High Tea and Networking: Secretaries Week

As the pulse of an organization, secretaries and administrative professionals successfully support the daily operations of their respective organization. In honor of their work, AMCHAM hosted the annual Executive Secretaries & Administrative Professionals High-Tea Dialogue Session on 14 April 2015 at the Connexion@Nexus venue in Bangsar South.

Ms. Cymantha Sothiar, Personal Assistant & Communications to the Group CEO’s Office of Tune Hotels, led the first session on project management skills and how PA’s can execute successful corporate events. Following her session, Ms. Pamela Wigglesworth, the Managing Director of Experential, discussed methods to become an influential and a confident communicator. Francois Bogacz from Cultural Impact, further discussed with participants on how intercultural skills can help prevent conflict and maximize collaboration.
Following the sessions, the event hosted a final panel discussion with panelists, Ms. Jade Lai Ming Nyit, Business Analyst from American Express Malaysia and, Ms. Hafizureen Mohd Hafiz, Personal Assistant to the GM of Intercontinental Kuala Lumpur. Moderated by Sam Haggag, Country Manager of Manpower Malaysia, the panel discussion focused on the panelists’ experience as administrative personnel within various industries and the knowlegde they’ve gained over the years.

The event ended with a lucky draw from the following sponsors: DoubleTree Hilton KL, Mandarin Oriental KL, Istana Hotel KL, Grand Millennium KL, Pullman KL Bangsar, author Pamela Wigglesworth, GrabCar (Subsidiary of MyTeksi), and the grand prize sponsor, Turkish Airlines.

For more information on the event, please contact Events Manager Nadeeka Sarah at [email protected] or Stephanie Chua at [email protected].