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Please join us this Thursday for a presentation by
"Life,
Breathe and Eat Saudi - Lessons learnt from 18 months of working in
Saudi Arabia."
Rtn Tan Keng Hee, Crisonlogic Pte Ltd
Our
speaker is newly returned member, Rtn Tan Keng Hee. Keng Hee has some
16 years of IT experience. He is a globally certified Project
Management Professional and a certified SAP consultant and has worked
for MNCs like IBM, Andersen Consulting and KMPG/BearingPoint. He is
currently working for CrimsonLogic Pte Ltd. In 2005, he was posted to
Saudi Arabia on an eGovernment project and stayed there for one and a
half years. During the posting, he experienced working in an Islam
centric country and what it means to be posted to the Middle East.
“In most
people's mind, Dubai represents the Middle East, just like Singapore
represents ASEAN. Yet Dubai is a small dot much like Singapore. The
City of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia is twice the size of Singapore. Size and
wealth wise, Saudi Arabia is the biggest country in the Middle East
where policies change rapidly over the years. Saudi Arabia is like
China in the 70s before it opened up to the outside world. Early
movers will have an advantage but there will be a need to know how to
operate within the present context.
In this
talk, I will aim to share what life is really like and what
considerations must be taken to operate within Saudi Arabia. No one
can truly understand a culture within 18 months and I do not claim to be
one. However, I can definitely share some frank personal perspectives
that is a bit sensitive given that Singapore is in the midst of
countries of islamic faiths. Hopefully the powerpoint presentation with
a slideshow will give a deeper understanding on the pre-requsities
needed to succeed in this important region of the next decade.” – Keng
Hee
On behalf
of the programme committee, we
look forward to
seeing
you this Thursday.
Yours in Rotary
Michael
Chua
Programme Service Director
RY 2005-2007 |
