After years of anticipation, the World Congress on Innovation and Know-how (WCIT) 2022, was lastly launched in Penang, Malaysia on Tuesday 13 Sept.
Tuesday’s Opening Ceremony commenced with one of many world’s largest innovation and know-how summits. The three-day congress kicked off with an event-filled programme with over 4,000 registered contributors, greater than 200 audio system, business visionaries, authorities officers, captains of business, innovators, entrepreneurs, academicians and media from over 60 nations. The congress additionally featured greater than 500 know-how manufacturers, occupying an exhibition house exceeding 6,500-square-metres.
WITSA’s twenty sixth Version of the WCIT was officiated by Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak, Governor of Penang; Ismail Sabri, Prime Minister of Malaysia; and Chow Kon Yeow, Chief Minister of Penang.
Dr Sean Seah, Chairman of PIKOM and Organizing Chairman of WCIT 2022, mentioned, “This extremely complicated congress serves as a testomony to the dynamic nature of WCIT, with a number of world stakeholders coming collectively to make this version a powerful success. Malaysia internet hosting WCIT 2022 is each well timed and opportune as we bear financial restoration, pushing boundaries in the direction of aggressive digitalisation. We’re proud to welcome the world to expertise and revel in Malaysian hospitality by means of know-how, innovation and our stunning tradition.”
Chow expects WCIT22 to spur thedevelopment of Penang. “The Silicon Island is dwelling to 39 Fortune 1000 firms, 300 Multinational Firms and over 1000 thriving tech startups. 2022 is a 12 months of celebration for Penang as we enter our fiftieth anniversary of industrialisation. With the tagline ‘50 Years of Excellence and Past’, the state authorities of Penang strives to boost its resilient ecosystem able to stimulating the development of strategic industries for the following 50 years, making certain Penang’s continued contribution on the worldwide know-how map,” Chow mentioned.
Main audio system on the convention included the Co-Father of the Web and Google’s Chief Web Evangelist, Dr Vint Cerf; NASA’s Daniel Lockney; Hock Tan, CEO of Broadcom Inc; Jamaluddin Ibrahim, Chairman of Prasarana Malaysia; Dr. Soumitra Dutta, President of Portulans Institute, Chair of International Enterprise Faculty Community, and Dean on the Mentioned Enterprise Faculty at Oxford College; Lucas Lu, Head of Asia Zoom; Audrey Plonk, Head of Digital Financial system Coverage Division at OECD; and Strategic Futurist and creator, Nancy Giordano.
The three-day congress presents 4 levels that includes enterprise boards, roundtable discussions, interactive panels and keynote audio system, centred round subjects reminiscent of new revolutionary know-how, NFTs, Sensible Metropolis growth, SpaceTech, Synthetic Intelligence, Cybersecurity, 5G, EduTech, Blockchain, HealthTech, E-Commerce and the furtherance of ASEAN’s financial progress post-pandemic.
Along with WCIT 2022, PIKOM can even set a nationwide file with the debut of a 688-light and music drone present. Proudly produced by homegrown firm, Drone Sifu, the efficiency will function an exhilarating leisure expertise for the general public to get pleasure from from the shores of the island and mainland Penang adopted by a fireworks show counting right down to Malaysia Day. PIKOM is anticipating 100,000 spectators to witness the aerial show with the Penang Port Cruise Terminal being the prime spot to view the spectacle on 15 September at 10.30 pm.
“We’re extraordinarily appreciative of the help supplied by the Governor of Penang, Chief Minister of Penang, Penang lead businesses, our business companions, MDEC and HDRD Corp as our strategic companions and everybody concerned in making WCIT 2022 a grand success,” concluded Sean.
