Anybody interested in this event at national library?
http://www.startup.org.sg/ss_nlb_gi.asp
Start-Up@Singapore (S@S) and the National Library Board (NLB) are proud to present the NLB Series! Comprising 3 events for aspiring entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs-at-heart and supporters of entrepreneurship, this series aims to educate the general public through interactive and insightful events and seminars conducted by past winners and top performers in our yearly S@S business plan competitions.
Grow-It: Building A Sustainable Advantageis the 2nd event of our three-part NLB Series. With thousands of new businesses emerging in Singapore every year, the key issue entrepreneurs have to consider is the consistent and stable growth of their businesses. In the second event of the NLB Series, we bring to the public possible growth strategies to consider. Our speakers will share about how they've thrived to sustain a competitive advantage in their respective industries and to maintain a substantial market share. What determines a company's continuous growth and sustainability? How does a company maintain an advantage amidst strong competition? Discover the answers to these questions by joining us in this exciting event brought to you by Start-Up@Singapore and the National Library Board.
| Date: | 1st March 2008 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 10.00am to 12.00noon Registration starts at 9.30am |
| Venue: | Possibility Room, Bugis National Library 100 Victoria Street |
| RSVP: | Email [email protected] with your Name, Organization, and Contact Number |
| Attire: | Smart Casual |
Speaker Panel:
Dr Martin Henz is an assistant professor at the National University of Singapore's
School of Computing since 1997. Besides teaching, he is also a
co-founder, managing director and chief technology officer of
FriarTuck, a company that develops, implements and support software
solutions that for enterprises. Together with his student, Mr. Sevugan
Alagappan, they took part in Start-Up@Singapore in 2002 and emerged as
the winner. Since then, the duo has set up FriarTuck and the company
has been growing ever since. In fact, their software, FTStaffRosterer,
a manpower-rostering program that creates automated schedules, was used
by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for a team of
200 scientists on their high-profile mission to Mars. Friartuck has
also branched out to other industries like education and healthcare.
Their goal is to be the global leader in scheduling complex events.
Mr. Prakash,
the CEO of Yolk, wanted to be a fireman when he was young. Today, he
lives both dreams somehow. From the daily fire fighting duties of
running a dynamic Interactive Design Agency, serving various clients
ranging from Blue Chip to young start ups, to adopting two cats in the
office and a Cocker Spaniel at home. Yolk was established on September
11 2001 and despite it being a tough period to start a new business,
they continued to pursue towards their dreams by keeping operating
costs manageable and finding different means and ways to stay in
business. Yolk's entrepreneurial efforts were recognised, and Yolk was
titled one of 2005's Spirit of Enterprise Awardees. Prakash was also
one of the four finalists in the 2006 Young Indian Entrepreneur of the
Year awards. He has also been proudly dedicating himself to the ACE
Speaker Circuit for the last three years, giving talks and speeches to
mostly schools. Prakash believes in the power of dreaming and that
everyone should live life to the fullest using the talents and gifts
they have.
Sharon Teo is the co-founder of Inspire-Tech, which provides consultancy and development of mobile applications on pocket PC wireless development, providing customised smart applications for mobile workers to retrieve and transmit data real-time on the move. Headquartered in Singapore and founded in 2000, Inspire-Tech gained the trust of global financial institutional clients in delivering comprehensive messaging solutions. As a Gold Certified partner, Inspire-Tech has demonstrated strong expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven the ability to leverage on the latest technology effectively to their clients' benefits. Inspire-Tech's flagship product, EasiSMS Enterprise Messaging Server and the business modules have been tested with SQL Server and Windows 2003 for compatibility.