“Growing Beyond Mid-Life Companies – SME Growth Issues and Challenges” Forum

The NUS MBA Alumni Club is launching a program called NUS Distinguished Alumni Business Leaders Forum and is supported by the NUS Business School and DUAL. The NUS Distinguished Alumni Business Leaders Forum is a platform that brings together top corporate executives, successful business leaders and entrepreneurs from the alumni community of top universities and business schools as well as academic and student leaders to interact and share life experiences, practical wisdom and relevant insights.

Each session will feature a panel of prominent business and industry practitioners who will discuss their challenges, achievements and opportunities based on a topic of interest. It is anticipated that the audience will be actively engaged in stimulating discussions at each session to learn about business issues, industry growth trends and opportunities.

“Growing Beyond Mid-Life Companies – SME Growth Issues and Challenges” will be the first forum.

Date: Thurs July 13th, 2006
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm (registration starts at 5:30pm)
Venue: NUS Hon Sui Sen Auditorium
Cost: DUAL member $15 before Jun 30th; $20 after Jun 30th

Topics for panel discussions

• How to build a strong brand to compete in the local and international markets
• How to induce collaborative working culture for SMEs to grow together (M&A)?
• Which areas of innovations and R&D should local SMEs look at?

Chairman/Moderator

Prof Christopher Earley, Dean, NUS Business School

Keynote Speaker

Mr. Eric Tan, General Manager, Singapore, Nokia Enterprise Solutions

Panelists

• Mr. Colin Chow, Executive Director, Singapore IT Federation; Former GM, HP Singapore Image Printing Group
• Mr. Winston Tan, Managing Director, Corporate Brokers International, Former GM, Deutsche Bank and Citibank Singapore
• Mr. Philip DeFord, Principal, 101 Capital, Former MD, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Bank and American Express Bank

Register here or download the brochure here.

Dual Drinks

Do come down and join us for DUAL Drinks! It will be a great time to relax, catch up with old friends, and meet new people!

Date:    Thursday, July 20th

Time:    7:00pm - 9:00pm

Venue:  Brewerkz Restaurant & Microbrewery
            30 Merchant Road #01-05/06 Riverside Point
            Singapore 058282
            Tel: (65) 6438 7438

Cost:    $5 for 2 soft drinks
            $15 for 2 beer