Event Agenda

BICSI Credential: 14 CECs and 1 Conference Credit

23 July, Conference Day 1

8.00AM - 8:50 AM

Registration & Networking

8.50 AM - 9.00 AM

Welcome and Opening Address

Mary Elizabeth Cheng

RCDD, RTPM, CT - BICSI Southeast Asia Affiliate

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Welcome Speech & Opening Ceremony with "BICSI Welcome Video"

En Wan Murdani Wan Mohamad

Vice President - Digital Adoption Division, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)

9.15 AM - 9.45 AM

(#1) MDEC - Building a High-Quality, Future-Ready ICT Workforce: Malaysia’s Digital Talent Blueprint.

Ts. Nik Naharudin Bin Mohd Nasir

Director - Digital Talent & Entrepreneurship, Digital Adoption Division, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

(#2) - Transforming Data Centers with VSFF: The Future of Scalable, Sustainable Connectivity.

Mr Takeshi Kasai

Associate Senior Technologist of SENKO Advanced Components

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Comfort Break

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

(#3) Testing for Tomorrow: Ensuring Sustainable and High-Performance Network Infrastructure.

Mr Ken Chin

Application Engineer of FLUKE NETWORK

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

(#4) Designing Resilient and Secure Data Center Infrastructure: Aligning Risk, Connectivity, and Sustainability.

Mr Sira Poneprasert

General Manager of XenOptics

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

(#5)Next Generation Chiplet Design for High-Performance Computing.

Dr. Oh Ser Wah

General Manager of Hanic Pte Ltd

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Networking Lunch / Exhibits

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

(#6) Solving Data Center Challenges with Confidence: Test. Certify. Deliver.

Mr Raymond Lai

Technical Director of EXFO

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

(#7)The Silent Engine: Sustainable physical infrastructure for high performance computing.

Mr Michael Zhang

Technical Support Manager of Chatsworth

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

(#8) AI for Green Hydrogen Technology & Economy

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Gamal Kafafy

World Chairman | President Global University of Science & Technology (GUST), World Green Economy Council (WGECO), Chief Consultant for Sustainable Development of WFDP – United Nations

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Comfort Break

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

(#9) The Future of High Throughput Wifi

Mr Matt Foster

NetAlly

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

(#10) Liquid Cooling for High-density & AI-driven Workloads Data Centers

Mr Garies Chong

RCDD, DCDC, RTPM, OSP, DCP, DCS, CT - BICSI Southeast Asia Executive Chair - CEO of EMS

5.00 PM - 6.00 PM

(#11) Panel Discussion - The Critical Link: Rethinking Connectivity in Next-Gen Data Centers

Moderator: Mr Srinivasa Rao (Digi-Asia)

A veteran in the telecoms / data center industry and active influencer in Data Center community.

Panelists: Mr Suppan (Iron Mountain), Mr Wong TK (DC/SCS), Mr Maxx (YTL)

Mr Suppan Saravanamuthu

Director - Head of Design & Construction (APAC) Iron Mountain Data Centres Singapore

Mr Wong Tew Kiat

CBCP(USA), Fellow of BCI(UK), CITBCM(S), CITPM(S), Fellow Member Singapore Computer Society Managing Director and Founder Organisation Resilience Management Pte Ltd Singapore

Ir. Ts. Maxx Wong

(CPEng, ACPE, P.Eng, P.Tech, ATD), Head of Technical & Solutions at YTL Data Centres

6:00 PM - 6:15 PM

Day 1 Closing. Group Photograph Taking Sessions.

24 July, Conference Day 2

8.00AM - 8:50 AM

Registration & Networking

8.50 AM - 9.00 AM

Welcome & Opening Address

Mr Garies Chong

BICSI SEA Leadership Committee Executive Chair

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

(#12) BICSI Overview, Technical Publication & Standards

Mr Dixon Tan

BICSI SEA Singapore Country Chair

9.30 AM - 10.00 AM

(#13) Driving ICT Sustainability Through the Lens of the SDGs: A Corporate Responsibility Perspective

Mr. Edey Suresh

Board Director at Large UN Global Compact Network Malaysia & Brunei (UNGCMYB)

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Comfort Break

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

(#14) Integrating PSIM & SIEM for Smarter Infrastructure Security

Ms Eunice Hong

CEO of OneSystems

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

(#15) Empowering Sustainable Fiber Deployments in Emerging Markets through Practical Testing Approaches

Dr. Yan Zhiyu

Softing

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

(#16) The Future of Data Centers: Trends and Realities Today

Mr Jimmy Kua

Solution Consultant of Belden

12:45 PM - 2:15 PM

Networking Lunch / Exhibits

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

(#17) LET THERE BE Light - Building Sustainable Enterprise LAN with Green Fiber

Mr Al Kamal Mohammad Anisuzzaman

Customer Solution Architect of NOKIA

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

(#18) (Panel Discussion) Building Resilient and Sustainable ICT & Data Center Infrastructure: Navigating Growth, Green Goals, and Digital Demands in Singapore & Malaysia

Moderator: Mr Garies Chong

Panelists:

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Gamal Kafafy

President of Global University of Science & Technology (GUST.education), and World Green Economy Council (WGECO.org)

Mr Edey Suresh

Board Director at Large, UN Global Compact Network Malaysia & Brunei (UNGCMYB)

Dr. Yan Zhiyu

Senior Optical Platform Engineer, Softing Singapore

Mr Al Kamal Mohammad Anisuzzaman

Customer Solution Architect, Nokia Solutions and Networks

3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Break & Exhibits

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM

(#19) Transform, Magnificent Heroes! Beat the Energy Monster! - Pursue Data Centers and Remove the Modern Threat.

Rui Takei

BICSI Japan

4:45 PM - 5:15 PM

(#20) BICSI 002-2024 - Data Center Risk & Class Determination

Mr Garies Chong

Tecnoviq Learning Academy

5:15 PM - 5:45 PM

Day 2 Closing. Thank you Sponsors. Skill Challenge Winner. Group Photograph. Lucky Draw.

24 July, ICT Skill Challenge - Males & Females ( Foyer Area)

9:45 AM - 10:00 PM

1. Preparation of Sponsors' components and personnel for Demo
2. Briefing for participants on categories/brands to focus on for Demo

Support Partner + Sponsor

10:00 AM - 11:05 PM

Panduit - Copper Demo
SENKO/LHS - Fiber Demo
Optik Prima/Kabex - Splicer Demo
Sticklers - Cleaning Products
AEM/Softing - Testers

Support Partner + Sponsor

11.05 PM - 12.45 PM

Live Practice

12:45 PM - 2:15 PM

Setup/Lunch Break

2.15 PM - 4.15 PM

ICT Skill Connect: Fiber & Copper Termination Challenge