CAAYE Annual Report 2013

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Bangladesh Youth Leadership CenterBangladesh

BruneiDarussalam

India

Malaysia

Maldives

Pakistan

Singapore

Sri Lanka

The Young Entrepreneur Association of Brunei

Confederation of Indian Industry's Young Indians

Junior Chamber International Petaling Jaya

Junior Chamber International- Maldives

Persatuan Usachawan Graduan Malaysia

(Malaysia Graduate Entrepreneur Association)

Young Entrepreneurs Forum,

Islamabad Chamber commerce

Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Young Entrepreneurs Network

Federation of Chambers of Commerce &

Industry Sri Lanka

NepalNepal Young Entrepreneurs Forum

(Invitee member)


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Message from the

Founder President - CAAYE

CAAYE began with a dream of building an inclusive network of young in business across

the Asian region two years ago. In these 24 months, CAAYE has created a network

of networks of 10 member organisations across 9 countries including India, Pakistan,

Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Maldives and Nepal with access to

over 25,000 young entrepreneurs. Our unique Alliances member organisations have

executed action projects in their respective countries to support youth entrepreneurship,

conducted bilateral missions to engage with networks across borders and also been a

strong advocate for policy change.

CAAYE has been recognized as a Best Practice for the Economic empowerment of

young people at the Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting and our success as the

voice of Asian young entrepreneurs was evident when the Ministerial communiqu

formally endorsed CAAYEs policy recommendations for action by member

governments. Our recommendations were aimed at creating a youth entrepreneurshipsupport system by breaking down trade barriers, committing to engage in sustained,

constructive dialogues across borders for education and training, availability of seed

capital & fair financial access, infrastructure, regulation and taxation.

With the constant support from the Commonwealth Secretariat, CAAYE was invited to address policy makers and stakeholders

at The Child & Youth Finance International Summit in Istanbul, the Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting in Papua New

Guinea, the ASEAN Young Leaders Forum in Brunei, the Commonwealth High Commissioners Banquet in London, the

House of Lords on Commonwealth Day and the Commonwealth Business Forum in Colombo. CAAYE also received an

audience with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh at Marlborough House and Buckingham Palace

twice during 2013 to present our Alliances activities.

2013 also saw CAAYE conduct very successful bilaterals on Innovation and Next Practices in Brunei and an India-Pakistan

business-to-business and peace mission in Pakistan. CAAYEs country representatives also participated in the SAARC Young

Entrepreneur Summit in Kathmandu, met Ministers and Heads of Government for briefings on the CAAYE communiqu ineach of the member countries and made recommendations to Central Bankers at the Asia conference on financial inclusion

and financial literacy in Colombo. We also had interactions with the United Nations Special Envoy for Youth, Members

of Parliament, Ministers of Youth, government officials and other stakeholders. CAAYEs Leadership Assembly met in

London and again for a mid-year review in Singapore. FCCISL Sri Lanka is also the proud host the flagship CAAYE Young

Entrepreneur Summit where 200 of Asias best and brightest young entrepreneurs will meet in Colombo, leading up to the

2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

We believe that CAAYEs presence at these various forums ensured that a consistent, unified and focussed message reached

policy makers at appropriate platforms with specific suggestions to improve the ecosystem for youth entrepreneurship across

Asia. The Commonwealth is now keen to replicate CAAYEs model in other regions of the Commonwealth to create similar

networks in the Pacific, Africa and the Caribbean. CAAYE will mentor these new alliances in the formative stages.

As I proudly pass on the CAAYE Presidency to Malaysia, I am sure that CAAYEs first two years have opened dialoguesacross co-ordinated networks of young entrepreneurs in Asia. By working together and having a collective voice, we stand

empowered and united to ensure that trade within our region thrives and lost opportunities of the past decades due to

restrictions and communication barriers are captured. CAAYE also believes that responsible business by young entrepreneurs

can serve as a catalyst to address our Regions development challenges while simultaneously creating sustainable, profitable

and world class organisations.

Our Alliances growth and global recognition has been made possible by the Commonwealth Secretariats Youth Affairs

Division, the Commonwealth Secretariats Asia Centre and CAAYEs country representatives. The Alliances leadership

Assembly has emerged into a strong band of untiring volunteers united with a common purpose. I sincerely thank each of you

who have become members of an extended family that trusts and believes in each other with total faith in a singular goal of

working together to support youth-led enterprise. I am sure that in the years ahead, CAAYE will continue to champion youth

enterprise in the true spirit of partnership and Regional cooperation.

Dr Rahul Mirchandani

Founder President

Commonwealth-Asia Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs


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Message from the

Commonwealth Secretariats Director - Youth Affairs Division

Entrepreneurs are a very special kind of business person with an admirable capacity to

innovate, take risks, and persevere towards a vision. Entrepreneurs are the ones who

develop new products and create new business models to address social and economic

needs, and in doing so, change our world. Most businesses have a modest beginning

in someones kitchen or backyard, but many go on to become significant organisations

driving employment, economic growth, and social development through giving back to

communities.

In the words of the UN Secretary General An estimated 425 million young women

and men will join the labour force between 2016 and 2030. That means the world willneed about half a billion jobs by then. To help meet this challenge, we should encourage,

educate and empower young entrepreneurs. We need to make a shift from talking about

creating jobs for youth, to talking about inventing jobs by youth. Entrepreneurship can be a part of the solution by transforming

unemployed young people into major employers.

The Commonwealth Asia Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs (CAAYE) is playing an important part in driving that shift.

The advocacy and tangible action by the CAAYE member organisations, representing young entrepreneurs from eight

Commonwealth Asia countries, is exciting and laudable. It is creating strong awareness with governments, financial institutions

and the business sector, of the importance of a strong ecosystem for youth enterprise. The Commonwealth Youth Programme

has been proud to see this fledgling organisation move to flight so quickly and effectively.

The Commonwealth also commends the 2013 CAAYE Summits theme of Profit with Purpose aiming to encourage young

entrepreneurs to consider their values and purpose at the same time as ensuring commercial viability. Such businesses,

striving to achieve positive social and environmental impact, are the way to a sustainable and prosperous future for all.

Youth entrepreneurship and youth enterprise should be a key component of the currently evolving post-2015 development

framework, which will have a clear focus on job creation and equitable growth, social inclusion and equality, and quality

education for young people. The Commonwealths work aligns directly with this future framework, with technical assistance to

member governments on systems and mechanisms for youth enterprise / entrepreneurship programmes, and establishment

of youth enterprise funds.

Effective youth entrepreneurship policies should sit within the wider context of national employment policies and programmes,

and a multi-sector integrated approach. They should target the specific challenges that young people face with regards to

(i) an entrepreneurial culture (ii) entrepreneurship education (iii) improvement in the legal and regulatory environment (iv)

access to affordable finance.

The young people of the Asia region are extremely well positioned to advocate for such policies, and be drivers of economic

and social change. The Commonwealth is proud to support CAAYEs efforts to promote trade, peace and growth in this

most buoyant region of the sub-continent.

The Commonwealth hopes to see the committed, passionate and truly powerful collective that is CAAYE sustain and grow

for many years to come, and expand into other regions of the Commonwealth, making a vital contribution to economic

growth, job creation, innovation and social development.

Katherine Ellis

Director

Youth AffairsCommonwealth Secretariat


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House of lords - Commonwealth day

Commonwealth High Commissioners Banquet

Dr Rahul Mirchandani, CAAYE Founder President and Ms Fatin Arifin, CAAYEs country representative for Brunei were invited to theQueens Reception at Buckingham Palace on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the Commonwealth Youth Programme

CAAYE Communiqu endorsed by Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting in Port Moresby - 17 to 19

April 2013

The CAAYE communiqu that captured the voices of young entrepreneurs from Asia finalised at the CAAYE Summit inMumbai was presented at the 8th Commonwealth Youth Ministers (8CYMM) meeting (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea)and was formally ENDORSED by the Ministers present and 3 specific clauses on CAAYE now form part of the OfficialMinisterial communiqu. Ministers from Samoa, Zambia and Namibia proposed and supported the resolution which waspassed by consensus vote.

Dr Rahul Mirchandani, Founder President-CAAYE, had the privilege of representing CAAYE at the 8CYMM and had thepleasure of joining the Indian Ministerial delegation, headed by Ms Nita Chaudhury, Secretary-Ministry of Youth, Government

of India. The Indian delegation made a splendid call to urgent action on Skills, Entrepreneurship and Employability. He wasalso given the opportunity to deliver a keynote address on Young people driving sustainable economic development atthe Opening plenary session. Dr Mirchandani was joined by Mr Ahmed Alhendawi, The United Nations Secretary-Generalsspecial envoy on Youth.


