Conference Program
MBBA AGM 2026 is happening in conjunction with MCBB2026
Election for the New Executive Councils Opens
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
DAY 1: 22 JUNE 2026, MONDAY
WORKSHOP 1
Effective Laboratory Risk Assessment Workshop: A Structured
Approach to JBK Compliance
Dr. Mohana Anita Anthonysamay (JBK)
Venue
BILIK MESYUARAT 7 (D2-L4-36)
08:00 – 08:30 Registration & Welcome Coffee
09.00 – 11.00 Workshop 1
11.00 – 11.30 Tea Break @KAFETERIA SIHAT PARTITION 2, ARAS 5
11.30 – 13.00 Workshop 1
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch Break
14.30 – 16.30 Workshop 1
16:30 Tea Break @KAFETERIA SIHAT PARTITION 2, ARAS 5
END OF DAY-1
WORKSHOP 2
Strengthening Biosecurity: Assessment and Gap Analysis Workshop
Dr. Yuwana Podin (UNIMAS)
Venue
BILIK MESYUARAT 8 (D2-L4-37)
08:00 – 08:30 Registration & Welcome Coffee
11.30 – 13.00 Workshop 2
08:00 – 08:30 Registration & Welcome Coffee
09.00 – 11.00 Workshop 2
11.00 – 11.30 Tea Break @KAFETERIA SIHAT PARTITION 2, ARAS 5
11.30 – 13.00 Workshop 2
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch Break
14.30 – 16.30 Workshop 2
16:30 Tea Break @KAFETERIA SIHAT PARTITION 2, ARAS 5
END OF DAY-1
CONFERENCE DAY
DAY 2: 23 JUNE 2026, TUESDAY
Venue
AUDITORIUM 1 (D1A-L5-8)
08:30 – 08:50 Arrival of VIPs
- Director General of Biosafety
- Director of the National Institutes of Health
- Managers of the National Institutes of Health
- Conference Speakers
08:30 – 09:00 Arrival of Deputy Director General of Health
09:00 – 09:05 Opening Ceremony
- National Anthem Negaraku
- Doa recitation
09.05 – 09.10 Welcoming Remarks
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Venugopal Balakrishnan
Organizing Chairman
President of the Malaysian Biosafety and Biosecurity Association
09.10 - 09.15 Video presentation of MBBA
09:15 – 09:25 Opening Speech
Datuk Dr. Nor Fariza Binti Ngah
Deputy Director General of Health (Research and Technical Support)
09.25 – 09.30 Photo session
09:30 – 10:30 Keynote Address
Dr. Lornie Enggong
Director General, Department of Biosafety
10.30 – 10.45 An Introduction to the Foundation of MBBA
T.S. Saraswathy Subramaniam
(Founding President of MBBA)
10:45 – 11:00 Tea Break @DEWAN SERBAGUNA NIH (BALLROOM) (D1B-L5-1)
Dr. Lornie Enggong
Director General, Department of Biosafety
10.30 – 10.45 An Introduction to the Foundation of MBBA
T.S. Saraswathy Subramaniam
(Founding President of MBBA)
10:45 – 11:00 Tea Break @DEWAN SERBAGUNA NIH (BALLROOM) (D1B-L5-1)
Venue
AUDITORIUM 1 (D1A-L5-8)
AUDITORIUM 1 (D1A-L5-8)
Theme 1: Emerging Biological Threats
Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Vijay Kumar (UMS)
11:00 – 11:40 Session 1: Biosafety in Animal Health Sector: Safeguarding Emerging Biological Threats
- Dr. Sarenasulastri binti Ag Besar @Nawang (DVS)
11:40 – 12:20 Session 2: Public health Surveillance for infectious disease agents in Malaysia
- Dr. Rosvinder Singh a/l Harter Lochan Singh (KKM)
2:20 – 13.00 Session 3: Biosecurity implications of climate change and migration
- Felo Utama Dr. Badrul bin Abdul Samad (UPNM)
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch Break @DEWAN SERBAGUNA NIH (BALLROOM) (D1B-L5-1)
- Lunch break
- Poster viewing and visiting sponsors’ exhibition area
Theme 2: Synthetic Biology and Dual-Use Research
Chairperson: Prof Ts Dr Lim Yang Mooi (UTAR)
14:30 – 15:10 Session 4: Governance of dual-use research of concern (DURC)
- Dr. Prasad (HSP US)
15.10 – 15.50 Session 5: Advances and risks in gene editing and synthetic biology
- Dr. Kumitaa Theva Das (USM)
15.50 – 16.30 Session 6: The Algorithmic Escalation: Balancing Open Science and Biosecurity in AI-Driven Research
- Dr. Kenneth Francis Rodrigues (UMS)
16:30 – 17:00 Tea Break @DEWAN SERBAGUNA NIH (BALLROOM) (D1B-L5-1)
END OF DAY-2
DAY 3: 24 JUNE 2026, WEDNESDAY
Venue
AUDITORIUM 1 (D1A-L5-8)
Lessons into Actionable Preparedness
Dr. Nor Zahrin Hasran, (KKM)
Deputy Director
Deputy Director
Head of Surveillance, Preparedness and Response Branch Disease Control Division, Ministry of Health, Malaysia
Theme 3: Strengthening Laboratory Biosafety and Regulatory Compliance Chairperson: Ts. Teh Hui Xin (UTAR)
10:00 – 10:40 Session 7: Biosafety Level 3 and 4 facility management
- Ir. Dr. R. Tiruselvam (BioGard Asia)
10:40 – 11:00 Tea Break
- Lunch break
- Poster viewing and visiting sponsors’ exhibition area
11:00 – 11:40 Session 8: Access to Biological Resources and Benefit Sharing 2017 (Act 795 / the Act)
- Ts Dr. Khairul Naim bin Adham (NRES)
11:40 – 12:45 FORUM
One Health Synergy: Cross-Sectoral Biorisk Management and Strategic Risk Communication for Resilient Biotechnology and Health Security
- Panel 1: Dr. Sarenasulastri Awang Besar (DVS)
- Panel 2: Dr. Mohd Ihsani bin Mahmood (KKM)
- Panel 3: SUPT Saravanan Kanniappan (NCB Interpol)
- Moderator: Prof. Dr. Zunita Zakaria (UPM)
12:45 – 13:00 Closing Session
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch Break
Venue
AUDITORIUM 1 (D1A-L5-8)
AUDITORIUM 1 (D1A-L5-8)
14:30 – 16:30 MBBA AGM
16:30 – 17:00 Tea Break @DEWAN SERBAGUNA NIH (BALLROOM) (D1B-L5-1)
END OF DAY-3
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