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4th MSC Malaysia InnoTech
“Ideas Launchpad” Interstate
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4th MSC Malaysia InnoTech
“Ideas Launchpad” Interstate
ABOUT INNOTECH
MSC Malaysia will be hosting its fourth series of InnoTech in Penang on the 25th and 26th
of March 2009. MSC Malaysia InnoTech Interstate is a 2 day event where the objectives
are as follows:
Amongst the messaging we wish to impart on the Malaysian ICT entrepreneurs are:
o To expose and educate the entrepreneurs on the latest technology and global
trends
o To show them that strong funding opportunities and support systems exist
o To foster a sense of belonging and camaraderie amongst entrepreneurs, VCs,
partners and stakeholders
o To encourage budding entrepreneurs to take the plunge
o To encourage ICT entrepreneurship as a career of choice
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Time Activity
08:30-09:30 Registration, Networking
10:35-10:55 Break
Try-angle session
Where you get to “TRY” out the 3 facets of web 2.0 together
01:35-03:35 with our group of trained facilitators. Covering the following
technologies
Twitter | Blogger | Facebook | Google Docs
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VCs/Speakers Profile
SPEAKERS PROFILE
Devan Singaram
Devan Singaram is a survivor of the dotcom boom & bust cycle of the late 90s.
Disillusioned and awoken by the unsustainable methods of companies in the
conventional economy, Devan set out to chart a path off the beaten road. As a social
entrepreneur, Devan started Elevyn to tackle the status quo of poverty. Outside of work,
Devan produced CodeNavia, a full-fledged Content Management Framework that has
since been adopted by various corporates and NGOs to power their web portals.
We aim to channel up to 85% of each product sale back to the artisan, while PayPal and
Elevyn each take a cut of 5% for operational costs. A further 5% is channeled to a
community cause to ensure a trickling effect of the business.
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Consoci8 was initially established to help its founders pursue their passion - software
development and technology, at their own pace, and under their own rule. Consoci8's
goals have since evolved into helping the human race, and the whole world at large, to
live better lives - by exploring ideas and development in technology.
Although Consoci8 is still in the midst of developing its own product, which is the social
network marketplace, it is successfully producing other products - through partnerships
with other companies such as MDEC and GreyAttic Sdn Bhd - under its belt. One product
that is currently up is Teddology at www.teddology.com - an entrepreneur social
network experiment done in joint partnership with MDEC. Coming soon will be
GreyAttic's social event site, SocialWalk, which will be up at the end of March.
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We believe the next generation of news should be built around a combination of core
journalistic values of authenticating, balance and adding value to the news, combined
with a high level of user interaction, in terms of supporting user-generated content
(UGC), and Web 2.0 characteristic of commenting and sharing the news.
Thus Earth247’s vision is to be: The global news platform of the digital age, by
integrating journalistic values with power of users to shape and share news.
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Teoh has led several successful social business projects during his undergraduate years
in New Zealand, which earned him distinguished recognitions for being the only student
invited by Harvard University to attend their Asian Business Conference. Amidst his
business projects, he has also ventured into the world of consultancy abroad where he
won the first New Zealand Deloitte Business Consulting Competition, and was invited by
the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Citigroup to consult
Ocean Park in Hong Kong.
Now back in Malaysia, Michael can be found speaking at youth and entrepreneurship
conferences, where he speaks to undergraduates about being outstanding in society
and becoming remarkable business people and entrepreneurs alike.
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Hailing from a background of public relations and event management, John is equally
passionate about developing youths to take their "rightful place in society for the
future".
Both Jenna & John are also joined by Mollie in this journey about adding values to
people's lives. MyPath specializes in Career Development Programs and Employment
Readiness Programs for the undergraduates and youth
Eliza Noordin
Eliza Noordin is the Vice President of Teak Capital Sdn. Bhd. Teak Capital is a venture
capital management company based in Malaysia. Teak Capital currently manages Teak
Ventures Sdn. Bhd.’s funds and is also an appointed partner of MAVCAP under its
Outsource Partners Programme (OSP) in July 2008. Its’ investments are focused on five
industry sectors: semiconductors & electronics , software & IT services, networking &
communications, wireless & mobility and high growth technologies. Eliza has a degree in
Electrical Engineering and Mathematics, and prior to Teak Capital, Eliza has worked at
Multimedia University, Microsoft Malaysia and Intel MSC. Apart from her interests in ICT
industry, she is also passionate about Commercialisation of Intellectual Property.
