breakfast talk sme masterplan

Breakfast Talk on
SME Master Plan &
30% Women Participation
on Corporate Board of
PLCs by 2016
29 November 2012
8.30 a.m – 11.15 a.m
Bankers Club
(Amoda Building, 22 Jalan Imbi, KL)
Small and medium
enterprises (SMEs)
represent 99.2% of the
business community play a
significant role in fostering
nation's growth,
employment and income.
Over the years, SMEs have
performed well at an
average annual growth rate
of 6.8% p.a. in the period
from 2004 to 2010.
To achieve a high income
nation by 2020, SMEs are
critical to the economic
transformation as they
form the domestic sources
of growth and private
sector driven growth.
The Master Plan is
formulated to accelerate
the growth of SMEs across
all sectors with focus on
innovation, technologydriven and globally
competitive. Successful
implementation of the
Master Plan will see an
achievement above 40% of
the contribution to GDP,
62% of employment and
25% of total exports by
2020.
implementation of 32
initiatives including six
high impact programs with
an allocation of RM30
million in the recent
Budget 2013
announcement, etc.
In addition, Tan Sri
Datuk (Dr.) Rafiah
Salim, Director of NAM
Institute for the
Dato’ Hafsah Hashim,
Empowerment of
CEO of SME
Women Malaysia
Corporation Malaysia
(NIEW) will share an
will share her insights on
important aspect regarding
the Master Plan. Key
boardroom diversity
highlights of the Talk would including her insights on
include how the Master
the journey towards 30%
Plan benefited SMEs, how women boardroom
to bridge the difficulties of participation of PLCs by
doing business, the goals
2016 and the challenges
and focus areas, the
ahead.
Programme
8.30 a.m - 9.15 a.m
Registration/Breakfast/Networking
9.15 a.m - 9.20 a.m
Welcome Remarks by Pn. Amnah Shaari, MICCI Board of
Director
9.20 a.m - 9.50 a.m
SME Master Plan-Catalysing Growth and Income by
Dato’ Hafsah Hashim, CEO of SME Corp. Malaysia
9.50 a.m - 10.20 a.m
Bursa Requirement on 30% Women Participation on
Corporate Board of PLCs by 2016 by
Tan Sri Datuk (Dr.) Rafiah Salim, Director of NAM Institute
for the Empowerment of Women Malaysia (NIEW)
10.20 a.m - 11.o0 a.m
Q&A Session
Moderator: Mr. Wayne Lim, Group Chief Editor of Malaysia
SME
11.oo a.m - 11.15 a.m
Closing Remarks & End of Programme
MICCI & FPLC Members: RM70
Non-Members: RM100
Sponsors
........................
Supporting partners
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29 November 2012
BREAKFAST TALK
8.30am – 11.15am
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DATO’ HAFSAH HASHIM
Dato’ Hafsah Hashim is currently the Chief Executive Officer of
the SME Corporation Malaysia (SME Corp. Malaysia). She holds
a Bachelor in Applied Science from Science University of
Malaysia and Masters in Business Administration from Aston
University, United Kingdom.
Dato’ Hafsah has vast experience in public sector administration
and has served in several ministries including Ministry of
International Trade and Industry (MITI), Ministry of Agriculture
and Ministry of Primary Industries. She is also currently:

Council Member of RosettaNet Malaysia;

Council Member of PUNB Business Advisory Council
2012 – 2013;

Board Member of Yayasan Pembangunan Usahawan
Terengganu (YPU);

Board Member of Penang Skills Development Centre
(PSDC)

Board of Directors Pembangunan Sumber Manusia
Berhad (PSMB)
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
Advisory Panel of Halal Industry
Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (HDC)

Council Member of ‘Jawatankuasa Penyelarasan Inovasi Negara (JTPIN)’

Chairman of Innovation for SMEs Committee under
Jawatankuasa Kecil di Bawah Jawatankuasa
Tindakan Penyelarasan Inovasi Negara (JTPIN)

Task Force Member of National Branding under the
Industrial Master Plan (IMP3)

Member of the Malaysia National Electrotechnical
Committees (MyENC) 2009 - 2011

Member of the Malaysian National
Committees (MyNSC) 2009 – 2011

Member of the National Council for Occupational
Safety and Health 2009 – 2012

Committee Working Group of Automotive Cluster

Council Member of Services
Development Fund (SSCDF)

Committee Member of SIRIM Industry Standards
Committee for Road Vehicle (ISC L) 2010 – 2012

