Dr Khor Swee Kheng, Chairman, Healthcare Working Group, ASEAN Business Advisory Council
8:10 AM
The UK Landscape - Newcastle University
Sir John Burn, Professor of Clinical Genetics at Newcastle University, Chairman of the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Vice Chair for QuantuMDx Ltd
8:15 AM
The ASEAN Landscape - ASEAN Health sector
Dr. Noorliza Mohd Noordin, Focal point for Strengthening the Laboratory Capacity initiative, Ministry of Health Malaysia
8:20 AM
UK: UKHSA and NVAP
Lenna Inamdar, Programme Lead, New Variant Assessment Platform (NVAP), UKHSA
8:25 AM
UK: AstraZeneca
Slavé Petrovski, Vice President and Head of Genome Analytics and Bioinformatics for AstraZeneca’s Centre for Genomics Research
8:30 AM
ASEAN Region: Genome Center, University of Philippines
Cynthia Saloma, Executive Director, Philippine Genome Center, University of the Philippines System, Genomics initiatives in Philippines
8:35 AM
ASEAN Region: Ministry of Health Malaysia
Dr. Ravindran Thayan, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health, Malaysia
8:40 AM
Panel Discussion – Where and How Can the UK Collaborate with the ASEAN Region
Moderator • Slavé Petrovski, Vice President and Head of Genome Analytics and Bioinformatics for AstraZeneca’s Centre for Genomics Research
Panellists • CSO Prof Matt Brown, Genomics England • Niranjan Nagarajan, Associate Director, Genome Institute of Singapore • Dr. Chairat Uthaipibull, Deputy CEO, Thailand Center of Excellence for Life Sciences (TCELS) • Mari Miyamoto, Commercial Director Asia Pacific and Japan at Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd