April 2013 Events Update
Berkeley Club of Singapore
Please find below the April 2013 update of upcoming events for the Berkeley Club of Singapore (in Blue and Bold) and from our affiliate clubs via DUAL (in Red and Bold). We have a lot of activities coming up this spring and look forward to seeing each of you at some of them.
We need volunteers! The Berkeley Club will host an informational session for recently admitted undergraduate students. If you are a recent alum, both students and parents will be attending and are looking forward to hearing about your experiences and your pointers. The event will be held on Saturday, April 13, 9am - 12pm. Refreshments will be served.
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Thanks & best regards,
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Berkeley Club of Singapore
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1. Thursday, 11th April, 6:30pm - 9:00pm - Berkeley Club of Singapore Happy Hour
2. Saturday, 13th April 12pm - 3pm - Newly Admitted Students Information Session/Yield Event - RECENT ALUMNI VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
3. Saturday & Sunday, 13th & 14th April - MBA Sailing Cup - Asia
4. Sunday, 14th April, 4:00pm - 6:00pm - Awesome Anonymous gathering
5. IARU Alumni Networking Night next Monday, April 8th, 2013
6. Tuesday, 16th April, 12:15pm - 1:30pm - LKY School Lunchtime Talk on "Innovation in Government" by Ms. So-Young Kang, Catalyst, Founder & CEO, Awaken Group
7. Tuesday, 16th April, 6:30pm - 7:30pm - University of Chicago Master in Financial Mathematics (MSFM) Admissions Information Session
8. Thursday, 18th April, 7:00pm – 9:00pm – DUAL Drinks
9. Tuesday, 30th April, 7:00pm - 8:30pm - Temple University presents Asia Panel Series - Fostering Entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia
10. 1st - 5th May - The Sail Spin - INSEAD & Friends Yacht Trip
11. SAVE THE DATE - Saturday, 11th May, All Day, Legoland Trip
12. Volunteering Opportunity - Mentors for Citi-YMCA Youth for Causes Programme
13. Career Opportunity – Talent and Organization Consultant, Accenture Management Consulting, Singapore
14. Career Opportunity - Junior-mid level finance professional, Plowden Capital Management
15. Career Opportunities - JobStreet.com creates exclusive career website for DUAL members
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1. Thursday, 11th April, 6:30pm - 9:00pm - Berkeley Club of Singapore Happy Hour
Join Cal Bears at our monthly happy hour and networking session at OverEasy. This event to open to everyone.
Date: Thursday April 11, 2013
Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Venue: OverEasy
1 Fullerton Road
Tel: (65) 6423 0701
Cash Bar
2. Saturday, 13th April 12pm - 3pm - Newly Admitted Students Information Session/Yield Event - RECENT ALUMNI VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Congratulations to all the new UC Berkeley admits from Singapore!
We will be conducting an info session for Singapore's new admits to UC Berkeley. If you know of any new admits or admit family members who are interested in learning more about the Berkeley experience, please share this invite with them.
We will be sharing a presentation about UC Berkeley and need alumni (preferably within the past 5 years from undergrad). If you are interested in being an alumni volunteer, please reach out to us at: berkeleyclu...@gmail.com
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2013
Time: 12pm - 3pm
RSVP is required, further details will be provided upon RSVP berkeleyclu...@gmail.com
Refreshments will be provided.
3. Saturday & Sunday, 13th & 14th April - MBA Sailing Cup - Asia
The first MBA Sailing Cup Asia in Singapore will be held on April 13-14, 2013, targeting MBA alumni and students, and business friends of these to compete against each other. The purpose of the race in the long run is to serve as a solid business and networking platform anchoring around the sport of sailing as an event.
Please see attached flyer for more details as well as on:
www.facebook.com/mbasailingcupasia
4. Sunday, 14th April, 4:00pm - 6:00pm - Awesome Anonymous gathering
Awesome Anonymous is a community of young adults, inspiring and supporting one another to chase something Awesome. We share the journey of pursuing what means the most to us, in every genre from art to tech; from philanthropic to profitable. We see this as the best way to impact our local society with our passions and skills, and come together to encourage each other in the aspirations we tend to forget through work and obligations. Many of our group are recent graduates, and we count among us many DUAL alumni who are looking to be part of environments bursting with ideas and energy, like those we found in university.
