IACT 2020 e-Convocation Booklet

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Saturday • 16th May 2020
10am - 12pm
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Order of 02 03 04
Proceedings
Welcome Note by Emcee Negaraku Keynote Address by
01 Ms. Amrita Dhillon Mr. Andreas Vogiatzakis
06 [CEO, STAR Media Group]
Registration of VIPs
& Guests Conferment of 07
Academic Awards
05 Performence
10
Forum Discussion by 11
Mr. Raja Singham Video
[Managing Director, BAC Education Group] Montage Close of
Proceedings
Mr. Azizul Kallahan
[Former Executive Chairman, Spencer Azizul Communication]

Mr. Lawrence
[Group Chief Student Engagement Officer, BAC Education Group]

08 09

Block Chain Valedictorian
Certification Award
Ms. Victoriya Titova

Heartiest Congratulations Live meaningful lives, contribute time
and effort to make this world a better
place for everyone, it is important that
you are able to adapt to change by
acquiring new skills, knowledge and
expertise to remain relevant.

RAJA SINGHAM

MANAGING DIRECTOR,

BAC EDUCATION GROUP

On behalf of my colleagues at IACT, it is my teaching you.
pleasure to welcome the graduating Class of
2020 and their guests who are here today to The world we live in today is evolving
celebrate this momentous occasion. rapidly thanks to the rise of technology. The
Fourth Industrial Revolution and digitisation
Graduates, today is the culmination of all will transform the way we work, presenting
your hard work and determination since you greater opportunities and challenges. It is
began your journey here at IACT. No one ever important that you are able to adapt to
succeeds alone – pay close attention to the change by acquiring new skills, knowledge and
people who have encouraged, inspired and expertise to remain relevant.
challenged you to reach this milestone, your
family and friends. To the academic and Live meaningful lives, contribute time and
administrative staff of IACT, I express my effort to make this world a better place for
deep appreciation for your dedication and everyone, and in doing so, demonstrate the
commitment to ensure the success of our values that you have nurtured during your time at
students. IACT - creativity, innovation, kindness, integrity
and respect for diversity and human dignity.
Graduation represents a turning point in a stu-
dent’s life. The road ahead may not always Class of 2020, enjoy this joyous day and as you
seem easy as you embark on different paths. go out into the world, please keep us in your
However difficult it may seem, have faith and hearts. You will be in ours. I wish you the best of
courage when pursuing your passion and value experiences in the years to come.
the work that you do. Stay true to yourself and
do not be afraid of failure as it is life’s way of

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Before you embark on your new jour- Heartiest Congratulations
ney, do take a few minutes to reflect
on the people who have played im-
portant roles in your success.

NYALAMUTHALVI ARUMUGOM

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

IACT COLLEGE

Congratulations, Class of 2020! We are so proud Lastly, never forget your roots while you pursue
to share this memorable day with you and your your dreams and aspirations. Stay humble and
loved ones in celebrating your achievement be kind. Thank you for allowing me to be part
and success. of this important moment in your life. Good luck
and all the best!
Indeed, this is a great milestone. But your jour-
ney is only beginning. Before you embark on
your new journey, do take a few minutes to re-
flect on the people who have played import-
ant roles in your success. Take this moment to
thank and appreciate them for their support
and guidance to help you reach to where you
are now.

As you begin the new chapter of your life, you
will experience various trials and tribulations
along the way. Don’t be discouraged with
these challenges as they become part of your
experience and you will find hidden lessons in
them which make you stronger and more resil-
ient in life. Take this opportunity to also seek new
skills and knowledge, meet new people and
learn from their experiences.

