Boss Awards
- Category: Speeches 2016
OPENING REMARKS FOR DATO' DZULKIFLI MAHMUD,
CEO OF MATRADE
AT BOSS AWARDS CEREMONY
30 JULY 2016
Dato' Susila Devi, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of MATRADE,
Dato' Rohana Ramly, Chairman of the BOSS Awards' Panel of Judges,
BOSS Awards' Panel of Judges;
• Prof Datuk Dr. N. Marimuthu,
• Datuk Abdul Razak,
• Mr. K. Tharmapalan Balan,
YB Dato' Sri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of International Trade and Industry who is unable to be with us today due to other commitments. Dato Sri Mustapa has asked me to give this keynote address on his behalf.
I would also like to express my sincere appreciation to all those who have made this event possible, especially Syed Nabil and MAAYE members, all my staff at MATRADE, who have given their undivided support and commitment to ensure the success of the event and the smooth implementation of all activities. I would also like to extend my appreciation and gratitude to all those who has been involved, whether directly and indirectly in making this award ceremony a success.
Ladies and Gentlmen,
For the last two days, MATRADE Exhibition Centre has seen various business activities by young entrepreneurs, who took the opportunity to capitalize on this carnival in expanding their business network, clinching business deals and learning new skills and obtaining more knowledge through information sharing sessions with captains of industry from all around ASEAN.
This opportunity and knowledge sharing is an important part of entrepreneurship, presenting them with new ideas and inspiring them to innovate, creating new ideas and strengthening the performance of their global businesses.
The youth must not only uphold the spirit of entrepreneurship, but they must be willing to take up the challenges in becoming ASEAN champions. Do not be afraid to present new radical approach and ideas just because they are risky. You should remember that the bigger the risks, the bigger the rewards.
The award ceremony tonight is a way for us to honour and recognize the hard work and achievements of young entrepreneurs in Malaysia for pushing it beyond their limits. Young entrepreneurs must be bold and brave enough to make changes, become a trend setter and also become a socially responsible entrepreneur.
I am happy to note that the winners tonight have all the attributes of successful, innovative and socially responsible entrepreneurs and I trust they will become a source of inspiration for others to follow suit.
For the award winners tonight, I congratulate you on your success and for those who have yet to make it , please do not lose hope, afterall they didn't build Rome in a day. The road to success is not an easy one, but it is not impossible.
I would like to thank the panel of judges led by Dato Rohana Ramly for your dedication and wisdom in choosing the winners of tonight's awards. I understand that it was not an easy task to choose the best among the best but under your able stewardship and guidance, I am confident the winners were well selected.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The path to success is only through hard work, strong commitment and untiring efforts in achieving your business dreams. For these young entrepreneurs, I encourage you to continue to pursue your dreams, do not let failure bring you down instead it should push you to put in stronger commitment and dedication so you can succeed domestically and internationally.
To conclude my remarks, I like to once again thank the Syed Nabil and his team at MAAYE, my colleagues at MATRADE, the panel of judges, as well as all the companies that took part in this award.
Thank you again and have fun tonight.
