Keynote Speaker 1:

 

"Challenges in Human-friendly Mechatronics"

 

Prof. Dr. Yasutaka Fujimoto

Yokohama National University, Japan 

Yasutaka Fujimoto received B.E., M.E., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan, in 1993, 1995, and 1998, respectively. In 1998 he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan as a research associate. Since 1999, he has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Yokohama National University, Japan, where he is currently a Professor. He is a member of IEE of Japan, Robotics Society of Japan, SICE, INFORMS, and IEICE and a senior member of IEEE.

 

 

Keynote Speaker 2:

 

Datuk Hj. Aminar Rashid Salleh

Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua (PERODUA) Sdn. Bhd

 

Datuk Hj. Aminar Rashid, 53, is currently the Managing Director of Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (PERODUA). He joined Perodua on 1 January 2010. Prior to joining Perodua, he had worked for 8 years with Techart Sdn Bhd, a MARA subsidiary and spent about 1 1⁄2 years with Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd focusing primarily in the areas of property and purchasing. Subsequently, he joined UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary company of UMW, where he was appointed as the Executive Director and the Head of Strategic Marketing Group. Datuk Hj. Aminar holds a Degree in Civil Engineering from Universiti Technologi MARA and also has an Executive Diploma in Business Administration from University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom. He also attended the “Management Development Program” at the University of Michigan, USA. He sits on the Board of Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (POSB), Perodua Sales Sdn Bhd (PSSB), Perodua Auto Corporation Sdn Bhd (PCSB), Perodua Manufacturing Sdn Bhd (PMSB), Perodua Engine Manufacturing Sdn Bhd (PEMSB), Perodua Stamping Sdn Bhd, Strategic Auto Sdn Bhd, Ingress Technologies Sdn Bhd (ITSB), UMW (East Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, UMW Machinery Limited (Myanmar), UMW Engineering Services Limited (Myanmar) and Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP). He is also the committee member of “Audit Committee” for Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd and Perodua Auto Corporation Sdn Bhd, Exco member of Perodua Sales Sdn Bhd, Academic Board member of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), a committee member of Innovation and Initiative, Higher Education Department, and also attends the monthly UMW Management Committee meeting as an invitee.