Executive, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, SPRING
3. Dr. Gideon Tolkowsky, MD, BME Capital Management

1 – 2 PM

Lunch Break

2 – 3 PM

WORKSHOP SESSIONS - PART 1:
Workshop 1: Innovation and Creativity by Dr. Kirpal Singh
Workshop 2: IP and Branding – Jörg Dietzel and Ng Kim Tean
Workshop 3: Fuel for your Fire: How to Fund Your Idea into Success – Pierre Hennes, Steven Fang and Mirza Saad
Workshop 4: Developing Profitable Products in the Medical Devices and Instruments Sector – Dr. Lim Ser Yong and Alexander Gosling

3 – 3:30 PM 

Tea Break

3:30 – 4 PM 

WORKSHOP SESSIONS RESUME - PART 2

4 PM

Conference conclusion
- All workshop moderators sum up the workshops (5 mins per moderator)
- Token of appreciation to speakers and sponsors
- Event closing by Professor Desai

4:30 PM

Event Ends