Joel Neoh founder of sites such as Youth Malaysia, Youthsays, says that he can not disclosed the purchased price but it is a very exciting times for all at Youth Asia.

We wish our friends at YouthAsia all the best.

UpdateRead more about the interview with the new CEO of Groupon Malaysia here.

MYE:So what happened? Are you no longer gonna focus on youth?
Khailee: It has been rebranded to says.my. The shorter catchier domain name. More importantly, we first started with the idea of doing something relevant and disruptive for this generation. we picked the word youth to help communicate it but soon realized that being young people ourselves, the word ‘youth’ seemed to suggest teens, instead of young adults. the focus is still the same, because malaysia’s population is 65% under the 35 anyway, but giving a more neutral name like SAYS.my makes it easier to accomodate and relate to more people!

MYE:What is the diff between Says and Youthsays?
Khailee: Right now, it’s just a rebranding, but a few new features are in the pipeline.
(Note: There is now session divided into Campus, Young Professional and more recently School)

MYE:Will there be a Youth11?
Khailee: As usual, each year, the festival is heavily dependent on the investment of sponsors . We can’t confirm at this point.

MYE: What will we be expecting to see in the next 6 month.
Khailee: I think malaysia will rain a bit less. There will be more internet penetration. Malaysian will continue to go to shopping malls. Justin beiber’s concert will be a big hit. from our side, I’ll let you know when we’ve got something rolled out. Right now its to really put in the work to make SAYS.my rock.

Check out a video of Khailee explaining the transition.

Photo of Khailee is from xinch.com.my

Since 1998, the GSEA program has celebrated the success of hundreds of student entrepreneurs from 33 active countries. The program encourages students to pursue their passions while building the foundation for a solid economic future through regional and global cash awards competitions. The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) is the facilitator of the GSEA program. This connection allows student entrepreneurs to access a network that understands passion, struggle, drive and success.

Images from the GSEA 2009

What are the benefits of competing in the GSEA?

• Represent Malaysia! Be the face of Malaysian entrepreneurship at the Global Finals! The regional prize is a fully sponsored trip costing RM 15,000 to the Global Finals in the US!
• Competition! Enhance your ability to communicate the value proposition of your business.
• Expanded networks! Enjoy high-level networking with other student entrepreneurs from around the world!
• Media exposure! Local and national media attention for you and your business!
• Business resources! US$10,000 cash prize, plus tens of thousands in business products and services, including web services, printing, PR, and more! Over US$150,000 in total!
Who is eligible to be nominated?

• The nominee must be an undergraduate student at a university or college during 2010-2011.
• The student must be the owner, founder or controlling shareholder of their company and principally responsible for its operation.
• The student’s company must have been in business for at least the last 6 months.
• The student must have not been a former GSEA winner and/or among one of the 5 finalists for the 2010 GSEA Global Finals.

Note: The student is still eligible for GSEA if they have recently graduated and/or are about to graduate and have taken courses during 2011 before the application deadline. International students are also encouraged.

An online nomination form will be available in December 2010. Please directly contact iris.wong@gseamalaysia.org for more details or simply download this GSEA FACT SHEET (download About GSEA 2011).

With the theme ‘Leveraging Ideas, Expanding Opportunities’, APYBC 2010 is a new initiative designed to position Malaysia as a hub in developing new business ideas, unique marketing opportunities, research and development, as well as to put Malaysia on the map for future business destination.

Jointly organized with the Dewan Muda, Selangor Malay Chamber of Commerce, the APYBC 2010 will be officiated by Yang Amat Berhormat Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Key highlights for APYBC 2010 are series of business dialogues and presentations by renowned speakers as well as a three-day trade exhibition show by 100 organizations. APYBC 2010 is expecting 500 delegates from various industries in Malaysia and the Asia Pacific region.

