SME-Entrepreneurship
Global Conference 2006
17-18 October 2006,
Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel,
Selangor, Malaysia
"SME-Entrepreneurship Competitiveness, Challenges and Prospects in the New Global Environment"





View by Session (Day 1)

TIME PROGRAMME
07:00am - 08:30am REGISTRATION
Grand Bahamas Foyer, Level 12
08:30am - 08:45am Arrival of Guest and Delegates
08:45am - 09:00am Arrival of YB Dato' Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Minister of Entrepreneurship Development and Cooperative
09:00am - 09:05am Welcome Speech by Associate Professor Nelson Oly Ndubisi
Conference Chair
09:05am - 09:10am Address by Professor Emeritus Walter Wong
Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor, Monash University Malaysia
09:10am - 09:30am Official Opening by YB Dato' Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Minister of Entrepreneurship Development and Cooperative
09:30am - 10:00am PRESS CONFERENCE / MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING TEA BREAK
Press Conference: Carribbean Room, Level 12
Coffee Break: Grand Bahamas Foyer, Level 12
10:00am - 12:00pm




10:00am - 10:25am


10:25am - 10:50am





10:50am - 11:15am





11:15am - 11:40am



11:40am - 12:00pm
KEYNOTE SPEECHES Grand Bahamas Room, Level 12

Chairperson:
Associate Professor Nelson Oly Ndubisi, Monash University Malaysia


YBhg Tan Sri Dato' Seri (Dr.) Jeffrey Cheah
Chairman, Sunway Group of Companies

Professor Naresh K. Malhotra
College of Management, Georgia Institute of Technology
United States of America
"Entry Mode Strategies for SMEs in the New Global Environment: Multi-Theoretical Framework and Research Propositions."

YBhg. Dato' Dr Abu Talib Bachik
Senior Vice President, Technopreneur Development Division
Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC)
"K-Based SMEs: Drivers of Economic Growth"
(Will be available on the website from 25 October onwards)

Mr. Voon Seng Chuan
Managing Director, IBM Malaysia
"Growth Through Innovation"

Q & A

12:00pm - 01:00pm LUNCH / NETWORKING SESSION
Grand Bahamas Foyer, Level 12
01:00pm - 02:30pm




01:00pm - 01:15pm



01:15pm - 01:30pm





01:30pm - 01:45pm



01:45pm - 02:15pm
INTERNATIONAL FORUM (Diplomats) Grand Bahamas Room, Level 12

Chairperson:
Professor Amrik Sohal, Monash University Australia


Mr Sanjay Panda
Counsellor (Economic), High Commission of India
"Indian Economy - A Macro Overview & Opportunities for Malaysian SMEs"

Mr Wolfgang Trautwein
Counsellor for Economic & Commercial Affairs, German Embassy
"The German Federal Government's Initiatives for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses"
(Will be available on the website from 25 October onwards)

Mrs Wawa Damane
CEO of the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) of South Africa
"SME-Entrepreneurship in a Global Environment – South African Experience"

Q & A

02:15pm - 03:15pm




02:15pm - 02:30pm



02:30pm - 02:45pm




02:45pm - 03:00pm




03:00pm - 03:15pm
INDUSTRY / GOVERNMENT FORUM Grand Bahamas Room, Level 12

Chairperson:
Professor Felix Mavondo, Monash University Australia


SMIDEC
"The Role of SMIDEC in SME Developments in Malaysia"
(Will be available on the website from 25 October onwards)

Tuan Haji Md Khair Ahmad
FMM Council Member
"The Role of Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce & Industry in the Development of SMEs"

Mr Koong Lin Loong
Deputy Chairman of ACCCIM SMEs & HRD Committee
"4M: The ways for Malaysian SMEs to Move Forward"
(Will be available on the website from 25 October onwards)

Q & A

03:15pm - 03:45pm AFTERNOON TEA BREAK / NETWORKING SESSION
Grand Bahamas Foyer, Level 12
03:45pm - 05:45pm
PARALLEL SESSION I

