Think Big Entrepreneur Convention 2012
| Date | Thursday, 13th September 2012 |
| Time | 9.00am to 12noon |
| Venue | Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel (392 Havelock Rd) |
| Cost | $10 for online registration, $14 at the door |
Whether you are starting up or already running a business, here’s your opportunity to glean expert advice from experienced business specialists on how to fund your ideas, improve productivity and communicate your brand effectively. Plus hear what industry leaders think how businesses here can respond to the Eurozone crisis.
Event Programme
| Talk 1 |
NO MONEY, NO HONEY: How To Position Your Brand To Raise Funds Learn how to strategise your business to attract investors. Plus the dos and dont’s when trying to raise funds at different growth stages. Speaker: Leslie Loh, Managing Director of Red Dot Ventures, Founder of System Access and Board Member of SPRING Singapore, who grew a one-man operation into a public listed company with 500 staff in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. He sold it for S$120m in 2006. |
| Talk 2 |
PRODUCTIVITY: What Made You Successful Yesterday Might Fail You Today Discover the common and easily available innovation tools and techniques that the most successful SMEs use to gain productivity. Speaker: Dr Wilson Chew, CEO, StrategiCom, corporate business strategist and Founder, Singapore Brand Conference, visiting lecturer NTU, SME and author. |
| Talk 3 |
DRESSING TO ATTRACT: Effective Brand Communication Whether it is brochures or print, online or outdoor ads, learn how to arrive at design that communicates the message and brand effectively – and sell! Speaker: Robert Gaxiola, multi-award winning ad agency executive creative director and co-founder, Mangham-Gaxiola. |
| Panel discussion |
Eurozone and its effects on Singapore companies How will it affect your business? What’s the outlook? How can you respond pragmatically? BT Associate Editor Vikram Khanna will moderate this stimulating discussion with industry leaders including Stefano Poli, President, European Chamber of Commerce (Singapore) and Chairman, EU-ASEAN Business Council, ASME President Chan Chong Beng, Qian Hu’s Chairman and Group MD Kenny ‘The Fish’ Yap and CIMB CEO and leading economist Song Seng Wun. |
Payment Methods
For ONLINE REGISTRATION
(1) Online payment OR (2) Cheque payable of $10 to “Singapore Press Holdings Ltd”. Please write your name, title of the event behind your cheque. Address mail to: “ACE Secretariat 1 Fusionpolis Walk #01-02, South Tower Solaris, Singapore 138628″. The cheque has to be received and acknowledged by 8 Sept 2012. A confirmation email will be sent out once cheque is received.
For PAYMENT-ON-SITE
The ticket price will be $14 for payment on that day, regardless of whether you have registered. We accept only cash and cheques. Kindly inform us at least 3 days in advance if you’re unable to attend the event.
