Women Entreprenuer Conference 2009 Update -Day 2

Hi folks,

Here is my Day 2 post on Women Entreprenuer Conference 2009. Check out my previous post on this event on Part 1,Part 2 and Day 1.

For Day 2, we started off with another CEO Forum- Marketing through Social Web Media. And the panelist are the who's who in the Social Web Media now in Malaysia:

Chris Tan, Managing Partner, Chur Associates

Kid Chan, Founder & Celebrity Photographer, KIDCHANSTUDIO

Timothy Tiah, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Nuffnang

Tan Yet Mee, Founder & Editor, emmagem.com

Moderator:

Eliza Noordin, Vice President, Teak Capital

Yes, include the famous wedding or event photographer, Kid Chan and of course Nuffnang Co-founder Timothy Tiah!!

Here's a picture I managed to capture with Timothy...thanks to a new-found friend I befriended during the conference who managed to capture a shot for me before Tim is surrounded by swarms of bees or Gorgeous Geeks... :P well by the way,if you have been following Tim's blog here, you would know he's very dedicated to his Princess(gf) ok....even before agreeing to attend this conference, he have asked his Princess for the Go Ahead ok...such nice guy!!

Ok, back to the Day 2 agenda, we have Chris the geeky lawyer who has strings of associates and sit on the board for various organisation...well..although he talked a lot(lawyer ler) , rather lengthy talk but what he show on what he has done on his website(allow me to track back his site url) is rather amazing...as he has used various social media tool in his site.

Then we have Kid Chan,the celebrated photographer which sorry I don't recall much of what he shared other than the story about his wife and his privacy. Maybe I am too attracted by his cool black sunglasses. But he does strikes me as a rather nice family guy, he even brought his mom along and guess what his mom uses Facebook as well! Oh yes, he did mentioned about having his Fan Page at Facebook and getting deals for his wife (a fitness instructor) from his client. The power of social media!

Then comes Timothy who demonstrated the power of social media(in this case Twitter) by calling out few names in the audience whom he have not met but have seen their twits saying that they are now attending Women Entreprenuer Conference 2009. Now that speaks out a lot about how social media

is set to transform how social networking and biz works now.

Next we have Product & Market Positioning - Applying the Blue Ocean Strategy, a true case study and real life example on the application of Blue Ocean strategy from the planning, marketing to the operation of Laurent Bleu Skin Science Centre by Sharon Ang, the lovely Centre Manager. I am eager to visit this centre to witness the technology and method they applied as a customer...in fact we received some vouchers(gg out there..anyone of you have gone to the centre or like to go...leave your comment here!)

Then, we have a wow, fast yet very very informational talk by the Ebay Power Seller cum eBay Education Specialist and owner of Chiica Consultations, Carol Fung sharing on The Online Opportunity - Why We Should Be Selling on eBay. Another real-life example topic very very good one!

Then we have another forum on Journey for Financial Support & Grant for Business Part 2 which I have not find it useful largely 'cos I have yet to have such a great SME idea which I feel valid for a grant/loan but to many women entrepreneur who attended the event,I think they find it beneficial!

Next we have E-Payment for E-Commerce: All about E-Payment and How to prevent Online Fraud by ipay88. For those who used to purchase/sell online,I think this co. is not unfamiliar for you. It's a gateway for online (credit card) purchase.

Last but not least we have Letting Customers Find YOU – and YOUR PRODUCTS, On the Internet by Hanson(the only Google Inc employee based in Malaysia and yes he is working from home too!). His talk largely focus on Google Adword. And we received Google Adword voucher from them ;) (GG, have you used your Google Adword voucher, if you don't need it, pls. let me know..I would love to have it..thanks ya!)

OK..that sums up my coverage(cheh wah) on Women Entreprenuer Conference 2009 .

Hopefully by the next event by GG, I would already become an Entreprenuer or Technopreneur!

Cheers!

2012- what You would like to keep in a TIME CAPSULE

In conjunction with the release of 2012 the movie, Sony Pictures is having an online contest for the public to share what we would like to keep in a TIME CAPSULE to survive 2012's disaster at www.2012.com.my . The contest is open for the public to participate and all we have to do is to upload an image of the item we want to keep in our TIME CAPSULE. We are also required to include a slogan in less than 25 words on why we want to keep the particular item in our TIME CAPSULE.

