Reminder: BBQ this Saturday! (and DUAL Update)
Berkeley Club of Singapore of Singapore
This Saturday, we're hosting a BBQ for Berkeley alumni and their families. The club is delighted to grill hot dogs, hamburgers, verggie burgers, sate. Alumni are requested to show their bbq culinary skills, volunteers needed!
Feel free to bring food for the grill, snacks to share and beer to quench your thirst (BYOB). Donations appreciated.
Time: 1:30 - 4:30pm
Location: Soleil @ Sinaran, Function Room
Please RSVP so we can plan appropriately at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/9982216438/#!/events/376946379009274/
Below please also find the DUAL mid-May 2012 Update.
Regards,
The Exco
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1. Wednesday, 23rd May, 6;30pm – 9:00pm – Industry Guru Series “Mastering Entrepreneurial Leadership” organized by People’s Association PMET
2. Friday, 25th May, 7:30pm – 8:30pm – Time Magazine Asian Hero with the Harvard Club of Singapore
3. Saturday, 26th May, 1:30pm – 4:30pm – UC Berkeley Club BBQ
4. Wednesday, 30th May, 7:00pm – 9:00pm – Crowdfunding: A New Era of Democratized Entrepreneurship with Temple University
5. Friday, 1st June, 5:30pm – 7:30pm – Tim Jarvis, Explorer and Environmental Scientist with the Royal Geographical Society
6. Friday, 8th June, 7:30am – DUAL Finance Breakfast
7. Thursday, 14th June, 7:00pm – 9:00pm – Berkeley Club Monthly Drinks
8. Date and Location TBD – UC Berkeley Club Annual Gala
9. Saturday, 30th June, 2:00pm – 6:00pm – Cornell Club Career Transitions Panel
10. Career Opportunity – PhilanthropyWorks
11. Career Opportunity – CTO for online venture – gaming/video based in Singapore
12. Career Opportunity – Consulting Analysts – HR Business Solutions
13. Career Opportunities - JobStreet.com creates exclusive career website for DUAL members
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1. Industry Guru Series “Mastering Entrepreneurial Leadership” organized by People’s Association PMET
Title: Industry Guru Series “Mastering Entrepreneurial Leadership”
Date: Wed 23 May 2012
Time: 6:30 – 9:00 pm (Opening Address by Minister Chan Chun Sing starts at 7.15pm)
Venue: NUS UCC Theatre
Speakers: Susan Chong (founder of GreenPac Singapore), Hum Sin Hoon (Deputy Dean of the NUS Business School) and Quek Ling Kiong (Associate Conductor of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra). Minister Chan will join the Q&A dialogue and give the opening address.
20 complimentary tickets are available. Please RSVP directly to Charlene at pa_pmet...@pa.gov.sg indicating you are from DUAL with the following particulars:
Name:
Contact:
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Gender:
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2. Time Magazine Asian Hero with the Harvard Club of Singapore
Speaker: Dr. Wong How Man
Date: 25th May, 2012
Time: 7.30 - 8.30 pm
Reception: Soft drinks and Chinese tea will be served before and after the presentation and the food, butler-pass after the presentation
Venue: Szechuan Court, Fairmont Hotel, Level 3
80 Bras Basah Road
Singapore 189560
Cost: $28/person
RSVP: eve...@harvardclub.sg
(Please RSVP with payment by cheque by 23rd May to:
Harvard Club of Singapore, 482A East Coast Road, Singapore 429051)
EXPLORATION AND CONSERVATION IN REMOTE CHINA
Explorer Wong How Man will share his epic discoveries and subsequent conservation projects based on almost forty years of exploring in some of the most remote regions of China. Wong’s cultural work spans archaeological research on the Hanging Coffins of the extinct Bo people, restoration of Tibetan monasteries, and conservation of the last traditional village houses of the Li people of Hainan Island. Wong’s nature projects include conservation of the Tibetan Antelope, Black-necked Crane, Golden Monkey, Wild Yak, Asiatic Beavers and other species. His organization recently appeared on the front page of the New York Wall Street Journal for its work with Tibetan Mastiffs and has presented Aung San Suu Kyi with a Burmese cat, a rare breed it is reintroducing to Burma. Through breathtaking illustrations, Wong will broaden our understanding of China’s cultural and natural heritage and show us what equitable conservation can look like.
