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This major international event is making its presence felt in South East Asia after 12 years. The first South East Asian country to host it was Singapore in 1997. In 2007, the 13th conference was held at Norrkoping, Sweden. The conference theme is: “Thinking Minds: Nurturing the Design of a Better Future.
University Putra Malaysia proudly announces that it has won the bid to host this major international event from 22nd - 26th June, 2009. This conference will address a range of important disciplines in the various areas of thinking for the benefit of mankind. Main speakers will include some of the world’s leading thinkers in the field of education, management, business, health & medicine, science and technology, arts, humanities and culture, engineering and manufacturing, sustainability and the environment, media and entertainment and many others. This conference will include approximately 200 presentations (papers, workshops, posters etc) by professionals, corporate practitioners, educators, researchers and others.
Gathering of Thinkers in Malaysia
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This conference believes that the development of skills related to creativity, innovation and foresight helps to strengthen an individual’s ability to perform effectively in anything they undertake.
This conference will show you that learning and doing things cannot take place without reflection. The conference will show you that educating and training people at all levels in the skills of creativity, innovation etc will enhance reflection, improve your ability to make decisions and will provide you with the ability to deal with change in a responsible manner.
The conference will highlight the need to move away from outdated ways of doing things, approaches etc towards cultivating habits of minds that will enable people to think effectively.
COME LISTEN TO MORE THAN 200 PRESENTATIONS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND MEET YOUR FAVOURITE “ THINKING GURU.”
