A rare chance for Malaysian youths, universities, colleges, entrepreneurs and government representatives to meet GEW Global Host ‘Entrepreneur-In-Residence’ – Michael Lewin.

Date: 17th November, Tuesday, 2009
Time: 1.30 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.
Venue: Suite 7.01, Level 7, The Gardens South Tower,
Mid Valley City, Kuala Lumpur

Agenda for the Day:
- Unveiling a Study of 550 Youths about Entrepreneurship in Malaysia
- Panel Session: Ideas to Empower Youths In Entrepreneurship

Michael Lewin, Fellow from the Global GEW Host – The Kauffman Foundation & Steel Industry Entrepreneur in the USA
Dash – GEW Malaysia Country Host & CEO of Warisan Global
Roshan Thiran – CEO of Leaderonomics & Writer on Leadership and Entrepreneurship for The Star

Keynote Speech by GEW Global Host & Partners

UNVEILING THE 550 YOUTHS STUDY ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP

YEM spearheaded a preliminary research on Youths’ Engagement with Entrepreneurship in Malaysia, with a group of 550 youths. Research results will address questions like ‘What do Malaysian Youths Want Out of Entrepreneurship?’ ‘What Trends are Youths Involved with Entrepreneurship?’ & many others.

PANEL SESSION: IDEAS TO EMPOWER YOUTHS INTO ENTREPRENEURSHIP

YEM in collaboration with Warisan Global and Leaderonomics, present the Panel Session about Youths’ Empowerment in Entrepreneurship in Malaysia. Meet leading GEW figures, youth experts and entrepreneurs, all promoting entrepreneurship among youths. Learn from Best Practices, Networks and Resources used by the Kauffman Foundation, globally to promote Entrepreneurship and its growth among youths.

About GEW

GEW or the Global Entrepreneurship Week is a global movement of entrepreneurial people, spread across 80 countries around the world. The initiative was founded by the Kauffman Foundation and Make Your Mark, two leading organisations, in entrepreneurship development and research, in the USA and UK respectively.

GEW brings together top industry speakers, entrepreneurs, youth leaders and NGOs to network and spearhead the WEEK (16th to the 22nd of November) with entrepreneurial events.

For more information, please visit – www.gewmalaysia.com or www.unleashingideas.org

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Limited Seats are Available and Only Invited Individuals and Organisations are entitled to attend the event.

Please RSVP Your Attendance to Michael Teoh, GEW Youth Catalyst, at Michael@entrepreneurs.my to confirm your attendance by Wednesday, 11th November 2009. You will receive a confirmation email from us, confirming your attendance.

NOTE: Only individuals with their names registered through the RSVP are allowed into the event.

Thank You for Your Time, and Looking Forward to Your Soonest Response.

For most people, GEW Malaysia will be a series of events or press coverage all around Malaysia. You might think there is an army of personals  who are making sure the events work out properly.

Well, actually it is only a handful of dedicated individual who has been coodinating with all the partners. Here are some pictures of what happens behind the scene of the biggest entrepreneurs endeavour Malaysia have seen so far.  

We would like to thanks ALL who have been involved with GEW Malaysia and the Folks at Warisan Global for a job well done. 

Today is Global Entrepreneurship week in Malaysia and this are top 5 things you can do during the WEEK. 

1. Join a GEW Event. 
Join one of the many events in GEW and we at MYE will be highlighting them at http://www.entrepreneurs.my/tag/gewmalaysia/

2. Start Your Biz.
There is no better time to start a biz than now. Do not delay your dream and start your own biz now. 

3. Talk about Entrepreneurship.
If you are already doing it. Talk about GEW. About your start up, about your biz. Blog about it. Remember to share it with your friends in the Malaysia Entrepreneur group.

4. Read about Entrepreneurship.
Find a book, a blog, a site to learn more on how can you be a better entrepreneur. We hope that you are inspired by what you learn where you can improve yourself and your business.

5. Invite Your Friends
Invite your friends to join us at Malaysia Entrepreneurs. Share with your friends who wishes to start their biz in Malaysia.  The facebook group is at here.

After so much hype, the week is finally here. There will be a launch of GEW Malaysia at Shangri-la Kuala Lumpur at 5pm – 8pm today. 

