Digital Innovation For SMEs [SOLD OUT]

Date: 31st July 2019
Time: 3-5:00pm
Venue: Lifelong Learning Institute, Training Room 1-1

Programme:
3pm-4pm: Overcoming Business Innovation Challenges by Vinod Chauhan, Business Advisor of SME Centre @SMCCI 

Are business innovations applicable to SMEs? Common misconception is that business innovations could only be pursued by big companies or MNCs. On the contrary, SMEs could reap significant benefits from identifying their drivers & leveraging from business innovations. Identifying areas for business innovations and devising an innovations strategy are sustainable activities for SMEs.

• Introduction to Business Innovations
• Business Innovation Drivers
• Type of Business Innovation Challenges SMEs face
• Developing Business Innovation Strategies

4pm-5:00pm: Digital Innovation For SMEs by Esther Min, Head of Partnerships and Lydia Ng, Executive Director, Thinktechniq Pte Ltd

Speaker Profiles: 

Esther is the Head of Partnerships at Thinktechniq Pte Ltd, and a lover of all things innovation. With a wide breadth of experience working in and for reputable organizations across industries such as Luxury Travel and Hospitality, Banking and Finance, B2B and Consumer Tech, Government, and Media, Esther is well-versed in organisational change management communications, Marketing and PR.

Lydia is a speaker at seminars and conferences such as Lithan, SES Singapore, Singapore Business Network and client workshops. As an entrepreneur who made a switch after 10 years of corporate life to the excitement of creating and running business, Lydia founded Thinktechniq Pte Ltd with a can-do approach to providing digital strategy leadership and campaign implementation. Prior to this, she exponentially increased company value at Grab and SingTel through marketing leadership.

Workshop Overview:

Many say innovation is the way forward, noticeably so in Asia. But just how ready is your business for tomorrow’s economy and the future of work? Digital innovation ain’t easy and it’s definitely not for the weak.

Who are the key movers and shakers when it comes to digital innovation in Asia? What can we learn from them? How can businesses leverage on strengths to get more and be more?

 Join Esther and Lydia as they deep-dive into the business of digital innovation. They marry multidisciplinary thinking and creativity to highlight how teams and organizations can take actionable steps towards sustainability in tomorrow’s economy.

* Refreshments will be provided.

For more information, contact Janaga at 6293 3822 or email janaga@smecentre-smcci.sg.