Future-Proofing Malaysia: AI in healthcare and business
Date: Wednesday 16 October 2024 | Time: 18:30 - 21:00
Location: Four Seasons, Kuala Lumpur | Get directions
- Guest speakers
Join our panel of experts as we explore how AI is benefitting healthcare and business.
The use of AI in healthcare and business can bring many benefits, from improved diagnostics, and predictive analytics, to enhancing decision-making and the automation of routine tasks.
However, AI can also generate many challenges, such as ethical considerations, privacy and security, and regulatory compliance.
Join our experts and explore the benefits and challenges of AI in healthcare and business, before looking towards the future and what AI might bring.
This will be followed by networking and there will be a buffet on arrival.
Meet the panellists
Prof Vishna Devi V Nadarajah (Host)
Professor Vishna Devi V Nadarajah is an experienced educator and administrator. She is currently the CEO, Provost, and Professor at Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed).
Professor Vishna Devi V Nadarajah has over 15 years' experience in strategic and senior leadership roles and has been responsible for the growth and development of individuals, communities of practice and institutions. Her areas of research for health professions education are in faculty development, assessments, professionalism, and innovative teaching learning methods.
Professor Hazlina Selamat
Hazlina Selamat is currently the Director of Control & Mechatronics Engineering Department in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). She is also a Research Fellow at the Centre for AI and Robotics at UTM.
She was awarded the Outstanding Asian Science Diplomat Award in 2021 and was selected as 30 Women in Robotics You Need to Know About in 2020 by RoboHub for her role in advocating the fields of AI and robotics.
Professor Hazlina Selamat co-authored Malaysia’s National Artificial Intelligence Roadmap in 2021. She has trained and provide AI technology consultancy services to various organisations. Her fields of expertise are control system engineering, artificial intelligence and modelling & simulation.
Dr Feisul Mustapha
Dr Feisul Mustapha is a senior medical consultant in public health best known for his leadership in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia. His special areas of interest include diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancers and obesity.
At the Ministry of Health Malaysia, he is currently the Director at the Perak State Health Department, responsible for the overall planning, coordination and implementation of all medical and public health programs and activities in the state of Perak.
Dr Feisul studied Medicine at Newcastle University graduating in 1977.
Ali Macdonald
Ali is currently Vice President Asia Pacific & Japan for the Decision Intelligence consulting firm DCS. He is currently focused on delivering projects in the domains of Collective Intelligence, AI, Experience Design, and Learning.
A former Partner at Accenture and Genpact Digital, he has extensive experience in leveraging data, technology, analytics, and human experience to deliver transformational capabilities for clients.
Ali graduated from Newcastle University in 1995 with an undergraduate degree in Agricultural Economics.
