Exhibition from 13th July to 31st July 2024 , State Legislative Assembly Building
Arrival of guests at the State Assembly Building and preview with Lee Khai
Speech by Dato' Law Choo Kiang, Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly
Michael & Saniza Yong-Haron, Kwok Kian Chow, Lee Khai and artist Chua Say Hua to present talks about the artworks and connecting Penang to the global artworld.
A Movie Screening with high definition projection and enhanced sound system
Please arrive early before the show starts to avoid interrupting the movie.
Talk about Wu lien-teh and his close collaboration with Dr Lim Boon Keng
Presents a short story of Dr Lim Boon Keng's “China Journey”
The making of Lim Boon Keng the Musical
Panel
Pastries from the Shangri-la pastry kitchen
Lim Boon Keng the Musical by Stella Kon, the great granddaughter of Lim Boon Keng and most noted for her award winning, Emily on Emerald Hill.
Visit to the Peranakan Museum, Clan Jetty, Hawker Centre for tea followed by Durian Party (proposed itinerary)
A Movie Screening with high definition projection and enhanced sound system
Combined with the Penang-Singapore people-to-people friendship dinner
Download the show booklet
Premiered in Singapore in October 2019, this show is produced by Musical Theatre Ltd. based on Stella Kon's book on her great grandfather Dr. Lim Boon Keng.
Stella Kon and MTL have graciously allowed the CWC to screen the movie at our event.
Penang joins the growing number of cities to launch Musings. Co-hosted by the Penang Institute.
Coffee & tea and light refreshments
YAB Chief Minister Tuan Chow Kon Yeow presents a short speech and unveils the book
Moderated by Ooi Geok Ling & Penang Institute
Presentation of Musings book-set to the Chief Minister
Lunch for invited guests
Session 1
Overview and objective of Planning Forum and the proposed lists of CWC projects
Penang Art District (Lee Khai), Penang Integrative Medicine Centre (Winfred Khoo) and Gunung Padang Pyramids Archaeology (Prof Danny Hilman Natawidjaja)
Project Associate Professor Hiro Saito recounting his big decision to leave a safe job to start this new university.
Synopsis
During the pandemic, my family and I decided to relocate to rural Japan to be in touch with nature and pursue a holistic way of living. I then stumbled upon the “Co-Innovation University (CoIU)” project in rural Japan that aspired to help create a new civilization that would enable the inhabitants of different worlds to not only peacefully coexist but also... Read more
Rethinking art and architecture from an Asian perspective - ARCHITECTURE IN ASIA
Synopsis
The world is shifting East so must Architecture. The new Architecture has to be based on a new Asian Civilisational Order is in the making. This means a form of living: an interdependent network of big cities, small towns and Rubanised village economies. De-humanisation will be replaced by re-humanisation. Humanised jobs will replace jobs taken away by automation.
What does a "commonwealth of world Chinatowns" art museum look like?
Synopsis
The goal of the CWC is to bring Chinatowns from around the world closer together. Despite being inspired by Chinatowns, the organization is not limited to only Chinese cultures and traditions. Chinatowns are transnational and intercultural spaces with cultural connections to localities, states, and both local and Chinese traditions on a global or diasporic scale. Read more.
Reconceptualizing the university for global collaborative initiatives from an Asian perspective.
Why Commonwealth of World Chinatowns?
Tay Kheng Soon, Kwok Kian Chow, Hiro Saito, & George Yeo
In honour of the close friendship of the peoples of Penang and Singapore
Light refreshments and drinks served
The making of Lim Boon Keng the Musical
By the Sayang Sayang Dance Troupe, a Nyonya Dance Performance
followed by Javanese Dance troupe performing an ancient traditional Yogyakarta style Javanese dance
Lim Boon Keng's grand-son-in-law and Tan Kah Kee's grandson (Recorded video message)
Recalls his experience as son of Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu in Singapore.
Visiting Penang with Lee Kuan Yew
A short welcome address
Chinese Course Dinner individually plated and served
A short presentation on Dr Lim Boon Keng and Dr Wu Lien-teh's collaborations in Penang, Singapore and China
Dr Lim Boon Keng and the Overseas Chinese Association: A Traumatic Case of Extortion of $50 Million Dollars by the Japanese Military Government During World War IIi
Lim Boon Keng the Musical by Stella Kon, the great granddaughter of Lim Boon Keng and most noted for her award winning, Emily on Emerald Hill.
