IBM’s managing director Chye Neo Chong hosts the roundtable meeting recently.
30% Club Business Leaders Roundtable Meeting
Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar & Datuk Mohaiyani Shamsuddin chairs the 30% Club Business Leaders Roundtable Meeting.
Malaysian Gas Association (MGA) supported by 30% Club Malaysia inaugural Forum on Women In Energy
Themed “Women – Driving Energy Liberalisation”, the forum will discuss involvement of women in the energy sector and role of women in driving energy market liberalisation.
The forum is hosted by OGA 2017 and is supported by the 30% Club, an organisation promoting gender diversity in boardrooms.
OGA 2017 is the 16th Asian Oil, Gas & Petrochemical Engineering Exhibition to be held from 11 to 13 July at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
PwC and 30% Club Malaysia -Launch of Board Mentoring Pilot Scheme
On 12 July, 2017, PwC hosted a lunch in collaboration with 30% Club Malaysia to launch a Board Mentoring Scheme for board-ready women in Malaysia. Pauline Ho, PwC Malaysia People Partner and 30% Club Steering Committee Member, did the welcome address and moderated a fireside chat with Datuk Zaiton Mohd Hassan, a seasoned board member of various companies and the Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysia Professional Accountancy Centre (MyPAC).
The 30% Club Malaysia pairs board-ready women with current board members in a new 9-month mentorship programme, and is aligned with the government’s target of increasing the number of women on Bursa Top 100 public-listed companies’ (PLC) boards to 30% by 2020. Mentors comprise Chairs, Board Directors, Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and senior corporate leaders, while mentees are women in leadership positions looking to move into the boardroom.
The programme is an avenue to facilitate conversations between mentors and mentees, providing more opportunities for mentors and mentees to co-create development, and exposes mentees to a larger network as part of the ongoing journey to get more women on boards.
Business Leaders Roundtable Meeting
A business leaders roundtable meeting #4 was held recently. It was chaired by founding Chairs Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar and Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah.A business leaders roundtable meeting #4 was held recently.
It was chaired by founding Chairs Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar and Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah.
World Bank Group Global Knowledge & Research Hub holds panel discussion with 30% Club Malaysia
The World Bank Group Global Knowledge & Research Hub in Malaysia holds a panel discussion with 30% Club Malaysia Co Founder on Women, Business and Law. A presentation on Women, Business & the Law (Prosperity by Improving Women’s Rights)and a panel discussion by Siobhan Das, Executive Director of American & Malaysian Chamber of Commerce, Anne Abraham, co-founder of 30% Club Malaysia Chapter and Augusto Lopez Claros.
World Bank Group & 30% Club Malaysia inaugural Business Leaders Brunch meeting
World Bank Group & 30% Club Malaysia recently held its inaugural business leaders brunch meeting.
The Guest of Honour and Speakers are Victoria Kwakwa Vice President for the East Asia and Pacific who leads the World Bank’s strategy in East Asia Pacific since April 15, 2016, Tan Sri Zeti Dato’ Akhtar, Past Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, Tan Sri (Dr) Mohd Sidek Hassan, Petronas Chairman and Tan Sri Rebecca Sta Maria, Former Sec-Gen of Ministry of Interntional Trade & Industry.
Watch the video here.
30% Club Malaysia holds its first meeting
The Steering Committee of 30% Club Malaysia held its first meeting, which is chaired and hosted by founding chair Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar. For more photos click here.
MBA scholarship for Malaysian women
30% Club Malaysia and Edinburgh Business School (EBS) The Graduate School of Business Heriot Watt University offers a full MBA scholarship to Malaysian women only.
Co-Founder of 30% Club UK and newly appointed Executive Dean at Edinburgh Business School, Professor Heather Mc Gregor was in Kuala Lumpur to talk about the scholarship and hold a career talk on “Is accumulating human capital more important than building social capital?
Good Practices on Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership for Growth
APEC Publications ( APEC#216-PP-01.1)
This report presents the outcome of a survey that was undertaken to establish how women directors enhance corporate values in companies within the APEC region.
The mechanism of improving corporate values through the appointment of women directors were demonstrated. Case studies were also conducted through interviews with leading companies in APEC (Canada; Japan; Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; the Philippines; and Viet Nam) that are considered to have achieved positive impact on growth through gender diversity.
