SHAPING THE WORKPLACE OF THE FUTURE, TOGETHER

Women are playing an active role in shaping a workplace that allows them to focus on both career and family. It takes collaboration and cooperation.

How can we work together for positive change?
What will it take to create a conducive and satisfying workplace?
Can we strike a happy balance between employers’ and employees’ expectations? Let’s team up to tackle these key issues!

Join us at The Women’s Summit on 21 August 2008. Register online by August 16 to secure a scholarship to attend. 

One of the central ideas that has emerged at the Women’s Summits over the past five years, is that a better workplace for women, is a better workplace for everyone.

We have heard speakers from international businesses in Malaysia and around the world vouch for the value of gender and inclusiveness policies to retain the best talent and gain a competitive advantage. Last year, the Women’s Summit brought the issue of work-life balance to the fore with both men and women pushing for provisions that enable them to be actively involved in parenting their children while remaining committed and effective workers.

More and more, the Summits’ have shown that women’s priorities need not be achieved at the expense of men. Indeed, there are many shared goals that can be achieved together.

The 2008 Women’s Summit, which will be held at the Sime Darby Convention Centre on August 21 2008 reflects this with its theme “Teaming Up to Make a Difference”. This year, we are pleased to bring you several speakers with firsthand experience at being ‘change-makers’. They are part of a Panel Session called Shaping the Workplace of the Future, Together and will provide their views on how working together can bring about positive change at places of work, and in the larger community. This will be followed by a lively Q&A session.

In the afternoon, the Summit Roundtable will continue to discuss the trends and challenges being faced in the workplace today, and the adjustments that can be made to enhance productivity as well as employee satisfaction, and to stay competitive in the face of globalisation.

We are also pleased to offer Summit participants a choice of three different Learning Labs, covering topics that include financial management and taking on the challenges of leadership.

IMPORTANT UPDATE 

Supplemented by financial pledges made by supporters from the corporate sector, we are pleased to announce that The Women’s Summit 2008 is now able to offer scholarships and partial scholarships to more than 800 men and women to attend. Further support from corporations will help us to close the gap by providing funds for additional participants. Corporations are encouraged to TEAM UP with the Ministry to make this important and affirming event possible! 

They can do this by contributing scholarships both to their own staff to attend, or extend the opportunity to other deserving participants.  These scholarships will be offered to participants from non-governmental organisations, government, SMEs and academic institutions, among others.

All organisations supporting their staff to attend will be credited for their support even if they make it possible for one person to attend!

Those interested in attending this year’s Summit, need only file an online application and provide some information on their interest in the event. The Women’s Summit secretariat will process all applications received by August 15 2008 and inform all applicants if they have been successful before August 18. Please submit your registration early to improve your chances of receiving a scholarship. Additional scholarships will be offered as pledges are received from corporate supporters. Please monitor this site for further updates. 

Follow these links for more information on registration and scholarships. Certificates of Participation will also be provided.

Contact the Women’s Summit secretariat at 79547030 or thewomenssummit@capitalcomm.com.my for all the details.

Register online today.   

The Ministry of Women, Family & Community Development acknowledges and appreciates the generous support of its corporate partners, Maybank, Astro and Shell Malaysia - and all the other supporters that have funded scholarships for participants.