Board of Advisors for Malaysian Association of
Bumiputera ICT Industry and Entrepreneurs (NEF)

Member of Malaysian Venture Capital Development
Council (MVCDC), 1 October 2010 – 30 September
2012

Advisory Panel of Franchise 2010 – 2012

Member of National Herb Development Council, 1 Mei
2011 – 30 April 2013
Development
Sector
Tindakan Standards
Capacity
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
Advisory Panel for International Business School
(UTM-IBS) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Permanent Member for the Working Committee of
Industrial Cooperation under the Malaysia-Singapore
Joint Ministerial Committee on Industrial Cooperation
(JMCIC)

Advisory Panel for Malaysian Academy of SME &
Entrepreneurship Development (MASMED), 15 April
2012 - 14 April 2014

Advisory Panel for University-Industry, Universiti
Utara Malaysia, 1 April 2012 – 31 March 2013

Advisory Panel of University-Industry/Community,
Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2013 - 2015
Her passion for the development of companies in Malaysia
particularly the SMEs have prompted her to also be appointed
as:

Member of Special Task Force to Facilitate Business
(PEMUDAH)

Council Member of Malaysian Services Development
Council under the Industrial Master Plan (IMP 3)

Council Member of National Logistics Development
Council under the Industrial Master Plan (IMP 3)

Secretary to SME Technical Working Group of the
SME Chapter of the Third Industrial Master Plan (IMP
3);

Member of the Steering Committee of the Industrial
Master Plan (IMP 3) Editorial Committee;
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
Steering Committee on the Review of The Macro
Framework and Targets of the Third Industrial Master
Plan (IMP3) 2006 - 2020

Chairman of ASEAN SME Agency Working Group for
2000 – 2001

Chairman of ASEAN SME Advisory Board and SME
Working Group 2011

Resource speakers in various international fora on
SMI/SME development.

Co-Chair on Business Ethics among ASEAN
Economic Community (AEC) Economies in the
Medical Devices Sector; and

Vice President, Asia and Oceana under the
International Small Business Congress (ISBC)
Executive Position
Under Dato’ Hafsah’s leadership, SME Corp. Malaysia is
currently undertaking collaboration and cooperation with other
SME development agencies at bilateral level namely the
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)
of India, Office of SME Promotion of Thailand (OSMEP), Small
and Medium Business Administration (SMBA) of Republic of
Korea and Small and Medium Industry Development
Organisation (KOSGEB) of Turkey. Apart from that, Dato’ Hafsah has also been appointed by Economic Planning Unit
(EPU) as an Advisor to the G-G IDS Yemen Study on
‘Recommendations for the Industrial Development Strategy for Yemen’.
She has also initiated several programmes for the development
of women entrepreneurs namely:

Training Programme for Women Entrepreneurs
among OIC Member Countries under the Malaysian
Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP);
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
National Convention for Women Entrepreneurs;

Monthly training courses in enhancing the marketing
skills for women entrepreneurs;

Benchmarking and Sharing of Best Practices for
Women Entrepreneurs in joint collaboration with NPC
and FEM;

Publication of the Directory of Women Entrepreneur;
and

Overseas training programmes and study missions
for women entrepreneurs.
For her dedication and commitment to her work the Government
has bestowed on her the following awards:

Anugerah Tokoh Ketua Eksekutif
by PERDASAMA
-
2012

Honorary Fellow of AFEO
-
2010
-
2006
(ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations)

Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN)
(by Head of State of Penang H.E Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas)

Excellence Service Award
-
2000

Excellence Service Award
-
1993

Ahli Mangku Negara (AMN)
-
1994
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Tan Sri Rafiah Salim
Y.Bhg. Tan Sri is a lawyer by qualification. She has served as
Assistant Secretary General (under Kofi Annan) for Human
Resource Management at the United Nations headquarters,
New York. Tan Sri was the first Malaysian to hold an Assistant
Secretary General post at United Nations.
Prior to that, Tan Sri was an Assistant Governor of Central
Bank of Malaysia. Tan Sri was also the first female in Malaysia
to be appointed as Vice Chancellor/President in university, in
which she was posted to University Malaya (UM). Tan Sri has
almost 3 decades of experience in the academic and human
resource fields.
Currently she has been appointed as Non-Executive Director
for Nestle (M) Bhd, Cerebos (M) Sdn Bhd, Perbadanan
Usahawan Nasional Bhd and Chairman for Malaysian
Genomics Resource Centre Bhd (MGRC).