Registration

60 mins

Commencement of Event

Welcome Remarks by SMF President Mr Lennon Tan

5 mins

Opening Remarks by GOH MOS Alvin Tan

10 mins

MOU signing part 1

• Certificate presentation to GEM Ambassadors
• SME-MNC Alliance
• MOU Signing with Law Society
• MOU Signing with Ngee Ann Poly, Flexspeed and SMF
• MOU Signing with Temasek Poly and Lenovo

20 mins

Keynote 1: The Future of Manufacturing Industry 5.0

Mr Amar Babu, President, Lenovo Asia-Pacific

20 mins

Keynote 2: Human ingenuity in the age of AI

Mr Stephen Ibaraki, Founder of the UN ITU AI for Good

20 mins

Manufacturing Spotlight #1:

• Turning Data into Dollars: Realizing the Value of AI in Manufacturing and Supply Chains
• Mr Bala Pappu, Partner, Head of Sales, Consulting, IBM ASEAN

20 mins

Keynote 3:

• Sustainable Manufacturing: Building a Greener Future
• Mr Shu Setogawa, Director, Sales and Business Development ASUENE APAC Pte. Ltd.

20 mins

Panel Discussion 1:

• Real world application of Industry 5.0
• Moderator: Ms Tan Puay Siew
• Panelists:

1. Mr Gerry Ong, Director of Technology Development and Transformation for GD group.
2. Mr Stephen Ibaraki, Founder of the UN ITU AI for Good
3. Mr Matt Codrington, Vice President and Regional General Manager, Lenovo Greater Asia Pacific
4. Mr Colin Koh, Senior Business Development Manager at LKH Precicon Pte. Ltd.

45 mins

Lunch

75 mins

Opening Remarks:

• Empowering Women in Manufacturing: Shaping the Future of Industry
• Ms Yeo Wan Ling, Assistant Secretary-General Director, U SME & U Women and Family National Trades Union Congress

10 mins

Panel Discussion 2:

Women in Manufacturing

• Moderator: Ms Audrey Yap, Managing Director, Yusarn Audrey LLC
• Panelists:

1. Ms Yeo Wan Ling, Assistant Secretary-General Director, U SME & U Women and Family National Trades Union Congress
2. Ms Phyllis Ong, CEO, Armstrong Group
3. Ms Fan Ho, Executive Director and General Manager, Asia Pacific Solutions and Services Group, Lenovo
4. Ms Joyce Seow, Executive Director, Watson EP Industries Pte Ltd
5. Ms Tun Kim, General Manager, IBM Manufacturing Solutions Pte Ltd

45 mins

MOU Part 2

• USME and SMF MOU signing
• USME and SMF-CCL MOU signing
• MOU signing AMTA

10 mins

Manufacturing Spotlight #2:

• Title of presentation: From Manufacturing to Seamless Commerce in Asia Pacific
• Mr Christopher Ang, CEO, GS1 Singapore

20 mins

Manufacturing Spotlight #3:

• Connected Factory
• Mr Tan Aik Jin, APAC Marketing Leader for Manufacturing and Singapore ZEC, Zebra Technologies

15 mins

Manufacturing Spotlight #4:

• Partnering for a Sustainable AI-Ready Future in Manufacturing
• Mr Kiran Babu, Director C&I Business, Sustainability Leader, Head of Presales – East Asia Schneider Electric

20 mins

Special Keynote on

Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) by His Excellency Dato' Indera Dr. Azfar bin Mohamad Mustafar, High Commissioner of Malaysia

10 mins

Panel Discussion 3:

• Bridging Borders: Driving Manufacturing Excellence in the JS-SEZ
• Moderator: Mr Melvin Tan, Vice President and Honorary Secretary, SMF Chairman, SMF Sustainability Function Committee Chief Executive Officer, Cyclect Holdings Pte Ltd
• Panelists:

1. MIDA - Vinothan Tulisi Nathzan, Counsellor (Investment) / Director of Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)
2. UOB - Jimmy Koh,
3. ESG - Teo Xin Wei, Regional Director, Southeast Asia
4. SecretLab - Kenneth Lai, Executive Head, Vice President of Global Manufacturing & Supply Chain of Secretlab
5. Tai Sin Electric Pte Ltd – Bernard Lim
6. SBF – Kok Ping Soon (TBC)

45 mins

Prize Presentation for GS1 Hackathon

10 mins

Prize Presentation for CCL- SMF Champions on Human Capital

5 mins

Token of Appreciation to Sponsors

10 mins

Lucky Draw (3 prizes)

5 mins

Tea break/ Networking

30 mins