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CAAYE was also presented by the Commonwealth YouthProgramme as a best practice to the Ministers and Leaderscaucus meeting. This is also documented in the Ministerialcommuniqu. The Ministers also believed that a CAAYE-like alliance must be set up in the other Regions of the

Commonwealth Africa, Asia and the Pacific.

In addition, Dr Mirchandani also participated in discussionswith the Indian delegation to the CYFI Summit, led by Dr.Deepali Pant Joshi, Executive Director, Reserve Bank ofIndia and also met key officials from the Ministries of Financeof the CAAYE member countries on financial inclusion of

young entrepreneurs and discussed policy recommendationscontained in the CAAYE communiqu to make finance moreavailable to young in business.

CAAYE communique being presented to the Deputy SecretaryGeneral, Commonwealth Secretariat and the UN SGs Envoy onYouth at the 8CYMM aer the Ministers endorsed it.

CAAYE at the Child & Youth Finance

International (CYFI) Summit, Istanbul - 7 to 9

May 2013

CAAYE was invited by CYFI to participate in their flagshipSummit in Istanbul and lead a discussion on Young

Entrepreneurs Pathway to Success: A ComprehensiveApproach to Supporting Youth and their Enterprises.Thesession provided an overview of multiple programs andmodels which bridge financial and non-financial supportto young entrepreneurs. Dr Rahul Mirchandani, FounderPresident CAAYE represented the Alliance and presentedseveral best practices from Asia and some ongoing projectsand activities of CAAYE member organisations during thedeliberations. The session facilitated a dialogue amongparticipants around the two lenses of support, buildingcapacity of implementing organizations, and discussing thecollaborative roles of public and private stakeholders.

Other panel members were Ms. Nyika Brain, Manager, Global

Community Investment - Brand and Citizenship, Barclays,Ms. Payal Pathak, Program Manager, Asia, International YouthFoundation USA and Mr. Jacob Risner, Program Manager,International Youth Foundation USA.

CAAYE President at the CYFI Summit Panel Discussion YoungEntrepreneurs Pathway to Success: A Comprehensive Approach toSupporting Youth and their Enterprises

CAAYE President interacting with Dr. Deepali Pant Joshi, ExecutiveDirector, Reserve Bank of India, Mr. Mukhmeet Singh Bhatia,Officer on Special Duty, Ministry of Finance of India, Mr. JaeHoonYoo, Commissioner, Financial Services Commission, South Korea,Dr. Saeed Ahmed, Head of Agricultural Credit & MicrofinanceDepartment, State Bank of Pakistan, Mr. Rolan E. Samosir, AssistantDirector, Bank Indonesia, Indonesia, Mr. Kejin Wang, DeputyDirector-General of the Rules & Regulation Department, ChinaBanking Regulatory Commission, China and faculty from the TataInstitute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

ASEAN China Young Leaders ForumCAAYE was invited to speak at the 5th ASEAN-ChinaYoung Entrepreneurs Forum 2013 hosted by the YoungEntrepreneurs Association of Brunei (YEAB). The Forumbrought together 200 young entrepreneurs from acrossASEAN and China in support of ASEANs visions foreconomic integration through people to people exchangeand investment. The summit with a theme RenewingProspects for Growth provided entrepreneurs with theopportunity to reflect on ASEANs economic progress andprospects for strengthening business to business linkagesbetween ASEAN members and China. Economic Ministersfor ASEAN Member States and China took part along with

senior government and business representatives from acrossthe ASEAN region.

Dr Rahul Mirchandani, Founder President- CAAYE, presentedthe Alliances perspectives on the Forum Plenary on Leading


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in the Asian Century. He gave perspectives on the kind ofleadership required to ensure that young entrepreneurs canshape the Asian Century. Other panellists included DianeWang, Founder and CEO of DHgate.com, China, DamienChua, Chief Executive Officer of JD Resources Ltd, Malaysia

and President of the Young entrepreneurs Association ofIndonesia.

Asia conference on financial inclusion and financial literacy -Dr Nandlal Weerasinghe, Deputy Governor, Central Bank ofSri lanka, Ms.Cheryl Bruce, Economic Advisor, CommonwealthSecretariat, Mr.Aminul Islam Khan, Acting RD- CYP RegionalCentre, CAAYE President and others at the valedictory session

Asia Conference on Financial Inclusion and

Financial Literacy, Colombo

CAAYE India-Pakistan Bilateral Mission

Hosted by Young Entrepreneurs Forum of the Islamabad

Chamber of Commerce & Industry & Confederation ofIndian Industrys Young Indians in association with Aman KiAsha.

The Young Entrepreneurs Forum (YEF) of the IslamabadChamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a delegationof 22 young entrepreneurs from India on a bilateral missionfrom 27 31 October 2013 at Lahore and Islamabad. Thismission got the youth of both nations to come togetherand share common values and look at ways and meansto strengthen personal and business ties to realize theimmense potential of India and Pakistan working together.The bilateral broke down the barriers between the youth,changed perceptions, increased people to people interaction

and highlightedopportunities to increase the flow of tradeand business.

The Mission began with the Indian delegation crossing overto Pakistan via the Wagah Border by foot, dressed all in whitewith saffron stoles and dupattas symbolizing peace and purityof purpose.

Key highlights of the bilateral mission included

1. Welcome Receptions at the Governors Mansion by theGovernor of Punjab Provincein Lahore, Pakistan & bythe Indian High Commissioner to Pakistanin Islamabad.

2. Interaction with faculty and students at the LahoreUniversity of Management Sciences (LUMS)on the roleof academia in promoting youth entrepreneurship anddiscussing the entrepreneurship ecosystems in Pakistan& India.

3. Visit to the Arfa Karim Software Technology Park toview and understand Pakistani innovations at workin the areas of healthcare, e-governance, mass urbantransportation and start-up incubation.

4. Visit to the Pakistan Fashion Design Council.

5. A day-long Indo-Pak Young Entrepreneurs Summit,with sessions on Building Bridges and Changing

Perceptions, Role of Youth and IT in Track II Diplomacyand Women Entrepreneurship and its emerging rolein the Subcontinent. The Summit also had Ministerialaddresses from India and Pakistan. Over 300 delegatesattended this Summit at the Jinnah Convention Centre,Islamabad.

6. Superb visit to the ROOTS School flagship campus inIslamabad with students re-creating states and culturesof India and Pakistan. The students created an amazingcarnival-like atmosphere in their school campus drapedwith the colours of the Indian tricolour and the Pakistaniflag in combination with food, dances, costumes andtableaux from both countries.

7. A visit and drive-through the new planned townshipof Bahria Town and appreciating its world classinfrastructure and meeting the Chief executives.


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8. Interaction with students and faculty of the NationalUniversity of Science & Technology (NUST)Institute ofPeace and Conflict Studies.

9. Gala Farewell dinner with a cultural showcase of thelatest fashion trends of Pakistan

10. Signing of a Joint Declarationcommitting to build bridgesof friendship, encourage business and create a regionaleconomic powerhouse with India and Pakistan workingtogether. Young entrepreneurs of both countriescommitted to an action plan that included sustained,open people-to-people dialogue and communication,create enabling environments built on mutual trust andpolicy transparency and advocate policies to promotetrade and commerce through tariff rationalisation, crossborder investments, technology trading, better bankingand communication, convenient currency exchange andstate of the art trade posts and port facilities.

We are sure that this Bilateral mission contributed to theprocess of developing sustainable peace and was a stepforward in building a future based on trust, mutual respect

and coexistence.

