Programme for ICiMR 2026

Day 1 – 3rd November (Tuesday)

Time Activities Location
8:30am

Registration & Morning Coffee/Tea

  • Arrival of delegates and media
  • Arrival of the  VIP Holding Room
 Level 5
9:30am Welcome Speech by Professor Ts. Dr Yap Eng Hwa Auditorium, Level 5
9:45am Speech by Tan Sri Andrew Sheng Auditorium, Level 5
10:00am Opening Address by the Guest of Honour
Dato’ Dr Ooi Kee Beng,
Executive Director
Penang Institute
Auditorium, Level 5
10:20am VIP Exhibition Booths Tour
10:20am Press Conference and Q&A
Networking Morning Tea Break
11:00am Industrial Roundtable
Topic: AI and Robotic in Advanced Manufacturing
– from application to industrial transformation
Moderator – Associate Professor Ts. Dr. Lee Yong Siang
Panellists:
Mr. Edmund Goh (Dobot)
Mr. TY Ang (QDOS)
Dr. Christina Chin (Nottingham University)
Dr. Andrew Tan (Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University)
Auditorium, Level 5
12:00pm Networking Lunch Homestead
1:30pm Oral Presentation Session A Venue A
1:30pm Oral Presentation Session B Venue B
Oral Presentation Session C Venue C
3:00pm Break
3:15pm Industrial Expert Talk Auditorium, Level 5
4:15pm Introduction to WOU Academy, Semiconductor Institute & AI Centre Auditorium,
Level 5
4:45pm End of Day 1

Day 2 – 4th November (Wednesday)

Time Activities Location
8:30am Registration & Morning Coffee/Tea
9:00am Keynote Speaker 1
Prof. Chan Chee Seng (Universiti Malaya)
Homestead
9:20am Keynote Speaker 2
Dr. Yeong Chee Fai (DF Automation)
Homestead
9:40am Oral Presentation Session D Venue D
Oral Presentation Session E Venue E
Oral Presentation Session F Venue F
10:55am Exhibition Booths tour by participants
12:15pm Networking Lunch Homestead
1:45pm

Panel Discussion:
Topic: Overcoming Skills and Talent Gaps
– SME Workforce Readiness for IR 4.0

 

Moderator – Associate Professor Ir. Dr. Arjuna Marzuki
Panellists:
Mr. Kim Beng Chan (DELL)
Cik Puteri Simaa (HRDC)
Mr. Tahiruddin Hamdan (SilTerra)

Homestead
2:45pm WOU Academy Workshop #2 Homestead
3:15pm Oral Presentation Session G Venue G
Oral Presentation Session H Venue H
Oral Presentation Session I Venue I
4:15pm Break
4:30pm Announcement of best papers
Preview of ICIMR 2027 by next host
Homestead
4:50pm Closing by Associate Professor Ts. Dr. Sean Tan Homestead
5:00pm End of Day 2