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Golden Jubilee of Industrialisation in Penang

27 July 2022 (Wednesday)| 2.00PM – 6.00PM

 

FREE

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2022 marks the Golden Jubilee of industrialisation in Penang. With the tagline of “50 Years of Excellence and Beyond”, 13 focused themes have been identified under this celebration. InvestPenang and Penang Development Corporation (PDC), being the lead agencies for this celebration, has planned and coordinated a year-long event with industry leaders to showcase Penang’s transformation journey and opportunities ahead.

Exabytes, who is driving the ‘Startups’ theme under this celebration, will be organising the “My Penang Startup Stories: The Funding Ecosystem & Penang Capabilities” on 27 July, 2022 at easySpace, SummerSkye Penang. 

This industry led initiative focuses on the core of starting a business, its processes and methods of securing funds for starting up a business, success stories and advice by Penang Capabilities and the right approach in maintaining funds in a startup. 

 

Event Details:

Date: 27th July 2022

Time: 2.00pm – 6.00pm

Venue: easySpace @ SummerSky Penang
No. 1-2-13 SummerSkye Residences,
Jalan Sungai Tiram 8,
11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia.

 

Agenda:

Time Proposed Agenda
2:00 pm — 2.30 pm Registration
2:30 pm — 2:40 pm Welcoming  speech
Mr Chan Kee Siak, Founder and CEO of Exabytes Group
2:40 pm — 2:50 pm Opening  speech
Dato’ Seri Lee Kah Choon, Chairperson, 50th Anniversary of Penang’s Industrialisation Celebration Organising Committee
2:50 pm — 3:35 pm Panel Discussion: Funding & Startup Ecosystem in Penang – Perspective from VC and PE.

  • The recent challenges as angel investors for startups
  • What are the do’s and don’ts when a startup look for private investors
  • The key success factor to secure a funding from private investors

Panellists: 

Joseph Lee, Managing Partner at Kairous Capital

Raymond Hor, Partner at Kejora Capital

Adam Ramskay, Head, Strategic Planning & Corporate Partnerships

Moderator: Mr Tony Yeoh, CEO of Digital Penang

3:35 pm — 3:40 pm Q&A
3:40 pm — 4:00 pm 20 mins short break
4:00 pm — 4:40 pm Panel Discussion: Penang Capabilities: Managing the Trickiest Parts of Your Startup

  • Is now a good time to build a startup? Why start a business in Penang?
  • Penang Dreamers: Challenges and Key Success Factors to start a business in Penang
  1. Business Model & Marketing Approach
  2. The Capital,  Business Aid/Consultation available for Startups

Panellists: 

Shirmein Leong, Head of Logistics, Airasia

Tan Suan Sear, Group Head, Airasia Food

Clarence Leong, CEO of EasyParcel

TK Chuah, CEO & Head of Customer Experience at Boostorder

Howie Chang, Founder & CEO of Forward School

Moderator: Dato’ Seri Lee Kah Choon, Chairperson, 50th Anniversary of Penang’s Industrialisation Celebration Organising Committee

4:40 pm — 4:45 pm Q&A
4:45 pm — 5:00 pm UOB Tech Ecosystem: Pioneering Innovation Across ASEAN
5:00 pm — 6:00 pm Refreshments & Networking

 

Event Details

Date: July 27, 2022

Start time: 14:00 UTC+08

End time: 18:00 UTC+08

Venue: easySpace @ SummerSky Penang No. 1-2-13 SummerSkye Residences, Jalan Sungai Tiram 8, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia.

Organised by

partners

uob
50years industrialisation penang
public bank