CLOSING DATE IS COMING UP

Dear Readers,
A gentle reminder here that the closing date for registration for this conference is 15 April 2012 and we hope to see you at the conference.   Please do register asap to avoid disappointment.


Email sggssisc2012@gmail.com for further details.

Our Young and Handsome Entrepreneurs!

Malaysia lacks no young and handsome entrepreneurs who will share their experiences at this conference so that delegates will be inspired to be like them, walk the untrodden path and be even greater entrepreneurs!   

Our young and handsome men are none other than ANAS ZUBEDY who is the founder and managing director of zubedy (m) sdn. bhd., a for-profit training provider which combines business goals with a social cause. Zubedy’s vision is to unite people; its mission is to add value to everyone it interacts with. He sits on the Industry Advisory Board of Sunway University’s School of Business. He is an honorary member of Yayasan 1Malaysia, a foundation which works towards nurturing national unity based on the tenets of our federal constitution; as well as Secretary-General of the International Movement for a Just World (JUST), a non-governmental organization with the vision of a just and compassionate civilization guided by universal, spiritual and moral values. Anas is an entrepreneur and a writer. He has authored three books – Have A Meaningful Malaysia, The Quran and I, and Can we use Allah in the Bible? A Quranic Perspective.  

and YASIR HAFIZ BIN  MUNAWAR ALI, Honorary Secretary of the Penang Malay Chamber of Commerce, Malaysia (PReCISE) and the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle Joint Business Council.  A brilliant man, Yasir has vast experience on the international scene being actively involved in foreign trade missions to Singapore, Indonesia, Korea, Thailand and China.  His special areas of interest are entrepreneurship development among youths and the creation and development of many effective entrepreneurial and socio-economic empowerment Corporate Social Organisations (CSOs) that are linked between each other worldwide.

If you want to register for the conference, please contact Stephanie Cheong at sggssisc2012@gmail.com.  As places are filling up fast, do sign in as soon as possible.

SPECIAL ADDRESS

We have included a Special Address, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Dream the Impossible Dream by none other than Malaysia's own astronaut, Dato' Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor.

Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor (born Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie bin Sheikh Mustapha on July 27, 1972) is a Malaysian orthopaedic surgeon and was the first Malaysian to go into space. He was launched to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-11 with the Expedition 16 crew on October 10, 2007.  Sheikh Muszaphar flew under an agreement with Russia through the Angkasawan programme, and returned to Earth on October 21, 2007, aboard Soyuz TMA-10 with the Expedition 15 crew members, Fyodor Yurchikhin and Oleg Kotov.

As places at the conference are quickly filling up, please register as soon as possible.  Contact Stephanie Cheong sggssisc2012@gmail.com.

CLOSING DATE FOR REGISTRATION:  15 April 2012

LINA TAN 
(Plenary Session 2:  The Challenges of Women Entrepreneurs)

                                                                                

Upon graduating with a Film and Television degree in 1991, Lina entered into the world of television commercial production, working in production houses in Malaysia as Producer.  There she handled a range of TV Commercials from medium to high budget productions, working with a range of local and foreign directors. She also directed and produced interstitials for Disney Channel, music videos and created several programs for Astro. A social message video on AIDS called Love Me Tender which was conceptualized, produced and directed by Lina won Best Promo Gold and Best Editing Silver in the Malaysian Video Awards 1996 and a Red Ribbon Media Award from the Malaysian Aids Council. (1995).

In 1999, Lina founded Red Communications Sdn Bhd to focus on creating innovative and meaningful content. She has since created a whole variety of television programs and commercials, specializing in youth, kids and women issues. Among them is a program for young women called 3R (Respect, Relax and Respond) which has won the Asian Television awards 2002 for Best Infotainment Program; Red Ribbon Media Award 2002; Malaysian Video Award for Best Magazine Program 2003 and Runner-up Best Social Awareness Program – Asia TV Awards 2005. The show has also been sold in Singapore and produced as a format in Philippines and Vietnam.

She has also produced adaptations of a variety of formats including Project Runway Malaysia and Clever.

Besides creating television shows, Lina has also produced a variety of films. Beginning with Visits: Hungry Ghost Anthology, followed by Gol & Gincu (Goalposts & Lipsticks) which was screened in Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei and International Film Festivals in Bangkok, Tokyo, Amsterdam and Busan, Korea. Other films include “KAMI” which has won 2 local awards in 2009 and “Pisau Cukur” (Gold diggers) which is a box-office hit and soon to be released “Songlap”.

Plenary Session 1: Youths as Entrepreneurs

Joel Neoh
Entrepreneur / CEO of Groupon Malaysia & Taiwan

Joel is at the forefront of the next generation in entrepreneurship.

His first successful business venture was a million ringgit student agency start-up at age 20 while still in university.

At age 23, Joel made waves in the business scene when he won Malaysia's first corporate reality television programme, The Firm as the youngest contestant.  He then co-founded Youth Asia and expanded it into a group of award winning internet companies.

Joel is currently the CEO of Groupon Malaysia as well as Groupon Taiwan - both part of the NASDAQ public-listed Groupon [GRPN], the world's fastest growing company ever (noted by Forbes).

Joel was published on the cover of Men's Health Magazine and recently named to both the "Malaysia Top 40 Under 40" and "Men of the Year" list.  

Our Keynote Speaker

Y. Bhg. Professor Dato' Dr.Zainuddin Md Wazir
President
Allianze University College of Medical Sciences (AUCMS)

Professor Dato' Dr. Zainuddin Md Wazir, founder of Allianze University College of Medical Sciences, is renowned for his expertise in the field of Cardiothoracic surgery. He was conferred a Medical Degree from University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 1983 and a Masters in Surgery in the same prestigious institution in 1990. Subsequently, he performed numerous life-saving surgeries under the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. Simultaneously, he received further training in Paediatric and Adult Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery.

