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6:00 am – 11:00 am Breakfast Serena Brasserie
Buffet Breakfast
9:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Maple Room
Registration with World Learning staff
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Welcome Reception Sakura and Lotus
Heavy hors d’oeuvres and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided.
7:00 pm Dinner Off-site
Participants have a per diem allowance to spend on dinner at local restaurants.
6:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast Serena Brasserie
Buffet Breakfast
Transition to Program
9:00 am – 10:00 am Welcome and Introductions Junior Ballroom
Sophia Skaff, Program Officer, Multi-Regional Fulbright Programs, Office of Academic Exchange Programs, U.S. Department of State
Michelle Bolourchi, Program Manager, World Learning
Amy Broome, Senior Program Officer, World Learning
Melanie Winters, Program Officer, World Learning
Amy Fisher Bruey, Seminar Facilitator, Equilibrium
Transition to Break
10:00 am – 10:20 am Networking Break Foyer
Coffee, tea, and pastries
Transition to Program
10:20 am – 11:30 am Creating Spaces for Inclusive and Sustainable Civic Engagement Junior Ballroom
During this participant-led panel discussion, participants will share how we can create systems where people feel valued, independent, and powerful in the civic engagement space. Developing equitable and inclusive processes with collective commitment to meaningful change is key to sustainable civic engagement across ASEAN. Presenters will discuss their work in advocacy for including vulnerable and marginalized communities in national decision-making processes and share best practices in advancing youth civic engagement.
Moderator: Amy Fisher Bruey
Participant Speakers:
Cristine Claudia, Indonesia, 2017
Anan Bouapha, Laos, 2009-2010
Mandaking Missi, Malaysia, 2023
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Panel Reflection and Discussion Junior Ballroom
Participants will discuss and reflect on the previous participant-led panel discussion at their tables with guided questions.
Facilitator: Amy Fisher Bruey
Transition to Lunch
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch Serena Brasserie
Buffet Lunch
Transition to Program
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Global Communities Showcase Orchid and Dahlia
Engage with fellow participants to learn about community-based projects.
Transition to Break
2:30 pm – 2:50 pm Networking Break Foyer
Coffee, tea, and snacks
Transition to Program
2:50pm – 4:30 pm Empowering your Career Journey Junior Ballroom
During this session, participants will learn a framework that can help with establishing a career and a life path. Learn how to overcome barriers to success that people experience in the workplace and set a vision for your future.
Facilitator: Amy Fisher Bruey
4:30 pm – 4:45 pm Daily Closing and Announcements Junior Ballroom
Facilitator: Michelle Bolourchi
Please be in the East side entrance of the hotel lobby at 5:20 pm to board the buses.
5:30 pm – 9:00 pm Cultural Activity Off-site
World Learning has arranged a guided bus tour. During the tour, you will visit Chinatown, Maha Mariamman Temple, Guan Di Temple, Central Market, Independence Square, KL Tower, and Twin Towers Lake to experience the Symphony Water Fountain Show.
6:00 am - 8:30 am Breakfast Serena Brasserie
Buffet Breakfast
Transition to Program
9:00 am - 9:30 am Remarks from the Ministry of Higher Education Junior Ballroom
Datin Noorazah Omar, Undersecretary, International Relations Division, Ministry of Higher Education, Government of Malaysia
Curtis Johnson, Executive Director, Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange (MACEE)
9:30 am - 11:00 am Effective Communication Junior Ballroom
Go beyond talking and dive into the top three skills for effective communication. Improve your professional interactions and motivate others towards success. With these tools, you will become a more holistic, empathetic leader.
Facilitator: Amy Fisher Bruey
Transition to Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am Networking Break Foyer
Coffee, tea, and pastries
Transition to Program
11:20 am - 12:30 pm Communication and Leadership: Your Style Junior Ballroom
Everyone has strengths and growth opportunities in how they communicate. The first step in that growth is awareness of their own style. In this session, play with the four communication types and discuss how you can leverage your style to effectively manage teams.
Facilitator: Amy Fisher Bruey
Transition to Lunch
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch Serena Brasserie
Buffet Lunch
Transition to Discussion Corners
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Discussion Corners: Building Your Brand Orchid, Dahlia, and Junior Ballroom
*Please plan to attend one of the discussion corners.
