Infocomm Professional Development Forum
Building the Next Generation Infocomm Professionals
Be a Next-Gen of Infocomm Professional
The Infocomm industry is fast-paced and ever-changing and infocomm professionals need to gear up for the exciting opportunities ahead. Join us at the Infocomm Professional Development Forum 2011 and find out what strategic capabilities will prepare you as a Next-Generation Infocomm Professional. We will also share with you how the enhanced National Infocomm Competency Framework (NICF) and various training programmes can equip you with skills and capabilities to achieve greater success in the dynamic world of Infocomm.
Date:Thursday, 7 July 2011
8:30am - 5:00pm
Venue:
Singapore Management University
Exact rooms will be advised in your confirmation email upon successful registration for the event
Who should attend this forum:
Infocomm Professionals, Domain Professionals, HR Professionals & Consultants, Recruitment Agencies and Graduating Infocomm Students
The National Infocomm Competency Framework (NICF) defines the competencies needed for various key infocomm job roles.
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Programme-at-a-Glance
| Time | Seminar Details |
| 8.30am | Registation |
| 9.30am | Welcome Address by RADM (NS) Ronnie Tay, Chief Executive Officer, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore |
| 9.40am | Speech by Mr Alphonsus Pang, President Singapore Computer Society (SCS) |
| 9.50am | Talent Management and Attraction: The Next Generation Infocomm Professionals Keynote address by Mr Steve McGowan, Director - Technology Division Robert Half International |
| 10.30am | Adopting the NICF standards in the Healthcare IT Industry Dr. Chong Yoke Sin, CEO, Integrated Health Information Systems |
| 11.00am | Building next generation infocomm professionals
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| 12.00am | Lunch |
| Professional Workshop 1 – 1.00pm to 3.00pm with three parallel tracks | ||
| Title | Speakers | Synopsis |
| Cloud Computing | Cheah Wai Kit Practice Executive Dell Singapore Pte Ltd | Cloud Computing – Transforming our ecosystem |
| William Ho Chairman Cloud Security Alliance Singapore Chapter | Ready to Trust the Cloud | |
| Chang Sau Sheong Director Applied Cloud Computing Lab HP Labs Singapore | Processing Large Data Sets on the Cloud with Hadoop | |
| Anwitaman Datta Assistant Professor School of Computer Engineering Nanyang Technological University | Coding Techniques for Efficient, Reliable Networked Distributed Storage in Data Centers | |
| Service Innovation Design | Foong Sew Bun Chief Technology Officer IBM Singapore, IBM ASEAN, IBM ASEAN Software Group | T-Shaped Infocomm Professionals in Service Innovation and Design |
| Alex Siow Head, Business Excellence & Systems Technology StarHub Ltd | Service Innovation in the Telco Industry | |
| Chew Kwee Tiang Chief Operating Officer Alexandra Health Pte Ltd | Design Thinking & Service Innovation - Alexandra Health Service Journey | |
| Logistics IT | Dr Robert de Souza Executive Director and Professor The Logistics Institute – Asia Pacific | Optimizing Business Performance Through Supply Chain Analytics |
| Ng See Kiong Associate Professor, Singapore University of Technology and Design; and Department Head, Data Mining, Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STaR | ||
| Randy Sng Industry Manager - Manufacturing, IBM ASEAN IBM | ||
| Derek Maggs Vice President – Services Industries SAP Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) | ||
| 3.00pm | Tea Break | |
| Professional Workshop 2 – 3.30pm to 5.30pm with three parallel tracks | ||
| Title | Speakers | Synopsis |
| Business Analytics | Dr Karippur Nanda Kumar Assistant Director Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore | Competency Development in Business Analytics (BA) |
| Oh Chin Lock Manager, Capability Development School of Informatics & IT Temasek Polytechnic | Customer Data Analytics in Retail Sector | |
| Edwin Seng Associate Analytics Consultant SAS Singapore | ||
| Prof Goh Khim Yong Assistant Professor Department of Information Systems National University of Singapore | Customer Data Analytics | |
| Dr. Kam Tin Seong Practice Associate Professor School of Information Systems Singapore Management University | Getting to Know Social Network Analysis | |
| Erwin Seah Regional Social Media Consultant, Southeast Asia Brandtology | How Social Media changed the World | |
| Healthcare IT | Dr Tan Yung Ming Director, Medical Informatics Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Alexandra Health Pte Ltd | Around the Medical World in 80 minutes |
| Dr Danny Poo Associate Professor Department of Information Systems, School of ComputingNational University of Singapore | Healthcare Professionals’ Perception of Healthcare Information Technology | |
| Grace Ho Director, Business Development (Healthcare) Vertical Market Solutions, Asia Pacific Motorola Solutions | Transforming Healthcare with Mobility Solutions | |
| Kevin Page Chief Executive Officer hTrak Pte Ltd | ||
| IT Business Continuity Management | Wong Tew Kiat Service Delivery Director Infrastructure Management & Solutions, BCP Leader | Business and Technology Impact Analysis Workshop |
| Marc Ng Senior Manager NCS Pte Ltd | ||
| Alan Choo Project Specialist IT Risk Management Practice NUS Institute of Systems Science | ||
| 5:30pm | End of seminar | |
* All programmes/speakers are subject to change without prior notice
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Registration for Infocomm Professional Development Forum is now closed.
Thank you for your interest in the event.
PLENARY
1. Adopting the NICF in the Healthcare Industry by Dr Chong Yoke Sin
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
1. Talent Management and Attraction - Next Generation Infocomm Professionals by Mr Steve McGowan
CLOUD COMPUTING
1. Processing Large Data Sets on the Cloud with Hadoop by Chang Sau Sheong
2. Coding Techniques for Efficient, Reliable Networked Distributed Storage in Data Centers by Anwitaman Datta
SERVICE INNOVATION DESIGN
1. T-Shaped Infocomm Professionals in Service Innovation and Design by Foong Sew Bun
2. Service Innovation in the Telco Industry by Alex Siow
3. Design Thinking & Service Innovation - Alexandra Health Service Journey by Chew Kwee Tiang
LOGISTICS IT
1. Business Analytics in Action by Randy Sng
2. How Will Supply Chain Analytics Change Transportation and Logistics Processess by Derek Maggs
BUSINESS ANALYTICS
1. Competency Development in Business Analytics (BA) by Dr Karippur Nanda Kumar
2. Customer Data Analytics by Dr Goh Khim Yong
HEALTHCARE IT
1. Around the Medical World in 45 minutes by Dr Tan Yung Ming
2. Transforming Healthcare with Mobility Solutions by Grace Ho and Kevin Page
IT BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT
1. Business and Technology Impact Analysis Workshop By Wong Tew Kiat, Marc Ng and Alan Choo
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