AGORA Campus Sharing

Career Guidance Series -Finance

How to make the BEST out of your university life and career

University life is perhaps the most exciting and fun-filled period. Life after university can be daunting and challenging. To address your burning questions, AGORA, a newly established non-profit organization that promotes “Sharing & Action”, is honored to invite three successful people from the financial industry to share their experience and offer invaluable career advice. This session is one of the series of upcoming career talks that AGORA hopes to offer.

Among the topics of discussions: What to pursue after graduation? What are the necessary attributes to climb the corporate ladder? How to unlock your interest? What to expect in your first year in finance industry?

Come and join this invaluable session…

Venue: LT 7A, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1,Singapore 117576

Time: 2PM to 5PM, Saturday 23 October 2010

Register online now to reserve a seat: (https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGdkMmNZaFZaeHFtSWNlcm5RcUJKcWc6MQ)

Locate LT7A at Click Here Registration end at 22 October 2010 23:59PM.

Please contact: Mr. Huang 81271316, Mr. Dong 96970896, campus@agoraglobal.org if you have any inquiry.

Please find the attached poster for more information.

Panel Speakers:

Mr. Allen Cheong - Managing Director and Head of Equity Capital Markets of one leading Japanese investment bank.
In his role, Mr. Cheong has participated in several cross border equity fund raising deals including IPOs, rights issues and placements. Prior to this, he worked in similar scope in financial institutions including DBS Bank and Kim Eng Securities. He has been in the financial industry for more than 13 years. A CFA charterholder, Allen holds a business degree from NTU and graduated with an executive MBA degree from the Chicago Booth School of Business

Mr. Wee Siang Ng – Director and Regional Head of ASEAN Financials of BNP Paribas
Throughout his 10-year equity research career, Mr. Ng was highly ranked for his research work in various investor polls. Mr. Ng received the second highest vote for Singapore bank coverage in the 2010 Institutional Investor polls. Mr. Ng was ranked no. 4 and 6 in the "Best Analyst" category in Asiamoney 2008 and 2009 polls, respectively. Mr. Ng holds a Bachelor degree, majoring in Accounting and Finance, from the University of Sydney. He became a CFA charterholder in June 2005.
Mr. Jordi Costa – Buy-side analyst, Strategic Investment Advisors Group (SIA)
Mr. Costa is a buy-side analyst with a MBA qualification. He is currently attached to Strategic Investment Advisors Group (SIA), a long-only-value fund that has USD1b assets under management.

Brought to you by: AGORA, a Singapore-registered Non-Profit-Organization promoting "Sharing & Action" spirit among young professionals and students.