We at AA are huge fans of Design Thinking, because its lessons on Prototyping are crucial to pursuing any Awesome goal. Too often, people give up on something Awesome because of how daunting it can seem. But really, the trick to getting there is failing fast through quick and dirty prototypes.
So for the next session, we have the inspiring Shaun Koh of Syinc (Singapore's very own Design Thinking consultancy) to share the tools of Prototyping, and how it helped build Syinc to what it is today.
When: 14 April, Sunday, 4-6pm
Where: Hub Singapore (next to Triple One Somerset)
RSVP at: http://www.facebook.com/events/138983366282527/
Find out more about Syinc: http://www.syinc.org/
Find out more about AA: http://awesome-anonymous.org
5. IARU Alumni Networking Night next Monday, April 8th, 2013
You are invited to the IARU Alumni Networking Night next Monday, April 8th, 2013. Held in conjunction with the 8th Annual IARU President’s meeting, the networking night is for alumni from the following ten IARU member institutions:
The Australian National University, ETH Zurich, Peking University, The University of Tokyo, University of California, Berkeley, University of Cambridge, University of Copenhagen, University of Oxford, Yale University and the National University of Singapore.
More details of the event are appended in the e-flyer below. Kindly register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YCjZ7H3hm7MPmx8pmQQZNIq2zi4_vLP7qDsckEtmSCQ/viewform if you are able to attend. If you have any questions regarding the event, you may contact Ms. Valerie Vincent at vale...@nus.edu.sg
6. Tuesday, 16th April, 12:15pm - 1:30pm - LKY School Lunchtime Talk on "Innovation in Government" by Ms. So-Young Kang, Catalyst, Founder & CEO, Awaken Group
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy is pleased to announce our forthcoming Lunchtime Talk on 16 April 2013 and would like to warmly invite DUAL Club Members to this special event:
Title: Innovation in Government
Speaker: Ms. So-Young Kang, Catalyst, Founder & CEO, Awaken Group
Date: Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Time: 12.15pm- 1.30pm
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
The lecture will be chaired by Dr. Jonathan Marshall, Assistant Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
You may refer to the attached flyer for more information.
Seats are limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Kindly register your interest in attending at lkys...@nus.edu.sg to avoid disappointment.
For more details on LKY School’s upcoming events, please click here.
7. Tuesday, 16th April, 6:30pm - 7:30pm - University of Chicago Master in Financial Mathematics (MSFM) Admissions Information Session
Please save the evening of Tuesday, 16 April to join Professor Roger Lee with the Master of Science in Financial Mathematics (MSFM) Program for an Admissions Presentation and Information Session. Learn more about the MSFM program in Singapore, admissions process and career services.
Date: Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Venue: The University of Chicago (Singapore Campus), 146 Robinson Road, #10-01, Singapore 068909
Please RSVP to msfmsi...@lists.uchicago.edu with your
· Name
· Title/Position
· Company name or school
Questions? Call +65 6225 1431
Chicago’s MSFM Singapore Program in brief: The Financial Mathematics Program is taught by University of Chicago faculty and lecturers drawn from industry professionals. We teach students the principles of applied mathematics as those principles relate to the financial industry. Students learn about the theoretical components involved with pricing derivatives and managing assets as they learn how to work with complex mathematical and financial models.
With a mission to educate and train the next generation of industry leaders, the University of Chicago’s Master of Science in Financial Mathematics (MSFM) is offered in its entirety at the Singapore campus. Curriculum and coursework are identical to the main Chicago campus and classes are broadcast live from Chicago to Singapore with real-time interactive video conferencing. Throughout the year, MSFMMSFM faculty visit the Singapore campus to provide on-site lectures and to hold seminars with students. Each course meets three hours per week and is accompanied by additional tutorial sessions.
8. Thursday, 18th April, 7:00pm - 9:00pm - DUAL Drinks – San Sui Sumiyaki & Bar @ One Fullerton
Do come down and join us for our monthly DUAL Drinks at San Sui! It will be a great time to relax, catch up with old friends and meet new people!
Date: Thursday, 18th April 2013
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue: San Sui Sumiyaki & Bar @ One Fullerton
1 Fullerton Road
#01-05 One Fullerton
Singapore 049213
Tel: (65) 6423 1555
Cost: From 7pm to 9pm
$20
nett 1-for-1 Tiger Draught, House Umeshu, shochu, house spirit (Vodka,
Gin, Bourbon, Whisky & Rum), house red & white wine (De Botoli
Semillion Chardonnay & Shiraz)
$7 nett 1-for-1 non alcoholic drinks (coke, sprite & iced lemon tea)
20% off wines, sake, shochu & hard liquor by the bottle.
