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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160905
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SUMMARY:Private Discussion with AON Hewitt’s Mollie Kohn
DESCRIPTION:AMCHAM members had the opportunity to meet Mollie Kohn\, Chief Commercial Officer of AON Hewitt Asia Pacific and Middle East Region on September 5th\, 2016. Mollie shared her insights on topics related to talent management and talent redistribution. Companies that were present at the discussion shared their views on the importance of talent retention. \nMollie leads the Talent Consulting Council for Asia Pacific\, Middle East and Africa and has been with Aon Hewitt for over 15 years. She is a Senior Partner in the firm and is on the Aon Hewitt Executive Committee for Australia and Asia-Pacific Leadership team.
URL:https://amcham.com.my/event/private-discussion-with-aon-hewitts-mollie-kohn/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160905T100000
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SUMMARY:[SPOTLIGHT SESSION] Tax Audits: Are you ready? Strategies to Enhance Tax Risk Management
DESCRIPTION:Saravana\, Partner of Tax\, GST\, and Customs Practice from Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Geldhill sets the tone of the program on Tax Risk Management by reviewing statements from public figures on tax avoidance and the (non) implication of the Panama Papers\, had been seen as a moral concern rather than a criminal offence. He also shared recent articles show individual professionals and companies are targeted for failure to declare earnings and submit accounting statements for GST compliance. \nAttendees were given guidelines and best practice approaches in attending to the tax department during an audit session. The briefing session followed by review of cases to look identify key takeaways and cases which set precedence for the authorities in Malaysia. From the Court’s ruling on these cases\, summary of case learnings are:\n1.	Terms not defined in an Act should be given ordinary meaning\n2.	Tax imposed on royalty payments are subject to if the royalty payment is a condition for purchasing the goods for sale\n3.	Car registration under the taxpayer’s ownership does not constitutes withdrawal of company’s stock\n4.	An appointed independent director (in that case) is not an employee of the company\, thus not subjected to tax imposed on employees of a company.\n5.	Release of debt (in the mentioned case) is not part of taxpayer’s gross income\n6.	Taxpayer was able to reclaim reinvestment allowance due to an error in interpretation of Public Ruling\n7.\nAMCHAM offers SPOTLIGHT Sessions where companies can speak on various topics or provide training to keep our corporate members abreast with latest development and offer opportunity to share learning experiences. If you would like to speak at a SPOTLIGHT Session\, please email nadeeka@amcham.com.my.
URL:https://amcham.com.my/event/spotlight-session-tax-audits-are-you-ready-strategies-to-enhance-tax-risk-management/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160909
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160910
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SUMMARY:Gender Diversity - Exploring The Localization of Gender Diversity in Malaysia
DESCRIPTION:Why Gender Diversity matters? Diversity in the workplace is important to our future business success because the world as we’ve known it has changed and will continue to do so. \nAMCHAM\, together with CnetG\, organized a HR Roundtable on September 9\, 2016 bringing together 15 senior HR leaders from U.S. multinationals and other international companies. \nThe discussion was led by Deepa George\, Client Partner at CnetG and looked at the differences between western policies and the feasibility of adopting the western policies in our local corporate environment;  whether or not Asian nuances play a role in the consideration of localization of western policies. Other areas that was discussed were how to create equitable opportunities and sharing of success stories. \nAMCHAM would like to thank CnetG for facilitating the discussion and also thank you to all our members for their participation.\nStay tuned for our upcoming HR Series in Penang. For more information\, please contact Nadeeka Sarah at nadeeka@amcham.com.my.
