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Program

Proposed Summit Schedule

Time Program Details Speakers & Designation
08.00 Registration
09.00 Welcome Address Dr. Kishva Ambigapathy — Chairman, Commonwealth Youth Innovation Hub
09.10 Opening Keynote Her Excellency Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey — Secretary General of the Commonwealth
09.55 Opening Ceremony
10.05 Plenary Keynote 1
10.20 Session 1: Education Mr. Nic Chambers — Director of Michael Page
Puan Hajah Shariah Nelly Francis – Chief Executive Officer, Yayasan Petronas
Beth Button – Director of External Affairs at the Association of
Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
11.20 Plenary Keynote 2 YAB Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg, Premier of Sarawak
11.50 Session 2: Technology Mr. Shrikant Shinde – Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha – India

Mr. Rohit Pothokuchi – Founder & CEO of Verdentum

12.50 Lunch Break
14.00 Plenary Keynote 3 Mr. Masato Kanda – President, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
14.30 Session 3: Trade & Finance Mr. Bernard Oduro Takyi – Founder & Ceo, Omanbapa Ghana Ltd
15.30 Plenary Keynote 4 Hon. Roger Cook MLA – Premier of Western Australia
16.00 Session 4: Environment Milind Deora – Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha – India
17.00 Plenary Keynote 5
17.30 Session 5: Socio-Cultural Dr. Miriam Rahinatu Iddrisu -Policy Advisor to Ghana’s Vice President
Y.A.B. Datuk Seri Utama Abdul Rauf – Chief Minister of Malacca
18.30 Networking Session
19.00 Proceed to Gala Dinner
19.15 Closing Keynote
19.30 Launch of Commonwealth-ASEAN
TVET Hub
Dr. Kishva Ambigapathy – Chairman, Commonwealth Youth Innovation Hub
19.45 Closing Address : Cultural
20.00 Launch of Commonwealth Connect Ms. Cecilia Lim — CEO, Commonwealth Connect
20.10 Closing Ceremony: Cultural Performance & Dinner
21.10 Appreciation Ceremony
22.00 Ends