YEF @ Islamabad Chamber and CIIs Young Indians

successfully conduct the historic CAAYE-YEF-Yi India-Pakistan Bilateral Mission : 27 to 31 October 2013

Logo of CAAYE India-Pakistan Bilateral logo

Children of India and Pakistan signing the historic Joint ChildrensPeace Declaration at ROOTS School Islamabad

India-Pakistan Peace wall by students of the ROOTS school Islamabad

India-Pakistan Bilateral Summit

Pakistan mission: Wagah border crossing

CAAYE India-Pakistan Bilateral Mission - Lahore Universityof management panel discussion on Role of academia in

entrepreneurship development

Pakistan mission - signing of India- Pakistan joint declaration


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CAAYE Leadership Assembly -

London, March 2013

CAAYEs leadership assembly meets in London and completes thesuccession planning process that selects Ms Nurul Huda Afandi,

CAAYEs country representative for JCI-PJ Malaysia as CAAYEsPresident for 2014

CAAYE country representatives interact with Singapore MP MrVikram Nair over lunch on the sidelines of the Leadership Assembly

Students of the Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) participatein the Innovation and Next Practices Ideas workshop conducted by

Dr Rahul Mirchandani on behalf of CIIs Young Indians

CAAYE bilateral - BLUE OCEAN DIALOGUES

on Innovation and next Practices in Brunei

CAAYE Leadership Assembly -

Singapore, June 2013

CAAYEs Leadership Assembly recently met in Singaporefor the Interim meetings of the Alliance on June 29 & 30,

2013.The meetings were hosted by our Alliance members inSingapore, The Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce andIndustry, coordinated by CIIs Singapore office. The meetingswere attended by CAAYEs country representatives fromIndia, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Maldives and Sri Lanka.We also interacted with Honble MP Mr Vikram Nair of theSingapore Parliament, JCI Singapores Senate leadership. TheCommonwealth Secretariat was represented by Mr AminulIslam Khan (CYP-Asia Centre) and Mr Rajkumar Bidla (CYPLondon). The first edition of CAAYEs e-newsletter wasreleased by the Honble MP.

The meeting reviewed CAAYEs progress and work inpromoting entrepreneurship over the first six months of

2013 and also discussed the Alliances presence at variousmultilateral forums, including the Commonwealth DayCelebrations, meetings with HRH The Queen and HRHThe Duke of Edinburgh, Commonwealth Youth MinistersMeeting in Papua New Guinea, Child & Youth FinanceInternational Summit in Istanbul, The Royal CommonwealthBanquet of High Commissioners, Regional Consultations onFinancial Inclusion in Colombo, among others. A detailedpresentation on CAAYE : Vision to Reality was presentedby the CAAYE President.

In addition, the Alliance resolved to move forward on forgingseveral partnership opportunities with Child & YouthFinance International, The Princes Trust, Youth BusinessInternational, International Youth Foundation USA and theInternational Labour Organisation, all of which will directlybenefit the members of the Alliance and that Yi memberscan participate in. Invitations were also extended for membercountry delegations to visit the ASEAN-China leadershipforum in Brunei, the India-Pakistan bilateral summit inIslamabad in the coming months.

CAAYE also launched a YOUNG ENTREPRENEURCHALLENGE on the theme Profit with Purpose. Themeetings also presented a curtain raiser for the flagshipCAAYE Young Entrepreneur Summit in Colombo(November 9 12, 2013), being conducted parallel to the

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM),the Commonwealth Business Forum and the CommonwealthYouth Forum.


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CAAYE at the Child & Youth Finance International (CYFI) Summit,Istanbul- 7 to 9 May 2013

CAAYE Leadership Assembly meetings at Singapore, hosted bySICCI June 29-30, 2013

About BYLC

Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC), a registerednonprofit leadership institute, works to bridge gaps in societyby uniting youth from diverse backgrounds, equipping themwith leadership, problem solving and teambuilding skills, andengaging them in community service and active citizenship.Conceptualized at Harvard University in 2008, BYLC hasbrought the best of global leadership education to Bangladeshand made it available to youth who would otherwise nothave had the opportunity to receive such world-classleadership education. Drawing on concepts of organizing,communication and leadership taught at Harvard and MIT,BYLC has designed its leadership programs that reach out todiverse segments of youth in different age groups.

The signature program of BYLC is the four-month longleadership course, Building Bridges through LeadershipTraining (BBLT). This program, designed for students agedbetween 17 and 22, is offered in Chittagong and Dhaka.Besides the BBLT program, BYLC also conducts month-long leadership programs for secondary school students,Building Bridges through Leadership Training Junior (BBLT-J),and three-day long workshops on leadership for universitystudents.

Over the past four and half years, BYLCs innovativeapproach to leadership development has been recognizedby, among others, the U.S. State Department, the World

Bank Group, the British High Commission in Dhaka, theCanadian High Commission in Dhaka, BRAC, the privatesector in Bangladesh, the Asia Society, the Washington Post,and the International Youth Foundation.

Bangaladesh

BYLC Youth Leadership Bootcamp

BYLC Youth Leadership Bootcamp was a three-day residentialeducational program in Chittagong which educated,inspired and empowered university students from diversebackgrounds. 1,155 students from 188 different institutionsof Bangladesh applied to this program. Only 100 participantswere selected through a rigorous screening process whichassessed an applicants intelligence, ethical fiber, career

aspirations and vision for Bangladesh.

The bootcamp was designed around three central attributesof leadership: exploration, experience and expressionand their application in personal and professional lives.The program consisted of discussions on the practice ofleadership, negotiation exercises, team-building games, peerlearning activities, visits to leading public, private and non-profit organizations, and networking opportunities with like-minded peers and professionals from diverse fields. At theend of the program, participants came out with tangible skillsto make them more competitive in their careers.

The Art and Practice of Leadership (APL)

BYLC trained 130 participants, all third or fourth yearuniversity students, through three national workshops on theArt and Practice of Leadership (APL) in 2012-13. APL focusedon developing leadership capacity of the participants andequipping them with analytical skills needed in the job marketor in entrepreneurship. In a session on career development,successful entrepreneurs motivated participants with theirleadership journey and shared some practical tips on startinga new business. A networking event was organized onthe last day of the program where the participants got anopportunity to network and share ideas with some of theleading professionals from the private, public and non-profit

sectors.

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Building Bridges through Leadership Training Junior

(BBLT-J)

BYLC organized two BBLT-J programs which educated 68secondary school students in Dhaka and Chittagong. Theprograms focused on sensitizing young adults on values

of leadership, teamwork, community service and activecitizenship. After three weeks of interactive classroomtraining, they went through a week of exposure visits and

problem diagnostics in underprivileged communities.

Workshop on Technology-based Entrepreneurship

BYLC organized two workshops at BYLC Headquarterswith 50 participants to encourage and support technologyand science entrepreneurs. The first workshop focused onintroduction to entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial risks andchallenges, executive summary writing and video pitching.The second workshop started with a session on InvestorsPerspective and concluded with a review of executivesummaries prepared by the participants. Shammi ShawkatQuddus, Head of Business Development at A K KhanWaterHealth Bangladesh, and Arsalan Alfred M. Ni, RegionalSME Ventures Program Coordinator in IFC South Asia, werethe corresponding speakers at the workshops.

ASEAN and Chinese entrepreneurs can exchange informationon cooperation beneficial to the development of trade andeconomic relations between ASEAN Member States andChina.

Over 200 young entrepreneurs from all over ASEAN andChina attended the forum in Brunei. The forum aimed atproviding young entrepreneurs with the opportunity toreflect on ASEANs economic progress and prospects forstrengthening business to business linkages between ASEANmember states and China.

YEAB Report

The YEAB hosted the 5th ASEAN China Young EntrepreneursForum in Brunei Darussalam from 19th the 21st August 2013themed Renewing Prospects for Growth.

In 2007 His Majesty, The Sultan & Yang Di Pertuan of BruneiDarussalam at the National Youth Day celebration statedthat youth are the most important component of nationaldevelopment: and that they needed to acknowledge theirrole as dynamic stakeholders for the nations survival.

Following this, YEAB together with the Ministry of ForeignAffairs and Trade (MOFAT) convened the 1st ASEAN-ChinaYoung Entrepreneurs Workshop and ASEAN-China YoungEntrepreneurs Forum in Brunei Darussalam in 2008. ACYEF

was quickly convened in Nanning, China in the followingmonths resulting in the launch of the ASEAN-China YoungEntrepreneurs Association. The Association (ACYEA) is anon-profit, independent ASEAN-China young entrepreneursassociation that functions as a regional platform where

Brunei

YEAB president with speakers from indonesia, china and vietnam

CAAYE members from India and Malaysia speaking at ACYEF joined by

speakers from Indonesia, China and Brunei

Asession with speakers from thailand, china and brunei

JCI Petaling Jaya

BJCI Petaling Jaya completed 64 projects in year 2013, in theJCI four (4) area of opportunities (Business, Community,Individual, International). About 12 projects completed werein line with CAAYE focus.

