Asia-Pacific Student Entrepreneurship Society

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Macquarie University's ASES, IMBG and 85Broads are proud to present the

Inspirational Women In Business Seminar

Want to know what is it like for females in the corporate world?

How do employers support female staffs?

What are the secret to succeed in the your future career?

How to achieve a work-life balance?

We are inviting high profile female professionals who are leaders in their respective fields to come and tell you about their success stories.

Come and be inspired by

- Susanna Kopman, founder and CEO of We're All About Marketing (WAAM)

- Linda Brady, a director in the Finance division of Deutsche Bank

- Anne Sullivan, a partner in Blake Dawson Law Consulting firm

- Lisa Bartak, the General Manager of Transaction Banking division of Commonwealth Bank

This is definitely a great event to build your network.

Date: 14 October 2009

Time: 5:30pm-8:00pm

Venue: Drysdale and Lindsay Rooms, U@Mq Building

This event is FREE for IMBG, ASES and 85Broads members

Not a member? No worries. Lifetime membership($10) and Annual membership ($5) sign-ups for IMBG and ASES available on the day.

You will be able to claim GLP points from this event

FREE food will be served at the end of the event.

This event is open to all males and females across all disciplines.

Hurry! Reserve a seat now by RSVP-ing to womeninbusiness.mq@gmail.com

ASES Trivia/games night!

Feeling competitive? Want to brush up onyour trivia and play some games? Then join us for a fun-filled evening thissemester before exams start!

Form your own team of friends or just come along byyourself & we?ll put you in a team! Awesome prizes (including movie tickets, vouchers)!!! EVERYONE including family and friends are welcome.

Hosted by ASES (Asia-Pacific StudentEntrepreneurship Society, Macquarie University)

Date: 16th October 2009 (Friday,Week 9)

Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Cost: $8 members; $10 non-members.  YOU DON?T EVEN NEED TO BE AN ASES MEMBER TO COME ALONG!

Table numbers: 5-6 people per team/table

Location: West Ryde Hall

1a Station Street, West Ryde (5 minswalk from West Ryde trainstation; also plenty of free parking available)

Pizza, snacks and some drinks provided.  BYO drinks/alcohol.

Secure a spot NOW! Speak to an ASES Executive today or contact us at ases.rsvp@gmail.com.  We?ll also be accepting payments outside theU@MQ Shop during Week 8 (Tue-Fri 12 noon -1pm) and Week 9(Mon-Wed 11am-12 noon).

NB: payment prior to the event is essential.  Limited numbers for the venue.

Tell your friends about it and see you all there!

ASES-MQExecutive Team

ASES Australia Summit 2009

Day One

Networking and Creative-thinking Session with Dr Peter Bryant and Ashish Mitra

Our esteemed faculty advisor, Dr Peter Bryant and his friend Ashish Mitra hosted a fantastic session where delegates were placed in random groups and had to come up with creative ways in which they could match a crazy need with a certain market. Can you think of how to sell healthy fast food (need) to the retired population (market)?

Delegates also presented their chapter reports to the cohort, where each country got to gain an insight into the activities and status of chapters from America, China, India, Taiwan, Philippines, Singapore and so on.

Day Two

Emotional Intelligence Workshop, Manly Visit + The Masterchef Challenge

The Emotional Intelligence workshop ran by Ainsley Gilkes (Founder of GLP and currently a Senior Consultant at our fantastic sponsors OneSteel) provided insight to the delegates regarding how to use emotions in the workplace to our advantage and the delegates engaged in various activities.

The delegation then made their way to Manly where they experienced the beautiful sea-side town.

The MasterChef challenge was an amazing event where each group had to come up with a few dishes for the rest of the cohort to have for dinner.

Day Three

Speaker Day at the University

Delegates were educated and inspired by various entrepreneurs from ASES network including:

- Dave Cunningham from OurExplorer

- Valerie Khoo from the Sydney Writer’s Centre

- Tim Pethick from Nudie Juice

Delegates got to pick the brains of three very successful entrepreneurs and also experience what life is like at Macquarie University.

Day Four

Jon Marshall, Commonwealth Bank and Google

Students were inspired by Jon Marshall, former GE Leader and current entrepreneur in the Early Childhood Education sector, at the beautiful facilities at CBA.

Various representatives from CBA also educated the delegation regarding the current crisis and how to get funding, how CBA was protected from the crisis and so on.

The Google tour was fantastic as delegates saw Australia’s Number One Workplace, and this was followed by a wonderful presentation from the founder of Lonely Planet, Tony Wheeler.

Day Five

Australian Technology Park, Centrepoint Tower Lunch and the FRANKTeam Workshop

Delegates visited the Australian Technology Park and also were hosted by ATP Innovations – a technology commercialisation hub that supports emerging businesses. Delegates learned about this incubator and some of the start-ups that ATPi is assisting.

The Centrepoint Tower lunch was described as the best meal of the Summit by some delegates, particularly as the views of Sydney and the harbour on the gorgeous day made it that much better.

The FRANKTeam workshop hosted by Talia was a great learning curve for delegates in starting their own business.

Day Six

ResMed, E-pitch and closing dinner

Delegates visited ResMed at Bella Vista who shared insight into their industry and their current status as powerhouses in the sleep device manufacturing market.

The e-pitch session was a lot of fun and saw the groups pitch to the rest of the delegation how they can use straws, string, blue-tack and other basic items into fantastic and cutting-edge products.

The closing dinner was a nice ending to the Summit as delegates dressed in traditional clothing and shared a nice meal.

Our website is finally up and running again   Check out our new site!  Many more events and photos to come. 

Our next big event is the ASES Australia Summit!!!