PAST EVENTS & SEMINARS

2005 Events & Seminars

Mitigating Risks, Drafting Techniques & Managing Common Disputes

Date/Time: 7 December 2005
Venue: The Amara Hotel, Singapore
Time: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Organizer: Watchtower Asia
Highlights include: Effective Vendor and Supplier Management using the Balanced Scorecard

• Revisiting your organisation’ s mission, vision and strategies in a competitive environment
• The Balanced Scorecard and how can it help you
• Being clear about your organisation’ s customer value propositions
• Aligning your vendors and suppliers to your customer value propositions and internal processes, and managing for results

Date/Time: 22-23 November 2005
Venue: Intercontinental, Bangkok, Thailand
Organizer: marcus evans congress Asia IT Congress is marcus evans’ premier IT exhibition and conference event. Reputable IT solution providers from various specialised fields will showcase various systems, tools and applications which organisations today need to sustain a competitive edge. A strategically streamed conference sessions has been created to identify and analyse key issues involving the direction of technology and business for the region. Distinguished IT leaders and professionals from various multinational corporations from around the globe will address these insights, with in-depth discussions on potential opportunities of the industry and market place. The business world is largely dependant on information technology for efficient business process and expansion. In fact, IT has now become the center of most businesses and is a fundamental factor to corporate success. This boom in technology has not only created a highly competitive market for solution providers in Asia, but at the same time has shaped IT executives to be rather vigilant in their IT expenditure. Asia IT Congress was put together to create the best opportunity for reputable IT solution providers in the selected fields to showcase the precise systems, software and processes that are imperative features for business growth in enterprises today. It will be an excellent meeting-place between provider and client to network and establish stronger business relationships for further advancement of the technology administration.

Operationalise Your Strategies with the Strategies to Results Framework

Date/Time: 9 November 2005 / 9.00am - 12.00pm
Venue: National University of Singapore Society, Suntec City Guild House, 3 Temasek Boulevard, #05-001, Suntec City, Singapore
Organizer: Artemis International Corporation
Fee: Free
In the drive to maximize public value in the face of rising expectations, it has become increasingly crucial for public organisations to ensure that public policies are effectively realised. Yet, this often proves to be a difficult task resulting from a need for greater transparency and clearer communication of Organisational Strategies. The key to effective management of this issue is not just to formulate the Organisational Strategies; it is also essential that there is a strong alignment between the Strategies and Programs being executed. Join us and learn about how public sector organisations can effectively operationalise their Strategies through the integrated use of the Balanced Scorecard, Portfolio & Project Management and the PMO. Read about the event...

Date/Time: 12 October 2005 / 8.30am - 5.30pm
Venue: Orchard Hotel, Singapore
Organizer: SPMI SPMI Annual Symposium 2005 is the Singapore’s project management conference for project management professionals, bringing together the latest developments and lessons learnt in project management methodologies, case studies, tools, standards, concepts, techniques etc. This year, IT Management Association’s IT Best Practices Seminar brings you a workshop cum knowledge sharing session by a team of practitioners. This will address the scope of IT governance. This year, the SPMI Annual Symposium is planned to be held in October 2005. It covers some of these interesting topics:

• Project Risk Management
• Project Quality
• Project Portfolio Management
• Project Communications
• Project Planning
• Project Management Office

Date/Time: 6-7th October 2005
Venue: Meritius Mandarin Hotel, Singapore
Organizer: ITMA Singapore Effective corporate governance is key to the survival and success of organisations, and technology is among company’s most important assets. In today’s competitive and rapidly changing business environment, management expects IT to deliver more, especially in terms of business value. Successful organisations recognise the potential benefits IT can bring, and ensure the risks are managed well. This year, IT Management Association’s IT Best Practices Seminar brings you a workshop cum knowledge sharing session by a team of practitioners. This will address the scope of IT governance.

Improving Financial Decision Support Structures through Better, Effective Strategies in Planning & Budgeting & Boosting Organizational Performance

Date: 18-19th May 2005
Venue: Conrad Bangkok Hotel, Thailand
Organizer: ABF Thailand Today’s business have become more competitive and dynamic. The days when corporate budgeting was merely an obligatory, routine process of estimating the coming year’s revenues and expenses have long ended. Successful companies are constantly improving their ability to predict their future operations and their related resource requirements, enabling them to adjust their plans as needed and to stay ahead of the competition.

Date: 5-6th May 2005
Venue: Raffles The Plaza, Singapore
Date: 9-10th May 2005
Venue: JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Organizer: Asian Business Forums Public Sector organizations around the world are facing increasing pressure to not only improve service quality, streamline costs but also become more accountable for public monies. Internal auditors in the Public Sector have to deal with a variety of issues from the quality and integrity of audits to the compatibility of varying frameworks between Private & the Public Sector.

Date: 16-17th March 2005
Venue: Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
Organizer: ABF Thailand The hottest trend in management today is the Balanced Scorecard that is recognized as a leading strategic management tool that enables organizations to clarify their vision and strategy and translate them into action. It provides feedback around both the internal business processes and external outcomes in order to continuously improve strategic performance and results.

Date: 10-11th March 2005
Venue: Conrad Bangkok Hotel, Thailand
Organizer: ABF Thailand

Date/Time: 21-25th February 2005 / 9.00am to 5.00pm
Venue: Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore
Organizer: Project Management Institute

Date/Time: 17-19th February 2005 / 9.00am to 5.00pm
Venue: The Palace of the Golden Horses, Selangor, Malaysia
Organizer: Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute and Stern Stewart & Co The first of its kind in Asia, this jointly organized conference by Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI) and Stern Stewart & Co aims to provide a forum for sharing practical experiences amongst active practitioners of EVA/Value-Based Management (VBM), especially in the Asian and Developing countries.

Roadmap to Excellence in IT Project Management

Date/Time: 7-8th February 2005 / 9.00am to 5.00pm
Venue: The Westin Grande Sukhumvit Bangkok Hotel, Thailand
Organizer: ABF Thailand Project Management is often used as a means of successfully delivering results. When applying with IT projects, it will help secure value of IT and show key ways to gain more business value from IT investments. "Best Practices In IT Project Management" conference will enable you to identify key approaches to reduce inefficiencies and costs associated with your IT projects. You will learn how to align IT decisions and operations with overall business strategy in order to identify potential areas for IT and business process improvement. Click Here for the full details on this conference