URL:https://amcham.com.my/event/gender-diversity-exploring-the-localization-of-gender-diversity-in-malaysia/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160922
DTSTAMP:20260623T132746
CREATED:20170525T000004Z
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SUMMARY:Healthcare Forum: Delivering Quality; Healthcare in Malaysia
DESCRIPTION:AMCHAM held its first Healthcare Forum on September 21\, 2016 at the Ritz Carlton Kuala Lumpur. The focus of this half-day program was more on the development of healthcare and the technology supporting it as it responds to the demands and opportunities of the 21st Century. \nThe forum kicked off with the opening keynote by MetLife’s Dr. Nirmala Menon\, Executive Vice President and Head of Designated Markets and Health for Asia at MetLife. Dr. Nirmala emphasized on how data sharing\, tracking and monitoring one’s health is important as the cost of healthcare will continue to rise. She hopes that everyone will have easy access to affordable and quality healthcare with expansions on innovation especially within rural areas. \nModerating the first panel\, Dr. Menon was able to dive deeper into a focused discussion on healthcare development in Malaysia. Panelists John Mckendry\, Country Manager – Malaysia & Brunei at Pfizer\, Dr. Hanafiah Bashirun\, Medical Advisor at International SOS\, YBhg Dato’ Dr. Jacob Thomas\, Chairman at Ramsay Sime Darby Healthcare we led into an interactive conversation around critical areas such as the sufficient allocation of funds by the government to ensure easy access to affordable and quality healthcare by the public\, the role of public private partnerships and the need for greater collaboration to build a sustainable model. \nAfter the break\, the second panel on Technology Advancing in Healthcare was led by Nik Ariff Nik Omar\, General Manager Public Sector Group at Microsoft. Joining him on the panel were Paul Smith\, APAC Marketing Director at GE Healthcare\, Dr. Benjamin Cheah\, Clinical Associate Professor at International Medical University\, Dr. Zubin Daruwalla\, Director – Healthcare at PwC South East Asia Consulting and Lee Yu Kit\, Executive Architect and Former CTO at IBM Academy of Technology. The panelists pointed out how technology can make a difference\, however not by not taking over doctors but how it will be beneficial in providing access to expertise especially for rural areas. Some time was also spent discussing the pros and cons of shared data and the inherent privacy and security risks involved. \nAMCHAM would like to take this opportunity thank our sponsors: MetLife and Pfizer for their generosity and for the speakers for spending time with AMCHAM to make this in making this event a success. Thank you to all our members and guests for your participation. \nIf you’re in the healthcare industry or in an industry related to healthcare and would like to see more events within this industry or would like to contribute your knowledge or expertise\, we would like to hear from you. Please contact Kay at kay@amcham.com.my.
URL:https://amcham.com.my/event/healthcare-forum-delivering-quality-healthcare-in-malaysia/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160922T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160922T103000
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SUMMARY:Elevate Performance through Leading Mindset Change
DESCRIPTION:AMCHAM recently featured Professor Terry Warner\, founder of The Arbinger Institute\, a management consulting firm and scholarly consortium that specializes in peacemaking for various organizations\, families\, and individuals. \nDeparting from our usual business related programs\, this event gave members the opportunity to look at themselves as leaders and the environments they work and play in from a slightly different perspective. Mindset change\, Professor Warner explained often needs to start by reflecting on our own responses to various circumstances and\, noting if we are responding ‘authentically ‘ or\, only in a manner that is expected to even if that response goes against our instincts. Acting closer to our instincts\, ‘authentically’ can often shift attitudes and mindsets. This can be applied to all environments including the workplace. \nHe went on to encourage us to better understand our peers and why they may  behave in a certain manner. If your colleague is angry or moody for example\,  instead of reacting negatively at the person\, try to understand why he or she is behaving that way and deal with the situation with a positive mindset. Seeing each other as people and not objects will ensure smooth running of a task delegated to them. “Understand that each and everyone of us has their own story\, their own world”\, said Professor Warner.\nProfessor Warner stressed that the key to changing ourselves is by allowing ourselves to be open. If we’re not opened to making changes within\, nothing will change. \nProfessor Warner also shared with some real life corporate stories which left members something to ponder upon. \nAMCHAM would like to thank Professor Warner for his time to meet our members and to share his valuable experience and success stories. Thank you to our members for their participation.