Wong How Man’s Bio
Wong How Man, honored by Time Magazine as one of their 25 Asian Heroes, has been hailed “the most accomplished living explorer of China”. After beginning his journalistic career in 1974 in China and later working as a frontline National Geographic writer/photographer, Wong founded the China Exploration & Research Society in 1986 which now has several centers and museums in China. He is credited with the discovery of the Yangtze, Mekong, Yellow River and Salween sources. His innovative approach to conserving nature and culture has earned him many accolades, including being profiled in several documentaries on Discovery Channel and being featured on CNN eleven times. Authoring over a dozen books, Dr. Wong is a recipient of the HBS nonprofit management scholarship and is a much sought after speaker on corporate and YPO circuits. The internship program his organization runs brings together many young adults from Ivy League schools and children of some of the most successful corporate leaders of the world.
3. UC Berkeley Club BBQ
This month the Cal Club is hosting a BBQ for Berkeley alumni and their families. The club is delighted to grill hot dogs, hamburgers, verggie burgers, sate. Alumni are requested to show their bbq culinary skills, volunteers needed! Feel free to bring food for the grill, snacks to share and beer to quench your thirst (BYOB). There will be a nominal charge to cover expense for non-UC Berkeley Club affiliates.
Time: 1:30 - 4:30pm
Location: Soleil @ Sinaran, Function Room
4. Crowdfunding: A New Era of Democratized Entrepreneurship with Temple University
Crowd-funding has been defined as a collective effort by consumers who network and pool their money together, usually via the Internet, in order to invest in and support efforts initiated by other people or organizations. Crowd-funded marketplaces, Internet platforms that support the crowd-funding process, have recently emerged as a viable new approach to sourcing capital to support innovative, entrepreneurial ideas and ventures. In these markets, any individual can propose a project, and interested others can contribute their funds to support it. Join Dr. Wattel as he explores the boom of crowd-funding and role it will play in the future as new legislation is introduced to manage the $1.5B industry.
Date: Wednesday, 30 May
Time: 7 - 9 pm (registration starts at 6.30 pm).
Venue: National Library Building
Cost - $20 for pre-registered guest; $30 at the door. 20% discount for DUAL members.
Register now at www.ieec.edu.sg/event-registration. DUAL members can download Professor Wattal’s complimentary white paper "Crowdfunding: A New Era of Democratized Entrepreneurship" at http://www.ieec.edu.sg/executive-education/white-papers/crowdfunding-new-era-democratized-entrepreneurship.
Speaker: Dr. Sunil Wattal
Dr. Sunil Wattal is Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems at the Fox School of Business, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA. He is also the founding Director of the Center for Business Intelligence Research and Programs at Temple University. Dr. Wattal’s expertise focuses on social computing and innovation in technology industries, as well as applying advanced econometric models and integrating multiple data sources to quantify the value of social media and crowd-funded marketplaces. His work has been published in top academic journals such as MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of Management information Systems, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, and in international conference proceedings. He has also received nomination for Best Paper Award at the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), and a Meritorious Reviewer Award from Management Science. He has served as a Special Associate Editor for MIS Quarterly and an Associate Editor for the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS).
Dr. Wattal has worked as a design engineer, business development executive, and analyst. Most recently, he worked as a senior analyst to analyze sales and pricing data in the healthcare industry. His teaching interests include data analytics, information technology management, and internet enabled supply chains. He holds a Bachelor’s in Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani (India), an MBA from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (India), an MS (Industrial Administration) from Carnegie Mellon University, and a PhD from the Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University.
5. Tim Jarvis, Explorer and Environmental Scientist with the Royal Geographical Society
Tim Jarvis AM, the renowned polar explorer and environmental scientist, will be giving a talk to the Royal Geographical Society's Singapore branch on 1st June 2012.
Tim (www.timjarvis.org/bio/background) combines a love of adventure with a passion for environmental issues through his work as an environmental scientist and explorer. He famously recreated Sir Douglas Mawson’s Antarctic expedition of 1912 in which both of Sir Douglas' colleagues died, to test whether he would have had to turn to cannibalism to survive, and is now planning to re-enact Shackleton's epic 1916 journey in a small sailing boat across 800 miles of the Southern Ocean from Elephant Island to South Georgia.
To register, email sing...@rgs.org by 27th May. First come first served as space is limited. $20 for fellows and members; $30 for non-members.
