The MIoD’s second Annual General Meeting 2021 was held on 23^rd September 2021. Given the COVID-19 guidelines this years’ AGM was held electronically by live-stream on Zoom in the interests of safety for our fellow members.  

The meeting was led by U Thura Ko Ko, who was appointed as the AGM Chair, followed by Daw Thiri Thant Mon, CEO of MIoD, who presented the CEO’s Annual Report, and the Auditors reviewed the Audit Statement. There were 6 resolutions voted by the member at the AGM and by proxy forms, which appointed new directors, re-appointed the current auditors of the MIoD until the next AGM and updated the Constitution to introduce new term limits for board members and form a new Advisory Council.  All resolutions were passed. 

We would like to congratulate the re-elected board members U Aung Zaw Naing, U Thura Ko Ko, Mr. Melvyn Pun, Ms. Victoria Bowman and Daw Win Win Tint.  For the five vacant seats, seven members put themselves forward for election and 81 members participated in the voting process. 

The Board and the management of MIoD sincerely thank all of our past and present supporters, funders, trainers who have been crucial to enable the activities of MIoD. Your continued presence and contribution to the MIoD is highly valued by our Board and fellow members. We are looking forward to helping you and your company with your corporate governance and directorship journey and working together to further the cause of good governance and building professional boards in Myanmar. 

Please find relevant documents here: 

Annual Report 2020 

New Board of Directors

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ABOUT THE WEBINAR

It is well-recognized globally, and in Asia, that engaged employees drive business results. So much so that there is agreement among top executives and consultants alike that measuring employee engagement is a must-do in the best of times. We will explore how listening to your employees can benefit companies, management, and employees, especially when the going gets tough.  And we ask ourselves: What role should independent directors play?

Ferdinand de Bakker, a council member at the Singapore Institute of Directors and an adjunct lecturer at Nanyang Technological University Singapore, and Marieke van Raaij, Regional Employee Engagement Solutions Leader Asia, Pacific, IMETA, LATAM at the HR consulting firm Mercer, will share the results of a global qualitative study as well as local research studies, and their conclusions and recommendations. 

Participants may wish to read ahead the report written by Mr. de Bakker titled “Recharging Employee Engagement: Management and communication synergy” which can be found on the link https://bit.ly/3vWIn7c

 

Who Should Attend

Board and senior management level members of the MIoD and the extended community.

 

Date & Time	: Friday, 2nd July 2021 [3:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Yangon Time) | 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Singapore Time‎)]
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Language	: English Language

 

*Please register by 2^nd July 2021 (12:00 pm).

 

SPEAKERS

Mr. Ferdinand (‘Ferry’) de Bakker is an adjunct lecturer at Nanyang Technology University’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information in Singapore. He is chairman of Cognac Grosperrin in France; and managing director of La Croisette, a boutique consulting firm in Singapore. He serves on boards and committees of multiple non-profits in Singapore and is a council member at the Singapore Institute of Directors. He had a two-decades long career at the international public relations firm Burson-Marsteller, first as a country manager, and later as CEO of its European and Asia-Pacific operations. He has served as an independent director on boards in several European countries. He has written for various publications The Netherlands, the UK, France and Singapore on education, corporate communication and lifestyle matters.

Ms. Marieke van Raaij’s career as a Human Resources Consultant spans well over two decades, with the last 15 years spent in Hong Kong and Singapore. In the course of her career Marieke has led a boutique consulting firm, focused on designing, implementing and brokering HR solutions to enable clients’ digital transformation journey. She has also worked with a technology company with a focus on gamification, where her role included designing solutions for assessment, development or engagement, leveraging technology and gamification to create an immersive employee experience. The large part of her career was with a large HR consulting firm, leading the team focused on driving employee engagement and a positive organisational culture. During her career Marieke has had the opportunity to work closely with many prestigious companies across industry and geography, often with a focus on organisational culture and climate. Working with clients to establish and deliver on their employee value proposition entails touching upon many aspects of the business, providing Marieke with deep insight into the multi-faceted role of the Human Resource function.

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ABOUT THE WEBINAR

Please join to learn more about the Metis Resilience concept, which combines insights from research by Metis Services’ partner psychologist Niclas Wisén’s PhD research on managing stress in extreme situations with the tactical tools for leading and performing under pressure developed by Metis Services.

The concept is battle-proven, tried and tested at healthcare intensive care units (ICUs) in Sweden during the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s been featured in both daily and periodical press. Metis Services has delivered bespoke solutions and pre-deployment training concepts since 2016.

 

Who Should Attend

Board and senior management level members of the MIoD and the extended community.

 

Date & Time	: Wednesday, 9th June 2021 (4:00 pm – 5:00 pm; Myanmar Time)
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Language	: English Language

 

*Please register by 9^th June 2021 (12:00 pm).

