The second edition of the upcoming GECommunity Summit 2017 serves as a comprehensive platform to strengthen the thriving entrepreneurship ecosystem by inspiring and facilitating innovations. 

The summit, which will be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from 12 to 13 December 2017 will play host to 50 local and international speakers, 330 exhibitors, 20 keynote and panel discussions, and up to 100 GEC Lab sessions. 

OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad and OCBC Al-Amin Bank Berhad announced they are reaching out to their SME and retail banking customers affected by the recent floods in Penang through, among others, moratoriums and waivers.

Among the programmes in place on a case-by-case basis are a six-month moratorium on monthly instalment payments for loans/financing and waiver of charges for SME customers and free replacement of affected banking items such cards and cheque books that might have been damaged in the flood.

Allianz Malaysia and Impact Hub KL engaged local social entrepreneurs and potential participants for the first ever Investment Ready Program (IRP) during a Warm Up event at Sunway iLabs. 

The event provided local change makers and aspiring social entrepreneurs a platform to learn more about the IRP, a unique acceleration program that is part of the ‘Encouraging Future Generations’ initiative by Allianz Group and Impact Hub that was purposefully tailored to serve driven entrepreneurs championing the social inclusion of children and youths across Brazil, Germany, Malaysia and Turkey.