Two days of intensive scientific sessions, invited lectures, workshops, and networking opportunities. The detailed programme is tentative and subject to change.
Registration & Welcome Breakfast
Welcome Remark, Opening & Award of NSM Prizes
Keynote Lecture 1
Chairperson: Dr Tee E Siong (Nutrition Society of Malaysia)
From Child Malnutrition to Food System Transformation: Rethinking Malaysia’s Nutrition Challenges and Solutions
Prof Dr Poh Bee Koon (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
Coffee Break / Poster & Exhibition Viewing
Symposium 1: Lifespan Nutrition
Chairperson: Prof Dr Loh Su Peng (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
Empowering Communities to End Stunting in Malaysia
Prof Dr Norhasmah Sulaiman (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS 2025): Older Persons Health
Dr Chan Yee Mang (Institute for Public Health, Malaysia)
Invited Lecture 1
Chairperson: Assoc Prof Dr Wong Jyh Eiin (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
Algal Omega3: Advancing Human Health Through Sustainable, ScienceBased Nutrition
Dr Ek Kai Lin (dsm-firmenich, Singapore)
Lunch Symposium
Chairperson: Prof Dr Norhaizan Mohd Esa (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
Sodium Reduction in Real-World Diets: Evidence, Trade-offs, and Practical Strategies
Assoc Prof Dr Zulfitri Azuan Mat Daud (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
Poster & Exhibition Viewing
Symposium 2: Nutrition Intervention
Chairperson: Assoc Prof Dr Gan Wan Ying (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
Empowering the underserved: A digitally-assisted peer-support healthy lifestyle framework to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in a low-income community in Malaysia (MYCardio-PEER)
Assoc Prof Dr Amutha Ramadas (Monash University Malaysia)
Smart and Sustainable Sodium Reduction: Integrating Sensory Science and Behavioural Strategies for a Health-Resilient Malaysia
Dr Say Yee How (Sunway University, Malaysia)
Invited Lecture 2
Chairperson: Pn Rokiah Don (Nutrition Society of Malaysia)
Gut-Driven Longevity: The Role of Prebiotic Chicory Root Fibres in Mood and Bone Health
Mr Alvin Surya Tjahyo (BENEO Asia-Pacific, Singapore)
Nutrition Update 1
Chairperson: Assoc Prof Dr Wee Bee Suan (Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia)
Young Researchers' Symposium
Chairperson: Dr Yasmin Ooi Beng Houi (Universiti Malaysia Sabah)
End of Day 1 Conference
Coffee Break
Welcome Breakfast
Poster & Exhibition Viewing
Nutrition Update 2
Chairperson: Dr Roseline Yap Wai Kuan (Nutrition Society of Malaysia)
Coffee Break / Poster & Exhibition Viewing
Keynote Lecture 2
Chairperson: Prof Hamid Jan Jan Mohamed (Universiti Sains Malaysia)
The Missing Layer in Precision Health: Data Integrity and the Future of AI in Health and NutritionAssoc Prof Dr Carmen Tekwe (Indiana University Bloomington, USA)
Symposium 3: Public Health Nutrition
Chairperson: Asst Prof Dr Nurliyana Abdul Razak (UCSI University, Malaysia)
Eating Out in the Age of Modernisation: Health, Behaviour, and Food Environments
Assoc Prof Dr Elise Line Mognard (Taylor’s University, Malaysia)
Approaching a Decade of ToyBox Sarawak: Transforming Child Health by Evolving from Physical Kits to Sustainable, Digital Nutrition Solutions for Teachers, Children, and Parents
Prof Dr Cheah Whye Lian (Universiti Malaysia Sarawak)
Invited Lecture 3
Chairperson: Assoc Prof Dr Satvinder Kaur (UCSI University, Malaysia)
Networking Lunch
Invited Lecture 4
Chairperson: Mr Ng Chee Kai (Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Selangor, Malaysia)
Forum: Promoting Healthy Food Environment - Beyond Ultra-Processed Foods
Moderator: Dr Tan Sue Yee (Nutrition Society of Malaysia)
Panelists:
Dr Tee E Siong (Southeast Asia Public Health Nutrition Network)
Assoc Prof Dr Wong Jyh Eiin (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
Prof Dr Wan Rosli Wan Ishak (Universiti Sains Malaysia)
Coffee Break / Poster & Exhibition Viewing
Nutrition Update 3
Chairperson: Dr Chew Lye Yee (Taylor’s University, Malaysia)
Rapid Fire Poster Presentation
Prize Giving and Closing Ceremony
End of Conference
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