10% off all ala carte food orders.
9. Tuesday, 30th April, 7:00pm - 8:30pm - Temple University presents Asia Panel Series - Fostering Entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia
Temple University presents ASIA PANEL SERIES - Fostering Entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia
Tuesday, 30 April from 7 pm – 8:30 pm
National Library Building (NLB), Level 5 Possibility Room
Free event, but pre-registration is required. Seating is limited. Register at http://www.temple.sg/entrepreneurship
Panelists: Patrick Liew,
director of HSR Property Group; Mike Holt, founder of Get2Volume; Sam
Baker, CEO of StreetSine Group; Devin Kimble, founder and managing
director of MENU Pte. Ltd. Food & Drinks Group
Moderator: Brent N. Smith
Entrepreneurs and their ventures are a driving force behind financial
growth and innovation within the global economy. With its convenient
location and business friendly structure, Singapore is an ideal place
for today’s entrepreneur. Learn first hand from four successful
entrepreneurs about their perspectives and experiences in Singapore and
throughout the region and what they think aspiring entrepreneurs need to
know to succeed.
The panel will tackle timely topics including:
How should entrepreneurs gauge opportunities and weigh risks to
maximize chances for successful outcomes? Does this/should it differ from large corporate decision making?
Are entrepreneurs born or made? What traits set successful entrepreneurs apart from the rest?
What special or unique issues exist for entrepreneurs in Singapore or in emerging Asian markets?
Sticking with the business plan versus adaptability? When do the benefits of changing direction outweigh perseverance?
The event will conclude with an interactive Q&A followed by networking.
Panel members:
Patrick Liew is CEO and Chairman of HSR Property Group and sits on the
boards of several companies involved in education, info-communications
technologies and investments. Previous roles include serving as regional
director at Gartner Group, head of sales and marketing operations at
Dow Jones Telerate and a member of the management committee at Siemens
Nixdorf. Patrick is the co-author of a best selling book and has
co-produced more than ten personal development systems. He has lectured
on real estate issues all over the developed world and served as an
advisor to the Singapore Polytechnic, International Board Member of a
non-profit business association, past President of an entrepreneurs club,
a past Vice-President of the Singapore Computer Society and a board
member of two civic groups.
Mike Holt - In 2006 Mike Holt founded technology incubator and advisory
firm Get2Volume, which has helped 15 technology companies grow revenue,
win customers, raise money and get acquired. Prior to Get2Volume, Mike
spent 15 years at Texas Instruments (TI) and Silicon Systems, which was
sold to TI for $600M, in various leadership positions including product
line manager for TI’s $200M storage DSP division where he managed a
worldwide team of 130 employees. In his role at Get2Volume, Mike has
advised early-stage companies and been CEO for three high-technology
startups (including raising $70M in start up funding). Mike is also the
vice president/founder of Singapore Semiconductor Association (SSIA).
Sam Baker- In 2007, Sam Baker co-founded the StreetSine Group, a
technology company that built the Singapore Real Estate Exchange (www.srx.com.sg)
and is expanding into Hong Kong. The Singapore InfoComm Technology
Federation judged StreetSine to be the Best Start-up in 2010. During the
initial start-up of StreetSine, Sam worked as an independent consultant
advising US-based financial service companies and tech companies on
market entry in Asia. Specifically, he worked on an institutional
investment in a Chinese insurance company, a joint venture in India,
several market entry projects in Singapore, and an acquisition of an
Indonesian subsidiary of a Malaysian company. Prior to forming
StreetSine, Sam worked for American International Group (AIG) and
Deutsche Bank, where he specialized in market entry start-ups and
turnarounds.
Devin Kimble is the founder and managing director of Singapore-based
MENU Pte. Ltd. Food & Drinks Group, which owns and operates Brewerkz
Restaurants & Microbreweries and Café Iguana. Formerly, Devin was
the regional operations manager for Dan Ryan’s Chicago Grill, which is
headquartered in Hong Kong, and a multi-unit manager and corporate
recruiter with Taco Bell in Connecticut, USA. He has been a speaker and
panel participant on various topics at Singapore-based universities and
has been chief judge for annual business plan competitions. Starwood
Hotels and Kraft Foods have invited him to speak at corporate gatherings
on the topic of entrepreneurship and he has given presentations on
brewing to Standard Chartered clients and at the Master Brewers
Association of the Americas’ World Brewing Congress.
