FOURTH AUSTRALIASINGAPORE RELATIONSHIP CONFERENCE Digital Transformation & Entrepreneurship: Implications for Australian and Singaporean Business and Trade Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th June 2018
FOURTH AUSTRALIA- SINGAPORE RELATIONSHIP CONFERENCE Digital Transformation & Entrepreneurship: Implications for Australian and Singaporean Business and Trade This conference will explore the impact of digital transformation on business and trade, with a particular focus on Singapore and Australia. Digital transformation has dramatically redefined business over recent decades, reshaping how work gets done and setting the stage for new products, business models and markets. Emerging technologies such as autonomic platforms, machine intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), digital sensing and augmented reality, continue to offer businesses new opportunities and creative ways of solving problems. At the same time, they require businesses to evolve in new directions and develop innovative and entrepreneurial capabilities in order to remain competitive in an increasingly digitised global marketplace. Join leading experts for this two-day conference as they consider the challenges and opportunities presented by digital transformation. What technologies should be on your radar? How are these technologies likely to influence the evolution of business, labour and trade flows? How can we prepare to meet the challenges of an increasingly digitised trade and economic environment? Is there a role for regional economic cooperation in supporting businesses, regions and economies to respond to this opportunity? The conference is hosted by The University of Adelaide s Institute for International Trade (IIT)) and Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre (ECIC). The program is designed to build on and contribute to the depth of the Australian-Singapore relationship. Date: 25-26 June 2018 Location: Waterfront Ballroom, Level 2, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, 392 Havelock Road Singapore Registration: https://iit.adelaide.edu.au/ rel-conf/ 2 Fourth Australia-Singapore Relationship Conference, June 2018
DAY 1: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND THE EVOLUTION OF BUSINESS 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.30am 11.00am Registration Welcome & Opening Remarks Professor Noel Lindsay, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Director, ECIC, The University of Adelaide Digital Transformation: Catching the Wave of the Post Industrial Revolution MORNING TEA Case Presentations and Panel Discussion Leading the Change: Digital Transformation and the Evolution of Business Rapid technological development has created significant opportunities for business and for international trade. This session will explore some areas of common interest to Australia and Singapore and how opportunities in these areas can be captured cooperatively. Smart Cities: Developing smart solutions to everyday problems to improve the experiences of people living in our cities Associate Professor Nickolas Falkner, School of Computer Science, The University of Adelaide & Director, Australian Smart Cities Consortium The Internet of Everything (Io F): Transforming the nature of work, the structure of the workplace and disrupting the global supply chain. Dr Damith Ranasinge, Director, Auto-ID Labs Blockchain Technology: Redefining the business landscape in the digital age. Mr Prakash Somosundram, Manager, ThincLab Singapore 12.30pm 2.00pm LUNCHTIME Case Presentations and Workshop Toward Entrepreneurship 5.0: Educating the Business Leaders of the Future Professor Noel Lindsay, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Entrepreneurship) and Director, ECIC, The University of Adelaide As traditional careers and jobs continue to phase out in response to widespread technological change, education in innovation and entrepreneurship is increasingly recognised as a means of preparing individuals and businesses to meet to the challenges of the future. This session will explore the latest developments in university-related entrepreneurship and highlight the importance of Entrepreneurship 5.0 from a range of stakeholder perspectives. Business Perspective Dr Steven Fang, Chief Executive Officer/ Founder, Invitrocue Ltd Government Perspective Entrepreneurs Perspective Mr Kristian Livolsi, Entrepreneur in Residence, ThincLab Adelaide 4.00pm 4.15pm Closing Remarks His Excellency Mr Bruce Gosper, The Australian High Commissioner to Singapore Day 1 Concludes 3 Fourth Australia-Singapore Relationship Conference, June 2018
DAY 2: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 11.30am 12.30pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 3.15pm Welcome & Opening Remarks Professor Peter Draper, Executive Director, Institute for International Trade, The University of Adelaide Today s Challenges for the Global Trading System and the Regional Response Dr Joseph Liow, Dean, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at the Nanyang Technnological University of Singapore Panel Discussion: Today s Challenges for the Global Trading System and the Regional Response Views on the value of economic integration are challenged around the world. Yet ASEAN has gained, and continues to benefit from, access to world markets in a predictable and stable regime. As digital transformation continues to redefine the manner in which global trade and business are conducted, how can we ensure that the trading system continues to meet the needs of emerging forms of international business? Are the existing rules capable of handling the critical issues in this new business and political environment? How might they need to evolve and in what forums might new rules be forged? Moderator: Discussants: HE Mr Bruce Gosper, High Commissioner, Australian High Commission to Singapore Mr Ho Meng Kit, CEO, Singapore Business Federation Mr Fraser Thompson, Director, Alpha Beta MORNING TEA The Importance of Global Trade Rules for Business Dr Huw McKay, Chief Economist, BHP Billiton BUFFET LUNCH Data Sovereignty and Digital Trade Standards Mr Stephen Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, ST Telemedia Panel Discussion: Developing Effective Trade Policy in the Digital Age Digital disruption impacts all modes of trade, bringing digital and more traditional products and services into competition, facilitating new ways of conducting business and radically transforming distribution business models. The global trading system will continue to face significant structural and regulatory challenges as digital transformation continues to redefine the manner in which global trade and business are conducted. This session brings together key stakeholders to explore possible approaches to the development of effective and responsive trade policy within the context of the digital global trading environment. Moderator: Mr David Parsons, Institute for International Trade, The University of Adelaide Discussants: Mr Damian Fisher, Senior International Engagement Manager, Standards Australia Mr Benjamin Vella, Head of Growth Markets and Digital Customer Hub, Telstra Asia Ms Penny Burtt, Vice President Government Relations, VISA Mr Eduardo Pedrosa, Secretary General, Pacific Economic Cooperation Council Closing Remarks Day 2 Concludes 4 Fourth Australia-Singapore Relationship Conference, June 2018
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