East M'sia State, Sarawak To Host Inaugural Southeast Asia Women Entrepreneurs Conference

KUCHING (Sarawak, Malaysia), Feb 17 (Bernama) -- The inaugural Southeast Asia Women Entrepreneurs Conference (WEC2012), will be a platform to empower and promote new as well as established women entrepreneurs by providing them information, motivation and also business connections through networking. The WEC2012 will be held from May 22-25 and hosted by the Women's Wing of the Sarawak Bumiputera Entrepreneurs Chamber (DUBS) at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching, in Kuching district of Sarawak (east Malaysia). The DUBS Chief, Juita Drap said an estimated 400 women entrepreneurs from Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand, will participate in the event. "Through this platform, women are encouraged to take control of their businesses, step out of their comfort zone through a mindset shift and extend their reach beyond just their local shores," she told a press conference on the WEC2012 here, Friday. Juita said the event will consist of business presentations by qualified international speakers on the current economic situation and challenges in global market. She said there would also be a business matching session that identifies delegates in a similar circle to forge business deals or even collaborate on projects in a third country. The WEC 2012 is expected to be inaugurated by Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud. --BERNAMA