15 December
Local Date: Dec 14 2024 |
Local Time: 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Emeritus Professor Dr. Malcolm Cooper taught at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University from 2003 to 2022. He has published over 200 books and papers. He was the inaugural Vice President for International Relations and Research at APU (2005-2012), and he now teaches a range of tourism and hospitality management (medical and health and wellness tourism), academic writing, economics, and business management subjects at Nagasaki University, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Delta International University (USA) and The Catholic University of New Spain (USA). Prior to APU he was Dean, University of Southern Queensland, Head of the School of Business Management and Professor of Tourism Management, Waiariki Institute of Technology, Rotorua, New Zealand, and Environmental Services Director/City Planner, Stirling Council, Australia. Other notable career highlights include Editor for the JICA Ogata Research Institute (6 years), Interim Academic Director, Dubai College of Tourism 2015; Project Director, Tourism Resources Improvement Program Sri Lanka 2010-2013; and Director, Wide Bay Water Corporation, Queensland, Australia 2002-2010. He was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in 2003. |
President and Founder of MyBeauty Advisor, He is an Economist, Group CEO of Oriental Mace Group, and a Distinguish Scholar and Corporate Leader. He is Director to E-Plus Limited (a PLC in National Stock Exchange of Australia), Independent Director at Watermark Ltd. and Advisor to 8i Acquisition Corp. (both are PLC at Nasdaq, USA). He was lead consultant in a number of projects with ASEAN and UNWTO, and was CEO and Executive Director to a PLC company in Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. He is now an appointed leader of a national initiative, MyBeauty Advisor, a public-private partnership program by the Ministry of Tourism Malaysia to promote beauty tourism worldwide. He obtained his Ph.D. (2004) from University of Strathclyde in the UK, and pursued his Post-Doctorate (2006) at Peking University, China. He studied Economics at Western Michigan University (BBA, 1996) and University Putra Malaysia (M.Econ, 1999). His last academic posting was with PUTRA Business School, UPM (2016), He has over 10 years of active involvement (2004-2016) as economic policy and planning consultant to the government both in Malaysia, SEA nations and China. He also established and served as 1st President (2010-2012) NKEA-EPP10, an Economic Transformation Programme under the Malaysia’s Prime Minister Office. |
Chairman of MyBeauty Advisor and Secretary General of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) , Malaysia (2017–2019) with 30 years of experience in the tourism industry, he has placed Malaysia as a major tourist destination in the world for 23 years. He contributes ideas to the Malaysia Tourism Transformation Program (2010–2020), the National Tourism Policy (2020–2050) and the National Culture Policy (2020–2030). Before retiring, he was the Secretary General of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Malaysia. His tenure is as follows: Secretary General of MOTAC (October 25, 2017–February 17, 2019); Deputy Secretary General (Culture) of MOTAC (January 5, 2017–October 24, 2017); Deputy Secretary General (Tourism) of the MOTAC (February 14, 2011–January 4, 2017); Undersecretary of Tourism Industrial Development of the Tourism Service Department, Ministry of Tourism and Culture (January 16, 2009–February 13, 2011) and so on. |
Shayesteh Moghadas-Knowledge Exchange Researcher , University of Strathclyde, UK Shayesteh Moghadas graduated from the University of Putra Malaysia and currently is a dedicated researcher specializing in tourism & hospitality sustainability. Currently a Knowledge Exchange Research Assistant at the University of Strathclyde, she has led successful tourism and sustainability hospitality projects in Southeast Asia. With experience in academia as a lecturer and vice president, Shayesteh bridges the gap between theory and practice, driving impactful research in her field. شایسته مقدس فارغ التحصیل رشته هتلداری از دانشگاه پوترا مالزی و در حال حاضر محقق در زمینه گردشگری و هتلداری پایدار در دانشگاه استراکلاید اسکاتلند میباشند. شایسته بیش از دو دهه پروژه های موفقی در زمینه های گردشگری و هتلداری در کشورهای جنوب شرق و خاورمیانه ارایه داده اند . ایشان با استفاده از تجربیات تدریس و معاونت دانشگاهی خود توانسته اند تا پلی ما بین تئوری و عمل در زمینه تحقیقات فوق بعمل بیاورند . |
Malcolm Cooper | |
Wong Kong Yew Moderator | |
Datuk Rashidi Bin Hasbullah Speaker | |
Shayesteh Moghadas Speaker | |