The speakers with various ground breaking topics to be shared and discussed throughout the event will be:

Y.A.Bhg. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia

YB Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz, Malaysian Minister of International Trade & Industry from 1987 to 2008

YBhg Dato’ Madinah Mohamad, Secretary General of MOSTI

Dr Kamarulzaman Mohd Zain, MD, SilTerra Malaysia Sdn.Bhd

Datuk Chan Tien Ghee, Chairman, Cardiff City FC

Mr. Tan Sin Chong, MD, Reliance Berhad

Datuk Seri Edmund Santhara, Group CEO, Masterskill Berhad

Bapak Erdwin Aksa, President HIPMI

Bapak Taufan Rotorasiko, President, Karang Taruna, Indonesia

Datuk Lee Sang Bai, SAMSUNG, Korea

Denia A.Samad, MD, Denia Ponti Shoes, Indonesia

Hugh Mason, Director, JFDI Asia (Singapore)

Jeff Paine, Executive Director, Battle Ventures Singapore

Thomas Fernandez, CEO Pest Busters Singapore

(More details can be found at http://www.aybiz.org)

Schedule of the event can be viewed here: APYBC Schedule

This time round, MYFREN2010 brings you the following speakers: The inaugural Malaysia Young Female Entrepreneur Forum (MYFREN) will be held this coming October 26th and 27th, 2010 at the Grand Ballroom, Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

Entrepreneurs.my is proud to sponsor part of the fees to this amazing forum to celebrate the achievements that Women Entrepreneurs have brought to Malaysia. We are only offering this tickets at a special rate and encourage participants with true entrepreneurial spirits to join & network with other successful participants & speakers. The ticket prices can be purchased at the following prices:
FOR FEMALE: RM 35.00
FOR MALE: RM 45.00
Please register at : http://apps.socialwalk.com/events/455-malaysia-young-female-entrepreneur-forum-myfren
MYFREN is designed to be a premier platform to gather thoughts and ideas of entrepreneurs to encourage more Malaysians especially the young females to venture into entrepreneurism and businesses. It will be a comprehensive and innovative platform to encourage young female (age ranging from 20 to 40 years old) to participate in entrepreneurship and business. MYFREN will create a strong and wide networking platform for young female to contribute in the economy development of Malaysia especially in making Malaysia Economy Transformation Plan and Vision 2020 a success. MYFREN will be conducted in a TV Talk Show Format Forum and will bring more than 20 young and successful female entrepreneurs to share their experiences, ups and downs and their entrepreneurial journeys. Among those who have confirmed their participations are:

1. Mi Ki Choong (CEO, Centurise Group)
2. Adelaine Foo (CEO, The Otomotif College)
3. Nor Akmar Hanif & Aida Nurlin Hanif ( The Millionaire Sisters)
4. Sherena Razaly (Founder of Enak KL)
5. Oh Joo Nee (Winner of Nescafe Kickstart Season 2)
6. Alyssa Mazlan (Owner of Island & Republik)
7. Candice Lee (Managing Director of True North Asia Sdn Bhd)
8. Dr Khoo Kien Ling (Founder & CEO of ADAMAS Wedding Sdn Bhd)
9. Ung Yiu Lin (Founder & Owner of Shoes Shoes Shoes)z
10. Ms Ho Teh Eng (Founder & CEO of Fun Science Sdn Bhd)

Besides featuring young and successful female entrepreneurs, MYFREN will also feature perspectives from successful young male entrepreneurs, women entrepreneurs and also government leaders from relevant agencies.

Among those that will participate in MYFREN are:
1. YBhg Dato’ Hashim Abdullah, TKSU Kementerian Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani
2. YBhg Dato’ Hafsah Hashim, CEO SME Corp
3. YBhg Dato’ Maznah Hamid, Executive Chairman of Securiforce Group
4. YBhg Dto’ Beatrice Nirmala, Editor In Chief and Executive Director of AMG International
5. Norman Halim, Executive President of KRU Group of Companies
6. Afzal Abd Rahim (CEO of TIME dot Com Berhad)

Participants and panellists will interact in a bilingual forum; they will be sharing their thoughts in Bahasa Malaysia as well as English.

This 2 minutes video, recorded exclusively during the Press Conference by Entrepreneurs.my, would highlight the advices, lessons and experiences of the billionaire investor himself, together with his apprentice – Best-selling author and investor herself – Mary Buffett sharing with us success tips for People to succeed in Entrepreneurship, Business, Career and Life.

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