Programme Day 2

Time Programme
01:00 pm - 5:00 pm
UKSEA VAX HUB
Breakout Room (Level 5)
08:00 am – 09:00 am
Registration/Morning Tea
09:00 am – 10:30 am Panel Discussion From Ideas to Value: Scaling Impact through SHInE Speakers:

1. Ts. Dr. Peter Morin Nissom
General Manager, Sarawak Research and Development Council (SRDC)

2. Associate Prof. Dr Ivan K.S Yap
Chief Executive Officer, Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre (SIDC)

3. Prof. Tuck Seng Wong
Professor of Biomanufacturing | Director of the UK-SEA Vax Hub, The University of Sheffield

4. Prof. Patricia Chung Wei Leng
President, International Intellectual Property Commercialization Council (IIPCC)

5. Dr. Khoo Yoong Khean
Deputy Director and Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Centre for Outbreak Preparedness

6. Prof. Peter Eastwood
Deputy Vice Chancellor Research & Innovation, Murdoch University

Moderator:
LAUNCHING CEREMONY
10:35 am
  • Arrival of VIPs
  • Arrival of the Guest of Honour
  • The Right Honourable Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg
  • Premier of Sarawak
 

National & State Anthem

 

Doa Recital

 

Welcoming Address by Organising Chairmen

Ts. Dr. Peter Morin Nissom

General Manager, Sarawak Research and Development Council (SRDC)

Associate Prof. Dr Ivan K.S Yap

Chief Executive Officer, Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre (SIDC)

11:00 am Keynote Address
Advancing Science, Health, Innovation and Engineering

The Right Honourable Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg
Premier of Sarawak

Launching of SHInE 2026
BrightSparX Award (Category 1 & Category 2)
MoU Exchange Ceremony & Official Announcement
12:30 pm
Exhibition walkabout with the Guest of Honour
01:00 pm – 02:30 pm
Lunch
Parallel Main Hall Breakout Room Level 5
02:35 pm – 02:55 pm Transforming biodiversity through intelligent digital twins Speaker: Ts. Frank Wee
Insight Analytics Berhad
Beyond Detection: Reframing Tuberculosis Epidemiology and Surveillance Towards Health Equity in Sarawak Speaker: Dr. Emmanuel Joseph Fong
Sarawak State Health Department
03:00 pm – 03:20 pm Development of Catalytic Microwave Pyrolysis for Converting Waste Engine Oil into Diesel Fuel

(Research Project: Development of Small-Scale Catalytic Microwave Pyrolysis for Converting Waste Engine Oil into Diesel Fuel)

Speaker: Dr. Peter Yek Nai Yuh
Lecturer, University Technology of Sarawak
Long Reads, Long Reach: Building A Collaborative Genomics Ecosystem in Sarawak Speaker: Dr. Bryan Aidan Wee
Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre (SIDC)
03:25 pm – 03:45 pm Sago Waste Nanocellulose for Corrosion-Resistant Paints

(Research project: Sago Waste-derived Nanocrystalline Cellulose as an Additive for Enhancing Corrosion Resistance and Self-cleaning Properties of Waterborne Paint Systems)

Speaker: Ts. Dr. Chung Ping Ping
Swinburne Sarawak
Fundamentals of Infection - Why is it Important to Drive Application Speaker: Dr. Siobhon Egan
Lecturer & Research Fellow, Murdoch University
03:50 pm – 04:10 pm Green-Synthesized Iron Oxide Nanoparticles from Black Pepper Residue

(Research project: Green synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles using black pepper spent residue and investigation on their antimicrobial property and biocompatibility)

Speaker: Dr. Lee Yih Nin
Curtin Malaysia
Fundamentals of Infection - Why is it Important to Drive Application Speaker: Assoc. Prof Dr Cindy Teh Shuan Ju
Universiti Malaya
 
Tech Talk
Industrial Partners Session: Main Hall
  Ongoing Teabreak - no pause in conference sessions
04:15 pm – 04:25 pm
Talk 1: Syngoi Technologies – UKSEA Vax Hub Partner
Speaker: Dr. Julen Oyarzabal
04:30 pm – 04:40 pm
Talk 2: Hi -Tech Instruments
04:45 pm – 04:55 pm
Talk 3:
05:00 pm – 05:10 pm
Talk 4:
05:10 pm – 07:30 pm
Networking Reception
END OF DAY 2