Building Enterprise Culture / PromotingEntrepreneurship Spirit

We continue to recognize creative entrepreneurs inMalaysia through organising the annual JCI Creative YoungEntrepreneur Award (JCI CYEA) on behalf of JCI Malaysia.In addition, we built new partnerships with UNICEF and

Malaysia Innovation Foundation (YIM). A new award wasintroduced for the JCI CEA finalists to vie for: JCI PJ YIMMost Innovative Presenter. UNICEF was invited as panel

judge for JCI CYEA and sharing on UNMDG, UN GlobalCompact and sustainable CSR practices for SMEs.

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JCI Creative Young Entrepreneur Award 2013

This project takes 1 year to complete starting with formationof committee in Oct 2012.

9 press conferences were held nationwide from January toJune to promote and encourage nominations.

Nominations are submitted online at www.jciycea.com.myfrom 1 Feb 31 May each year.

Judges were appointed on voluntary basis, coming fromgovernment, United Nations, professional firms andseasoned entrepreneurs.

The Top 10 Finalists Revealing Press Conference was held on3 Aug 2013. The Finalists were then put through an interviewand presentation session, before the winner is confirmed.

On 7 Sep, the JCI CYEA Grand Award Ceremony wasconducted at the Banquet Hall of KL Convention Center, toannounce the top 3 winners of 2013 JCI CYEA.

JCIPJ YIM Most Innovative Presenter Award

A new partnership formed with Malaysia InnovationFoundation (YIM) led to the creation of JCI PJ YIM Most

Innovative Presenter - an award given to the the mostinnovative presenter during the JCI CYEA Finalists InterviewSession. The winner was announced on 7 Sept. YIM is agovernment agency under Ministry of Science, Technology

and Innovation.

JCI CYEA Entrepreneur Sharing Session, 7 Sep

Held at the prestigious KL Convention Center PlenaryHall, the top 10 Finalists and Past Winner shared theirentrepreneurial journey stories in front of 1,000 audience

comprising of students, JCI members, public.

JCIPJ- France Internship Program,

6 May 28 June 2013

5 students from France from various colleges came to dotheir partial internship at JCIPJ for 8 weeks on their own cost.They learnt about the working culture in Malaysia; worked

together with the team in database development, onlinepromotions of events and helped in JCI PJ projects such as JCICYEA, International Cultural Festival, etc. This experiencewillenrich their resume and improve their employability.

JCIPJ-Australia Internship Program,24 June 4 July 2013

4 students from Deakin University, Australia came to work inJCIPJ for 2 weeks on their own cost.

In the 2-weeks engagement, they worked on developingJCIPJ Policy Manual, Members Benefit Flyer, JCIPJ ProceduresManual and Process Flow Charts. They also participated in

the Nets Challenge against French Interns and raised 83 nets.

Study Tour to MBG Fruits, 24 June 2013

Members and interns from Australia and France joined thisstudy tour to MBG Fruits owned by Adnan Lee winnerof JCI CYEA 2013, to learn how they communicate theircompany policies and values to the staff, how they manageand track their staff performance, and built the core values

of its staff.

Corporate visitation to BanLeeHin Engineering &Construction SB on 12 July 2013 and 19 Sep 2013.

Visit to Ban Lee Hin Engineering and Construction head officeand factory. Good sharing by Founder & Group CEO, DatoDr. Tony Looi (JCI CYEA winner 2011) on how to operatethe business towards better corporate governance.

Internet Marketing for Projects Workshop on 24

March 2013

A hands-on 3-hour introductory workshop for members tolearn how to use free internet tools to promote events, sothat they can use it for future events promo and their ownbusiness promo. Trained by Nurul-Huda, Founder CEO ofThrift Solutions.

Creative Selling Skills Workshop on 18 May 2013.

Participants learnt good values to implement in the company,as well as street sales tactics. Trainer was Adnan Lee,Managing Director of MBG Fruits. He transformed his family

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business from selling fruits at market to having 20 retail chainsin Malaysian shopping malls.

Charity Property Seminar (in aid of JCI Nothing

But Nets) on 3 Aug 2013.

Participants learnt about property investment tactics, hotspot locations to invest, impact of economy on propertymarket, etc.

3 well known speakers were invited - Dr. Daniele Gambero,Mr. Milan Doshi & Mr. Ho Chin Soon. This project also raised50 insecticide-treated nets for malaria infected countries.Each net cost USD10 each and will help save lives of familiesin Africa.

Renewing Prospects for Growth

The forum provide entrepreneurs with the opportunity toreflect on ASEANs economic progress and prospects forstrengthening business to business linkages between ASEAN

members and China.

CAAYE Young Entrepreneur Challenge

JCI PJ assisted in the initial development of the CAAYEChallenge flyer design, and continue assisting for thepromotion of the CAAYE Challenge to local entrepreneurs.

Through our email promotions to members and network ofother associations, we are indeed proud that the winner ofthe first CAAYE Challenge is from the referral of JCI PJ.

JCI PJ will be providing the winner mentorship on policy andprocedures development for his business.

Bilateral project with other

CAAYE countries

Persatuan Usahawan Graduan Malaysia(Malaysia Graduates Entrepreneur Association)

PUGM is honour to be selected as Malaysia representativeand become one of the members of Asean China YoungEntrepreneur Association (ACYEA).

ACYEA ia a non-profit, independent association thatfunctions as a regional platform where Asean and Chinese

entrepreneurs can exchange information on cooperationbeneficial to the development of trade and economicrelations between ASEAN Member States and China.

The Asean-China Young Entrepreneur Association aimsto foster and increased interaction of their entrepreneurschamber and association between its 11 member .

The 5th Asean - China Young Entrepreneurs Forum washeld in Brunei from 19th to 22nd August 2013. Inconjuctionwith the forum, PUGM had sign an MOU with YoungEntrepreneurs Association Brunei (YEAB).T he MOU isto promote entrepreneurial activity, facilitate businessexchange and promote startups and join-venture among theentrepreneurs of these two countries.

PUGM with 11 delegates participate and support this event.

Business matching meeting between PUGM & China young

entrepreneur association

Signing of MOU between PUGM and YEAB by Mr. Muzamir Mustafa

(President of PUGM) and Ms Hafimi Abdul Haadii (President of Young

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The Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry(SICCI) will mark its 89th anniversary this year. Fromhumble beginnings in 1924, SICCI is one of Singapores mostrespected and active commercial organisations today, withmore than 850 members.

The SICCI Young Entrepreneurs Network (YEN@SICCI)was formed in June 2010 to promote Entrepreneurshipamongst the Indian youth in Singapore. There are manystudents and young professionals who have immense talentsbut are unsure of taking the Entrepreneurial road. Thiscommittee strives to highlight to this group both the risksand opportunities for those who wish to take the plungein creating their own businesses and being their own boss.In October 2013, YEN@SICCI restructured itself so thatit could draw in more young entrepreneurs to contributeand participate in its various activities. More memberswere added to the committee. Over the years YEN@SICCI have carried out a variety of activities to promoteentrepreneurship amongst youth. Notable amongst themis the SICCI Youth Enterprise Awards (SYEA), an awardawards to young emerging enterprising businesses.

On 1 December 2012, YEN@SICCI organized a CASH FlowWorkshop, based on the world famous board game. 30participants took part in the workshop. In 2014, SICCI willbe embarking on an initiative called Study Singapore, where

selected final year MBA students from India and the regionwill be invited to take part in a week long programme. Theprogramme will touch on culture, business practices andentrepreneurship in Singapore.

Singapore

Vocational training for unemployed youthsAreas identified in Vavuniya district where the HumanResource supply is in demand / shortage. Identified areaswere: - Excavation technicians, Operators for CombinedHarvesters. As the agenda of the GOSL towards developmentis on infrastructure, there was a gap in supply of excavationtechnicians in the region and it was in great demand. Movingfrom traditional harvest methods to machinery harvesting,machines have come into the phase but the operators haveto be trained so selected and trained youths from AgroDevelopment Co-operative Societies focused areas wereselected so as to maintain the network of trained / qualifiedyouths.

Selected unemployed youths from the farming community were giventraining in their home lands. 1st batch of ten (10) passed out fromSamanthurai Vocational training centre and 2nd batch of thirty (30)

passed out from the field training in Nedunkeany in Vavuniya.

Bacco Excavation technicians ..

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Agriculture Short Course

Realizing the present status of 1 : 3000 (ratio of AgriInstructors with farmers) in the district and to overcome thegaps to fill the resources for a agriculture based livelihooddistrict was the certificate course co-ordinated. Thirty

youths were selected from rural sites and trained at DistrictAgriculture Resource Centre (DATC) at Muruganoor,Vavuniya. These youths act as a liaison between the villagelevel farmers and the Department of Agriculture (Ext.range). This effort to satisfy both the farmers by creating anin house resource and for the dept. as a focal point for villagelevel farmer interaction for delivering the services.