Session 2
Winfred Khoo to present a short overview of Day 2
The Future of Humanity and the Importance of Art & Science in Consciousness Evolution
Revolutionary Science: Why Funding is Hard to Get? The Institute for Venture Science
John Petersen and Prof. Gerald Pollack take questions
Prof Ian Brighthope and Dr Ron Ehrlich
Dr Ron Ehrlich: Transforming Healthcare & the Workplace: Integrative Approaches for a Healthier Future
New forms of research collaboration and funding through interdisciplinary approaches - Prof Danny Hilman Natawidjaja, Dr Ron Ehrlich and Geoff Smith
Prof Ian Brighthope, Dr Peter Eng,(Melbourne), Dr Ron Erhlich (Sydney), Dr Emira Oepangat, Dr Ian Lee (Singapore), Dr Erwin Kay (Singapore), Geoff Smith (Singapore) and George Yeo (Singapore)
Art, science, history and geopolitics. The impact on civilizations past, present and future from a Southeast Asian perspective. CWC Congress 2025.
Ian Hudson of the 1421 Foundation presents new evidence supporting Gavin Menzies' blockbuster books on the voyages of Admiral Cheng Ho around the world.
Timofey Egorov, Leading Specialist Cosmonaut Trainer at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre. Why being outdoors, physical activities, good natural food and play is important for space travel.
Timofey Egorov & Ian Hudson to take questions
Timofey Egorov, Leading Specialist Cosmonaut Trainer at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre. Why being outdoors, physical activities, good natural food and play is important for space travel.
Lim Siang Jin on the experience of The Edge Media Group
Woon Tai Ho regrets that he is unable to attend CWC for reasons beyond his control. Instead Martino Tan the Managing Editor of Mothership will take his slot. For Tai Ho's written presentation please read here.
Martino Tan on his journey of co-founding Mothership and how Mothership engages with young people on news.
What are the key elements for a new global collaborative university?
How do we fund cross border projects through collaborative transnational philanthropy? An outline from the Asian Dialogue Society.
Roundtable discussion with all participants.
The next steps forward
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After briefing the Penang Chief Minister at his office
From Left: Dato' Cheok Lay Leng, Kwok Kian Chow, Lee Khai, Winfred Khoo, Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, Woon Tai Ho, Loh Lean Chooi and Prof. Emeritus Yuen Kah Hay
Kian Chow, Lee Khai and Tai Ho
Coffee with the Penang Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly, Dato Law Choo Kiang
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Participation in the 3-day CWC Events and Planning Forum is by invitation.
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Launch of Musings Book Series
Planning Forum overview and summary
Futurist - The Future of Humanity and the Importance of Art & Science in Consciousness Evolution
Founder, The Arlington Institute
Revolutionary Science: Why Funding is Hard to Get? The Institute of Venture Science and why there is a dearth of world changing technologies in the last century.
Leading Cosmonaut Trainer, Timofey, briefly explains the Young Cosmonauts School and the concept of the new Russian Cosmism.
Post event recording will be uploaded soon
The next 3 years will see deep fundamental changes in human civilization.
Art can help us to see the future. If you know how, by observing trends in modern art, you can tell what the near future heralds.
Breakthroughs in science is coming. Exponential change, unlike what we have seen before is a result of transition in expanded human consciousness.
The Solar System's journey in the Milky Way galaxy following natural long cycles measured in thousands of years ushers in these changes. John, like an ancient Tao master, with modern techniques to gaze at the unseen universe forecasts world changing events.
Breakthroughs in science is rare. Water research holds great promises and yet is not well funded. This short clip explains the reasons for a dearth in revolutionary technologies.
For a longer synopsis click the button below. Prof. Pollack will be discussing these and more on Monday, 15th July.
The Young Cosmonauts School is co-organized by the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre and the Association for the Ecology of the Unknown.
Aerospace science is one of the necessary underpinnings of the knowledge to go into space. Just as important is the ethics that undergirds this science which was articulated by the founders of Russian space travel and rocketry. Updated today as the new Russian Cosmism.
Bringing individuals from Southeast Asia and the world to explore art, culture, history, science, medicine and health.
Encouraging those who can to donate and invest in the new paradigm and discoveries. A call to philanthropists.
Is there a better way for global cooperation to advance human knowledge by reconceptualizing the university?
How do you donate to cross border global cooperation for art projects and revolutionary scientific research?
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