World Innovation Forum (Kuala Lumpur)

World Innovation Forum
World Innovation Forum
	World Innovation Forum in Kuala Lumpur
Begins	November 12, 2013
Ends	November 14, 2013
Frequency	Annually
Location(s)	Kuala Lumpur Convention Center
Inaugurated	2010
Most recent	2012
Participants	15,000 attendees
Website	[1]

World Innovation Forum (Kuala Lumpur) ^[1] is an annual conference held each year in Kuala Lumpur. Past speakers at WIF-KL include current and former Malaysian Prime Ministers, Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad and Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak.^[2]

Description

WIF-KL is a three-day annual conference and award ceremony held each year in Kuala Lumpur that discusses issues related to innovation.^[3] In 2012, WIF-KL was the culmination of the Science and Innovation Movement.^[4]

WIF-KL 2012

WIF-KL 2012 consisted of four core events and nine satellite events:^[5]

WIF-KL 2012 Core Event

KL Innovation Forum 2012^[6]
BioMalaysia Conference and Exhibition 2012^[7]^[8]
NanoMalaysia Summit and Expo^[9]
National Innovation Conference and Exhibition (NICE) 2012

WIF-KL 2012 Satellite Events

TEDxMerdeka
Market Open Day (JEJAK INOVASI)
KidsInvent Finale
Asia Grassroot Innovation Design Competition and Forum
21st Century Learning (Innovation in Education)
Re:Generation and Transform and Roll Out Session
International Symposium on Fostering Innovation in Developing Countries
Cyber Security Malaysia Awards, Conference and Exhibition
WIFKL Innovation Award

WIF-KL 2013

The 2013 World Innovation Forum will be held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on November 12–14, 2013.

Participants

Past participants have included business leaders such as Mohd Yusoff Sulaiman and Wing K. Lee,^[10] as well as distinguished professors such as Datuk Seri Dr. Maximus Johnity Ongkili and Anil K. Gupta.^[11]

Organizers

World Innovation Forum - Kuala Lumpur (WIF-KL) WIF-KL is organized by Malaysia's Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) and the Malaysian Foundation for Innovation (YIM).