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The NIC Conference is a biannual event for NIC members. Participation is by-invitation only. To find out how to join in, please write to: NIC Administrator, Ms NG Hwee Koon at\u00a0mednhk@nus.edu.sg<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Wednesday, 8 April 2026<\/span>
\nSocial Programme<\/span>
\nVenue: Restaurant in Rome<\/b>
\nDress code: Smart Casual<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time<\/th>\nWelcome Dinner<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
6:00pm – 6:30pm<\/td>\nRegistration and Cocktail Reception<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6:30pm – 8:30pm<\/td>\nWelcome Dinner<\/b><\/p>\n

Welcome Remarks by Professor Yap Seng CHONG<\/b>
\nDean, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of
\nSingapore (NUS Medicine)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Thursday, 9 April 2026<\/span>
\nConference programme<\/span>
\nVenue: Vatican City<\/b>
\nDress code: Smart Casual<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time<\/th>\nConference Agenda<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
9:30am – 9:35am<\/td>\nWelcome remarks by host<\/b><\/p>\n

Opening remarks by Mr Kishore MAHBUBANI<\/b>
\nChairman, NUS Medicine International Council (NIC)<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

9:35am – 10:35am<\/td>\nKeynote speaker on Geopolitics\/Regional perspective<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:35am – 11:00am<\/td>\nTea break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:00am – 11:50am<\/td>\nOverview on global current affairs by Mr Kishore MAHBUBANI<\/b>
\nChairman, NUS Medicine International Council (NIC)<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:50am – 12:00pm<\/td>\nIntermission<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:00pm – 12:30pm<\/td>\nUpdate on NUS Medicine by Professor Yap Seng CHONG<\/b>
\nDean, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine)<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:30pm – 2:00pm<\/td>\nLunch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:00pm – 2:50pm<\/td>\nSeeing Without Cutting: AI, Imaging, and the Future of Non-Invasive Cancer Diagnosis<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:50pm – 3:00pm<\/td>\nIntermission<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:00pm – 3:50pm<\/td>\nTechnological transformations and disruptions and public policy challenges (to be confirmed)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:50pm – 4:20pm<\/td>\nTea break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:20pm – 5:10pm<\/td>\nFireside chat with VIP speaker<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5:10pm – 6:00pm<\/td>\nPrecision Oncology and the Future of Cancer Care \u2013 Personalised Medicine in a Complex World<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6:00pm – 6:30pm<\/td>\nFree & easy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Thursday, 9 April 2026<\/span>
\nSocial programme<\/span>
\nVenue: Restaurant in Rome<\/b>
\nDress code: Smart Casual<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
6:30pm – 9:00pm<\/td>\nDinner<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Friday, 10 April 2026<\/span>
\nConference programme<\/span>
\nVenue: Vatican City<\/b>
\nDress code: Smart Casual<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time<\/th>\nAgenda<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
9:30am – 10:20am<\/td>\nMorning Keynote on macroeconomic developments\/investment climate<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:20am – 10:50am<\/td>\nTea break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:50am – 11:40am<\/td>\nFrom Gene Discovery to Gene Editing: Promise, Limits and Responsibility in Genomic Medicine<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:40am \u2013 12:10pm<\/td>\nPrecision Surgery in Cancer Care \u2013 Balancing Innovation, Outcomes and Quality of Life<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:10pm – 2:00pm<\/td>\nLunch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
End of conference<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Friday, 10 April 2026<\/span>
\nSocial programme: Excursion<\/span>
\nDress code: Smart Casual<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Afternoon<\/td>\nField trip\/social programme (optional)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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