Panel Sessions
The panel sessions at ICCOS 2024 will explore the following four focus areas affecting leadership today and tomorrow:
Session 1: 2:00 – 3:45 PM
Panel 1: Social Upliftment and Empowerment
This panel will discuss the importance of the role of community leadership in garnering support and consolidating resources to empower and uplift community members.
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Mdm. Rahayu Buang (Chief Executive Officer, KidSTART, Singapore) |
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Mr. Omar E. Hamid (Co-Founder, LaunchGood, The United States of America) |
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Mr. Zulhaqem Zulkifli (Co-Founder, Project Hills, Singapore) |
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Panel Chair: Ustazah Amalina Abdul Nasir (Vice President, Mendaki Club, Singapore) |
Panel 2: Representative Leadership
This panel will discuss the importance of the role of community leadership in working towards the goal of being adequately representative, not only for intra-community development but also to serve as representatives and interlocutors between the state and the Muslim minority community, as well as between the community and others who are part of the broader social fabric.
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Dr. Syed Harun Alhabsyi (President of Lembaga Biasiswa Kenangan Maulud (LBKM), Singapore) |
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Ms. Amina Rasul-Bernardo (President of the Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy (PCID, The Philippines) |
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Dr. Baptiste Brodard (Doctor in Social Sciences and Religious Studies, University of Fribourg, Switzerland) |
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Panel Chair: Dr. Hana Alhadad (Adjunct Faculty, National University of Singapore/Singapore Management University) |
Session 2: 4:15 – 6:00 PM
Panel 3: Social Cohesion for the Future
This panel will discuss the importance of the role of community leadership in strengthening social cohesion by fostering well-being, a sense of belonging, and voluntary social participation among members of society. It will also focus on developing communities that appreciate and promote a multiplicity of values and cultures.
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Mr. Pongsak Yingchoncharoen (Mayor of Yala City Municipality, Thailand) |
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Mr. Rakesh Sharanund Naidoo (Superintendent, National Partnerships Manager – Ethnic, New Zealand) |
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Ustazah Liyana Rosli Asmara (Head, Harmony Center, Singapore) |
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Panel Chair: Dr. Mathew Mathews (Head of IPS Social Lab, Principal Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore) |
Theme 4: Considerations for the Future – Enterprise, Professionals and Religious Sector
This panel will discuss the importance of the role of community leadership in harnessing the synergies between various domains, leveraging their collective potential to address pressing issues, anticipate future challenges, and seize opportunities for positive change.
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Dr. Md Saidul Islam (Associate Professor and the Post-Graduate Coordinator of Sociology, School of Social Sciences and Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) |
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Mr. Shamir Rahim (Founder, VersaFleet, Singapore) |
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Ustaz Muhammad Tarmizi Abdul Wahid (President of Singapore Islamic Scholars & Religious Teachers Association (PERGAS), Singapore) |
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Panel Chair: Ms. Nadia Yeo (M3 Tunas Leader, Singapore) |
Closing Panel
2:30 – 4:00 PM
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Mr. Masagos Zulkifli (Minister for Social and Family Development, Second Minister for Health And Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs, Singapore) |
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Mr. Ahmed Aboutaleb (Mayor of Rotterdam, Netherlands) |
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Ms. Amenah F. Pangandaman (Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) of the Philippines) |
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Mr. Pongsak Yingchoncharoen (Mayor of Yala City Municipality, Thailand) |
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Panel Chair: Mr. Khairul Anwar Mohamed Abdul Alim (Deputy Chief Executive, Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, Singapore) |
