EVENTS
ONLINE EVENTS
SMEAS : WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR SERIES
SMEAS: Women Entrepreneur Series - Lisa Wong
11th March 2021 (Thursday), 11AM
From a rising TV personality appearing in popular channels , not just in Malaysia but South East Asia and even Asia Pacific.
Lisa is now Personal Transformation Coach & Speaker which has unleashed greatness among her many clients - helping them reach their true potential.
She's a certified NLP coach accredited by the International Coaching Federation and an engaging public speaker.
SMEAS: Women Entrepreneur Series - Angie Ng
18th March 2021 (Thursday), 11AM
From numbers to jewellery, Angie is an accountant turned jeweller that took the industry by storm!
She has garnered nationwide recognition for her skill set and unique style that kept many returning for more of her gifted artwork.
Tune in as we dive deep with Angie on her challenges starting out and what made her who she is today.
SMEAS: Women Entrepreneur Series - Yap Sue Yii
25th March 2021 (Thursday), 11AM
While running her first fashion start-up. Royale Demure, she had encountered many operational challenges.
From those challenges, Komuniti Tukang Jahit (KTJ) was born. A social enterprise that enables home-based tailors to earn a sustainable income through sewing.
Drawing attention to advocacy efforts is a constant challenge and she's determined to drive this forward.
SMEAS: Women Entrepreneur Series - Penny Choo, BloomThis
1st April 2021 (Thursday), 11AM
Penny is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of the famous local gifting startup - BloomThis.
She is a passionate, resourceful and versatile entrepreneur who has a vision to touch 10 million lives by delivering unforgettable experiences with flowers and gifts.
Tune in as we dive deep into what is the strategy to being a successful entrepreneur that is she is now
100x Entrepreneurs Summit
25h January - 7th February 2021, 1pm -10.30pm daily.
Businesses start, and businesses fail. If 2020 taught us nothing else, it was that there is never a guarantee. Not in life, not at work.
It is more important now than ever before to always keep ourselves updated with the times, learn new skills and adapt to the ever-changing environment.
The Entrepreneurs Summit has gathered practitioners and trainers from all around the globe from different backgrounds to give you insights of the entrepreneurial life.
AMEU - Making Changes: Social Enterprises
26th Sept May 2020 (Saturday), 10.30AM
In year 2018, Captain Gan co-founded Komuniti Tukang Jahit ("KTJ").
KTJ is a social enterprise that empowers a community consisting of single women, single mothers, the OKU group, and stay-at-home mothers with the working opportunity to earn a sustainable income through sewing premium gifts.
Join Captain Gan and other speakers from Teach for Malaysia and LeapEd in this talk on social enterprises organised by AMEU Network.
SMEAS : LEADERSHIP SERIES
Leaders of every business are equipped with the ability to decide on the dot. These difficult times are crucial as it makes or breaks the business. But to every crisis, there are always underlying opportunities and the mastermind behind every choice will see this as a glass half full. Featuring the leaders who thrive and steer their businesses during the hardest times in their respective field, SME Accelerator Series make its fifth comeback with this special Leadership Series event. Moderated by the founder of iCFO and iCommunity, Mr. Gan Teck Hooi, the series will witness the first of its kind to be held via ZOOM conference call.
SMEAS: Leadership Series - Andy Lee
7th May 2020 (Thursday), 9PM
A certified Public Accountant by profession, Andy joined TASCO Berhad ("TASCO") in year 2005 and appointed as the Group CEO in year 2020.
TASCO hs 26 logistics centres and have 2,500 employees in Malaysia. It is a part of the global network of Yusen Logistics Co Ltd. Having 578 locations and almost 25,000 employees worldwide.
Tune in as we dig we learn what Andy Lee and TASCO Berhad are doing to overcome the challenging times we are facing worldwide.