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Heartiest Congratulations LAWRENCE CHAN careers in the creative 7. Use your imagination and
communications creativity. Be brave enough to
GROUP CHIEF STUDENT EN- industry, I would like to live your life creatively and go
remind you of some inherent where no man has ever gone
GAGEMENT OFFICER, truths that will empower your before. Trust your imagination and
success: intuition, as you have been trained
IACT COLLEGE to be creative - to think and live
1. Figure out who you are and outside-the-box!
Your graduation today is you will find your passion. Once
you have done this, hold on to it 8. Work hard and never be afraid
one of the most significant and don’t let others define who of the effort you will have to
you are, nor allow them to dictate expend to get where you
landmarks in your life. Your what you will do in your career. want to be. After all, you
cannot climb the ladder of
achievements – the fruits 2. Be bold, as we have taught success with your hands in your
you to be and become good at pockets!
trusting yourself. When you
believe you can, you can and you 9. Allow yourself to take more risks.
will be on your way to achieving You’ll never know what lies round
anything you put your mind to. the corner, but allowing yourself to
take risks may enable you to take
3. Dream big. But do something a peek at what lies beyond the
about it. Your big dreams cannot corner!
be put into a small dream box. Just
as you cannot put a big box into a 10. Try selflessness and give back
small one, I urge you to have big, as we have received so much
realistic dreams! from life. And in doing so, you will
understand that it is harder to be
4. Take the initiative by taking kind than to be clever.
action. Everything you have
ever achieved so far is the From all of us at IACT College,
esult of you taking action. So you we laud your hard work and
can either be a passive victim of celebrate your achievement
circumstance or you can be the today. Congratulations and may
active hero of your own life. God bless you and your families.

of your years of hard work 5. Be as persistent as you can
be and do not give up. Keep
have been possible with the going, as nothing in life that is
worth achieving is really over until
support, encouragement and love the moment you stop trying. The
things that go wrong are often the
of your family and friends who are very things that lead to other things
going right. All you need to do is
in the audience today. I would persist.

also like to extend my sincere 6. You do not need to be perfect.
Accept that you’re not perfect,
appreciation to the that no one is and nothing will be.
It’s OK.
academic team and

support staff that have taught,

guided and empowered you by

bringing you to the place you at

are today!

As you end your journey of
undergraduate study, and stand
on the threshold of exciting

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Dear Graduate

Welcome to the graduation ceremony for Heartiest Congratulations
the University of Sunderland’s programmes
delivered in IACT. It gives me great pleasure to
offer you my warmest congratulations on this
very special day. After all your hard work, you
thoroughly deserve to celebrate.

I would like to extend a sincere welcome to
family and friends who have come to share
this occasion. Your support has been crucial so
I hope that you too have a wonderful day,
enjoy the moment as ‘your’ graduate crosses
the stage to receive their award.

Of course, you are here today because of the SIR DAVID BELL
outstanding partnership between the University
of Sunderland and our friends and colleagues VICE-CHANCELLOR AND
at IACT. I would like to pay particular tribute to
the excellent leadership of IACT and the rest of CHIEF EXECUTIVE,
the IACT management team.
UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND
Our two organisations have been partnered
for many years. So I would also like to thank
the wonderful staff at IACT who have done an
outstanding job in supporting you through your
academic journey, which culminates in today’s
recognition.

It takes great dedication and discipline to contribution to society and become a role
reach this point. You have been stretched model to those that follow.
and challenged along the way to meet
demanding academic goals across a range You will always be part of the ‘family’ of the
of subjects. You deserve great credit for what University of Sunderland, and IACT. Remember
you have achieved, and I know that you will to keep in touch with us through our Alumni
remember this day very fondly for the rest of Association at www.sunderland.ac.uk/alum-
your life. ni, so we can keep track of your progress and
achievements. We are very, very proud of you,
Now, the future beckons as you take on the and look forward to celebrating your life and
new challenge of pursuing your chosen career. career successes.
The knowledge, skills, and personal qualities
you have developed during your time with us Once again, well done and good luck!
will serve you well, both professionally, and
personally. On the back of your education
here, I am sure that you will make a significant

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Keynote Speaker ANDREAS VOGIATZAKIS

