HELP UNIVERSITY 40TH ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM 2026 The AI Partnership Imperatives: Strategic Dialogue among University, Industry and Government Future-Makers on 9 May 2026 at Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 2026 Symposium, organized by HELP University in conjunction with its 40th Anniversary, featured the theme ‘The AI Partnership Imperatives: Strategic Dialogue among University, Industry and Government Future-Makers. Held on 9 May 2026 at Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the event delivered rich, insightful discussions across its panels and concluded with resounding success. Subjects Presented and Deliberated: 1) Education Transformation for the AI Economy Moderator: Professor Dr Andy Liew Vice Chancellor, HELP University • Professor Dr Zeng Xiangjun President, Hunan University of Technology • Professor Dr Paolo Casadio Founder and CEO, ASEAN Strategic Consultancy • Amit Kataria Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, SARAS AI Institute • Jamie Noel Santos Co-Founder and President, Thames International Business School, Philippines 2) Industry Competitiveness and AI Adoption Moderator: Dr Chin Chee Seong President, SME Association of Malaysia • Professor Dr Zhu Heping Dean, School of Packaging Design and Art, Hunan University of Technology • Professor Dr Manickam Ravichandran Chief Scientific Officer, ALPS Group (Healthcare) • Dato’ Kamarul A Muhamed Founder and Group CEO, Aerodyne Group • Dr Sheldon Xu Co-Founder, Rep.AI 3) Talent, Workforce and Social Stability Moderator: Professor Datuk Dr. Paul Chan • Dato' Mohd Hafaz bin Nazar Senior Director, MACA (MACC) • Mark Wang Founder & CEO, REPAI (China) • Chen Guan Wei CEO, Good Mood (China) • Dato’ Palaniappan Joseph Chairman, ASEAN Future Workforce Council 4) Governance and Compliance Moderator: Professor Dato’ Sri Dr Akhbar Satar Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice, HELP University • Dato’ Ts. Dr. Haji Amirudin Abdul Wahab FASc Former CEO, CyberSecurity Malaysia • Syed Kamal Muzaffa Director, Sustainability Division, MIDA • Dr Rony Ambrose Gobilee Chief Strategy Officer (Deputy CEO II), HRD Corp Malaysia • Dr Chin Chee Seong National President, SME Association of Malaysia 5) Designing Sustainable Partnership Models Moderator: Desmond Anil Managing Director, Hernancres Group FCCA, CTIM, CA(M) • Professor Dr Guo Xiao Feng Vice President, North China Electric Power University • Professor Dr Ki-Chan Kim Chairman, ICSB (US) • Raymond Ram President, TSI • Professor Dr Atushi Hamana President, Kansai University of International Studies • Dato' Andrew Goh Boon Kim Deputy President, Federation of Malaysian Manufacturing Sincerely appreciate the invitation from Professor Datuk Dr. Paul Chan. Thank you. Best Regards, (Dr.) Beh Hock Heng (P.J.K.) Managing Director Culmi Air-Cond & Refrigeration Parts Supply Sdn. Bhd.
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