Prizes are:

I am always fascinated,inspired and find it kinda mind-provoking watching movies like this as if warning us about the impending danger ahead and look at our current priorities.

And I find this contest rather interesting, to look at what are the items are really precious and memorable,worth keeping for us.

For me, my first thought is to keep an old-fashion album filled with photos of my family tree, from my ancestors, grandparents,my parents, my growing up pictures and my kids. As I felt after that we wouldn't know who would survive and not even which technology would survive as well. So the best thing is to keep an old-fashion album which holds and capture the important moments in our life and retell it if chance are there. It is by far the item I wanted to keep most in my time capsule.

What about you? What item appears in your mind now?

If you have something to share, you might be happy to know the good news that Sony Pictures is giving Nuffnangers a chance to catch 2012 2 days before its release date on an exclusive Premiere Screening. There's more icing on the cake as ONE (1) lucky Nuffnanger will walk home from the screening with a Sony Playstation 3!

To take part in this exclusive contest just by Nuffnangers to win invites to the Premiere Screening of 2012 and a Sony Playstation 3, it is as simple as doing the following;

1. Take part in the contest by registering and uploading an image at www.2012.com.my

2. Blog about your participation, share what you uploaded for the contest along with your reasons. Do remember to link the contest page – www.2012.com.my

3. Send an email to 2012@nuffnang.com with the permalink of your blog post along with your full name.

50 best written blog posts will win the bloggers exclusive invites to catch 2012 before anyone else does in Malaysia. One of them will walk home from the screening with a brand new Sony Playstation 3. Could it be me?

In addition, the following premiums are also up for grabs during the screening;

5 x Limited Edition 2012 Jacket worth RM 250 each
5 x Limited Edition 2012 Watch worth RM 180 each
5 x Limited Edition 2012 Lenticular Notebook worth RM 100 each
5 x Limited Edition 2012 Compass Keychain worth RM 50 each

I just made my entry..what about you?

Cheers!

Beraya Gaya Mamee

Good news specially for my Muslim friends in Malaysia!

Would you like to have an open house for this coming Hari Raya for all your relatives, friends, colleagues, neighbors and anyone who wishes to come? What's more, the Hari Raya Open House will be hosted by your favorite celebrities such as Mila (AF5 winner), Hafiz (AF7 winner), Aril (AF7 1st runner up) and Era radio Deejays! And a;; these for Hari Raya Open House at no cost?

Just few simple steps you have to do to be in the run to win your very own Hari Raya Open House;

• Check out www.rayagayamamee.com.my
• Create an account and login to it.
• Create and send the Hari Raya E-cards to your friends, relatives and etc

There are a few types of E-Cards you can send out to your friends be it the simple traditional card to the more advanced musical, fun and funky or animated cards.Check out more sample here at Nuffnang blog.

And for nuffnangers, if you wish to be in the running to win an extra RM300 cash prize while taking part in the Raya Gaya Mamee contest, kindly take note of the following steps:

1. Send out as many E-cards as you can at www.rayagayamamee.com.my.
2. Write a blog post titled 'Beraya Gaya Mamee'.
3. Send an email to rayagayamamee@nuffnang.com with the permalink of your written post.
4. If your name is called up as a daily winner during 7 Sept till 18 Sept you'll win an additional RM300 cash prize credited right into your Nuffnang account!

So what are you waiting for? Let's quickly send e-cards to our relatives and friends to spread the Raya mood and at the same time win yourself a memorable Raya Open house!

Selamat Hari Raya, Maaf Zahir dan Batin to all my Muslim friends! And in Malaysia, all races celebrate together...

Cheers!

Nuffnang Premiere Screening – District 9

For my blogger friends who are Nuffnangers, just for your info, Nuffnang is having a Premiere Screening for District 9 . Check out how you can win a chance to watch District 9 before its release date at Nuffnang Premiere Screening of District 9 happening on 12 August here .

Cheers!