Keynote Speaker

Born and raised in rural Crete, Andreas, (53) quit and awards juries. A seasoned adman and a
the prestigious Mathematics University of Athens frequently sought-after speaker, he has con-
to pursue his passion for Advertising at the Uni- ducted highpowered learning sessions at nu-
versity of Florida, graduating with High Honors. merous conferences, universities, media com-
Forging a life journey from Greece to New York panies and the industry at large. A recipient of
and from Tokyo to Taiwan, he made Malaysia several awards and accolades, he is a Certified
his home since 2006. In his career he has built Professional Coach & NLP practitioner and finds
& managed several media agencies for Publi- his purpose into adding value and becoming a
cis, Omnicom, WPP and Vivendi. He is currently catalyst for greater things to come.
the Group CEO of Star Media Group Malaysia.
Andreas has served in many industry associa-
tions and advisories, university advisory boards

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BA (HONS) ADVERTISING AND DESIGN 3+0 IN COLLABORATION WITH IACT
UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND, UK (R/213/6/0111 (FA2674)03/23)

First Class Honours Second Class Honours LOVEENA RUBEN JOHNSON Graduate List
CARINA KHONG DEWAR A/P (First Division) NG WU KEN
BASIL CHA JIEHAN RAVIN A/L SHUNMUGARAJAN
MANOHAR CELYN CHEE QIAN YING VALENTINA HO SHAN-MEI
CHOO JIA YEE CHONG JIN XIAN YVONNE LOH YAN YEE
CHUA SUKE JEAN DESMOND KOH TZE XEONG
LOH CHUN HUI KHAW KAISUANG Second Class Honours
NEO YAE-BER KOH KE SHIN, VALERY (Second Division)
SOH KAH YAN LEE WEN CHI SERENA TAN CH’NG SIM
TAN KHAI SHIN LIM EDWYNN TAN WEI HUI
VICTORIYA TITOVA YAASHDEV SASIDHARAN

BA (HONS) MEDIA, CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION 3+0 IN
COLLABORATION WITH UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND, UK (R/321/6/6147
(FA4909)09/24)

First Class Honours CHIN WEN JING JOHN PETER TAN YANG FUI
LEE SIN NEE CHOI MAY YEE THONG KAY KIONG
LEONG HUEY MUN CHUA JUN MENG TONG KAH SOON
LOH JO YEE ELYSSA FAM MAE-Z VANESSA WONG WYE WAN
SHERYLL DEVINA PAUL A/P LESLIE JANEEN CHAN YA WEN
JEREMY ALEXANDER JOHN Second Class Honours
LAWERENCE JESSICA QUEK LEE LYEN (Second Division)
SIOW SHOON LI JONATHEN LOUIS ADRIAN CHUA XIAN MING
YEE SENG YAN LAI ZHI LAM BEREAN ENERO NAIDU
LAYNISHA A/P VIJAYARAJ LOW WANG SHENG
Second Class Honours LIM EONG KHONG NIROSHYN PHILIP SENEVIRATNE
(First Division) MUHAMMAD SYAHID BIN JUHARI NUR ALIA BINTI SAIFUL BAHRI
ADRIAN JOHN DECRUZ SAMUEL TAN JING YUAN TIANG CHEONG SOON
ALISTAIR WONG SIEW SIONG SARA KOK TRUONG LINH
ARUL ANNEMARIE RAYAN A/P SEAN LAM HAN Third Class Honours
TAN WEE WAN MOHAMED ASHRAF IBRAHIM
ARUL CHRISTIE RAYAN
AUGUSTINE DEPAGUH DAN MOHAMED ZEIN ABDELWAHID

IACT College 9

DIPLOMA IN BROADCASTING (R2/321/4/0215(A8057)08/22)