URL:https://amcham.com.my/event/elevate-performance-through-leading-mindset-change/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160929
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SUMMARY:Digital Commerce Forum: Optimising Your Digital Commerce Strategy
DESCRIPTION:The emergence of Electronic Commerce (e-Commerce) has changed the traditional way of doing business. Consumers today have the choice of purchasing goods and services with no barriers of time and distance\, through different channels and devices. \nAMCHAM members had the opportunity to have a better understanding of e-Commerce via a Digital Forum that was organized on 29 September 2016. Mr. Sungkyu Chang\, Partner\, Advisory\, ASEAN Customer Leader of Ernst & Young Advisory Services\, led the session\, by giving an overall view of this emerging market in Asia\, stating that e-Commerce represents the largest economic growth in the Consumer Products and Retail Sector. In view of the potential size and growth\, a growing number of brands are now focusing in this region. \nThough e-Commerce does not need high technology\, he remarked that resources\, reliable partners\, regulations (local and cross-border) and infrastructure are some of the challenges in this part of the world. Consumers on the other hand are concerned on the safety and security of electronic payment. \nMs. Wee Huay Neo\, Director of e-Commerce at Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) concurred with Mr. Sungkyu on the potential growth of e-Commerce in the Asian Region.  She added that with focused intervention\, the potential to grow is bigger and thus the National e-Commerce Strategic Roadmap for Malaysia was set-up. Amongst the key initiatives are to\n● increase the promotion and marketing of e-Commerce to SMEs\n● mandate the adoption of e-procurement for statutory bodies\n● lift non-tariff barriers\n● create awareness on benefits and security of e-payment \nThe Government also has plans to encourage Malaysian business to move to e-payment systems and participate in international online marketplace. \nLazada\, amongst the bigger platforms for e-Commerce business was represented by their General Counsel\, Mr. Stelios Moussis\,at the forum. He spoke on how the Company encouraged local business to sell online\, which is aligned to the Government’s mandate of encouraging online businesses. Merchants benefitted as they need not worry about payment and customer service issues as it was managed by Lazada. He shared that though the Company is just a platform for transactions between buyers and sellers\, regulators do not see it that way. Thus\, the Company has put in certain controls to protect the interest of both transacting parties. \nTo get a perspective on e-payments\, Mr. Rakesh Krishnamuti\, Head\, Large Merchants\, SEAsia of Paypal\, was the last speaker for the morning. He shared that customers are gaining more confidence in making online payments and they are trending towards mobile for purchases\, ditching other devices as they can now make transactions on the go.\nThe panel discussion and Q&A session saw the speakers in consensus that e-Commerce has tremendous potential. To make it successful\, all parties in this business need to collaborate with one another to enhance customers’ experience\, by easing the process of buying. Only then would customers keep returning to buy online.\nAMCHAM would like thank all the speakers who shared their knowledge and experiences with the audience.
URL:https://amcham.com.my/event/digital-commerce-forum-optimising-your-digital-commerce-strategy/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160929
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160930
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SUMMARY:AMCHAM Happy Hour @ Hubba Hubba
DESCRIPTION:AMCHAM is pleased to have organized recently its first ever “Happy Hour” networking event on September 29\, 2016 at Hubba-Hubba in KL Sentral. A new initiative by the Chamber to gather our members and their friends to network after hours. \nThe program started off with an informal speech by AMCHAM’s Executive Director Ms Siobhan Das welcoming old and new acquaintances. The evening ended with a number of exciting lucky draw prize giveaways sponsored AMCHAM members The Federal Hotel Group\, Grand Millennium Hotel\, Le Midi Restaurant\, CIAO Restaurant and Mondelez International. \nAMCHAM would like to congratulate all the winners and stay tuned to the next Happy Hour evening very soon. We hope to see you there! If you have any suggestions for themes or venues\, please email yvonne@amcham.com.my
URL:https://amcham.com.my/event/amcham-happy-hour-hubba-hubba/
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