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Tun M to speak at TedxIIUM on Saturday

HAJAR UMIRA MD ZAKI
By HAJAR UMIRA MD ZAKI
15 Dec 2022 05:45pm
TedxIIUM - "Post pandemic: A new dawn" will be held at ISTAC-IIUM in Kuala Lumpur at 7pm on Saturday (Dec 17).
TedxIIUM - "Post pandemic: A new dawn" will be held at ISTAC-IIUM in Kuala Lumpur at 7pm on Saturday (Dec 17).

SHAH ALAM - Malaysian visionary and former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will be one of the speakers for TedxIIUM - "Post pandemic: A new dawn" which will be held this Saturday (Dec 17).

The event aims at creating creative mindsets to think out of the box, obtaining new knowledge through people's experiences and breaking the limits above specific study fields among others.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, the event is also a platform to increase students' engagement to see their potentials and generate ideas of the youth.

Besides Dr Mahathir, other inspirational speakers for the event are TheNoor App co-founder and chief technology officer Mohd Izzairi Yamin, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support consultant, UNICEF Malaysia Dr Shermaine (Su Tein Sim), Oval App Malaysia chief executive officer Farhan Idris and Assistant Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering at the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) Dr Munira Shahabuddin.

Sinar Daily is the official media partner of the event which will be held at the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation, IIUM (ISTAC-IIUM), Kuala Lumpur.

The event is scheduled to start at 7pm for registration and will end at 10pm.

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