IACT

Graduate List AMANDA ARDELIA ZUZARTEE LOW HUI XIANG
AMELIA A/P FRANCIS XAVIOUR MOHAMMAD RAYYEAN BIN
ANTHEA BONG YUN XUAN
BRIAN DUVALL LOURDS MOHD RIDZWAN
CHAN XIAO THENG MUHAMMAD AMMAR ADZIM
CHEN YI ZHI
CHOO WEI TEIK BIN MOHD TAUFIK
CHUAH BING SHEN MUHAMMAD ELFYZAM BIN
CHUAH YONG SHERN
GAN BO FA MOHAMAD NAZARI
GAN LING LIN ONG LE YU
IAN IMMANUEL THAM TZEN ONG WEI WEN
QUAH WAI KIT JARED
YIUNG RYAN LING LEE CHIANG
IAN ZACHARY KHAR RYAN LOW JII SHEN
JESSICA LYNN HENRY SAKTISEASWARAN A/L
JONATHAN LAI WEN HAN
JOSHUA CHIN JUN WAH SHUNMUGAM
LIEW JUN SIDDESH JOSEPH PAUL
LIM XUEYAN TEO SWEE EE
WONG GAH JUN
WONG XIN JIAN
YAP TUCK WENG

DIPLOMA IN GRAPHIC DESIGN (R/213/4/0241(A2998)03/20)

CHEE YING YING JOYCE LEE MING HUI
CHUA YI TENG LIM JUU EE
CRYSTAL BEH HUAN TING MOKANA PRIYA A/P VASANTHAN
GAN YEE LIN PAN SIN YI
JOCELYN YONG SHU CHYI WONG JIAN YE
LEE EJAY WONG YUET SIM

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DIPLOMA IN MARKETING AND ADVERTISING (R2/342/4/0004(A7019)05/21)

IACT

ANNABELLE FOO KHYE ERNE LEONG PARK LIN SEETHA A/P SUBBIAH Graduate List
ASHLEY MIKA NG LIEW PUI KING SHERMAINE YUNG YEN YI
BRYAN CHONG JIN LIEW XIAO XIN TEO KIM MING
CHONG CHUN HONG LOW KA MING AARON WOO KAH MUN
DINESH RAJ A/L TAMIL SELVAM MUHAMMAD DARREN AZHA WOO YONG QI
GABRIEL ADRIAN EMUANG
GAVIN ONG ZHI ZHEAN BIN MOHD. YOSUF BARKER
HO JIA WEI NG JOE EE
IVAN LOW WEI HAN NURUL AISHA BINTI
JOHN FOONG KAH HO
MOHAMMAD NAZLI
ONG YII KUEN

DIPLOMA IN MASS COMMUNICATION (R/321/4/0168(A6366)08/20)

ABEL LIM KAH WEN CHONG CHOOI MUN FOO KAH YEE
ABIGAIL LIM SOOK EE CHOO JIE HUI FOO SIM YEE
ALYSSA LEXINE LANADA CLAUDINE ADELE CHO HO KA SEAN
HOW KA SENG
CAUGMA YUEN TENG ISHA RAJESH VARIYA
AMY LAI XIN YI CRYSTAL FOO WEN QI IVAN CHEAH MINGQUE
ANGELINE ONG AI XUAN DANIEL TEE WEI FENG JIT LEE WOON KIAT
BENNETT LOW JIA WEI DARYL FAIZ MOREIRA JOY TIN KAY-CYN
BIBIANNA LEE-VENN DAVEENA KAUR A/P KARRISHMA THAYAPARAN
BRANDON VINCENT CHO KEE ZHOU YI
HARINDERJEET SINGH KHONG YEE VERN
JUN MING DAYANG NUR SABRINA BINTI KOK KUAN-HUI
CAITLIN TASHA JOSEPH KONG CHI YING
CALISTA A/P RAJENDRAN DARUL HISHAM KUAN KAH KHEY
CASSANDRA ASHLEY D’SILVA DORETTA ANN BONG MEI YIN LAI JIA CHENG
CHAI CHENG YI EMILY JESSINTA LOPEZ
CHOK JIAYING ENG MIN WEN
FELICIA TAI LI-WEI