Competitiveness & Sustainability Bermuda Room, Level 12
Chairperson:
Professor Felix Mavondo, Monash University Australia


Entrepreneurship and Industrial Cluster- Taipei's Wedding Photo Studio Cluster (1079)
Lay Tzyy Jane
Yuan Ze University, Taiwan

Synergistic Drivers of Market, Learning and Entrepreneurial Orientation in Fast-Growth Small to Medium Entreprises (1089)
Caroline Tan Swee Lin
RMIT University, Australia

Franchising System and Entrepreneurship (1143)
Dilber Ulas
Ankara University, Turkey

SME Use of Competitive Intelligence in Australia 1996 – 2006; Implication for Impediments to SME International Success (1152)
Chris Hall
Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia

Business Competition with Mobile Virtual Network Operators (1168)
Lee Sang Ho
Chonnam National University, South Korea

Understanding New Zealand's Apparel Manufacturing SMEs' Internationalisation through a Manufacturing Strategy Approach (1113)
Cruise Yu / Valerie J. Lindsay
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Technology and Innovation I Carribbean Room, Level 12
Chairperson:
Professor Lee Poh Aun, Monash University Malaysia


Building Capacity in Small Business for the use of the Internet : A Study of "Outer" Suburbs in Australia (1092)
Natalie Pang
Monash University, Australia

SME and E-Commerce in Malaysia : An Exploratory Study of Effectiveness of Government ICT Assistance Programmes (1147)
Noor Azuan Hashim
Sheffield University, UK

Internet Security : Legal Issues, Implications and Challenges for Information Communication Technology, E-Commerce, Business and Contracts (1112)
Ashraf U Kazi
Monash University, Australia

Spatial Changes in Innovation Processes - Analising the Finnish Innovation Data (1126)
Juha Oksanen/ Jani Saarinen
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Overview of Advanced Electronics Design and Development (1200)
Lee Siak Hong
Syntronic Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. , Malaysia

Electronic Payment Systems- A Boon or Bane for E-Commerce (1094)
Gita Radhakrishna
Multimedia University, Malaysia

Internationalisation of SME Copa Cabana Room, Level 12
Chairperson:
Howard Frederick


Influences on International Market Entry Method Decisions by European Entrepreneurs (1097)
Keith J. Perks
University of Brighton, UK

International Management Skills for Small Business : The Development of the Construct of International Capability (1086)
Peter Townsend
Monash University Australia

Medical Tourism, an Emerging International Business (1121)
Christine Lee
Monash University, Australia

Patterns of Internationalisation of Finnish Innovative Firms (1125)
Nina Rilla / Jani Saarinen
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Internationalisation of the Polish Economy – A Macro and Micro Economic Approach (1127)
Marian Gorynia
Poznan University of Economics, Poland

National Entrepreneurship: Policy for Malaysia, A Conceptual Perspective (1034)
Mohamed Dahlan Ibrahim / Fauziah Pawan
UiTM, Shah Alam

Human Resource Management / Risk Management Grand Bahamas Room, Level 12
Chairperson:
Juha Oksanen


Company Contracts of Shareholders Vs. Employment Contracts of Employees : A Comparison of the Status of the Shareholders and the Employees within the Corporation (1115)
Michael Spisto
Victoria University, Australia

Country of Origin Influences on Employee Incentive Schemes in MNCs in Australia (1201)
Ron Edwards
Monash University Malaysia

Human Resource Practices on Innovativeness and Organisational Effectiveness : The Case of SMEs in Malaysia (1198)
Norbani Che Ha / Raida Abu Bakar / Faridah Salim
University Malaya, Malaysia

Enterprise Risk Management for Small and Medium Size Enterprises (1191)
Upasna Saluja
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

Managing Credit Risk Among Entrepreneurs (1189)
Jesilin Manjula James
Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College (KLIUC), Malaysia

Determinants of Spoilage Goods and Its Impact on Small-Size Enterprises' Profit (1066)
Hamfri Djajadikerta
Parahyangan Catholic University, Indonesia

07:05pm DINNER
The Zest, Level 1 @ Link Bridge