Presents:

“OPPORTUNITIES IN CRISIS”

Every cloud has a silver lining and this suggests that every crisis presents opportunities. The

current economic turbulence is no exception. We have seen the downfall of the Iceland

government and the recession of the Japanese and American economies.

Does that mean that businesses should go into hibernation mode? Should businesses find the

safest operating role they can find until the current storm passes? We do not think so.

Real customers continue to face real problems. And as always, innovators who figure out

different ways to solve those problems and make money doing so will have opportunities to

create new growth businesses.

Learn from the experiences of 3 amazing individuals who have successfully navigated the rough

seas of an economic downturn and not only survived but thrived and excelled. They will share

their winning strategies to do so.

Join us for an evening of exciting business success stories, case studies and networking.

Date : 17th Feb 2009 (Tuesday)

Time : 4.00 pm – 7.00 pm

Venue : MSC Malaysia Cyber Centre

Creative Innovation Centre

Block 1B, Ground Floor

Plaza Sentral, Jalan Stesen Sentral 5

50470, Kuala Lumpur

Participating Fee: TeAM, NEF & MSC Status

Members – RM30.00 / Non-members – RM50.00

Note: Non-members are entitled to be members at the event for an annual membership fee of RM100 and will be entitled to the

TeAM discounts immediately, for all TeAM events. Fees are being charged to cover event costs. Refreshments will be served.

AGENDA

Time Agenda

3.30 – 5.00 pm

REGISTRATION & NETWORKING (Refreshment Provided)

5.00 – 5.10 pm

INTRODUCTION & WELCOME

By: Dr. Siva

5.10 – 5.30 pm

Peter Ng, Group President, UCSI-Blue Ocean Strategy Regional

Centre

5.30 – 5.50 pm

Leo Ariyanayaka, CEO Scicom (MSC) Berhad

5.50 – 6.10 pm

Mark Chang, CEO Jobstreet Berhad

6.10 – 7.00 pm

Forum Question & Answer Session / End

Moderator: Dr. Siva

*Note: While every effort has been made to ensure that the programme outlined above is accurate at the time of printing, TeAM reserves the

right to alter the programme depending on unforeseen circumstances.

REGISTER HERE

1. Register Online - Go to www.team.net.my

2. Payment - will be settled at the door. We accept cash or cheques. Cheques can be made

to “Technopreneurs Association of Malaysia”

Speaker Profiles for “Opportunities in Crisis”

Dr. Sivapalan Vivekarajah, Special Advisor to TeAM

Dr. Siva comes from a diverse background of 20 years of regional entrepreneurship in manufacturing, corporate

consulting, corporate finance and venture capital consulting in Asia. He holds a Ph.D in Venture Capital studies

from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland; an MBA (with Distinction) from University of Hull, UK; an LLB (Hons)

from University of London and is also a qualified Chartered Secretary. He is also the Founder & Past President of

the Technopreneurs Association of Malaysia (TeAM) and currently its Advisor.

Dr. Siva is known for his candid and unconventional views on entrepreneurship, business and the economy and is a

popular speaker, panelist and writer. He has spoken at conventions and seminars across the world from Asia to the

USA including such distinguished institutions as the University of San Francisco and University of Texas (USA),

Universities of Edinburgh, Nottingham, London City University in the UK, Gent (Belgium) and at universities in

Malaysia and Thailand on the topics of Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Strategy and Business. Dr. Siva also

taught Strategic Management for 2 years at the University of Edinburgh Management School and was a guest

lecturer on Entrepreneurship for the University of Nottingham MBA program and for undergraduates at University

of Edinburgh.

Leo Ariyanayakam, CEO Scicom (MSC) Berhad

Mr. Leo Ariyanayakam is the Chief Executive Officer and Group Executive Director of Scicom (MSC) Berhad a

MESDAQ listed Company. Under his guidance, Scicom has won several major international industry awards,

including “the 2007 Contact Centre Service Provider of the Year”, as conferred by Frost & Sullivan Malaysia

Telecoms Awards in 2007. The Group is now widely regarded as one of the premier contact centre and BPO

providers within the industry, with an unblemished performance record. He has been instrumental in building

Scicom as the leader in contact centre outsourcing, BPO, training and customer relationship management

consulting solutions in the Asia Pacific region, and is a respected visionary and leader in this rapidly growing

industry. On 7 October 2006, he was appointed as the President of the Customer Relationship Management and

Contact Centre Association (Malaysia). He was further re-elected as the President for a two-year term in 2008. In

June 2007, he was selected as one of Malaysia’s Outstanding Entrepreneurs at the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship

Awards. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry. He does not have any family relationship with any

director and/or major shareholder of Scicom and is not aware of any conflict of interest with Scicom.

Mark Chang, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, JobStreet Berhad.

Mr. Mark Chang obtained his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas, Austin,

USA in 1988 and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

USA in 1990. Prior to founding MOL Online Sdn Bhd in 1995 and subsequently JobStreet.com in 1997, Mark was

with Kendall International, a US healthcare company, for six years, starting as a process engineer in 1990 before

being promoted to manufacturing manager in 1992 and regional director of sales and marketing for Malaysia in

1994.

Peter T. S. Ng, Group President, UCSI-Blue Ocean Strategy Regional Centre

Over the course of 20 years, and armed with 2 degrees from Canada (one in Computer Science and the other in

Psychology), Peter Ng Tong Se, at the age of 24, founded, guided and nourished UCSI always ensuring integrity,

stability, and – above all else – quality. He obtained his Master of Business Administration degree (MBA) from

Herriot-Watt University, UK in 1994 while building and running the institution. Peter Ng has been the CEO and

President of UCSI since its inception, and was eventually appointed Vice Chancellor when it was granted

University College status in 2003. Even before the country of Malaysia made its call for being the regional hub

for educational excellence, Mr. Ng was already presenting Malaysia as a centre of quality education and training

to the world.