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DIPLOMA IN MASS COMMUNICATION (R/321/4/0168(A6366)08/20)

IACT

Graduate List LEE YAN HONG RAVINDRAN TAN LI SHAWN
LEM MEI XIAN PRASENNA STEPHANIE TAN WEI WING
LENNON TAN RUI NERN TEO YEARN RHAN
LEONG MING LING PALANISELVAM THOO HUI YING
LIEW CIAW YI PUTERI AISYA SUFIAN BINTI TIANG TZE YIN
LIM JENG XIAN TIFFANY KOH EE SYUEN
LIM WEI XIAN SUFIAN YAHUZA WINSTON TAN
LOH JEANG HERNG RAJWIN PAUL SINGH WONG CHIN TENG
LOH MUN YUIN RISHAL RAJ BIN MOHAMMED WONG GUI YEE
MELISSA FOONG JIA LI WONG LYE MAN
MOESHA KAUR A/P KIRPAL BAHL WONG MAY JIA
RYAN JEE WENG TIM WONG MIN YI
SINGH SALLY YIP WHYE YEN YAP SHEAU SHIUAN
NG SIN YEE SEKH AHMAD TUFAIL BIN YAP WEI TING
NG YI HAO YAP YONG HOU
NG YUEN JUERN AZHARI YONG QI YEH
OON JIE YI SHANNON CHEONG CHI YAN
POOVENDRAN ISWARAN A/L SHERBY DELLENIA A/P

JOHN MICHAEL
SIEW WENG YEW
SUMITA A/P GANESAN

FOUNDATION IN MEDIA STUDIES (R/213/3/0377(FA0283)02/21)

ADRYON KOH JIA HAO CLARICE LOW LEONG JEE WAYNE
ALYSSA JANE JEEVARATHNAM ELISA LEE SHU YUAN LIM JZE LING
ARIFF BIN ISKANDAR EMILY KONG MEI YI LIM XIAO QING
BRANDON TIEW GUAN CHUAN HARSHINI A/P ENDRA KUMAR LIM YEE HSUEN
CATHRINE CHOONG HOI MUN YAN LOH JAYDON
CHAN LI EN IRIS ALIA RANI NAYANTARA A/P BALAN
CHIN WEI REN KIMBERLY KOH YI LING NIK MUHAMMAD NAHDHAN
CHUA RONG LI KONG KAI XUAN
RAFIUDDIN BIN M RUSDAN

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FOUNDATION IN MEDIA STUDIES (R/213/3/0377(FA0283)02/21)

IACT

NISSHA A/P KOHILEN SHARVIN VISHAL PREGHALADHAN YAP SOO XING Graduate List
PRIYA A/P SURAS TEH ZI YI YAP YEN SHEN
SABRINA MERICAN NOORDIN BINTI TRISHA GOH HUI YEE YAP YI XUAN
VICTORIA OKALA
ZAI MERICAN NOORDIN

CERTIFICATE IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES (R/321/3/0172(A7437)10/20)

ADAM WONG MAN FEI EDWARD BURT WAI YEE SHEEN NG JOHN KENN
AGNES LEE OI CHOU ELISSA HAZEL GURMIT NURUL SYAFEERA BINTI ABU
ALYSSA SUNDRASGRUM LATHEEF ISMAIL AZAN
CHEE CHUN KIT LEE ENG HOONG SAFRAN
CHONG KAH KEAN LEE HAO YING SEOW JIN WEN
CHU CAI HAN LIEU YEE HUI YONG JIA CHENG
CHUA CHUN KIT MOHAMED ARESLAN BENSAID

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VALEDICTORIAN AWARD2020IACT

Valedictorian 2020
IACT College Award for Valedictorian 2020

Victoriya Titova

BA (Hons) Advertising & Design (3+0) in Collaboration with University of Sunderland, UK

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0 GRADUATING CLASS OF 2020

“What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul.”
—Joseph Addison

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