TARUC
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Theme: The Power of You

This event occurred on
July 30, 2016
8:00am - 5:00pm +08
(UTC +8hrs)
Setapak, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Through the ideas and experiences shared by the speakers, we hope to highlight the unique capability of each individual to discover new perspectives that can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.

Tunku Abdul Rahman University College
Jalan Genting Klang
Setapak, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, 53300
Malaysia
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Speakers

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Aemy Wong

Life Planner for Bereavement Care
Aemy Wong is a Life Planner for bereavement care. A flight attendant for Singapore Airlines for 12 years from 1996 to 2008, she made a 360 degrees turn around in her career when she became a District Service Director with Nirvana Asia Limited since 2008. In 2008 she founded the Ultimate Team – a life planning consulting team. Having a ground zero network and also a ground zero sales experience compounded with 14 years abroad, today Aemy Wong is leading a team of more than 120 people in Nirvana Asia Limited with a sales revenue of close to 16 million a year. She trains and coaches in sales and leadership to help individuals to grow their income up to 4 times from the time that they join the organisation. Prominent female magazines such as Feminine and NuYou have featured her story to inspire more women to venture into the business world.

Bee Ting Ng

Certified HypnoBirthing Childbirth Educator & Infant Massage & Instructor Certified Dunstan Baby Language Instructor
Bee Ting spent 17 years of her working life in the investment line as an investment analyst and REIT manager. Her last position was the Chief Operating Officer of a listed REIT. After the birth of her third baby, she left the corporate world to pursue her passion of advocating for gentle birth as a HypnoBirthing childbirth educator. She is a faculty trainer of the HypnoBirthing Institute and the co-author of "Gentle Birth" which is a book for Malaysian mums to understand the importance of preparing for a positive birth experience for their family. She is also a certified Infant Massage Instructor and a Dunstan Baby Language Instructor. She founded ‘Baby With Bee’, a very successful conscious parenting centre which offers a variety of classes and workshops for modern parents as they embark on their parenting journey. She is also a featured speaker for public and corporate events and regularly conducts talks and training for birthing professionals.

Brian See

Blogger & Fashion Model
Brian See is a fashion/style influencer and also a model. He graduated with a BA (Hons) in PR and Event Management from Taylor's University. He has collaborated with many brands from fashion to lifestyle, including Coach, Calvin Klein, Levi's, Nestle, McDonalds just to name a few. He is also Taiwan Men's Uno Model Search 2015 finalist and the popularity award winner! He has over 150k followers across his social media platform where he shares about fashion, personal style and also traveling experiences.

Chee Sheng Keong

TARUC Lecturer
Mr. Keong Chee Sheng isn’t just your ordinary Chemistry Lecturer. He has been a lecturer with the Centre of Pre-Universities Studies (CPUS), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College since 2003. Mr. Keong’s sojourn into the world of TRIZ has enabled him to fuel a passion that he has had since young. Since young he has always been fascinated with innovations. Being totally involved with TRIZ he is now a certified TRIZ Level 1 Instructor and MATRIZ Level III practitioner member of Malaysia and is currently pursuing a PhD in Education with a focus in the Theory of Innovative Problem Solving (TRIZ). This passion has spilled over to his students for whom he is enthusiastically nurturing the ideation of innovations. Through his guidance his students had won several innovation competitions in Malaysia. He believes that one day his students’ innovations will be received and recognized by the world at large.

Coex Foo

Beat Boxer
Cody “Coex” Foo, is a performer, an informal emcee and an audio engineer all rolled into one bubbly character. He is the founder of BeatNation and he is the first Malaysian beatboxer to win a Gold medal for Malaysia. He was also an 808 Asian beatbox convention champion and currently the highest ranking beatboxer in the country. Coex has performed in events such as the Future Music Festival Asia 2012, Guinness ArThursday, Hennessy Artistry Cambodia, and has opened for Wang Lee Hom (Taiwan), U-KISS (Korea), and Yuna (Malaysia). He went on to judge Beat to the Box 2011 in Penang, Beat Blast 2012, and Think You Got Skills beatbox battle 2012, while still being the first Malaysian beatbox artist to attain residency in a club (Vertigo). He is also a motivational speaker and influencer, speaking in events such as TedxYouth KL 2014, TedxMMU 2015, TedxSunway 2015, Berjaya’s Founders day 2015 and AYLC ‘16.

