WEBINAR - Talk on Engineering a Successful Career for Women : Making a Difference of the Future
Venue:
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Digital Platform
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Date & Time:
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02 Sep 2021 (3:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
Closed
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CPD: |
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Closing Date Before: |
30-Aug-2021 (Subject to change based on availability of seat) |
Organised By |
Technical Division - Electrical Engineering and Women Engineer Section |
SYNOPSIS
Engineering field commonly dominated by male. The speaker will share her journey and leadership roles in engineering, especially in biomedical engineering. She will address the issues and challenges commonly faced by women. Empowering leadership and career growth for women will be a part of the talk. The speaker also will share a recommendation for a leadership program.
BIODATA OF SPEAKER
Ir Dr Fatimah bt Ibrahim
Ir. Dr Fatimah was the founder and currently the advisor of the Center for Innovation in Medical Engineering (CIME), as well as the former director of the University of Malaya Centre of Innovation and Commercialization (UMCIC). Graduated in 1989 from Marquette University, Wisconsin in Bachelor of Engineering. Under her leadership, she introduced UM Deep Tech (UMDT) UMCIC program and nurtured 14 research towards university spin-off company. She received training on commercialization and technology transfer from Oxentia Oxford’s Global Innovation Consultancy and University of Cambridge Enterprise and the University of Nottingham. She owns 18 Intellectual Property Rights; and two of her Patents have been commercialized. Her SMARTMF innovation received Malaysia Commercialization Award (MCY) in 2020, and UM Excellence Awards (ACUM) in 2019. In fact, she has delivered many talks on technology transfer. She was the consultant for leaders on innovation under the Technology Transfer Implementation program organized by the Royal Academy of Engineering, United Kingdom. Under the program, she has given a talk and shared a module on ‘Sustainability in Technology Transfer’ for the British Council and Ministry Of Education Malaysia, and Technology Transfer Landscape, Settings, and Best Practices in Malaysian Universities
Limited to 470 participants only (first come basis) and confirmation email will be sent for successful registration latest by 01 September 2021 @ 5.00 PM
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