Paul Kedrosky will be the guest of honor for the event. Dr Paul Kedrosky is an investor, writer, and entrepreneur. He is a sought-after speaker; an analyst for CNBC television; a columnist for TheStreet/RealMoney; and the editor of Infectious Greed, one of the best known business blogs. He is frequently quoted in major publications around the world.

Dr. Kedrosky is currently a Senior Fellow at the Kauffman Foundation, where he is focused on entrepreneurship, innovation, and the future of risk capital. He is also a strategist with Ten Asset Management, a southern California institutional money management firm using innovative quantitative techniques in capital markets. He is also a fellow and on the advisory board of the Berkeley Center for Innovative Financial Technology. He is an advisor to various other companies, institutional investors, and venture capital firms.

In conjunction with the GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK that takes place from 17-23 Nov 2008. Money Tree Malaysia , alongside Taylors University College, Giordano & Open University Malaysia are organising an Entrepreneurs Challenge between 18-22 Nov.

This Challenge is targeted at youths aged between 16-22 who are keen at pitting their “entrepreneurial minds” in a series of activities which would determine if they have what it takes to become entrepreneurs.

This team event (each team must have 3 members) will be run ala Apprentice meets Amazing Race. The Challenge/Race comprises 3 Legs + 1 Final Leg. At every “leg” of the race, the winning team for that leg will receive some rewards, while teams which perform poorly will be eliminated. Cash prizes, internship programs + other goodies await the winning team

For more information, call 7954 4514 (Evelyn) or write in to uvwong@moneytree.my for more details

In conjunction with the Global Entrepreneurship Week, CRADLE is organizing a knowledge sharing platform for local entrepreneurs, inventors and researchers to learn, share their experiences and discuss the challenges of global entrepreneurship from renowned expert, JONATHAN ORTMANS (President, Global Entrepreneurship Week and Senior Fellow, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, See below).
Ortmans advises the Kauffman Foundation principally on its global footprint and its interface with policymakers on new research and initiatives to advance entrepreneurship. The Kauffman Foundation is one of the largest foundations in the United States with an asset base of approximately USD2 billion and with more than 12 years of in-depth international experience. The Kauffman Foundation works with leading educators, researchers, and corporate partners to further understanding of the powerful economic impact of entrepreneurship.

Find out what could help you globalise your products and services competitively, understand if you have the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, what you can do to revive the economy as an entrepreneur and much more!

Come join CRADLE in this exciting open dialogue:

Date: 19th November 2008 (Wednesday)
Time: 8.30am – 11.30am
Venue: Auditorium Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR)
Capital Square, Block C & D, No. 8, Jalan Munshi Abdullah, 50100 Kuala Lumpur
Entrance: FREE
For registration or further information, please contact Diyana (diyana@cradle.com.my). Due to enthusiastic response, they only have a few seats left… Do register as soon as possible!Jonathan Ortmans

Jonathan Ortmans

President, Global Entrepreneurship Week

Senior Fellow, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Leading the development of Global Entrepreneurship Week on behalf of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Jonathan Ortmans has worked to align more than 75 countries to inspire, connect, mentor and engage the next generation of entrepreneurs. In 2007, he successfully piloted a similar effort focused exclusively on the United States that engaged more than 1,300 partner organizations and roughly 500,000 people. Ortmans advises the Kauffman Foundation principally on its global footprint and its interface with policymakers through the Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship (hosted on entrepreneurship.org), a public policy initiative to focus attention on the importance of entrepreneurship to the economy and society. Based in Washington, DC, Ortmans serves as an interface between new research and initiatives to advance entrepreneurship at the Foundation and the questions and concerns that arise from policymakers in the nation’s capital. He started his first business at the age of 19 in his native United Kingdom and his second at 34 after a career in Washington, DC, working for the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee focusing on trade policy. Previously, Ortmans served as executive director of the Columbia Institute for Political Research, concentrating on health care economic policy. Currently, he also serves as President of the Public Forum Institute, an independent, nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that enjoys strong bi-partisan congressional support in fostering public discourse on major issues of the day.

Microsoft Malaysia is having 2 events fro GEW Malaysia. It is called Get Your Startups Fired Up and it will be about sharing to the entrepreneurs what is the Biz Spark program is all about.

