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“Breaking Out of Convention – Impactful Science for Today’s Deep Issues”
Current critical issues
If you think about world issues today, climate change, lack of clean water, poverty, or healthcare might come up at the top of your head. Singapore and its neighboring countries in the Southeast Asia region has their own unique challenges and issues to solve with the world. Hyper Interdisciplinary Conference Singapore 2020 (HIC SG 2020) will bring together various stakeholders to discuss on the issues and possible solutions.
Turning research data into solutions
At HIC SG 2020, we envision to turn research data into usable solutions in order to solve deep issues, through the usage of new research developed or innovative methods instead of the conventional route. We would like to challenge this by bringing corporates, researchers, and startups together to discuss from the viewpoints of Healthier Living, Asian Skin, and Smarter City.
Open discussions and open collaborations
Unique to HIC SG 2020, we hope to build an ecosystem to foster active discussions and open collaborations that can bring about more awareness for the issues, research collaboration, and business idea creation.
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| Time | Program |
| 13:00-13:10 | Opening Remarks |
| 13:10-13:30 | Theme Setting Talk
AI and Digital Health Tech: Opportunities and Risks |
| 13:30-13:50 | TECHNOLOGY SPLASH |
| 13:50-14:00 | Break |
| 14:00-14:15
14:15-14:50 |
Plenary Presentation: MEDGIC & Panel Discussion
Skin Health for Southeast Asians |
| 14:50-15:00 | Break |
| 15:00-15:50 | Speaker’s Presentation and Panel Discussion
Nutraceutical Solution for Healthier Living |
| 15:50-16:00 | Break |
| 16:00-16:50 | Speaker’s Presentation and Panel Discussion
Developing Smart Cities in Southeast Asia |
| 16:50-17:00 | Closing Ceremony |
We are honoured to invite Dr. Hooshmand Palany to give a speech in AI and Digital Health Tech!
Speakers:
Dr. Hooshmand Palany, Chairman, Healthcare Working Group ASEAN-Business Advisory Council
Come prepared to listen to mind-blowing technologies from a wide area!
Speakers:
Dr. Tan Mei Hua, Deputy Chief Technology Officer, DeNova Sciences
Dr. Viknish Krishnan-Kutty, Founder & CEO, Cellivate Technologies
Dr. George M Jacobs, General Manager, HealthPartners.sg
Dr. Ser Wah Oh, Founder & CEO, Whizpace Pte Ltd
Mr. Gabriel Yee, Managing Director, MyrLabs
Dr. Reid Lim, Founder, MEDGIC
Dr. Reid Lim (MBBS) is a physician and the founder of MEDGIC – an AI company dedicated to transcending tomorrow’s healthcare by building the world’s largest neural network for skin pathology. Half of today’s population has no access to healthcare and many more are impoverished to pay for it. MEDGIC harnesses the transformative power of AI to forge a better and fairer future for global healthcare. It is a gift from machines, to all mankind on Earth.
Going more than just skin deep, there are specific criteria to skin from Southeast Asia region which makes it uniquely different to the other skins. Therefore in the Hyper Interdisciplinary Conference in Singapore 2020, we will be discussing about skin health of Southeast Asians.
Speakers:
Dr. Reid Lim, Founder, MEDGIC
Dr. Maurice van Steensel, Professor of Dermatology and Skin Biology at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (NTU), Skin Director at Skin Research Institute of Singapore (A*STAR)
Dr. Ruenn Chai Lai, Research Scientist at Institute of Medical Biology (A*STAR), Consultant at Vesiderm
Moderator:
Ms. Hui Ling Chan, Assistant Manager in Research Development Division, Leave a Nest Singapore
With demands from consumers to move towards healthier living, we will be discussing on what and how will our lives be like in 30 years time and how would nutraceuticals play a part in reaching it.
Speakers:
Dr. Natthaporn Takpho, Researcher, Mitsui Chemicals Singapore R&D Centre
Prof. William Chen, Michael Fam Chair Professor and Director of Food Science & Technology (NTU)
Dr. Shabbir M Moochhala, Innovation Director, Fifth Sense
Moderator:
Mr. Elias Tan, Vice President, Innovate360
As we move into an era of smarter cities, let us dive into the challenges preventing us from moving forward faster and the various solutions developed.
Speakers:
Ms. Monica Megawati, Research Officer, Mitsui Chemicals Singapore R&D Centre Pte. Ltd.
Mr. Ryan Jin Zhanhe, Lead (Smart Cities and Future Mobility), EcoLabs Centre of Innovation for Energy, Energy Research Institute @ Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (ERI@N)
Mr. Lionel Sinai-Sinelnikoff, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Ascent
Moderator:
Mr. Kelvin Ong, CEO, Focustech Ventures Pte. Ltd.