SMEAS: Leadership Series - Davis Chong
9th May 2020 (Saturday), 9PM
An Engineer by profession, Davis joined Solarvest Holdings Berhad ("Solarvest") in year 2014 is now the Group CEO since it listed on ACE market in 2019.
Solarvest is the leading solar full turnkey "EPCC" provider in Malaysia and has an established track rrecord of large Scale Solar PV projects throughout Malaysia.
They operate from their HQ in Petaling Jaya and has about 180 employees including other offices in Alor Setar, Penang & Johor Bahru.
Tune in to find out how Davis is planning to lead Solarvest in facing the major challenges brought by Covid-19.
SMEAS: Leadership Series - Andy Goh
11th May 2020 (Monday), 9PM - Mandarin
Andy Goh is a succesful serial entrepreneur - he is the founder of OLDTOWN Berhad, Founder & CEO of Nam Heong, Executive Director of JinBaoMEn as well as the Founder of MeCan Trade.
With an array of businesses under his belt, his leadership is what shines in every single one of his succesful ventures.
Learn more from Andy Goh on how he has successfully built the many businesses that he has and how he plans to lead all four of the companies to greater heights.
SMEAS: Leadership Series - Gareth Ng
14th May 2020, 9PM
Garerth has over 25 years of experience in office automation industry. He has gone through the transformation era of analog to digital and was one of the pioneers in providing Document Software solutions to the Malaysian Market. In his previous tenure in Fuji Xerox Malaysia, his team was rated as one of the best performing teams in Malaysia.
In light with businesses now turning towards digitalisation, Gareth brings with him 25 years of experience to take help SMEs adapt to the New Normal and also providing leadership to his team in ensuring the highest standard of service despite the circumstances.
SME Accelerator Series
A platform and channel for SMES to source for practical solutions to their day to day business issues
Solutions > Inspirations
SMEs needs more solutions than just inspiration. This is what SMEAS focuses on - topics that are critical to the survivorship of small businesses.
Pre-Crafted Content
Verified panelists by Captain Gan focusing on the theme of the year - with a unique format of pre-submitted Q&A - for better answers
PAST EVENTS
SMEAS IV
Small Business Community: Mighty Opportunity
SME Accelerator Series IV aims to focus on communities around small businesses - with panelists from renowned community builders sharing the relevance of these communities in your business journey
Panelists: Wayne Lim (Founder, Qu Exchange), Yvonne Lee (Community Head, Common Ground), Marcus Hwang (Managing Director, BNI Malaysia), Shahril Effendi Bin Jaafar (SME Segment, Unifi)
SMEAS III
Digital Solutions For Small Businesses
SME Accelerator Series IV aims to focus on communities around small businesses - with panelists from renowned community builders sharing the relevance of these communities in your business journey
Panelists: Yusman, Ammeran (Head of SME Business, Unifi), Thinesh (Found, Lapasar.com), Effon Khoo (Founder, Kakitangan.com), Michael Golebiweski (CMO, Microsoft Malaysia), Wayne Lim (Founder, Qu Exchange)
SMEAS II
Educating SMEs in Productivity & Profitability
The second edition of SMEAS covers two major issues that SMEs are facing - productivity and profitability. With key players in the industry sharing their valuable insights.
Panelists: Jesus C.Tinawin (VP Career Services, INTI), Krystal Ng (Senior Associate, Wong & Partners), Wayne LIm (Group CEO & Chief Editor, Malaysian SME Media Group) and Anantharam Balakrishnan (Business Gorup Lead, Microsoft Malaysia)
SMEAS I
Piloting Practical Solutions For SMEs
In this pilot episode of SME Accelerator Series, Captain Gan has called upon the best of the business key players, and together they shared their views resolving the issues grey-clouding business owners,
Panelists: Mr. Low Fang Kai (MD of VRH), Mr. Steven Chua (MD of E-Bumi), Mr. Ong Yih Ching (Partner of HML & Co), and Mr. Andy Lim (Consultant from Excelentte)