This event offers a platform for insightful talks and conversation, reconnecting with City St George’s, The City Law School, and Bayes Business School (formerly Cass Business School), as well as networking with alumni, City Law School staff and prospective students.
, 18:00 – 22:00 MYT
Hosted by Dr Sionade Robinson, Vice-President (Enterprise, Engagement and Employability), City St George's, University of London, Professor André Spicer, Executive Dean of Bayes Business School, and Professor Richard Ashcroft, Executive Dean of The City Law School, we are pleased to invite all alumni in Malaysia to a networking reception at the Four Seasons Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, 16th November 2024.
We are delighted to welcome as our keynote speaker for the event, Dato’ Mary Lim Thiam Suan, Director of Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), formerly Federal Court Judge of Malaysia. Dato’ Mary will speak on “Change or Be Changed” exploring how the profession of law is adapting to technological change in today’s post-pandemic world. Considering the impact of artificial intelligence and related developments; the talk will touch on issues affecting all sectors, in a world in which technological assistance is increasingly prominent and potentially disruptive.
This is a great opportunity for the alumni community in this region to come together, listen to thought-provoking talks, learn the latest news from the University and schools, and network with alumni, faculty and staff.
Beverages and delicious canapés will be served throughout the networking reception. You are welcome to bring a guest.
Programme
18:00 Registration and networking
19:00 Welcome and update from City St George’s
19:20 "Change or Be Changed" talk by Keynote Speaker Dato’ Mary Lim Thiam Suan
19:45 Q&A
20:00 Networking reception continues with drinks and canapés
About the Keynote Speaker
Dato' Mary Lim Thiam Suan
Dato' Mary Lim Thiam Suan read law at the University of Leeds, UK and graduated with an LLB (Hons) degree. She has been admitted to Lincoln's Inn as a Barrister-at-law. She is now a Hon Bencher of Lincoln's Inn.
In 1993, she obtained her Master of Laws degree from the University of Western Australia. Prior to her elevation to the High Court of Malaya, where she sat in the New Commercial Court, Dato’ Lim served in various capacities at the Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia.
These include as Federal Counsel, Senior Federal Counsel, Senior Assistant Parliamentary Draftsman, Legal Advisor to the State of Negeri Sembilan, Deputy Head of Civil Division before finally retiring as Commissioner of Law Revision and Law Reform.
Dato’ Lim was the first judge of the Construction Court in Kuala Lumpur until her elevation to the Court of Appeal. She recently retired as a Judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia and is Director of Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC).
About the hosts
Dr Sionade Robinson
Sionade is an impactful and collaborative leader in Higher Education, currently serving as Vice President Engagement, Enterprise, and Employability, at City St George's University of London.
A member of the University's Leadership Team, she is responsible for a portfolio of strategic objectives including a sector-leading university-wide Career Activation Programme which has embedded career focused education and professional experience into every undergraduate degree, supporting 12,500 students and contributing significantly to City St George's TEF GOLD for student outcomes.
Before joining the President’s team, Sionade was a member of the Bayes Business School’s Executive Committee, as Associate Dean People & Culture, and before that, Associate Dean MBA, leading the globally ranked programme for the maximum term 2012-2018.
Sionade is a skilled and innovative educator building differentiated learning experiences to enhance employability, student experience, and leading to engaged alumni and employers.
Before joining Bayes Business School, she was a successful, commercially focused management consultant with proven expertise in improving customer experience in professional services, business to consumer and business to business contexts, with a track record of delivering measurable improvement in organisational performance.
Professor Richard Ashcroft
Professor Richard Ashcroft is the Executive Dean for The City Law School. He joined The City Law School in September 2019 as Deputy Dean and Professor of Bioethics. He is the University’s lead for sustainability as well as being the University’s neurodiversity champion.
Previously he was Professor of Bioethics at Queen Mary, University of London, where he had been Deputy and Acting Head of the Department of Law.
He is an expert on biomedical research ethics and public health ethics, with more than 200 publications in these fields. He has had numerous public roles, including most recently a year as an Alan Turing Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute (2018-19), working on ethics and artificial intelligence in healthcare.
Professor André Spicer
Professor André Spicer is Dean of Bayes Business School. He is also a Professor of Organisational Behaviour and the Head of the Faculty of Management. He is an expert in the areas of Organisational Behaviour, Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility.
Professor Spicer is originally from Aotearoa/New Zealand. He began his studies at the University of Otago and holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne in Australia. Prior to joining City St George's he was a Professor of Organization Studies at the University of Warwick.
He has been a visiting professor at London Business School, the Kellogg School at Northwestern, McGill University, Lund University, University of St Gallen and the University of Sydney.
Professor Spicer is known for his research on wellbeing, organizational politics, organisational culture, employee identity, new organizational forms, workspace and leadership. His work looks at a wide range of settings including knowledge intensive firms, financial institutions, government departments, seaports, universities, libraries, media organizations, and social movements.
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