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MEDIA INVITATION TO POLICY MAKER ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION FORUM 2015
Wednesday 18/11/2015
UNIRAZAK will host the first Roundtable Discussion for ASEAN Policy Makers in conjunction with the 1 ASEAN Entrepreneurs Summit (1AES) 2015.
During the forum, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siri Roland Xavier, Deputy Dean of UNIRAZAK’s Bank Rakyat School of Business and Entrepreneurship (BRSBE) will present the 2014/2015 ASEAN Regional Entrepreneurship Report entitled - ASEAN Regional Entrepreneurship Report 2014/2015, Driving ASEAN Entrepreneurship: Policy Opportunities for Inclusiveness and Sustainable Entrepreneurial Growth.
Hence, it is our pleasure to invite you to attend the forum and get more updates, information and insights of the entrepreneurship scene in Malaysia.
The forum will be attended by YBhg. Tan Sri Dr. Irwan Serigar Abdullah, the Secretary General of Treasury, Ministry of Finance (MOF) Malaysia, YBhg. Prof. Datuk Seri Dr. Md. Zabid Hj. Abdul Rashid, President & Vice Chancellor of UNIRAZAK, policy makers and top level entrepreneurs in the region.
The details of the forum are as follows :
Event : Policy Maker Roundtable Discussion Forum 2015
Day/Date : Thursday 19 November 2015
Time : 8.00 am – 2.00 pm
Venue : Banquet Hall 2, Impiana Hotel
13, Jalan Pinang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
PROGRAMME
Morning Session : Innovative Entrepreneurship
8.00 am – 9.15 am : Arrival of guests, registration and welcome breakfast
9.00 am – 9.15 am : Arrival of VIPs
9.20 am – 9.30 am : Opening speech by President & Vice Chancellor of Unirazak
YBhg. Prof. Datuk Seri Dr. Md. Zabid Hj. Abdul Rashid
9.35 am – 9.45 am : Speech and report launch by Secretary General of Treasury, Ministry of
Finance (MOF) Malaysia, YBhg. Tan Sri Dr. Irwan Serigar Abdullah
9.50 am – 10.10 am : Presentation of 2014/2015 ASEAN Regional Entrepreneurship Report by
Deputy Dean of UNIRAZAK’s Bank Rakyat School of Business and
Entrepreneurship (BRSBE), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siri Roland Xavier
10.15 am – 10.20 am : Introduction by Moderator
Paul Kewene-Hite (Affiliate Professor of Entrepreneurship, INSEAD)
Interactive Discussion Session 1: Policies to facilitate innovative entrepreneurship
How can countries drive entrepreneurship-led growth? What steps can policy makers take to facilitate innovative entrepreneurship and the creation of high growth firms? How do these measures vary across countries within the region?
10.25 am – 10.35 am : Industry Led Talk by Jeff Hoffman (Founder, Priceline. CEO, Cooljar)
10.40 am – 11.10 am : Discussion
11.15 am – 11.25 am : Report back from discussants
11.30 am – 11.40 am : Introduction by Moderator, Paul Kewene-Hite
(Affiliate Professor of Entrepreneurship, INSEAD)
Interactive Discussion Session 2: Removing Regulatory Barrier to Entrepreneurship
In many countries around the world, legal barriers stand in the way of innovation and entrepreneurial growth. How can these barriers be overcome? What legal reforms are needed? How do these differ across countries?
11.45 am – 11.55 am : Charles Leadbeater(Frugal Innovator)
12.00 pm – 12.30 pm : Discussion
12.35 pm – 12.45 pm : Report back from discussants
12.50 pm – 1.00 pm : Summary and next steps
01.05 pm – 02.00 pm : Lunch and Networking
You are cordially invited to send a reporter and photographer/cameraman to attend and cover the event.
SOURCE : Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNIRAZAK)
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name : Noorliza Abdul Latiff
Head of Corporate Communications Department
Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNIRAZAK)
Tel (DL) : 27307186
Mobile : 0123220641
Email : noorliza@unirazak.edu.my
-BERNAMA
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