Global Connections: Navigating Intercultural Communication in Professional Settings Orchid
In today's increasingly globalized world, effective intercultural communication is more critical than ever. Participants will delve into key topics such as understanding cultural differences, overcoming language barriers, and developing cultural empathy. Join us to enhance your intercultural competence, build stronger professional relationships, and contribute to a more cohesive and dynamic workplace environment. Whether you are working in a multinational corporation, collaborating with international clients, or simply looking to improve your cultural awareness, this session will provide valuable insights and tools for navigating the complexities of global communication.
Facilitator: Marlon Pura, Philippines, 2008-2009
Cultivating Your Network and Making Connections Dahlia
When you think of networking, is it a social network or professional network? When you ask someone how to network, do you focus on building the network or maintaining it? The ability to create and maintain a social and professional network is desirable, but how can we achieve that goal? This session will explore how to not only build your network but maintain it throughout your career.
Facilitator: Quynh Nguyen, Vietnam, 2015-2016
Becoming a Better Trainer Junior Ballroom
As you rise in your career, implement community projects, and become a mentor for an early career professional, you will be responsible for passing down your knowledge and skills. This session will explore how to improve your training skills by working in groups to discuss the qualities of a great trainer. Participants will also practice identifying training challenges and discuss ways to implement strategies for the future.
Facilitator: Venyuory Chhun, Cambodia, 2018-2019
Transition to Break
3:00 pm – 3:20 pm Networking Break Foyer
Coffee, tea, and snacks
Transition to Program
3:20 pm – 4:45 pm Inquisitive Project Management Junior Ballroom
To know how to manage a project, you also have to know how to ask the right questions. Walk through questions that drive innovation and discover how they can be used to propel the project management cycle. With these tools, you’ll begin to ideate your own projects and experiment with how questions broaden management perspectives.
Facilitator: Amy Fisher Bruey
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm Daily Closing and Announcements Junior Ballroom
Facilitator: Amy Broome
6:00 pm Dinner Off-site
Participants have a per diem allowance to spend on dinner at local restaurants.
6:00 am - 8:30 am Breakfast Serena Brasserie
Buffet Breakfast
Transition to Program
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Meetings with Local Organizations
Participants will select one of the three organizations below to visit off-site or meet at the hotel.
Biji Biji Initiative: Biji-biji works with corporates, government partners, international development agencies, and fellow impact organizations to adopt and scale sustainable development practices. Off-site visit
My Skills Foundation: MySkills operates under its 34 acres sized Youth Transformation & Entrepreneurship Campus in Kalumpang, Selangor. Social enterprising and self sustenance models are the evolving components at MySkills for continuously creating an enabling environment for at risk youth in Malaysia. Junior Ballroom
Impact Malaysia: Impact Malaysia is an initiative under the purview of the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Impact Malaysia aims to spur youth-driven social impact through a multi-stakeholder social impact working model, including communities, NGOs, civil society, philanthropic organizations corporations, social innovators, and tech. Orchid
Transition to Lunch
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch Tatsu Restaurant (Level 1)
Buffet Lunch
Transition to Program
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm The Mentorship Method Junior Ballroom
Being a mentor is more than just giving advice. Discover the different types of mentorship, determine when they are used well, and practice how you can use them to uplift others as you continue forward in your own career.
Facilitator: Amy Fisher Bruey
Transition to Break
2:30 pm – 2:50 pm Networking Break Foyer
Coffee, tea, and pastries
Transition to Program
2:50 pm - 4:30 pm Transforming Ideas into Action Junior Ballroom
In small teams, participants will pitch their project ideas for regional collaboration in building alumni support networks.
Emcee: Amy Fisher Bruey
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Seminar Reflection Junior Ballroom
Facilitator: Amy Fisher Bruey
Transition to Closing Dinner
Please be in the East side entrance of the hotel lobby at 6:20 pm to board the buses.
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Closing Dinner Tamarind Springs
6:00 am – 11:00 am Breakfast Serena Brasserie
Buffet Breakfast
7:00 am – 6:00 pm Departures
12:00 pm Hotel Check-out time