UOB-SMU SME Management Development Series Jan – Dec 2006

You are invited to attend this annual series of seminars. The content of these seminars is topical and seeks to address the needs of local enterprises. The topics have been selected as they deal with areas that are challenges all face as they seek to grow.

Date & Time	Speaker	Topic	Venue* & Fee
27 Mar (Tue) 6.00pm to 7.30pm	Mr Jorg Dietzel Adjunct Faculty Lee Kong Chian School of Business	"Responsible Branding" [Register]	Networked Seminar 2.1 , Level 2, Lee Kong Chian School of Business FREE
09 Mar (Fri) 8.00am to 9.30am	Mr Frank H. Levinson Founder, Chairman and CTO of Finisar Corporation	"Growing Your Company via The Attraction, Motivation and Retention of Talent". [Register]	Networked Seminar 2.1 , Level 2, Lee Kong Chian School of Business FREE
13 Feb (Tue) 6.00pm to 7.30pm	Assoc Prof Thomas Menkhoff Practice Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour Lee Kong Chian School of Business	"No Value Creation Without Knowledge Management!" Challenges Ahead for Singapore SMEs [Register]	Networked Seminar 1.2 , Level 1, School of Accountancy FREE
21 Nov (Tue) 6.00pm to 7.30pm	Dr Wu Shen Kong President BP Singapore Pte Ltd	BP and Strategic Management [Register]	Conference Hall 2, Level 2, School of Accountancy FREE
31 Oct (Tue) 6.00pm to 7.30pm	Mr Eustace Fernandez Senior Manager DP Information Network	SME Development Survey [Register]	Networked Seminar Room 2.1, School of Accountancy FREE
30 Aug (Wed) 5.00pm to 6.30pm	Mr Jorg Dietzel Adjunct Faculty Lee Kong Chian School of Business	Cross-Cultural Advertising and Communication in Asia-Pacific	Conference Hall 2, Level 2, School of Accountancy FREE
24 Jul (Mon) 5.30pm to 7.00pm	Prof Raphael Cohen Clinical Professor Thunderbird University (Phoenix)	Best Practice for Innovating and Acquiring Competitive Advantages	Seminar Room 2.1, Level 2 FREE
6 Jul (Thu) 4.30pm to 6.00pm	Prof Fred Kiesner Director LMU Entrepreneruship Centre Loyola Marymount University (LMU)	What can you learn in working with entrepreneurs?	Seminar Room 2.1, Level 2 FREE
9 May (Tue) 10.00am to 12.00pm	Mr Jorg Dietzel Adjunct Faculty Lee Kong Chian School of Business	Internal Branding [Register]	Seminar Room 2.3, Level 2 FREE
5 Apr (Wed) 3.00pm to 5.00pm	Ms Tang Ai Chee Associate Director Centre for Academic Computing, SMU	IT Project Management for SMEs – The Realism of Implementation [Cancelled]	Seminar Room 2.3, Level 2 FREE
31 Mar (Fri) 3.00pm to 5.00pm	Assoc Prof Thomas Tan Practice Associate Professor of Marketing Lee Kong Chian School of Business	Applied Marketing Research in Business – How To Make It Work For You [Register]	Seminar Room 2.3, Level 2 FREE
8 Mar (Wed) 3.00pm to 5.00pm	Mr Eugene Wong Adjunct Faculty Lee Kong Chian School of Business / Founder and Managing Director of Sirius Group	SME Business Strategy Planning & Fund Raising – What You Can Do To Grow Your Company [Register]	Seminar Room 3.4, Level 3 FREE
23 Jan (Mon) 10.00am to 11.30am	Mr John Davis Practice Associate Professor of Marketing Lee Kong Chian School of Business	Branding for SMEs - Why It Is Still Important	Seminar Room 2.3, Level 2 FREE

* All events are held at seminar room at Lee Kong Chian School of Business unless otherwise stated.

Cancellation Policy
The UOB-SMU Entrepreneurship Alliance Centre reserves the right to reschedule or cancel the date, time and location of the seminars and workshops at any time, including replacing the speaker who may be scheduled to deliver the seminar and workshop. In the event a fee-paying seminar or workshop is cancelled, the Customer is entitled to a full refund, where applicable. The UOB-SMU Entrepreneurship Alliance Centre shall not be responsible for any other loss incurred by Customer as a result of a cancellation or reschedule.

If written notice is received at least three (3) business days in advance of the seminar and/or workshop, the customer is entitled full refund, where applicable. Failure to provide written notice at least three (3) business days in advance of the seminar obligates the Customer to make payment for the full price of the seminar and/or workshop.

Payment Policy
If you are making payment by cheque, please ensure the cheque reaches seven (7) business days before the event.

Cheque Payment
Please make cheque payable to “Singapore Management University” and indicate at the back of the cheque, “UOB-SMU Entrepreneurship Alliance Talk”, date of the event, as well as your company name and contact number. Receipt will be issued once payment has been collected.

Cash Payment
Cash payment will be made on the day of the seminar, and receipt will be issued.

Registration
Please register for the seminars at our website, http://www.smu.edu.sg/usea or fax the reply slip to 6828 0619.

Please reach us at 6828 0622 if you have any queries.

In the meantime, please do provide us with an email address so that we can keep you in the loop for other talks organized by the University.

We look forward to seeing you at the management development series.