Tentative Programme

14 October 2026 (Wednesday)

8:00 – 8:30 AM	Registration at lecture hall and online
8:30 – 9:30 AM	Opening Ceremony / Photography Session
9:30 – 10:00 AM	Break
10:00 – 11:00 AM	Keynote Address Title: Advancing Malaysia’s Higher Education Transformation: Fostering AI-Driven University–Industry Collaboration for Smart Manufacturing Excellence Speaker: TBA
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM	Forum 1: AI-Driven Manufacturing: Are Malaysian Universities Producing Industry-Ready Talent? Panelists: TBA
12:30 – 2:00 PM	Lunch Break & Prayer
2:00 – 3:30 PM	Forum 2: University–Industry Collaboration 2.0: From Research Outputs to Industrial Impact Panelists: TBA
3:30 – 5:00 PM	Forum 3: Smart Manufacturing Ecosystem: How Industry, Government and Universities Must Work Together Panelists: TBA
2:00 – 5:00 PM	Parallel Session 1 (Online): Paper Presentations

15 October 2026 (Thursday)

8:00 – 10:00 AM	Parallel Session 2 (Online): Paper Presentations
10:00 – 10:15 AM	Break
10:15 AM – 12:15 PM	Parallel Session 3 (Online): Paper Presentations