Certification ceremony was graced by Hon. RishadBathurdeen, Minister of Trade & Commerce of GOSL.Certificated was issued to the students who passed the

training course on Agriculture short course, Excavationtechnicians and Operation of Combined Harvester.

District Enterprise Forum in 5 districts of Sri Lanka,Ampara, Batticaloa, Trincomale, Vavuniya andMannar

District Enterprise Forums were conducted once in twomonths at District Secretariats of Ampara, Batticaloa,

Trincomalee, Vavuniya and Mannar with the Chairmanship ofrespective Government Agent. Its a public-Private dialogueplatform to resolve the policy issues faced by the privatesector, Small and medium level entrepreneurs including youngentrepreneurs, youth employment issues etc. Respectivedistrict chamber of Commerce, Industries represent theprivate sector. Few burning issues were taken up per sessionrelated to the enterprise development and with the guidanceof GA, relevant departs were instructed to take action toresolve the issues with the immediate effect. Pending issueswere forwarded for the next meeting. Representatives fromNational Enterprise Development Authority (NEDA) alsopresented for the meeting. Its a good public-private dialog

forum to resolve the district enterprise development issues.As an output of this meeting, Financial Inclusiveness forumwas formed for regular monitoring of the development loandisbursements for enterprise development and cultivations.

Financial literacy and Credit facilitationsprogrammes for youth

Conducted in collaboration with Central Bank of Sri Lanka(CBSL) for Vavuniya District. Unemployed youths. As capitalis important for any agricultural or business initiations, thiscapital is not in the reaching hands for the youth. So it was the

financial literacy program with Credit facilitation which playedthe way for educating the youth to become bankable person.Mr. Sri Padmanathan, Team leader of Poverty AlleviationMicro Finance Project II (PAMP II ) program of CBSL was

e training course was inaugurated by Ms. Sakila Banu, DeputyDirector of Agriculture- Vavuniya District. Course conducted as

a residential program at District Agriculture Training Centre,Muruganoor Farm, Vavuniya.

Mr. Nalin Attygalle, General Secretary of FCCISL, and Hon.Minister Rishaad Bathurdeen, address the gathering on theCertification ceremony. ..


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the resource for the program which was conducted in threesessions reaching all the divisions in Vavuniya district, fromunemployed youths to university finalists to the grass rootfarmer groups.

Key Persons Forums held in Regions brings

Results

The regional Key Persons Forums held in year 2012 andJanuary 2013 draws positive results. The Federation ofChambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL)in collaboration with the Asia Foundation organized foursessions of Key Persons Forum in year 2012 in Trincomalee,

Jaffna, Galle, Badulla and one session in Kandy in the monthof January 2013. The regional KPFs were held with theparticipation of Hon. Mahida Yapa Abeywardena, Hon. PataliChampika Ranawaka, Hon. Lakshman Yapa Abeywardana,Hon. Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama and Hon. RishadBathiudeen.

A follow up Session held on January with CEB officialsin Jaffna. At the meeting with Mr. S Prabaharan, Area

Engineer CEB Northern Province, it was observed thatGrid Substations in Vavuniya , Kilinochchi are available andChunnakam is planned to complete by 2013 and Mannar by2016. It also stated the entire Peninsula will be connected tothe National Grid by end of this year. Even though 17 MWis contributred from Hydro, CEB can not cater the loads.This is planned to be sorted out, when the CEBs 24MWproject is commissioned in February 2013. The interruptionsare forced to impose to the system because of the roadwidening works. He stated now road widening works arealmost finished but may take some time to sort out . Withsevere voltage drop in Mannar occurred presently, a VoltageRegulator is needed to be installed nearby Murungan. Highest

number of Tripping is observed in Mannar but compared tothe past, tripping is declining at the moment. He has statedthat after commissioning the GSS in 2016 , entire problemsare expected to be solved.

Another meeting took place with GA, Trincomalee. CEO ofChamber of Commerce & Industries Trincomalee Districtand some senior staff met the GA where GA agreed todo the road construction of the sub road leads to Chayaablu hotel and many other hotels, He also agreed to allocate

fund from District secretariat to train and produce skill staffthrough a Government Training Institution.

Follow-up meeting with Agriculture Minister held whereNuwara Eliya District Chamber of Commerce, Industry &Agriculture proposed to buy fruits and vegetables producedin rural and sell at a affordable price through AGCOCorporative Society in collaboration with the Bank of Ceylonand or National Development Bank. The Minister agreed tosupport and provides the government endorsement.

The set objectives of the KPF are (1) Educate, createawareness and build confidence among the businessleaders, entrepreneurs and general public on the necessity,

importance and possibility of business sector participationand providing leadership in the business world, (2) Provide aplatform for the business community to interact and engagein and dialogue, consulting and exchange views and ideas onissues pertaining to current issues with eminent persons inresponsible positions with expiries knowledge, (3) Createawareness and build up public opinions on issues connectedto development of economy of Sri Lanka, (4) Boostcompetiveness of micro and small enterprises in differentsector in business, (5) Facilitate public- private partnership.

Sri Lankan Entrepreneur of the Year Awards -

National Awards

Mr. Nayana Dehigama, Managing Director of Epic Lanka (Pvt)Ltd who the Platinum winner of the Sri Lankan Entrepreneurof the Year Awards 2012, is celebrating his victory. NayanaDehigama is the Chairman/ Managing Director of EPIC LankaGroup, the renowned ICT solutions provider in Sri Lanka.EPIC Lanka is a technology leader in providing e-security ande-payment solutions to corporate organizations in Sri Lankaand the region. Mr. Sujeewa Palliyaguruge, Chairman, SenaniHoldings secured the National Gold award.

The accolade was presented at magnanimous awardsceremony at Waters Edge, Battaramulla on 11th December.The awards ceremony, which was attended by more than

Nalin Attyagalle (CEO) FCCISL, Kumar Mallimaratchi (President )-FCCISL,

Lal Keerthi Gunawardena (Platinum Winner 2011) Managing Director Lucky

Lanka(Pvt) Ltd, Nayana Dehigama (Platinum Winner 2012) Managing Director

Epic Lanka (Pvt)Ltd, Hon.Shashindra Rajapaksha (Chief Minister)-Uva Province,

Ajith Wattuhewa (Senior Vice President)FCCISL,

W.K.H.Wegapitiya (Vice President )FCCISL


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600 people, was organized by the Federation of Chambersof Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL). Theceremony was graced by Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena,MP, Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Shashindra Rajapaksa,Chief Minister of Uva Province, Mr. Tissa Attanayake,

Member of Parliament and General Secretary of UNP,Mr. Anura Siriwardene, Secretary, Ministry of Industryand Commerce, Mr. Janaka Ratnayake, Chairman &Chief Executive, Export Development Board, Mr. N. M.Shahied, Chairman, National Enterprise DevelopmentAuthority. Among the BODs and officials participated fromFCCISL are Mr. Kumar Mallimaratchi, President, Mr.AjithWattuhewa, Senior. Vice President, Mr. W.K.H Wegapitiya,Vice President, Mr.Nalin Attygalle, CEO/NPD, Mr.PatrickAmarasinghe, Past President and Founder of the Program.The ceremony took part by a distinguished gathering ofDiplomatic Missions, Member Chambers of FCCISL, leadingbusiness organizations and senior Officials from GovernmentInstitutions. A dance, music and drum performances added

glamour to the event and concluded with a fellowship and alavish dinner.

Over the past sixteen years, the Federation of Chamber ofCommerce and Industry of Sri Lanka, is adhering to its visionof recognizing and rewarding of business excellence in SriLanka has created the ideal platform to reward Sri Lankasentrepreneurs nationwide. The Sri Lankan Entrepreneur ofthe Year Awards is the ultimate accolade one can achieve as aSri Lankan entrepreneur. The event is organized in associationwith FCCISL 57 member chambers and associations.

This year awards caps a momentous year for the competition,

as it records the highest numbers of awards bestowed at theregional and national levels. It is for the 17th year, the award istaken place and the number of the applicants, eligible entries,number of awards given and the competition have sphereup. The event amalgamates two new award categories in2012, Emerging Women Entrepreneur in North and East andDifferently Abled Entrepreneur of the Year.

