Alcatel-Lucent shares knowledge in conjunction with the company’s Global Days of Caring

Alcatel-Lucent recently held a Knowledge Sharing Session with more than 30 students from Multimedia University (MMU). Themed “At the Speed of Ideas” topics that were shared on that day included the development of communication networks for the future, entrepreneurship and opportunities in the creative multimedia industry. The session was organized in conjunction with Alcatel-Lucent’s Global Days of Caring held worldwide.

Mohd Fazlin Shah Mohd Salleh, President and Managing Director for Alcatel-Lucent Malaysia, kicked off the session with a short address to the attendees, highlighting the importance of continuous innovation and the intrinsic value of ideation in the technology industry. This was followed by a presentation by Mathew Simon, Customer Solutions Director, Alcatel-Lucent Malaysia, who provided an insight on the challenges faced by today’s communication networks and possible solutions to design an intelligent, next-generation network capable of satisfying future bandwidth requirements.

Students from MMU Cyberjaya and other guests listening intently to the speakers during the Alcatel-Lucent knowledge sharing session themed, “At the Speed of Ideas”.

Reza Razali, founder and Managing Director of Terato Tech shared his experience as a successful technopreneur as well as some insightful advice for those who are keen on becoming technopreneurs or carving out a career in the creative multimedia industry.

Meanwhile, Hasnul Nadzrin Shah, who is the Head of Strategy and Policy for the Creative Multimedia Division at MDeC, gave an overview of the potential market size of the industry. He also highlighted the various opportunities and support available for budding entrepreneurs, as well as his thoughts on where the future of the creative multimedia industry is headed.

Mathew Simon, Customer Solutions Director at Alcatel-Lucent Malaysia; Reza Razali, Founder of Terato Tech; and Hasnul Nadzrin Shah, Head of Strategy and Policy at MDeC fielding questions from students during the knowledge sharing session.

The knowledge sharing session concluded with a lively moderated panel discussion about mobile learning, and its impact to the traditional classroom and teaching methods.