Date: 1st June 2012
Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Venue: Andrew Bennett Theatre, United World College of South East Asia, Dover Road Campus, Singapore
6. DUAL Finance Breakfast
The DUAL Finance Breakfast is a networking event with fellow DUAL professionals within the industry over a casual coffee and breakfast. There is no set agenda or keynote speaker - just pure networking. This is open to all, with a focus on investment banking, hedge funds, treasury and risk management.
Time: 7pm-9pm
Location: Overeasy at One Fullerton, ask for the Berkeley Club of Singapore
2-6pm
Mandarin Orchard
Meeting Room 831, Main Tower, Level 8
If you are contemplating a change of career, workplace or environment, looking for a job or looking to network, this event is for you!
Listen to senior officials from Standard Chartered, Spencer Stuart, NUS and young alumni from McKinsey and Universal Music share personal stories about their career transitions (some from the civil service into private practice, some from one or many industries to others ) and teach you the skills, strategies, planning, pains, fears and joys of making a successful career transition.
Ask them for advice on your next steps or find your next job at this event! Senior alumni- come to recruit or network with fellow senior alumni.
Free flow tea and coffee at event. Cookies and snacks will be served.
Attendance fee for DUAL members: $40.
Rs...@3rdop.com to book now!
Programme
2.00pm-6.00pm
2.00pm Registration and Reception
2.30pm Career Transitions Seminar
What you need to know before you make that next leap
CHAN Wai Leong, Cornell alumnus and executive search consultant at Spencer Stuart, shares general recruitment trends from an insider's perspective. He will talk about what clients look for as well as the opportunities & challenges surrounding career transitions.
3.00pm Panel Discussion
Our Change Experiences, Following Our Passions
We are honoured to present our diverse and distinguished panel
Mark Hansen (Standard Chartered)
Joseph Cherian (NUS Business School)
Wee Lee Loh (McKinsey Consulting)
Hong Tat Tong (Universal Music)
Yu-Lin Lim (Magenta Consulting)
4.00pm Question and Answer Session
4.30pm End of Discussions, Networking
6.00 End of Event
9. UC Berkeley Club Annual Gala -Save the Date
Save the Date - The UC Berkeley Club of Singapore will be hosting its annual gala and dinner on Saturday July 28.
10. Career Opportunity – PhilanthropyWorks
PhilanthropyWorks is hiring for a landmark Asia Social Enterpreneurship project that will develop a Venture Philanthropy Fund to source for, fund and nurture promising or high-impact SEs in 6 countries in Asia, with Singapore and Indonesia a particular focus.
Positions available: 2 internship and 1 full-time, all based in Singapore. For 1 intern position, a Jakarta base is possible.
Qualities:
- Superb analytical skills, insights and integrity
- Great attention to detail
- Ability to excel in analysis and multi-tasking despite tight timelines and high stakes
- Passion for social entrepreneurship, or at least the civil society sector, coupled with a keen business bent
- Open to all, but a deep familiarity with and commitment to Singapore is highly valued
- For the interns, ability to commence asap in May. For the full-time role, a June or July start is fine if need be.
For 1 of the internship positions, we’re specifically hiring for Indonesian language proficiency and market familiarity.
Applicants should respond asap with CVs and a covering letter, as well as a max 3-page analysis of an Indonesian or Singaporean social enterprise done within 1 day, to VivianClaire@PhilanthropyWorks.asia. As interviewing is already in progress, the CVs can come ahead of the 3-page analysis.
11. Career Opportunity – CTO for online venture – gaming/video based in Singapore
Looking for CTO for online venture - gaming/video based in Singapore
Technical expertise to lead the product development necessary, experience in video, online gaming most appropriate. Must be able to architect and manage software development hands-on. Venture on track to be well funded and with a seasoned team /set of advisors. Please let me have CVs/ contact me preferably via email before a first call.
Meri Rosich, CEO & Founder, Mobile: + 65 9030 4078, mro...@gmail.com
12. Career Opportunity – Consulting Analysts – HR Business Solutions
HR Business Solutions consults in salary, commission, cash/stock incentives & benefits and assists organizations in benchmarking the remuneration competitiveness of executives, employees and expatriates.
Our offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai and Beijing are on a rapid expansion mode. We therefore invite qualified applicants for the post of consulting analysts. Please see attached for further details.
13. 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 athttp://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 .