By Simon Yeoh

IEEE Young Professionals of Malaysia Section conducted an Entrepreneurship Workshop in collaboration with MAD.TU on 17th April, 2016 at C6.06, Taylor’s University from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The workshop aimed to equip participants with entrepreneurship skills, provide exposure to IEEE’s global presence and initiatives of university student bodies in Kuala Lumpur. The event began with a welcoming speech by emcee along with an introduction to MAD.TU by Mr.Chen Zi Juin, President(MAD.TU). This was followed by an introduction to IEEE by Dr. Rahim, IEEE Malaysia Representative and an introduction to IEEE Entrepreneurship Initiative by Mr. Nivas Ravichandran, IEEE Region 10 Young Professionals Coordinator. Mr.Ganesh Muren, CEO, Saora Industries then shared his experience on building Saora Industries. He showcased how he applied engineering and technological knowledge into developing a water filtration system powered by solar power. Mr. Faeez Fadhlillah, CEO, Tripfeez and a Forbes Asia top 30 under 30 recipient, afterwards provided a very informative session on the principles of viral marketing. Next in queue was a dynamic session on pitching and idea generation delivered by Mr. Oko Daavasuren ( APAC Director, Techstars) which was followed by a fun event wherein, the participants were requested to shout out verbs, adjectives and nouns, after which formed groups by pointing across to strangers and separating into teams of 5. Each team would then choose one word from each category to develop a business idea and pitch within 5 minutes. After this, a session by Mr. Max Shangkar Chandra (CEO, Max Capital Management) was organised, wherein he taught the participants about 11 things investors look for in a potential investment. This was followed by a pitching activity, whereby 3 participants were chosen, who have submitted their entrepreneurial ideas and were asked to deliver their elevator pitches to Mr. Max Shangkar. At the end, a short speech was delivered by Simon Yeoh, who concluded the workshop by thanking the participants for their presence and elaborated more on the opportunities within IEEE. After this, he generated his feedback and shared it on the stage for further events. This was eventually followed by a Lunch and Networking session.Representatives from IEEE USM Student Branch attended the event and helped out in the preparation along with other section representatives. A total of 50 participants attended the workshop, out of those 20 were from Taylor’s University, 18 from IEEE, 6 were public and rest of them were guests.
By Simon Yeoh