The Emerging Women Entrepreneur in North and Eastrecognizes small women entrepreneurs who create asuccessful movement of womens entrepreneurship andmakes people aware of the incredible contributions madeby women for the development in economy of the Northand East. The Differently Abaled Entrepreneur recognizes

highly motivated entrepreneurs who achieve their set goalsby working beyond physical and emotional barriers.

It is noted that a comprehensive evaluation process appliedto assess the different aspects of the entrepreneurshipqualities. The expertly structured evaluation process whichexplicit competitive edge of each candidate was to be theunderpinning factor for marginalising any disparities andallowing the deserving candidate to win.The unique facetof the Entrepreneur Award is that it allows entrepreneursfrom different sectors, geographic locations, magnitudes,sizes, legitimacy to compete with each other on a levelplaying field. Candidates from diverse nature of businessesfrom the high level exporters, importers who are engagedin delivering value addition products and services, serviceproviders, industrialists to differently-abled entrepreneurswhere most of them are living and running their business inthe hinterlands, to emerging women entrepreneurs in Northand East.

The sponsors of the event are, Dialog Axiata PLC, thePlatinum Sponsor, Janashakthi Insurance, the Gold Sponsor,Bank of Ceylon, the Silver Sponsor, the International Partner-People Like Us Organization, European Union and OxfamGB. Mr. Jeremy Huxtable, Chief Officer, Dialog Enterprise,

Dialog Axiata PLC, Mr. Prakash Schaffter, MD, JanashakthiInsurance PLC, Ms.Shehara De Silva, GM Marketing andSales, Mr. D. M Gunesekara, DGM Retail Banking, Bank ofCeylon, Mr. Davis Lamberti, Country Desk Peoples Like Us,Mr Paul Joicey, Country Director, Oxfam GB, Ms. RoxanneAbdulali EU Programme Manager graced the ceremony. Thegenerous support of these organizations immensely benefitedto conduct this type of a magnitude awards ceremony.Also to name the partners, Wijeya Newspapers, Sri LankaRupavahini Corporation, Thinakkural, V FM, RandesaMagazine, 5th Elephant, AV Production and Elephant House .

The Sri Lankan Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2012 setan ideal ground for the best of the best to compete in and

emerge as the lifeblood of Sri Lankan economy.

Yi Interactive Session with Entrepreneurs from USA

Build Enterprise Culture

India

Yi interactive session with Entrepreneurs fromUSA 12 January 2013: Indore

Yi (Indore Chapter) had organized an interactive session withtwo entrepreneurs from USA, during their visit to Indore.The two business leaders - Mr. Glenn Reph and Mr. JohnGeiger - have had immensely successful careers, from beingan employee with a multinational corporation to startingan innovative venture & selling it. Spanning three decades,Glenns passion for innovation has taken him from creatinga multi-million dollar enterprise by the age of 32 to raisingfunds for one of the largest non-profit organizations (WorldVision), established to serve the poorest of communities. Hecombines creative business acumen with deep humanitariancompassion to improve the lives of the people with whomhe works. For almost four decades, John has embraced a

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Industrial visit to Quantum Clothing India (P) Ltd and Hirawats Fashion (P) Ltd

Australia India Youth Dialogue 2013: Yi Delegates at Government House

Reception, Melbourne

They now devote a substantial time to the iSOEL- theInternational School of Entrepreneurial Leadership, whichis a non-profit organization dedicated to the education &training of socially responsible entrepreneurial businessleaders. They expressed that India had the best chance to

improve and enhance the entrepreneurial ecosystem in thecountry and make that a significant aspect of Indias growthstory. They also said that Yi should play an important role inputting entrepreneurship on top of their agenda.

Industrial visit to Quantum Clothing India (P) Ltdand Hirawats Fashion (P) Ltd 19 January 2013: Vizag

Yi (Vizag Chapter) had organized an industrial visit to

Quantum Clothing India (P) Ltd and Hirawats Fashion (P)

Ltd, on 19 January 2013. The objective of this visit was to

provide a learning platform to the members and the students

and help them to understand the best practices of the

organizations.

The first stop was Quantum Clothing India (P) Ltd. The

members and students were taken for a guided tour of the

production area. Mr Syed Khasim, Factory Manager and

Ms Deepthi M, Manager HR & Admin, welcomed the

members & students and gave a detailed presentation about

the organization and its best practices. Mr Anik Hirawat,

Managing Partner, Hirawat Fashion (P) Ltd spoke about his

organization and took the members to the production floor

where they got to know the best practices being adopted.

They had an opportunity to study about the manufacturing

system, resource procurement, supply chain system,production scheduling and quality practices.

A group of 40 students from GVP College for Degree & PG

Courses, MVGR College of Engineering, Thandra Paparaya

Institute of Science & Technology and Swamy Vivekananda

Engineering College and Yi Members participated in the visit.

Australia India Youth Dialogue 30 January - 01February 2013: Australia

Australia India Youth Dialogue (AIYD) provides a sustainable

platform for the youth of Australia and India to come

together and foster an enduring partnership between thetwo great countries. AIYD explores new opportunities in

the AustraliaIndia relationship by bringing together the

expertise and knowledge of both countries coupled with

the goals and aspirations of future leaders of both nations.

By facilitating discussions about economic, political, cultural,

social and environmental issues facing both Australia and

India, AIYD aims to empower young leaders in both countries

to collaborate with each other, share ideas and innovations

with a view to building sustainable long-term relationshipswith each other

The AIYD comprises of the Steering Committee, and the

Board of Advisors. The Steering committee comprises of

Ms Monika Barthwal-Dutta, Lecturer, International Security,

University of New South Wales; Mr Ruchir Punjabi, Chair,

Founder & MD, Langoor; Mr Vidyananda Vijaya Sagaram,

Director-Strategic Projects, Victorian Government Business

Office, India; Ms Sanushka Seomangal, Senior Associate,

HWL Ebsworth Lawyers; Mr Shaun Star, foreign legal

consultant; Mr Rishi Suri, International Journalist & Senior

Editor, Milap (Indias oldest & largest circulated Urdu daily),and Mr. Rommel Varghese, Intern, Federal Parliament &

freelance journalist.

The AIYD Board of Advisors consists of a network of

esteemed leaders and professionals such as Mr Biren

Nanda, Indian High Commissioner to Australia; Mr Geoffrey

Conaghan, Commissioner to India, Victoria State, Australia;

Mr John Fisher, Director, AustraliaIndia Council; Mr Shankar

Vanavarayar, Immediate Past National Chairman, Yi & Joint

Correspondent, Kumaraguru College of Technology and

Mr Vinod Mirchandani, Associate Director, Australian India

Institute.

The 3-day conference programme held between 30-Jan and

1-Feb 2013 at Melbourne and Sydney witnessed a packed

audience as they got the opportunity to hear from eminent

speakers and best minds of both the countries.

Some of the important participants in the programme

included His Excellency the Honourable Alex Chernov AC

QC, Governor of the State of Victoria; Senator Lisa Singh,

Australian Labor Party, Senator for Tasmania; The Hon Chris

Bowen, MP, Federal Minister for Immigration and Citizenship;

Prof Jane den Hollander, Vice Chancellor and President of

Deakin University; Mr Srijan Pal Singh, Officer on Special

Duty at Office of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam & Co-author of

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Yi Entrepreneurship Summit Starting Young

16 February 2013: Bangalore

Yi (Bangalore Chapter) along with Department of Industries

and Commerce, Government of Karnataka had organized

its first Entrepreneurship Summit with the theme, Starting

Young on 16 February 2013 at Bangalore.

The objective of the summit was to equip people, who are

in the early stages of their business / career, senior students

of Management and Engineering colleges and to an extent on

mid-career individuals having entrepreneurial aspirations, to

become successful entrepreneurs.

It focused on all aspects of entrepreneurship ranging from

conceiving an idea to setting up a business by bringing together

budding entrepreneurs, start-ups, venture capitalists, financial

institutions, policy makers and other stakeholders involved

with nurturing and promoting entrepreneurship. The summitand also focused on sectors where ample opportunities exist.

In his keynote address, Mr Subroto Bagchi, Co-Founder &

Chairman, Mindtree Ltd started off by saying that the choice

people made with respect to their ventures is what would

eventually determine their success. He stressed upon the

fact that domain knowledge was the key differentiator and

that ideas generated should be easy to relate to people. Mr.

Bagchi emphasized that each organization must have its own

methodology as over a period of time this becomes the

unique factor that helps and contributes in staying ahead of

the competition. He concluded by focusing on the branding

aspect and its increased importance in creating a successfulentrepreneurs.