It will be held in Kuala Lumpur on the 19th November at 7atenite and Penang on the 29th Nov.

Details and registration of the events can be found here.

William Du of  MIRC Ingenious Capital Partners are inviting entrepreneurs to witness their official launch of the MICP and Technopreneur Venture Manaagement Fund this 20th November. Below are the invitation details.

We are pleased to invite you to the official launch of MIRC Ingenious Capital Partners (MICP) and Technopreneur Venture Management (TVM) Fund. The newly elected MCA President cum Minister of Transport, YB Dato’ Seri Ong Tee Keat and MCA New Technology & Innovation Bureau Chairman cum Deputy Minister of Finance, YB Dato’ Kong Cho Ha, will be present to officiate the launch itself.

MIRC Ingenious Capital Partners (MICP) is a joint venture between MIRC Incubator Sdn Bhd and Ingenious Haus Group, to provide venture capital financing to emerging technologies companies in the ICT industry. The venture capital fund managed by MICP is known as Technopreneur Venture Management (TVM) fund with an investment capital of RM 5 million from Huaren Management Holdings Bhd. TVM Fund will invest up to RM 500,000 into each eligible company.

MICP envisions itself to be a strong catalyst and important motivator towards successful entrepreneurship ventures by our involvement in early stage financing. We are in the business of seeding hope to entrepreneurs who have the passion, drive and commitment; and simultaneously creating business values and investment returns to our stakeholders.

Venture capital funding for the ICT industry has declined over the years. We recognize the difficulties of IT entrepreneurs raising fund for commercialization and growth of their business. MICP aims to fill the investment gap between early stage and late stage of a technology company. Hence, the TVM Fund plays an important role in MIRC’s SME Development Blueprint 2008 – 2012 launched recently to provide funding to SMEs as a whole.

We will be delighted if you would accept our invitation to attend the launching ceremony. Following are the launching ceremony details:

Date: 20th November 2008 (Thursday)
Time: 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Venue: Level 12, Wisma MCA, Jalan Ampang, 50450, Kuala Lumpur

Attached herewith is the tentative program itinerary and RSVP form for your kind perusal. Lastly, we look forward to your participation in witnessing this significant day to both MIRC & the ICT Industry. Please confirm your presence by the 18th November 2008. Should you require further details or clarification, please contact Ms. Ashley Tan, Mr. Ivan Tan or Mr. Eddie Lau at 03 – 2161 1618.

Nas Sobri and the folks in Penang are great supporter of the GEW and there are couples of events being lined up for the whole week. Here are some highlights taken from their site.

Mon, 17 NOV 2008
- Knowledge & Experience Sharing for Social Entrepreneurs @ Tasek Gelugor (KUS-TG)

Tue, 18 NOV 2008
- Breakfast with Entrepreneur @ Smart Lab, Batu Uban (ICT Penang)
- 3 Steps 2 Entrepreneurship @ MyPath, Bukit Jambul (MyPath Sdn Bhd)
- Business Marketing Game @ Action Coach, Bayan Baru (Biz Coach Firm)

Wed, 19 NOV 2008
- Business Networking Breakfast – ProfitCLUB, Bayan Baru (Biz Coach Firm)
- Site visit to Agricultural Farm @ Tasek Gelugor (KUS-TG)
- Business.Com.My Business Networking/Referral/Entrepreneur’s Night @ Mizi Bistro, New World Park, Penang (7-10pm)

Thu, 20 NOV 2008
- Breakfast with Entrepreneur @ Equarater, Georgetown (ICT Penang/TechBiz)
- Bead Sewing Workshop @ Tasek Gelugor (KUS-TG)

Fri, 21 NOV 2008
- Blogging Workshop @ Tasek Gelugor (KUS-TG)
- MIRC Penang TechNite @ Suntech, Bayan Baru (MiRC)

Sat, 22 NOV 2008
- Global Entrepreneurship Week Keynote & Showcase @ Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM/ICT Penang)
- Social Entrepreneurship Seminar @ Balik Pulau (KUS-BP)
- Catur Bistari – Jihad Bisnes Board Game

For more info on what is happening in Penang, please visit http://epenang.eventbrite.com/

BTW. when you see Nas in Penang. Give him a pat at the back. 

This is how he looks like.