The finals of the 7th Start-Up@Singapore Finals Prize Award Ceremony is now open for registration. It will be held in Swissotel Level 4, Atrium Ballroom at 2.30 pm, 3 June 2006. Mr Michael Ma, Group CEO and Founder, Indochine Winebar & Restaurants Pte Ltd is the Guest Speaker for the event. Read on…

The 7th Start-Up@Singapore business plan competition is the first year where it is now fully transition into a student-run business plan competition. The details of finals are here:

Date/Time: 3rd June, Afternoon 2.30pm,
Venue: Raffles City Convention Centre, Swissotel Level 4, Atrium Ballroom

If you want to see which business plan is going to win this year’s competition, you can quickly register in their main site.

The event is jointly organized by these organizations:

and the sponsors are:

Diamond Sponsor:

Official Bank:

Silver Sponsors:

Guest Speaker: Michael Ma
GROUP CEO AND FOUNDER INDOCHINE WINEBAR & RESTAURANTS PTE LTD

Michael Ma is the ambitious 38-year-old entrepreneur who founded the IndoChine Group of Restaurants and Bars. A unique reflection of contemporary Asian lifestyle, the Singapore-based IndoChine Group offers its discerning international clientele more than just a bevy of chic award-winning restaurants and bars. In addition to being voted as one of Travel & Leisure’s top ‘100 Fabulous Places and Things for 2001’, IndoChine is frequently the choice venue for prestigious events. The various locations have played host to two MTV Asia Post-Awards Parties, the Porsche Asia-Pacific Launch and most recently, the International Olympic Committee 2012 London, New York and Paris bids. Holding up to 2000 guests at any one time, many notable guests, such as British PM Tony Blair, ex-Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, soccer celebrity David Beckham and many other celebrities have graced IndoChine with their presence.Michael Ma and the IndoChine Group have significantly influenced the F&B industry in Singapore today and his undying passion for life in general remains a force to be reckoned with as he continues in his ventures to further expand the Group’s business regionally.

In spite of being adventurous and dynamic in order to keep up with the constant competition in this ever-changing F&B industry, Michael remains an active environmentalist and conservationist. He has personally made it an IndoChine policy not to serve certain foods, such as sharks’ fin, caviar or blue and yellow fin tuna in all IndoChine kitchens. Energy conservation is also a big priority and waste is recycled as far as possible. In past years, Michael Ma has also actively contributed to a number of charitable causes such as, the Asian Civilizations Museum in Singapore, a fund for victims of the Bali bombing, Burmese refugees, the Singapore Red Cross, Action for Aids, National Kidney Foundation and the Kidney Dialysis Foundation.

His commerce background has indeed served him well. While balancing work and play, Michael Ma serves on a number of committees organised by the Singapore Tourism Board and is a board member of the Singapore Government’s Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE). Just recently, Michael joined the committee for a national movement known as GEMS for Go the Extra Mile, a drive to push service standards in Singapore to an international level. In addition, Michael has received many awards such as F&B Entrepreneur of the Year 20042005 and the 2002 Austrade-Austcham Young Entrepreneur Award. Currently one of the Top 12 Entrepreneurs of the ASME-Rotary Board Entrepreneur of the Year award, Michael is constantly striving for excellence in all aspects of his professional life.

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