Dr George Lee Eng Geap

Consultant Urologist
Dr George Lee Eng Geap is a consultant urologist who has completed his basic degree in Pharmacology from Cambridge University, and a medical degree at Addenbrookes’ Clinical School of Medicine in Cambridge. He was a consultant Urologist in the United Kingdom, before he was recruited to take on the position of Associate Professor of Surgery at University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. Professor George Lee is currently a clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at Monash University, Sunway Campus and a Consultant Urological Surgeon for Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur. Professor George Lee has keen interests and publishes extensively in his field of endourology, prostate diseases and men’s health. He is well known for his regular appearances on BFM radio station, RTM morning program and in respectable magazines. Dr. Lee also has regular columns with the Malaysian Chinese press and the compilations of his essays have now been published and have become a national bestseller.

Joe Ping Tham

Student
Tham Joe Ping is nothing like your usual teenager. This young man has a string of accolades that will certainly hold one’s attention. Since his school going days, he has held many leading positions and has continued to do so. He was the founder and chairperson of the Students Association of SMK Seri Kembangan as well as the chairperson of the Board of Executive of the public library of Seri Kembangan. In 2015 he received both the Student’s Role Model Award and the Excellent Leadership Award. Such leadership qualities provided the foundation for this youngster take on heavier responsibilities. He was made the camp leader in ‘Kem Gabungan Lembaga’ and ‘Kem LEAP’ and was the vice camp leader in ‘Kem Kebangsaan I Love Kampung Baru’. He quoted ‘It might not look much of an achievement to you, and yes, you are right, but it meant a lot to me and my team’.

Maggie Chong

Cancer Survivor & Cancer-Fighting Activist
Maggie Chong is a cancer patient diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer since 2009. Doctors then had informed her that she has only 6 months of life left and through the years her cancer cells have already spread to other parts of her body. She strongly believes that no cancer is untreatable and therefore had decided to take charge of her own destiny. She has involved actively in many inspirational programmes by participating in ‘self-reflective” and “promptly-switching” related camps. Despite the odds in her health, she actively engages herself in helping other cancer patients and her dedication to her cause has seen her joining the International Rehabilitation of Cancer Association (IRCA) to become a cancer-fighting activist. She is a motivational speaker by giving inspirational talks as part of her involvement in IRCA. Her very own motto is: “just do it, and do it without hesitation”. Lastly, Maggie has also proven that she will not allow cancer to dictate her fate.

Patrick Ong

Underwater Photographer & Creative Director
Patrick Ong is a certified diver since 1997 and his fascination with the ocean continues. In 2008, he began committing seriously to underwater photography, just like having a love affair with the sea. ‘Passion’ is the word that has kept him going in this sport for 18 years. He is also a strong motivator, influencing many of the people who knew him to become divers, as well as spreading his knowledge on marine environment and conservation to many others around him. After 3 years in an art collage, majoring in commercial photography in advertising, he began working as a Creative Director in a firm based in Kuala Lumpur. His natural instinct in picture composition and lighting has brought him to yet another level of underwater photography. He launched his first underwater photography book “WaterColour” in Hong Kong in December 2014. Currently, he’s busy doing what he loves best, that is giving talks around Asian countries and with such an impressive background.

Yar Shi Tan

TARUC Lecturer
Tan Yarshi holds a Master of Arts degree in Communication & Cultural Studies from Monash University. Presently, she is lecturing at Tunku Abdul Rahman University College in the Creative Arts Department of the Faculty of Social Science, Arts & Humanities. Yarshi is also a trainer for the Centre for Continuing and Professional Education and conducts public seminars and workshops on graphic design, digital illustration and imaging. Even from a very young age, Yarshi had professed an immense fondness for drawing and this has blossomed into a full blown passion for art and design. Her love for art and design has even spilled over into her leisure hours where she immerses herself in her personal crafts. In making learning of the subject of art & design more relevant to her students, she has incorporated her works in branding, in corporate logo designing, editorial and other design projects into her teaching materials.

Organizing team

Wai Leon
Low

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Organizer