2. Pre Symposium Seminar (9 – 10 October 2011)
Pre Symposium Track 1 Pre Symposium Track 2
Topic : Start Up Company Bootcamp Topic : Technology Strategies – The Key to Taking
Speakers : Professor Dr Steve Sammut the Necessary Highly Aggressive,
Professor V. Chandrasekhar But Calculated Risks
Brant Cooper Speaker : Michael Sekora, Quadrigy Inc
Duration : 2 days (Sun & Mon) Duration : 2 days (Sun & Mon)
Target Audience : Entrepreneurs Target Audience : Technology Transfer Officers /
Fund Managers / Entrepreneurs
7.45 am REGISTRATION
WELCOMING REMARKS
MR NORHALIM YUNUS
CEO
9.00 am
MALAYSIAN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (MTDC)
MINISTRY OF FINANCE MALAYSIA
(TBA)
STRENGTHENING THE VENTURE CAPITAL ECO-SYSTEM IN EMERGING MARKETS
Y.BHG TAN SRI ZARINAH ANWAR
9.20 am
CHAIRMAN
SECURITIES COMMISSION MALAYSIA
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
RISK TAKING – A PARADIGM SHIFT
9.50 am CATALYSING TRANSFORMATION CULTURE OF RISK TAKING
PROFESSOR JOSH LERNER
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
10.50 am Networking Coffee Break
RISK CAPITAL
DR ROGER WYSE
11.20 am
CO - CHAIRMAN / DIRECTOR
MALAYSIAN LIFE SCIENCES CAPITAL FUND (MLSCF)
12.15 pm OPENING CEREMONY / LUNCH / BOOK SIGNING
VC - DOES IT NEED AN OVERHAUL?
DR GANESH KISHORE
2.30 pm
CEO
MALAYSIAN LIFE SCIENCES CAPITAL FUND (MLSCF)
THE MYTHS OF INNOVATION
3.30 pm
SCOTT BERKUN
PANEL DISCUSSION - VC/ INNOVATION/ RISK TAKING - MOVING FORWARD
MODERATOR:
4.30 pm MR NORHALIM YUNUS
CEO
MALAYSIAN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (MTDC)
5.30 pm Networking Hi-Tea / Book Signing

3. TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4
ISLAMIC VC COMMERCIAL VC COMMERCIALISATION ANGEL
& EARLY STAGE
Moderator: Moderator: Moderator: Moderator:
Rushdi Siddiqui Dr Roger Wyse Michael Sekora Dr Rob Adams
Framework for Eco- Raising Equity Capital Creating a Angels an Integral Part of
System for Islamic VC - Some Do’s and Commercialisation the Ecosystem
in Muslim Country Don’ts Ecosystem in the
Universities
9.00 am
Rushdi Siddiqui Michael Hosokawa Jonas Berggren Dr Rob Adams
Global Head Managing Director Entrepreneurs / Director Venture Labs
Islamic Finance GE Equity Investor (formerly Moot Corp)
& OIC Countries Active Venture
Thomson Reuters
10.00 am Networking Coffee Break
If You Build It, Will They Come?
10.30 am
Dr Rob Adams
Special Address
11.30 am Entrepreneurship & Innovation from an Islamic Perspective
(Awaiting speaker confirmation)
12.30 pm Luncheon Address by Chairman of MVCA - Ms Darawati Hussain / Book Signing
TRACK 3
TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 4
COMMERCIALISATION
ISLAMIC VC COMMERCIAL VC ANGEL
& EARLY STAGE
Challenges and The VC & Clean Tech Commercialisation Super Angels are Crossing
Opportunities in from an Entrepreneurs the VC Chasm
Islamic VC Perspective
2.30 pm
Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki Laurence Alexander* Alnoor Shivji Jordan Green
ISRA Jeffries & Co CEO Deputy Chairman
WaferGen Australian Association
Biosystems, Inc Angel Investors
3.30 pm Islamic VC The VC Biotech Future of Regional Angels
Co-investing with Landscape Commercialisation Panel Discussion
Conventional Landscape
Dr Humayon Dar Dr Vincent Miles Rohit Shukla 1. Jordan Green (Australia)
BMB Islamic UK Ltd Venture Partner CEO 2. Padmaja Ruparel (India)
Abingworth Larta Institute 3. Shaifubahrim Saleh
(Malaysia)
4. Greg Sitters
(New Zealand)
4.30 pm WRAP-UP SESSION BY MODERATORS
5.30 pm Networking Hi-Tea Reception