Hear from Malaysian investment authorities about new investment areas in key economic corridors. Get industry updates from Singapore companies in Malaysia. Network with in-market partners who will shed light on how to enter the market.
Date: 27 Feb 2013
Venue: 230 Victoria Street, #10-00 Bugis Junction Office Towers, Little Red Dot seminar room
Fees: $80
Time | Programme |
8.30am | Registration |
9am | Welcome Address by IE Singapore Mr Tan Soon Kim, Group Director, South East Asia Group, IE Singapore |
9.15am | Malaysia Investment Outlook and Economic Corridors Mr K. Sukomaran, Counsellor (Investment)/Director, Malaysian Investment Development Authority The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) is the government's principal agency for the promotion of the manufacturing and services sectors in Malaysia. MIDA assists companies which intend to invest in the manufacturing and services sectors, as well as facilitates the implementation of their projects. The wide range of services provided by MIDA include providing information on the opportunities for investments, as well as facilitating companies which are looking for joint venture partners. |
9.35am | Malaysia market insights Ms Adeline Quek, Centre Director, South East Asia Group, IE Singapore |
10am | Networking Tea-break |
10.30am | Understanding taxation in Malaysia Ms Renuka Bhupalan, Managing Director, Taxand Malaysia Taxand Malaysia focuses on providing specialist tax services required by clients in dealing with issues arising from business decisions that impact their taxes. |
11am | Legal aspects of doing business in Malaysia Mr David Lee, Partner, Tay & Partners Established in Malaysia in 1989, Tay & Partners is a full service commercial law firm with offices in Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru. The company serves the legal needs of a wide portfolio of clients both local and multinational across a broad spectrum of industry sectors. |
11.30am | Financing for Singapore companies UOB |
12.15pm | Networking Lunch |
2pm | Liberalisation of service sectors & business opportunities Mdm Wan Suraya, Minister Counsellor (Economy), High Commission of Malaysia |
2.30pm | Updates on Iskandar developments Encik Mohd Noor Abdul Salam, the Head of Marketing & Investment, Iskandar Regional Development Authority The Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) is a Malaysian Federal Government statutory body tasked with the objective of regulating and driving various stakeholders in both public and private sectors towards realising the vision of developing Iskandar Malaysia into a strong and sustainable metropolis of international standing. |
3pm | Opportunities in greater Kuala Lumpur / Klang Valley Mr Daniel Teng, Director - Strategy, Consulting & Services, InvestKL InvestKL is a government entity under the purview of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and Ministry of Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing. |
3.30pm | Leveraging on industrial parks in Johor for manufacturing expansion Ms Cindy Koh, Vice President, Customer Services and Solutions, Ascendas Ascendas is Asia’s provider of business space solutions with more than 30 years of experience across the region. Based in Singapore, Ascendas has built a strong regional presence and serves a global clientele of over 2,400 customers in 33 cities across 10 countries including Singapore, China, India, South Korea and Australia. Ascendas specializes in masterplanning, developing, managing and marketing IT parks, industrial & logistics parks, business parks, science parks, hi-tech facilities, office and retail space for a host of industries. |
4pm | Panel Discussion : Malaysia 2020 Vision: What is in it for foreign investors |
445pm | End of Event |
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