About 300 small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners and representatives gathered at the Temasek Polytechnic for the annual NTUC U SME Symposium 2018 on 24 May 2018.
Topics of the day included how SMEs can make full use of the adapt and grow initiative, the role of technology in today’s market, leadership and internationalisation.
Here are a few of the symposium’s highlights.
NTUC Assistant Director-General Yeo Guat Kwang giving his opening address. His key message included how U SME is ready to help all SMEs implement the Industry Transformation Maps.
NTUC Secretary-General Ng Chee Meng held a dialogue with the participants. He encouraged SMEs to change their mindsets about depending on “plug-and-play” employees, who are hired just for today’s demands instead of their potential and possibilities of tomorrow.
Singapore School Transport Association Executive Secretary Jeremy Ng shared how U SME has helped the association adopt technology to make the day to day process of driving school buses more productive and safe.
At the opening plenary session, panellists discussed how SMEs can reignite business growth with corporatisation.
Mr Saurabh Singhal, Jabra’s Asia Pacific Head of Marketing and Alliances, spoke on how SMEs can cope with changes, and continue to stay productive and relevant in today’s business environment.
NTUC U SME and the Association of Small & Medium Enterprises renewed their partnership in a memorandum of understanding signing.
Participants using the event as an opportunity to build their business contacts and network.