Moderator:
Brent N. Smith is a senior financial executive with over 30 years of
experience in global banking, corporate finance and private equity. He is
co-founder and managing partner of LevelOne Capital Limited, providing
financial advisory and investment capital to entrepreneurs throughout
Asia, and co-chairman of Asian School of International Management
Education Limited. He was previously with DBS Bank Ltd, where he was
managing director and group head of Corporate and Investment Banking.
Prior to DBS, he was the managing director at Pacific Crest Securities;
CFO of MegaPath Networks; and managing director in investment banking at
J.P. Morgan where he completed assignments in New York, San Francisco,
Melbourne, Sydney and Singapore. He serves on several corporate and
non-profit boards.
10. 1st - 5th May - The Sail Spin - INSEAD & Friends Yacht Trip
THE SAIL SPIN - INSEAD & FRIENDS • MAY 1-5, 2013
5 DAYS . 10 YACHTS. A TRIP YOU WILL NEVER FORGET
ABOUT
The
Sail Spin INSEAD, in cooperation with the INSEAD Club, is an exclusive
getaway, where up to 10 yachts sail together through Thailand's stunning
natural playground for 5 days of sun, sea, relaxation, escape, & as
much, or as little nightlife as you want to enjoy. INSEAD would be
pleased to have other DUAL Members join us!
Sail
on your own private yacht with your best friends (most yachts have 4
double cabins), or just reserve a cabin and meet other fun, interesting
people. All boats have an experienced captain, so helping sail is
encouraged but optional!
Drop anchor in marvelous bays, kayak in hidden caves, pick up a volleyball game, discover secluded white sand beaches, relax or sip cocktails on deck with old friends & new. The choice is up to you, just inform your skipper...
WHERE & WHEN
Departure and Arrival from Phuket, Thailand. May 1-5.
PRICE & INCLUSIONS/EXCLUSIONS
- $1450 NETT SGD per pax in double cabin, all inclusive, special prices available for DUAL Alumni.
All planning & coordination will be taken care of from beginning til end, so you simply show up and enjoy!
• Yacht Rental, Sailing Equipment, Fuel
• Professional Skipper
• Provisioning of your Yacht - Food & Drinks for breakfast & lunch
• Private Beach Dinners at exclusive Resorts (there is only 1 meal which is not included in the price)
• Private Land & Water Shuttles, airport pickup on the day the cruise starts.
• Plenty of Surprises….
Not Included:
• Flights to and from Phuket (low cost airlines available if you book early)
• Alcohol (most boats get together and inexpensive bottles from duty free)
TO BOOK OR FOR MORE INFO
- Those interested, join us this Friday, April 5th at the INSEAD Drinks at District 10 on Robertson Quay, 7-10 PM. 81 Clemenceau Ave, #01-15/16/17 UE Square Shopping Mall Singapore 239917. Please RSVP.
- RSVP or for more info: sa...@survivalchic.com . Booking deadline is April 10. Look forward to having you on board!
11. SAVE THE DATE - Saturday, 11th May, All Day, Legoland Trip
The Berkeley Club is organizing a day trip to Legoland in Johor Bahru in Malaysia. We will arrange for private bus service to and from the park, entry ticket to park, and dinner prior to heading back to Singapore.
Tentative Details:
Date: Saturday, May 11
Time: All Day
Venue: Legoland Malaysia
Cost: aprox. $70/member and his/her adult family members, $60/members’ children. Non-member prices will be about $10 more per person.
12. Volunteering Opportunity - Mentors for Citi-YMCA Youth for Causes Programme
Citi-YMCA Youth for Causes (YFC) is a community initiative by Citi and the YMCA of Singapore since 2002. Funded by Citi Foundation, the programme is a catalyst to promote social entrepreneurship and community leadership development among Singapore youths. It provides youths aged 15 to 25 with seed funding, resources and guidance of selected mentors, to execute sustainable social entrepreneurship ideas and business models that benefit and support Voluntary Welfare Organizations (VWOs) of their choice. In teams of four, the youths will learn to budget, raise funds, mobilize volunteers and increase public awareness for the social causes of their VWOs.
Last year, the 100 YFC teams raised more than $600,000 for orr 43 partnering VWOs via this programme, and helped spread their social causes to 900,000 members of the public. All these would not have been possible without the unwavering support of the mentors !
