NUS Entrepreneurship Week – Discover, Explore and Unleash the Entrepreneur in you!

NUS Entrepreneurship Week (Eweek) is coming!

With the theme “Unleash the Entrepreneur in You”, you can look forward to more than 15 different events between 19th to 23rd January 2009 proudly brought to you by the NUS Entrepreneurship Society (NES), together with its Flagship Project, Start-Up@Singapore,  and its Eweek partners : The Digital Movement, NUS SIFE, E27, Garag3, Energy Carta and NOC Alumni. Join us and meet some of the most prominent industry leaders, local CEOs and budding entrepreneurs in Singapore to hear about their opinions, ideas and success stories.

You can view a full list of upcoming events this week using the easy-to-view calendar.

NUS Entrepreneurship Week – Social Enterprise Monday

Social entrepreneur are reformers and revolutionaries who recognize a social problem and apply entrepreneurial principles to a venture which aims to bring forth a social change. They believe in holding accountable to each other as they play an integral part in movements for positive change. Today, engaging youth voice in solving social issues is becoming a common approach. So join us in Social Enterprise Monday to learn more about social entrepreneurship and how you too, can make a difference in the society.

Highlights for Monday:

Social Entrepreneurship Forum 2009-Making It Real
The Social Entrepreneurship Forum aims to provide a channel for discussion about social entrepreneurship – its future and opportunity. Held on Social Enterprise Monday, this event covers the opportunities and ideas for social entrepreneurship in Singapore and beyond. Do join us to learn insights and opinions on starting and sustaining social enterprises as well as fostering a vibrant social entrepreneurship community.

Partner: NUS SIFE

Idea Realization Workshop
6.00pm to 9.00pm, Seminar Room 10 NUS Business School
Have you ever wondered how an entrepreneur selects an innovative idea to venture into? Thought about the underlying principles in marketing the products that stems from the idea? Or imagined the actual exciting process of pitching the product to potential customers? Have all these questions answered by participating in the S@S Idea Realization Workshop!

Held as part of the inaugural Entrepreneurship Week (Eweek) in NUS, the S@S Ideal Realization Workshop is a good opportunity to learn how to generate good business ideas and develop them into viable commercial products. Seize the opportunity to gain hands-on experiences on marketing your ideas through an interactive simulation game that challenges you to unleash your creativity and innovation capabilities! Join us as we take you on a journey where you will discover how to choose the best ideas and refine it to make it more marketable and practical.

Host: Start-Up@Singapore, flagship project of NES

Log on to www.eweek.nes.org.sg for more information.

NUS Entrepreneurship Week – Big Bang Tuesday! 20 January 2009

An excellent week deserves some great hype, and that’s the theme for the second day – Big Bang Tuesday! Start off the day by finding out the innovative ways of running a business not here, but in the alternate realm of virtual reality, where everything is possible, at the tip of your finger. And if that is not enticing enough, look out for the stars of the local business arena during the grand opening ceremony in the evening. Celebrate with the industries’ elites and learn the robes on how to become the next successful entrepreneur in this world of possibilities – right here in NUS! Soar through the week with a blasting start!

Highlights for Tuesday:

Business in Virtual Worlds | 2.00pm – 4.00pm | LT18, NUS Business School

In conjunction with NUS Entrepreneurship Week, TDM brings to you “Doing Business in Virtual Worlds”. Step forward and find out more about TDM and how you can be a part of it, as we present to you a quick overview of the organization AND a little preview of what it means to do business in Virtual Worlds. Hear from representatives who have a wealth of experience in this arena! Multiple Worlds; Multiple Lives; Multiple Identities; Multiple ways to making money! See you then!

Eweek Opening Ceremony : Think Big-Make it Happen! | 6.00pm – 9.00pm | Hon Sui Sen Auditorium, NUS Business School

You are cordially invited to the inaugural Eweek Opening Ceremony on 20th January to learn more about the entire week’s program and how you can be the part of this movement in creating the entrepreneurial buzz in the local youth community! Events highlight includes a panel discussion: Think Big Make It Happen! featuring Mr Inderjit Singh, Deputy Chairman of ACE and Mr Benedict Soh, Co-founder & Executive Chairman of Kingsmen Creatives Ltd.

NUS Entrepreneurship Week – Tech Wednesday 21 January 2009

Love to poke your friends on Facebook and buy the season’s hottest fashion at wholesale prices over the Internet? Then keep yourself occupied with all the events held on ‘Tech Wednesday’, the day dedicated to technology – the fastest changing trend in the world. Find out all about online businesses and e-commerce through the various seminars held throughout the day. You can very well be on your way to setting up the next E-bay, Facebook or Youtube!

And who says the art of online business only applies to technology enthusiasts? If you are into science, energy or environment, this is your chance to find out how you can combine your joy for the natural sciences with the latest technology to set up a business of your very own!

Ride on the technological wave to greater heights right now!

Highlights for Wednesday:

Think Green – Environmental Entrepreneur | 2.00pm – 4.00pm | LT3, Faculty of Engineering

Energy conservation, recycling, environmental friendly actions are the big issue nowadays. Environmentally driven entrepreneurs are invited to share their insights on the “Green Field”. This will allow students to have a better grasp on the opportunities in the field while raising their awareness about the “Conservation and Going Green” related work through innovation.

