CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

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Day 1: Wednesday, 2nd September 2026

Time Event Location

 0800 – 0900

 Registration and Welcoming coffee/tea  Foyer, The Zenith

 0900 – 0930

 Opening Ceremony
 • Welcoming remarks from Emcee
 • Opening address by Chairman MEKANIKUM 2026
    (Associate Professor Dr. Raja Ariffin Raja Ghazilla)
 • Officiating Speech from Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Universiti Malaya
     (Professor Ir. Dr. Nik Nazri Nik Ghazali)
 • Opening performance
 • Video presentation and industry sponsor recognition
 • Group Photo session

 The Zenith
 0930 – 0940

 Tea break

 Foyer, The Zenith
 0940 – 1040

Keynote Session 1
Professor Kamal Youcef‑Toumi
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
“Research that Moves the Nation”

 The Zenith
 1040 – 1200  Industrial Forum
 Speakers:
 1. Dr. Eu Poh Leng
(NXP Semiconductors)
 2. Mr. Ahmad Fuzli Fuad
(National Aerospace & Defence Industries Sdn. Bhd.)
 3. Professor Ir. Dr. Ghazali Omar
(Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, UTEM)
 Moderator: Professor Dato' Ir. Dr. Mohd Hamdi Bin Abd Shukor
 Topic: “Can Malaysia Engineer the Next Industrial Revolution: Bridging Research, Semiconductor, Innovation, Digital   Transformation and Sustainable Manufacturing”
 The Zenith
 1200 – 1300  Parallel Session 1  The Zenith / Pinnacle 3 / Pinnacle 4
 1300 – 1400  Lunch  Pinnacle 1 and Pinnacle 2
 1400 – 1500  Keynote Session 2
 Professor Benny E. Tjahjono
 Coventry University
“Is There Life After EV? The Second Life of EV Batteries and Future Research Opportunities”
The Zenith
 1500 – 1510  Tea break  Foyer, The Zenith
 1510 – 1730  Parallel Session 2  The Zenith / Pinnacle 3 / Pinnacle 4
 1730  End of Day 1  

Day 2: Thursday, 3rd September 2026

Time Event Location
 0800 – 0850  Registration and Welcoming coffee/tea  Foyer, The Zenith
 0850 – 1030  Parallel Session 3  The Zenith / Pinnacle 3
 1030 – 1040  Tea break  Foyer, The Zenith
 1040 – 1300  Parallel Session 4  The Zenith / Pinnacle 3
 1300 – 1400  Lunch  Pinnacle 1 and Pinnacle 2
 1400 – 1500  Keynote Session 3 (Online)
 Professor Shaligram Pokharel
 Qatar University
 “Additive Manufacturing of Spares and Logistics”
 The Zenith
 1500 – 1510  Tea break  Foyer, The Zenith
 1510 – 1630  Parallel Session 5  The Zenith / Pinnacle 3
 1630 – 1700  Awards and Closing Ceremony
• Closing remark from Co‑Chair (Dr. Goh Yingxin)
• Lucky Draw
• Best presenter awards for: ICSAM, NEXMAT, SSIEC
 The Zenith
 1700  End of Conference