We would like to invite you to be a volunteer mentor for this year’s Citi-YMCA Youth For Causes programme. Please RSPV to Ms. Ng Hau Yee at hauy...@gmail.com by Monday 8th April if you are interested. Attached please find the Volunteer Mentor Handout and Programme Factsheet & Timeline for your reference.
Participating mentors will need to attend either one of the two briefings scheduled on 24 & 27 April 2013. The session is to better equip you with knowledge of working with Voluntary Welfare Organizations, requirements of fundraising, as well as roles and responsibilities of being a YFC mentor.
Do also share with your friends about the Citi-YMCA Youth For Causes Programme and encourage them to join us in empowering youths to make a positive difference in the community.
13. Career Opportunity – Talent and Organization Consultant, Accenture Management Consulting, Singapore
If you join Accenture you can make great ideas happen for some of the world's most dynamic companies. With broad global resources and deep technical know-how, we collaborate with clients to cultivate ideas and deliver results. Choose a career at Accenture and enjoy an innovative environment where challenging and interesting work is part of daily life.
Talent & Organization professionals carve out distinctive competitive positioning in the marketplace around talent management, the human resources (HR) function, organization effectiveness and change management. The goal is to help organizations to expand their talent management agenda from a narrow and tactical focus on human resources (HR) activities around the employee life cycle, to a broad and strategic focus on highly integrated systems of capabilities fundamental to business strategies and operations.
Organization & Change Management professionals build the capability and create the assets to help senior executives create value by: aligning their organization strategy, change strategies and leadership capability with their business objectives, accelerating change and reducing risks, on the journey towards being a high performance organization and working at an enterprise-wide, strategic level to lead and manage journey and change efforts.
Please see attached for further info on the job responsibilities and qualifications.
Apply directly on LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?jobId=5015442&viewJob. For any questions contact Jason Cen at jaso...@accenture.com.
14. Career Opportunity - Junior-mid level finance professional, Plowden Capital Management
Plowden Capital Management, a start-up hybrid fund management company focused on both private and public equity markets is looking for a junior-mid level finance professional to join the existing team of two founding partners (Alumni from London Business School). The role, designation and terms will be decided based on the level and breadth of experience. The fund currently has a commitment of USD 50m and is expected to be closed (target of USD 100m) in around 6+ months.
Responsibilities
- Pre-fund-closure: To be willing to voluntarily assist (few hours a week as needed) in different pre-fund-closure activities, outside of their current engagements
- Post-fund-closure: To assist in both private and public transactions in the Fund's focus geographies, with more direct responsibilities for South East Asia (SEA).
Essential requirements
- 2-10 years of experience in M&A or Private Equity in SEA region, amongst other
- Strong skills in business strategy, accounting, financial modelling and presentations
- Academic qualifications in any of MBA/Masters in Finance/CA/CFA
- Proficiency in use of financial and other databases
- Entrepreneurial and pro-active in nature, and yet be highly organised
- Ability to multi-task and work in a small-team environment
- Capability to work and handle meetings with external parties independently
- Good spoken and written communication skills
Preferred requirements
- Understanding of or experience in value investing in public markets
- Some Industry or consulting or business-building experience in the region
- Mandarin and/or any of South East Asian languages
The full-time role will commence slightly before the Fund is closed. This would be a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about investments and would like to build their career with a multi-asset-class manager in a fast-paced environment.
If interested, please send your CV along with a cover letter to ma...@plowcap.com by 14th of April 2013.
15. JobStreet.com creates exclusive career website for DUAL members
JobStreet.com is pleased to create exclusively for DUAL members, a new and exclusive career site located at http://sg.jobstreet.com/jobs/dual.htm featuring exciting high-level Public and Private sector jobs in Singapore. This site containing pre-selected jobs, caters to distinguished alumni members like yourself and is designed to save you the time and effort in sorting. This website will automatically be refreshed daily to bring you up-to-date jobs. It will also be featured on the DUAL website.
It is best that you save this link as it will not be featured on Jobstreet.com website.
Jobs featured have included
- AVP/VP/SVPs
- Directors/Deputy Directors
- General Managers/CFO/Heads
- Managers
If you wish to view all other private and public sector jobs, you may browse at www.jobstreet.com.sg .
You can also find this exclusive JobStreet.com link under "Jobs" on our website www.dual.org.sg
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