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Bob Chua
CEO and Executive Chairman PULSE GROUP PLC
The Pulse Group PLC (Symbol: PGRP) is a first class Research Process Outsourcing (RPO)
company, built exclusively to serve the market intelligence industry globally. Its products
and services include Planet Pulse - an online community of survey respondents
throughout Asia Pacific and Middle East, Online Data Collection, Survey Programming,
Data Processing and Analysis, Professional MR Translations, and Qualitative Research.
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Elevator Pitch
The bit about the pitch and teaching people about the importance of selling themselves
both in the meeting room and outside
"An elevator pitch (or elevator speech) is an overview of an idea for a product, service,
or project. The name reflects the fact that an elevator pitch can be delivered in the time
span of an elevator ride (for example, thirty seconds and 100-150 words).
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In most any business, especially start-ups funding and cash flow is paramount and in
most cases directly correlated to the success and subsequent growth of the seed.
InnoTech aims to bridge that gap in some small way by scouring the land for business
opportunities worthy and ready of funding - VC funding.
* Conducted open Style format where presenters present to a panel of judges and a live
audience and in so doing maximize the exposure and reach of these new start ups.
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Learn
Explore
Share
Experience
The term "Web 2.0" refers to a perceived second generation of web development and
design, that aims to facilitate communication, secure information sharing,
interoperability, and collaboration on the World Wide Web. Web 2.0 concepts have led
to the development and evolution of web-based communities, hosted services, and
applications; such as social-networking sites, video-sharing sites, wikis, blogs, and
folksonomies.
The term was first used by Dale Dougherty and Craig Cline and shortly after became
notable after the O'Reilly Media Web 2.0 conference in 2004. Although the term
suggests a new version of the World Wide Web, it does not refer to an update to any
technical specifications, but rather to changes in the ways software developers and end-
users utilize the Web. According to Tim O'Reilly:
Web 2.0 is the business revolution in the computer industry caused by the move to the
Internet as a platform, and an attempt to understand the rules for success on that new
platform.
O'Reilly has said that the "2.0" refers to the historical context of web businesses
"coming back" after the 2001 collapse of the dot-com bubble, in addition to the
distinguishing characteristics of the projects that survived the bust or thrived thereafter.
By giving the audience something to focus on we believe they will have a reason to
actually try the technologies, what more if the reason is a good one - one that will be
helping their fellow man or woman or even their world - making it a nice place to be in
by just that little bit. For the Penang event we have selected 3 main focal points to rally
the crowd.
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“The act of switching non-essential lights is a simple and effortless step that every
person can take that can trigger a huge positive impact against climate change. The
message we are trying to give is that every person, by taking a small action such as
turning off a light, can make a huge difference in the fight against climate change”, said
WWF-Malaysia Executive Director/CEO, Dato' Dr Dionysius Sharma.
“Humanity is not in a position to allow our activities to warm up the planet. Much is at
stake; biodiversity, our loved ones and ourselves. Let's start with an hour and stop only
when we have created hope for planet Earth” Dato' Dr Dionysius
Bottom line, the first step in the grand scheme of global change is a global consorted
effort to make a difference. Earth hour just helps show people they want to make that
consorted effort.
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How they are doing it and how we can help them meet these goals:
1. In about 100 - 300 words, write a blog post on Elevyn. It can be anything - the
concept, shops, causes, artisans. Make sure to have a link back to
www.elevyn.com
2. Stick an Elevyn banner in that blog post and/or on the side of your blog or
website.
Prizes:
1. A free photography session with acclaimed photographer Anna-Rina (www.anna-
rina.com) worth RM 1,400. Your photos and blog will be featured on the Tongue
in Chic (www.tonguechic.com) website as well as on Elevyn (www.elevyn.com).
2. A complimentary jewellery set from Soning Craft & the Sinompuru Women's
Group. (http://www.elevyn.com/shop/soningcraft)
3. A fully-sponsored, half-day "Meet the Artisans" trip to Carey Island in Selangor.
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The idea of an International Women's Day first arose at the turn of the century, which in
the industrialized world was a period of expansion and turbulence, booming population
growth and radical ideologies.
What we aim to help them accomplish is in the wake of Penang Celebration of IWD to
resound the key messages and get people to think about what these rights really mean
and how they as individuals can enable these rights to be exercised. Getting people to
put these rights in context of things that their mothers, sisters, wives, girlfriends,
daughters, and grand daughters should be given the freedom to do and they currently
are given the freedom to do.
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