Workshops

Workshop
1:  Innovation
in business – Topic: Innovation is the
development of new values through solutions that meet new requirements;  it differs from invention in that innovation
refers to the use of a better and, as a result, novel idea or method, whereas
invention refers more directly to the creation of the idea or method
itself.   Innovation also differs from
improvement in that innovation refers to the notion of doing something
different rather than doing the same thing better.

Date:               17th April

Time:               3pm to 4pm

Speaker: Ing David Dingli,
Resource Productivity Consulting Services

Workshop
2: Family Businesses: Developing Governance for
Successful Transitions

Date:               17th April

Time:               4pm to 5pm

Speaker: Mr. Mario Duca, Family
Business Consultant and Chairman of the Malta Association of Family Enterprises

Topic: While many family owned
businesses have a long-term objective of "passing the business on to the next
generation", in reality, only about 30% of family owned businesses successfully
transfer to the second generation. Furthermore, only about 15% make it to the
third generation,  and only about 5% make
it to the fourth generation. Why are so many family businesses unsuccessful at
making the transition to the next generation? 
Possible underlying reasons will be discussed at this workshop.

Workshop
3: Procurement Opportunities in the World Bank

Date:      18th April

Time:    3pm to 4pm

Speaker: Mr. Gilles Garcia,
Enterprise Outreach Services, World Bank

Topic: Mr Garcia from the Paris
office of the World Bank will be visiting Malta to generate further awareness
about the business opportunities available to SMEs who wish to offer their
products and services to the World Bank agencies.

Workshop
4: B2B Social networking: 9 Ways to Boost Relationships,
Opportunities and Your Bottom Line

Date:               18th April

Time:               4pm to 5pm

Speaker: Ms. Heather Cooper,
Social Media Strategist, Integratesocial.com

Topic: According to a recent
report from the Content Marketing Institute, 87% of B2B marketers now spread
their message through social media. However, less than half of those
organizations are seeing their efforts pay off. Are you one of these?  In this session, we introduce you to several
tactics and techniques that you can implement today to begin seeing real
results tomorrow.

All sessions will be held at the Radisson
Blu Hotel, St Julians, but you need to register: