1st Asia Women Business Power Conference 2009

Time	Topic	Speakers
08:30	Program Start
08:45	Welcoming Address by Organizing Chairwoman	Ms. Jennifer Low Managing Director, Vtalent Corporation Sdn. Bhd.
09:00	Inaugural Address	YB Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development
09:15	Opening & Keynote Address	YB Dato' Seri Kong Cho Ha Minister of Housing and Local Government, MCA Vice President, MCA Technology Development Council Chairman
09:40	Opening Ceremony
10:00	Sponsor Keynote	Malaysia Venture Capital Management Berhad
10:15	Sponsor Keynote	Lenovo Technology Sdn Bhd
10:25	Morning Tea Break
10:40	CEO Forum: "Women Business Power Through Good and Bad Times" Moderated by: Ms. Vanitha Ponnusamy, Nottingham University Business School, Malaysia	Ms. Santha Naidu A/P Selvara Managing Director, HSE Management Sdn. Bhd. Puan Yasmin Mahmood Managing Director, Microsoft (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Ms. Boon Heuang Litdang Dao-Heuang Group (Laos) Mdm. Rita Sim Sai Hoon Executive Director, Sin Chew Media Corporation Ms. Ksenyia Melnikova Information Officer, Super Technologies, Inc. (Russia)
11:25	Business Start-up: Business Incubators - Getting Women Entrepreneurs Started	Mr. Andrew Wong Chief Executive Officer MIRC Incubator Sdn Bhd
11:45	Women in Biotechnology - The STEMLIFE Story	Dato' Sharon Low Managing Director Stemlife Bhd
12:05	Social Entrepreneurship: "Rising from the Ashes of the Vietnam War - My Story"	Mdm. Nguyen Thi Cuc President Banhat Rattan Bamboo Ceramic High - Grade Cooperation (Vietnam)
12:30	ICT: Using Technology as Drivers in Business	Ms. Irene Boey Consulting Director Integral Solutions (Asia) Pte Ltd; President Federation of Business and Professional Women (Singapore)
13:00	Lunch
14:00	CEO Forum: "If Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps, What are Bosses Like?" Moderated by: Cik. NorSaiyedi Adam, Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI)	Ms. Lee Sze Suen Managing Director, The Carat Club Mr. Raymond Chin Chief Executive Officer NCB TechVision Sdn. Bhd. Ms. Koh Lee Ching Chief Executive Officer, Calms Technologies Sdn Bhd.
14:45	Branding	Ms. Chew Bee Peng General Manager, The Brand Laureate
15:15	Afternoon Tea Break
15:30	Leadership: "Educating the Next Generation of Women Leaders"	Mdm. Elizabeth Lee Executive Director, Sunway University College and Sunway Education Group
16:00	Forum Discussion: "Growing Next Generation Talent"	Ms. Ching Yee Fu Co-Founder and CEO, Senedi Sdn Bhd Ms. Janet Tan Director YourPartTime.com
16:30	CEO Forum: "Growing Women Businesses in Asia" Moderated by: Mr. William Du, MIRC Ingenious Capital Partners Sdn Bhd. (MICP)	Dr. Petmanee Daowieng Manager, SMEs Coordination and Services Center, Office of SMEs Promotion; Director of Graduate School of Business (MBA), Hatyai University; Board of Consultant Thai Women SMEs Association (Thailand) Mrs. Chanthao Pathammavong Member of the Executive Committee, Lao Women's Union; President Lao Businesswomen's Association (Laos) Dato’ Hafsah Hashim Chief Executive Officer, Small and Medium Industries Development Corporation (SMIDEC) Mrs. Suzanne Bowen Vice President and Co-Founder, Super Technologies, Inc. (United States)
17:15	Marketing and Branding: "Using Online Tools to Boost Business Power in Good and Bad Times"	Mr. Patric Chan Co-Founder. Click-Start Marketing Sdn Bhd Mr. Hanson Toh Malaysia Country Consultant Google, Inc.
17:45	Closing

- The above agenda is tentative and subject to change. –

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Admission Fee:
RM100-RM300 / person

Payment Details:
Payment by cheque or bank draft should be crossed and made payable to MIRC Incubator Sdn. Bhd. or by telegraphic transfer to MIRC Incubator Account No. 64180-0-01-001083-9, Alliance Bank, Jalan Ampang Branch, Kuala Lumpur. Kindly state your company name, your name and the event name in bank-in slip and fax to 03-2161 3618.

For Enquiries:
Please contact hotline at 1300-88-MIRC or 03-2161 1618.

For Registration:

Please contact Chee Ming at 03-2161 1618 to obtain the registration form. Please send your completed form to us via email registration@mirc.org.my or fax to 03-2161 3618.