Westminster College, Kuala Lumpur & Singapore, May 04 - May 13, 2015

Mon, May 04, 2015

12:05 AM

arrive Kuala Lumpur

day 1

arrive Kuala Lumpur

air

meet ISP representative at the airport

transfer to hotel/check-in
11:00 AM

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

bus transfer

meet in the hotel lobby/depart for the tour

cultural event: half-day trip to Batu Caves
Visit Batu Caves, one of Kuala Lumpurs most popular attractions, this
100-year-old temple built inside the monumental limestone cave is
an important religious landmark for Hindu religion.

bus/walk

lunch on your own

rest of the day at leisure

Tue, May 05, 2015

welcome to Malaysia

day 2

breakfast
8:30 AM

hotel

meet in the hotel lobby/depart for the visit

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

visit: opportunities for start-up companies brought by the

Malaysian solar boom
SolarGE
Noor Shahiwan, CEO
Mair Nasser Abidin, Senior VP, Symbiosis Unit, Malaysian Technology
Development Corporation
during this academic event, you will hear a presentation about
Malaysian start-up ecosystem and about business activities of
SolarGE and you will briefly visit three additional tech start-up
companies

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

group lunch
Renaissance Hotel

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

cultural event: guided tour of Kuala Lumpur National Mosque,

Tugu Negara, Thean Hou Temple
Visit the National Mosque, a uniquely-designed building that
embodies a contemporary expression of traditional Islamic art. You
will also see Tugu Negara, a sculpture that commemorates the
Malaysian soldiers who struggled for freedom, and the Thean Hou
Temple, one of the largest Chinese temples in Southeast Asia.

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

welcome dinner
Tamarind

bus half day

hotel restaurant

bus/walk

bus transfer/restaurant

return to hotel

bus transfer

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local business environment

breakfast

9:00 AM

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

day 3
hotel

meet in the hotel lobby/depart for the visits

visit: the specifics of Malaysian consumer behavior
BBDO/Proximity Malaysia
Anirban Ganguly, Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer
management presentation, discussion

bus full day

lunch on your own

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

visit: the operations of Malaysia-based multinational conglomerate

Sime Darby
return to hotel

6:00 PM
6:45 PM - 8:30 PM

Thu, May 07, 2015

meet in the hotel lobby/depart for Petronas

cultural event: tour of Petronas Towers - Sky Bridge

future prospects

day 4

breakfast
8:30 AM

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

bus transfer

hotel

meet in the hotel lobby/depart for visits

visit: traditional manufacturing - successful local company
Royal Selangor
tour of facilities, interactive workshop

bus full day

lunch on your own

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

visit: high-tech manufacturing - the importance of innovation

Dell Malaysia
Noorul Uteh, HR Country Lead for Malaysia
TS Koay, IT Director
management presentation, discussion, tour of offices
rest of the day at leisure

Fri, May 08, 2015

explore Malacca

day 5

breakfast
8:15 AM

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

hotel

meet in the hotel lobby/depart for the trip

cultural event: full-day trip to Malacca (including lunch)
This tour allows you to experience the historical richness of Malacca,
the point where Malaysia was originally formed; by visiting different
landmarks you will see the British, Dutch and Portuguese influences on
the landscape of Malacca; the tour covers the Dutch Square, Clock
Tower, Queen Victoria Fountain and Porta de Santiago.

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transfer to Singapore

day 6

breakfast
7:00 AM

check out/transfer to the airport

10:25 AM

flight to Singapore

11:25 AM

arrive Singapore

1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

hotel
bus transfer
air

group lunch
Seasonal Taste

restaurant

transfer to hotel/check-in
afternoon
4:00 PM

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Sun, May 10, 2015

bus transfer

free to relax & explore the city

OR
meet in the hotel lobby/depart for the tour
optional cultural event: guided tour of Singapore
this tour will introduce you to Singapore's ethnic diversity as you visit
the colorful district of Little India and culturally-rich Chinatown, with its
temples and traditional shop houses. You will also see the Arts House
situated at the Old Parliament House, the imposing Supreme Court and
City Hall, and enjoy a beautiful panoramic view from one of the tallest
hills in Singapore, Mt. Faber

Jurong Bird Park

day 7

breakfast
9:30 AM

9:30 AM - 3:00 PM

sts pay individually

hotel

meet in the hotel lobby

cultural event: half-day trip to Jurong Bird Park
Jurong Bird Park is the largest bird park in the world with over 8,000
birds representing 600 species; the park offers an experience that is
both entertaining and educational; you can enjoy the "Birds n Buddies"
show or be enthralled by birds of prey in either the "King of the Skies"
or the "Fuji World of Hawk" shows

bus/walk

lunch on your own

return to hotel
6:30 PM

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

meet in the hotel lobby

cultural event: Night Safari tour
on this night safari, you can find over 1,000 nocturnal animals
representing 100 species in vast naturalistic habitats; in this open-air
zoo set in a tropical rainforest, you can observe the animals on foot or
by tram as they frolic, graze, and hunt

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own arrangements

day 8

breakfast

hotel

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

visit: P&G (own arrangements)

bus half day

12:45 PM - 2:45 PM

group lunch with a guest speaker (own arrangements)

rest of the day at leisure

Tue, May 12, 2015

key industries

day 9

breakfast
8:30 AM

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

hotel

meet in the hotel lobby/depart for visits

visit: oil industry in Singapore - beyond oil drilling
FMC Technologies
Lars Bjornsrud, Senior Manager Corporate Communications
management presentation, discussion, 3D projection

bus full day

lunch on your own

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

visit: Singapore's logistics industry - capturing the growth

opportunities in Asia
FedEx
Kevin Teoh, Senior Manager, Ramp & Gateway Operations
management presentation, discussion, tour of facilities
return to hotel

6:30 PM
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

meet in the hotel lobby/depart for visits

farewell dinner
Quayside Seafood

bus transfer/restaurant

return to hotel

Wed, May 13, 2015

bus transfer

depart for USA

day 10

breakfast

hotel

check out/transfer to the airport

bus transfer

depart for USA

air

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