Session on Youth and Corporate Formulating StateYouth Policy 2013 22 February 2013: Bhubaneswar

Yi (Bhubaneswar Chapter) in association with the Department

of Sports and Youth Services (DSYS), Government of

Odisha and UNFPA had organized a seminar on Youth andCorporate on 22 February 2013 at Bhubaneswar.

DSYS is in the process of formulating the State Youth Policy

2013. For this purpose, the department plans to take a

strategic approach to ensure an all-inclusive process with

active engagement of youth from diverse backgrounds

for the formulation of the policy. They plan to undertake

various thematic consultations at the State and District level

which will serve as the platform for generating opinions and

suggestions for incorporating into the youth policy.

In this connection, CII-Yi supported DSYS to organize this

workshop with active involvement of Yi and CII members.The speakers for the session included Mr M K Gupta, Vice

Mr. M Maheshwar Rao IAS, Commissioner for Industrial

Development and Director of Industries & Commerce,

Government of Karnataka spoke about the various services

and schemes offered by the State Government for starting

startups/new ventures.

Mr Bharathram Lokkur, Chair, Young Indians (Bangalore

Chapter) and Senior Manager, Pricewaterhouse Coopers,

and Mr Siddarth Krishna Kumar, Co-Chair, Young Indians

(Bangalore Chapter) spoke about facets of entrepreneurship

ranging from conceiving an idea to setting up a business, in

the present changed economic order.

The sessions on Business Idea to Execution and Finance and

Scheme focused on Business Plan Templates & Monetizing

Business Models, Role of Venture Capitalists and Financial

Institutions as well as the Legal Aspects involved in starting

a business. During the panel discussion, entrepreneurs fromdifferent fields shared their experiences and the challenges

they faced while setting up their ventures.

The summit offered a unique platform for those who were

keen on spreading the spirit of entrepreneurship and make

a difference, and was attended by over 300 participants.

Mr Subroto Bagchi, Co-Founder & Chairman, Mindtree Ltd addressing members

during Entrepreneurship Summit Starting Young

Session on Youth and Corporate Formulating State Youth Policy 2013

Mr Shankar Vanavarayar was the Chair of the Board of

Advisors. Mr Kumara Guru, National Vice Chairman

(Designate), Yi & Director External Relations, Indian School

of Business, Ms Bhairavi Jani, Past National Chairman, Yi &

Director, SCAGroup of Companies and Mr George MuthootAlexander, Co-Chair (Learning), Yi (Kochi Chapter) & Vice

President, The Muthoot Group were the Yi members who

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Learning session on Dare, Grow, Achieve, Lead

09 March 2013: Coimbatore

Yi (Coimbatore Chapter) had organized its Signature Learning

event - Dare.. Grow.. Achieve.. Lead.. It IS a BIG Deal ! on

9 March 2013 at PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore.The theme of the event was Achievement and Leadership

and had a very interesting lineup of speakers from different

sectors. The event had people who dared to take the first

step, who achieved big, who had successfully led an entire

organization and one who had executed the unimaginable.

By quoting real life experiences from achievers and leaders

of our country, the aim of the signature event was to provide

inspiration and motivation. It provided an opportunity for

members and students to converge on a common platform

and to discuss and debate on issues of importance leading to

the development of the country.

There were a total of 9 speakers who addressed thestandalone session, and included Mr. Mahendar U S, Managing

Partner, HattiKaapi; Mr. Karthikeyan Ranganathan, Partner,

Baring Private Equity Partners India Ltd; Mr Mithun Sacheti,

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Carat Lane Trading

P Ltd; Mr. C K Venkataraman, Chief Executive Officer

Jewellery, Titan Industries; Mr Nikhil Chaturvedi, Managing

Director, Provogue I Ltd & Prozone CSC; Mr Ramesh Praba,

Managing Director, Galaxy Communication Service P Ltd;

Mr Senthil Kumar, Co-Founder & Board Member, Real

Image Media Technologies P Ltd; Mr K V Sai Chandrasekhar,

Head of Operations, Agastya International Foundation; and

Mr. A Muruganantham, Founder & Chief Executive Officer,Jayaashree Industries.

The speakers shed their inhibitions and shared their stories

on how they made a difference by taking a bold yet calculated

Yi Young Entrepreneurs Meet 08 January 2013:

Ahmedabad

The Vibrant Gujarat 2013 Summit is an example of a

visionary approach of the Government of Gujarat towards

inclusive and sustainable development. The sixth edition of

the summit provided enormous prospects to the State todisplay its strengths, progressive stand, initiatives taken to

improve governance, investor friendly climate and the art

and culture of Gujarat. CII is the National Partner for the

summit for the past many years and is proud to be associated

with the Government of Gujarat for this initiative.

A total of 2,100 delegates from 121 countries in attendance

and 127 seminars on different topics as also forging 2,670

strategic partnership intentions have been the highlights of

the summit. With the Vibrant Gujarat 2013 Summit, Brand

Gujarat has established bonding with people from around

the globe. Like in the previous editions, Yi was requestedto partner with Vibrant Gujarat to organize a Young

Entrepreneurs Meet on the theme Igniting Young Minds in

Making Difference for Entrepreneurial Success.

move that changed their life and the course of the company.

They talked about as to how continuous failure was treated

as an opportunity to learn, how technology could be used

to bring about a change to traditional businesses, to how

millions of opportunities were available to graduates in the

creative sector. The session proved to be quite interestingwith a slew of questions being put forth to the speakers.

Overall, the delegates had an entertaining, motivating and

educative experience. About 300 delegates participated in

the event.

Chairman, CII Odisha State Council; Mr Omkar Nath

Mohanty, Convenor, CII Training and Education Panel and

Director-Technology & Academic Initiative, RSB Metaltech

(P) Ltd; Mr Hemant Dwivedi, Head, UNFPA-Odisha, and Mr

Rahul Mirchandani, Past National Chairman, Yi & Executive

Director, Aries Agro Ltd.

The session was attended by around 50 delegates who

assisted DSYS by suggesting various important points to

frame the youth policy for the State.

Learning session on Dare, Grow, Achieve, Lead

Mr Rahul Mirchandhani,Past National Chairman-Yi addressing members during

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CAAYE welcomes Nepal as an Invitee

CAAYE welcomes Nepal Young Entrepreneurs Forum (NYEF) as anInvitee member to the Alliance

Students@BusYiness Yi Students Fair

Career Counseling Workshop

Federation of Chambers of Commerce (FCCISL)to Host Commonwealth Asia Alliance of YoungEntrepreneurs (CAAYE) Summit in mid November2013.

Sri Lankas exposure in the eyes of Asian region will bestrengthen to greater heights with the CAAYE summitwhich is scheduled to have just before the CHOGM andCommonwealth Business Forum in Colombo.

Official communiqu of the Common-Wealth Asian Alliancefor Young Entrepreneurs (CAAYE) was handed over tothe Hon. Minister Dullas Alahapperuma Minister ofYouth Affairs and Skill Development at the ministry officeby Dr.Rahul Mirchandani, Founder President, CAAYE inthe presence of Ministry officials and Mr. Nalin Attygalle,Secretary General/CEO, Federation of Chambers ofCommerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL).

Handing over of Official flag of CAAYE to FCCISL

Le to right Mr.K.A.ilakaratne Secretary, Ministry of YouthAffairs and Skill Development, Ms. N.D. Sugathadasa, AdditionalSecretary (Youth Dev.)- Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skill

Development, Mr. Nalin Attygalle Secretary General-FCCISL,Hon. Min Dullas Alahapperuma Minister, Ministry of YouthAffairs and Skill Development, Dr.Rahul Mirchandani FounderPresident, CAAYE, Mr. R.P.S.U. Jayaratne Director SmallEnterprises, K.Vinopavan Focal Point for CAAYE - FCCISL

Mr Narendra Modi, Chief Minister, Gujarat, speaking at the

inaugural function mentioned that Gujarat was becoming the

Global Gateway to India, and he welcomed everyone to the

summit which itself has grown far beyond the boundaries of

Gujarat. Mr Modi said that this summit would send a positive

message for the global economy.

Finishing School

The objective of Yi Finishing Schools is to enhance the

employability of ITI graduates through life skill inputs from

Industry and thereby make the ITI graduate Industry Ready.

Total 1265 students trained during the workshop.

CatalYist - Entrepreneurship Development Workshops.

Designed with the aim of sowing the seeds of entrepreneurship

in young minds of the student net members, this workshopexposes students to the concept of entrepreneurship and

instill in them the confidence to take up entrepreneurship as

a career option.