Host: Energy Carta

Online Business 101 | 2.00pm – 4.00pm | EA 06-6 Faculty of Engineering

Entrepreneurs in the e-commerce industry sharing their experience in starting up online business and how they proceeded by expanding it. Come and join us to learn how to start an online business and listen to useful tips and advices on starting and growing your business idea into possibly the next E-bay!

Biotech Pitching & Commercialisation forum | 4.00pm – 6.00pm | E3-06-9, Faculty of Engineering

Interested to find out more about the process of transforming a research idea into a viable start-up? Or having a business idea related to the biotechnology field and is in need of comments and feedback from industry experts? Come and join us in the Biotech Pitching and Tech Commercialization forum to learn about the opportunities and process about starting a biotech business!

Log on to www.eweek.nes.org.sg for more information.

NUS Entrepreneurship Week – Unconventional Thursday, 22 January 2009

Often find yourself different from the rest? Always know that you have something special inside? Then ‘Unconventional Thursday’, the day where everything goes against the norm, is the right day for you! Unleash your inner creativity at the National Library Board workshop and spot potential leads for your business plan. Or if you believe in girl power, join the female entrepreneur discussion and be the next Nanz Chong, Elim Chew or Olivia Lum. Or perhaps you are thinking you have no flair for entrepreneurship, then try your hand at Intrapreneurship! Never heard of it, better still, go find out at the Intrapreneurship seminar in the evening!
Celebrate your Uniqueness on Thursday!

Highlights for Thursday:

Creativity in Action Workshop | 3.00pm – 6.00pm | CRA*-BIZ1 04-25 (DINING AREA TO CONFERENCE ROOM A), NUS Business School

What’s Creativity? How it works? Ever wonder about this question in your mind? If the answer is yes, then you would not want to miss this 3 hours hands-on workshop featuring Mr. Prabhjit Singh, an experienced trainer from the National Library Board, who will inspire and trigger your inner creativity in coming out with innovative business ideas. So do expect a lot of fun and interaction while unleashing your creativity in this workshop!

A Female Entrepreneur’s Journey | 4.00pm – 6.00pm | LT3, NUS Faculty of Engineering

This discussion brings successful female entrepreneurs in Singapore together to share their entrepreneurship journey and opportunities for budding female entrepreneurs in Singapore. This event is great for females and for all who believe that women can carve a great future for themselves too. Featuring Ms Nanz Chong, founder of former One.99 Retail Stores and Ms Diana Sabrain, CEO of Sexyfemale Marketing

A New Difference-Intrapreneurship | 6.00pm – 9.00pm | Hon Sui Sen Auditorium, NUS Business School

Applying entrepreneurial skills within an established organization – intrapreneurship is a unique form of entrepreneurship that is becoming a common approach to strive for innovation in firms and corporations both locally and internationally. Through an interactive panel discussion with distinguished speakers, you will be given an introduction on this field and discover how intrapreneurship works within the internal management of organizations. Featuring Mr Michael Yap, Deputy CEO, MDA, and Mr Richard Eu, Group CEO, Eu Yan Sang International Ltd

Log on to www.eweek.nes.org.sg for more information.

NUS Entrepreneurship Week – Friday Big Mixing 23 January 2009

Need a final push to start on your journey as an entrepreneur? ‘Friday Big Mixing’, the final day of the inaugural Entrepreneurship Week, promises to end off the event with a big bang! If you find the topics on the first few days too niche, then look out for Friday, where the wide ranging topics means there is something for everyone.

Talk to the IT maestros from Microsoft to gain a deeper understanding of starting an online business. At the same time, let the speakers from Garag3 share their business experiences with you for inspirations. Or if you feel that studies is your first priority, how about considering a one year trip to an NUS Overseas College? Find out more about the program through the NOC sharing session in the evening.

Hesitate no more and grab your last chance to a new outlook in life! At least for 2009 :)

Highlights for Friday:

Enabling Entrepreneurship on Web | 12pm – 2pm | SOC1 SR4 (Level 6 Room 12)

e27 is proud to bring you “Enabling Entrepreneurship on the Web”–an event focused on how you can make use of tools and services online to start their own company or bring your current business to new heights. Featuring Chris Ismael and David Lim from Microsoft who will share their personal entrepreneurial experiences and the resources available to help entrepreneurs create new age web companies.

An Entrepreneur’s Path | 3pm -5pm | YIH Function Room 1

An event by Garag3 where speakers are specially invited to share their experiences on how to start, sustain and grow their business. Don’t miss this event if you are looking for inspiration to start your own business!

Sharing Session by NOC Alumni | 6pm – 8pm | Engineering Auditorium

The NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC) program sends students to entrepreneurial hubs across the globe, namely, Silicon Valley, Bio Valley (Philadelphia, USA), Shanghai, Stockholm and Bangalore to be inmmersed in the entrepreneurial spirit and culture in each of these locations. As part of the NUS Entrepreneurship Week, come listen to speakers invited by the NOC Alumni – explore how the entrepreneurship environment differs across the globe, plus uncover the unique experience at each college!

Log on to www.eweek.nes.org.sg for more information.

Regards
The Start-Up@Singapore 2009 Team,
On behalf of NUS Entrepreneurship Society

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