Due to a deep desire to enhance his skills and knowledge, he left for Melbourne, Australia in 1992 to receive Advanced Adult Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery training at the Monash Medical Centre, Clayton. In Melbourne, he further perfected his skills for a year at the Alfred Hospital and actively involved himself in the Heart and Lung Transplant Programme. Thereafter, he allocated a part of his time to the Austin Hospital in Australia under the tutelage of Prof. Brian Buxton to refine his competence for Adult Coronary Artery Surgery. In addition, he visited various medical industries abroad like the United Kingdom, United States of America, Europe, and the Middle East to broaden his medical experiences.

In 1994, he returned to Malaysia to serve his country armed with the knowledge he gained from his international training. Among his significant contributions to the medical field is the establishment of a modern heart centre at the Penang General Hospital. His contribution and dedication earned him the award of Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negara in 1998 from the State of Penang. The award carries the title Dato'.

Professor Dato' Dr.Zainuddin Md Wazir is a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the Island Hospital specializing in coronary artery surgery and valvular heart surgery. He also holds the distinguished position of being the President of the Malaysian Association for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery since 2009 up to the present time.

Currently, he is dedicated to leading Allianze University College of Medical Sciences into a full-fledged medical education hub. He was subsequently conferred Professorship by the University in 2011. The university college offers five Medical Degree Programs, Pre-Medical, Diploma in Medical Sciences, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Medical Laboratory Technology, Environmental and Health Safety Management, Health Care Management, and Sports Science degrees. In collaboration with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Mara, National University of Ireland, Galway and University College Cork, Ireland, Allianze University College of Medical Sciences strives for excellence in the fields of medicine, education, and professionalism.

INTRODUCING OUR SPEAKERS

Hello there,


We at SGGS are feeling the heat of the coming conference and we truly hope that you will send in your registration forms as soon as possible to assure a place for your school.


A line-up of speakers has been confirmed and amongst them are:


Datin Mina Cheah-Foong (Plenary Session 2 Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Challenges of Women Entrepreneurs)


Datin Mina Cheah-Foong is no stranger when it comes to the retail world here. The Managing Director of Rampai-Niaga, the sole franchise holder of The Body Shop in West Malaysia, has come a long way since its humble opening of the first store back in 1984. Today, The Body has over 61 stores within the peninsula with five outlets in Vietnam and is continuing to grow thanks to its overwhelming demand. Perhaps what makes this business different from the rest is the woman behind the organisation who is not afraid to call for social change in order for a positive impact on the planet and the people in it. Pioneering the work of corporate social responsibility here before it was even a common term, Datin Mina follows in the footsteps of her idol, the late Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop, and continues to make a difference in the work she does through long term NGO partners and passionately champions for causes she believes in.

“We all want to make a difference and be more than the sum total of our individual lives. We can each take individual action; reduce, reuse and recycle and that can be the first step to making that change.  At The Body Shop, we constantly work with NGO partners in order to bring a positive impact in the community we live in, be it protecting the planet, empowering women or simply calling for social change. Having always believed in making profits with principles, we believe that you can shop wisely and use the power of your wallet to make that change a reality. Participate in action because just saying the words alone is not enough.   We do this not because it is fashionable, but to us, it is the only way.”

Jazz Tan (Plenary Session 2 Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Challenges of Women Entrepreneurs)

Hi ! My name is Jazz Tan and I am the director of PenangYouth.com, owner of a youth development, marketing and branding company. So what is the pitch? I am a 22-years old young entrepreneur who dreams BIG and believe in the power of youth. Pledge to bring our clients' value and in the mean time engage young people with youth development projects. Its simple, we engage with 3 bodies. They are the brands who wants to make a change in the society while getting their brand name out there, then we have the government agencies who lend a support ground for the young people and finally the youth themselves who are thirst for knowledge and change.

I have been running the Penang Largest Youth Carnival (known as Youth Jam) for 3 years in a row now. We have expanded from 7 events in Youth Jam to 30 events. All these packaged programs are sponsored and specially customized in regards of the brands that sponsored them.

We have over 20,000 young active members registered with PenangYouth.com and Youth Jam itself generated over 70,000 views and RM50,000 worth of advertising campaigns around Malaysia. Just in 3years time, we have established working with major telco companies such as DiGi Telecommunication, Maxis, Telecom Malaysia and other world leading brands like Sony Malaysia, Astro, Pioneer and Prudential. In short, we have worked with almost 100brands.

I strongly believe that age is not an obstacle for young people to do big things. I believe that every young individual should have a mindset that they have what it takes to go global !

So, there you are!  More photos and profiles of our speakers awaits your attention.  We assure you that this conference will definitely be a beneficial one!

Registration begins ...

Hi, everybody out there!

I am sure by now your schools have received the general information, registration forms, and other documents regarding the conference.  Well, if you have not heard from your principal or teachers, do enquire about it.  The closing date for registration is 15 April 2012 and this day is not too far from now.

The conference will be held at  Copthorne Orchid Hotel, Penang, Malaysia http://www.copthornepenang.com/ and I have to say that it will be a very fruitful conference.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us at sggssisc2012@gmail.com.

See you at the conference!

Conference Update

Hi, everyone out there!
We are indeed as excited as you are regarding the 3rd SGGS International Students' Conference.  Outstanding entrepreneurs in their own right have been invited to grace the conference and we are sure that delegates will be inspired by them.
We have also had a good look at our conference venue, a beautiful hotel by the beach with exotic views of the Indian Ocean from the room balconies!
Registration forms will be sent out hopefully, by next week.  Please register as soon as possible on a first come, first serve basis.  See you at the conference!