Career Counseling Initiative is a program that allow children

to think in a structured manner about their dreams and

aspirations. It gives exposure to the students regarding thesea of opportunity that exists beyond just being doctors or

engineers. It is a tool that empowers studentsto self-determine

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Along with the communiqu, official flag of CAAYE washanded over to FCCISL, who will be next host of CAAYEsummit 2013 in Colombo during the month of November2013.

CAAYE is the network of network alliance of youngentrepreneurs, having a written charter and proudlysupported by the Common-wealth secretariat, London.CAAYE was formed by the 8 member countries in Asia,which are Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Maldives,Brunei, Singapore and Malasiya. CAAYE is represented byFCCISl in Sri Lanka and FCCISL will be hosting the summitwith the young entrepreneurs from all our member countries.

We are expecting minimum 150 to 200 young foreignentrepreneurs to mingle with our own counter parts toshare their experiences and success stories said by NalinAttygalle. Arrangements will be made, all foreign delegatesto have exposure visits to showcase Sri Lanka and make

them understands the quality standards, value additions andinnovativeness in the specific areas such as TEA, SPICES,RUBBER PRODUTS, CERAMIC and IT Developments.Not only medium and large scale entities, we will take themto few micro enterprises as well while showcasing one ofthe beautiful cities in the world-COLOMBO. Stated by Mr.Attygalle, Secretary General/CEO of FCCISL .

CAAYE Young Entrepreneur Challenge 2013

The first Commonwealth Asia Young EntrepreneursChallenge was launched in July 2013. Themed Profit withPurpose: Entrepreneurs who build a better world, thechallenge organized by the Commonwealth-Asia Allianceof Young Entrepreneurs was opened to to entrepreneursbetween 20 to 35 years old from Bangladesh, Brunei, India,Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Singapore and Sri Lanka withexisting businesses.

Recognizing that youth form a vital part of the globalentrepreneurship equation, the challenge was aimed atproviding a platform for young entrepreneurs in the region toshowcase impactful business enterprises that address societalchallenge. The challenge winner is invited to participate in the2nd CAAYE Summit in Colombo and the CommonwealthBusiness Forum. On top of that, the winner will receive awhole range of mentorship support from the individualCAAYE member organisations.

Le to right Dr. Rahul Mirchandani Founder President, CAAYE,Mr.Nalin Attygalle Secretary General/CEO-FCCISL, Ms. N.D.Sugathadasa, Additional Secretary (Youth Dev.)- Ministry of Youth

Affairs and Skill Development, K.Vinopavan Focal Point forCAAYE - FCCISL

The businesses were evaluated across 15 different criteriaincluding their impact on development, innovation and valuegeneration. The entries were also judged on how theirbusinesses support one of the eight Millennium DevelopmentGoals. A total of 17 entries were received from across

industries including ICT, health care, green technology, wastemanagement and hospitality.

Winner:

Thinking Green Sdn Bhd- Malaysia

A wholly-owned Malaysian start-up company, ThinkingGreen specializes in integrating aesthetic, modern designwith green technology, creating new green products in thefield of micro-architecture, also known as street furniture.Its main innovation, the GreeNomad Solar-Powered Kioskis a usable piece of street furniture that merges cutting-edge green technologies such as solar power and greenmaterials with modern urban concepts, creating a self-sufficient, environmentally-friendly public amenity thatprovides a solution to illegal outdoor retail spaces and areduction in carbon footprint generation. Thinking Greenaims to collaborate closely with local/municipal authorities,both locally in Malaysia, regionally in South-East Asia, andinternationally to deploy the GreeNomad Solar-PoweredKiosks.

Runner Up:

Think Green (Pvt) Ltd- Sri Lanka

Think Green is a Sri Lankan company that provides solutionsto disposing electronic waste called E-cycling box. Electronic

waste is a growing problem in Sri Lanka accounting to over5 tons every single day. Think Green has revolutionizedthe way in which e-waste must be managed Sri Lanka andhas been at the forefront of inculcating green habits in SriLanka. The E-cycling box has benefited companies andhelped many blue chip companies to be compliant with ISO14001 Waste Management.Think Green has also createdemployment opportunities to the nation and has contributedto preserving 1.5 Million Lbs of Carbon Emissions which isequivalent to Saving over 150,00 Trees in 2012 alone.

Second Runner Up:

Kins Advanced Diabetes Care Clinic- India

Kins Advanced Diabetes care clinic is a constituent ofKins Care & Research Foundation, an institution providingcomprehensive diabetes management in West Bengal, India.India is the diabetic capital of the world and owing to thechange in lifestyle, improper diet control and poor level ofpreventive care, the number of people being affected isincreasing at an alarming rate. Launched in March 2011, Kinsclinics objective is to provide total diabetes care under asingle roof with special emphasis on empowerment of thediabetics. The clinic being the only such clinic in whole regionhas registered over 2500 patients till July13 with excellentresults. It boasts to be the only healthcare institute to offerdedicated diabetic foot care facilities to protect amputation

and continues to fight to make the region diabetes aware andfree.

The CAAYE Young Entrepreneur Challenge is supported bythe Commonwealth Secretariat.


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Malaysia

MalaysiaMaldives

Pakistan

Brunei

India

Bangaladesh

Singapore

Sri Lanka

Rahul MirchandaniFounder President

CAAYE

Aminath ShifazaCAAYE Country Representative

Maldives

Shaban KhalidChairman

Young Entrepreneur Forum

K.VinopavanCAAYE Country Representative

Sri Lanka

Aminul Islam KhanRegional Director

CYP Asia Centre

Navita MaharajanNational Chair

Yi Leadership Academy

Katherine EllisDirector

Youth Affairs

Commonwealth Secretariat

Ejaj AhmadFounder President

Bangladesh Youth Leadership Centre (BYLC)

Fatin ArifinCountry Representative - CAAYE

Nurul Huda-AfandiCAAYE Country Representative

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Muzamir MustafaChief Executive Officer

PUGM Holdings - Malaysia

Devaki RamachandranCAAYE Country Representative

Singapore

CAAYE Country Representatives


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www.caaye.com

Alex MitchellCo-founder and Director

Young Brits

Anton GodfreyFounder/CEO

AGXINTL (AG International)

Aminul Islam KhanRegional Director

CYP Asia Centre

C. J. P. SiriwardanaAssistant Governor

Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Ajith Nivard CabraalGovernor

Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Ejaj AhmadFounder President

Bangladesh Youth

Leadership Centre (BYLC)

Fatin ArifinCountry Representative -

CAAYE

Hiro TienFounder & CEO

SocialBuzz Advertising

Jeremy LiddleAustralian President

G20 Young Entrepreneurs

Alliance

Jonathan JohnsonGroup Director

Programme Quality

World Vision International

Kumar MallimaratchiFormer Chairman

Ceylon Hotels Corporation

Mmasekgoa

Masire-MwambaDSG CommonwealthSecretariat, London

Nabeeh IbrahimAnalyst

Capital Market

Development Authority

Nalin AttygalleSecretary General/CEO

FCCISL

Navita MaharajanNational Chair

Yi Leadership Academy

Priyanka

SamaraweeraSenior Deputy Director

Department of the BOI

Rahul MirchandaniFounder President

CAAYE

Ramya WeerakoonChairman / MD

Ramya Holdings Pvt Ltd.

Ravi Theja MuthuChief Executive

Helios Eco Vidyut Pvt. Ltd.

Rokiah Binti HassanCEO

Heritage Biotech

Saurabh JyotiChairman

Syakar Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd

Shazia BakshiAdministrator

Delhi Public School

Shiraz GidwaniChief Executive

Iktara World

Sivahar Muthuramalingam

Founder

Think Green (Pvt) Limited

Sonia KabirCountry Manager

Dell Bangladesh

Thirukumar NadarasaCEO - Hutchison

Telecommunications

Lanka (PVT) Ltd.

K.VinopavanCAAYE Country

Representative Sri Lanka

Nurul Huda-AfandiCAAYE Country

Representative

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

S SuryanarayananNational Chairman

CIIs Young Indians

Shaban KhalidChairman

Young Entrepreneur Forum

Aminath ShifazaCAAYE Country

Representative

Maldives

Devaki RamachandranCAAYE Country

Representative

Singapore

Darin C. GunesekeraFirst ordinary Ashoka Fellow

Adnan LeeManaging Director

MBG Fruits

Muzamir MustafaChief Executive Officer

PUGM Holdings - Malaysia


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Documents

CAAYE Annual Report 2013