Mentor Sharing 3: Stakeholder and Government Management
In this session seasoned experts offer tips on building strong relationships compliance and effective communication
In this session, seasoned experts offer tips on building strong relationships, compliance, and effective communication with key stakeholders and government bodies for social enterprises.
Learning Outcomes
Topics covered include:
- Learn to build strong relationships with stakeholders and effectively engage with government entities.
- Develop governance skills, conflict resolution abilities, and improved communication for smoother operations and mission alignment.
Who Should Attend?
- Aspiring and Current Social Entrepreneurs
- Individuals looking to start or improve their social enterprises.
Panelists
Lim Yuet Kim, Co-Founder and CEO, PichaEats & The Other School
Kim is the co-founder of PichaEats, a social enterprise rebuilding the lives of refugees in Malaysia. In 2016, she founded PichaEats to facilitate the ‘employment’ of refugees through food and cooking. There are a variety of delicious cuisines prepared, as the chefs originate from Syria, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Palestine, Iraq and Pakistan.
Since the launch of PichaEats, they have served over 350,000 meals and given back RM2.5 million to their chefs, making sure that refugee children get a fair chance at education. As a team, PichaEats won The Chivas Venture 2017/18 and was the winner of Allianz’s “Empowering Future Generation” in Germany, Booking Booster’s Top 10 sustainable venture with Booking.com and Top 10 Asia’s Social Enterprise.
As for Yuet Kim’s personal success, she was awarded THE EDGE Inspiring Young Leaders 2017 awards, listed as Forbes 30 under 30 Asia and Asia Tatler’s Generation T. In 2017, she also co-founded another social enterprise focusing on education for refugees called, The Other School.
Hisham, Manager for the Stakeholder Engagement & Partnership Unit
Hisham has been a part of the Cradle team for over 10 years. Prior to Cradle, Hisham served an executive at Malaysian Business Angel Network (MBAN. He wore a few hats in Cradle over the years. A few roles- such as Angel Tax Incentive Officer, Marketing and Strategic Partnership and Investment (Grant) in 2015 onwards. Hisham hold his passion for business development, technology R&D, startup ecosystem, public-private initiatives, event management and special projects.