 

SPEAKER

Magdalena R. Lind is one of the founders of Metis Services. She has served in conflict and post-conflict zones and most recently during Covid-19 implemented tools and strategies for resilience at Swedish intensive care units.

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ABOUT THE WEBINAR

This is a group session to explore how stressful situations can impact the brain’s ability to focus and affect our mental and physical health. Mr. Ian Davies of Team Thinking Asia along with his colleague U Daniel Leme will speak about the positive impact that brain-based approaches to leadership can have on the wellbeing of people in periods of change and uncertainty. The session will be conducted in both English and Myanmar languages.

By the end of this session, we aim for you to have some ideas to:

• Support yourself and your team during challenging times.
• Understand some brain-friendly approaches to develop personal resilience.
• Take-away a few practical tools to help you and your team to be calmer and more focused.

Please note that this is not a counselling session, but an opportunity to get together and explore ways that we can all cope better in challenging times.

 

Who Should Attend

Board and senior management level members of the MIoD. This is a members-only event.

Date & Time	: Wednesday, 5th May 2021 (3:30 pm – 5:00 pm; Myanmar Time)
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Language	: English and Myanmar Languages

*Please register by 5^th May 2021 (12:00 pm).

 

SPEAKERS

	Ian Davies is a British born trainer with over 20 years of international training experience, in the UK, Asia and the Middle East. Ian has been working in Myanmar since 2009 and has extensive experience with private sector organisations, international donors, government officials and civil society organisations. He has a teaching degree from Liverpool John Moore’s University, is an Associate Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation, a NeuroLeadership Institute Brain Based Executive Coach, a Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), a Certified Trainer of PRISM Brain Mapping™ and Management 3.0 Facilitator.
	Daniel Leme is a Myanmar trainer who started working with us in 2017. He specialises in Growth Mindset, Human Behaviour and Customer Service. His engaging style and passion for training brings learning to life. He is a Certified Practitioner of PRISM Brain Mapping™, the globally used behaviour awareness tool and is currently studying towards his MBA. Before joining Team Thinking Asia, he worked as a senior cabin crew with a Myanmar airline.
	Thiri Thant Mon is the CEO of the Myanmar Institute of Directors and the Managing Partner of Pegu Partners.  She has over 20 years of experience in the US, UK and Myanmar, including as an investment banker with Morgan Stanley in London and the member of the senior management team at Yoma Strategic Holdings in Myanmar.  She is a board member of Dawn Microfinance Myanmar and a trustee for Turquoise Mountain Foundation.  She holds a BA in Economics from William & Mary, an MBA from the London Business School and a Director Certification Diploma from the Thai Institute of Directors.

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ABOUT THE WEBINAR

This webinar is hosted by the Myanmar Institute of Directors (MIoD) with kind sponsorship from Othrys, a strategic security and advisory business. Presenter Mr. John Taylor will speak about leadership styles and how they can be applied in times of stress and conflict. He will review the trend among many authorities on the subject who are now promoting humility rather than charisma as the essential mindset of a leader in business or government.

 

Who Should Attend

Board and senior management level members of the MIoD. This is a members-only event.

 

Date & Time	: Wednesday, 28th April 2021 (3:00 pm – 4:30 pm; Myanmar Time)
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Language	: English

 

*Please register by 28^th April 2021 (12:00 pm).

 

SPEAKERS

	John Taylor worked in the British Foreign Office for 30 years before setting up his own training business. He has provided leadership and management training to corporates and governments all over the world. John has also coached CEOs and senior officials in strategy and communication skills. He is now an associate with Othrys, an ethical security company based in the UK. He has recently been appointed as a senior research fellow at Kings College London in the Department of War Studies. He has co-authored four books and several academic papers including ‘Bad Apples, Identify, Prevent and Manage Negative Behaviour at Work” and “Revealed, Using Remote Personality Profiling to Influence, Negotiate and Motivate”.
	Nick Watson is Director Networks for Othrys Ltd.  He is a former senior British diplomat and Arabic-speaker who served in a range of Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, Jordan and Egypt. More recently, Nick spent nine years as a partner at Hakluyt, a network-based advisory business, including three years in Tokyo working with leading Japanese companies and three years running the firm’s Middle East business.  Nick’s career in both the public and private sectors has been based around the development, structuring and leveraging of professional networks as a basis for providing high quality insight, advice and judgement to senior decision-makers. He has recently founded a company that takes a network-based approach to providing impartial, expert advice on technology innovation and its protection. Other areas of interest include Middle East advisory, coaching and mentoring, education and cross-cultural communication. He also sits on the Council of the University of Sussex, its governing body and on the Advisory Council of UC Berkeley’s AMENA Center for Entrepreneurship and Development.
	Thiri Thant Mon is the CEO of the Myanmar Institute of Directors and the Managing Partner of Pegu Partners.  She has over 20 years of experience in the US, UK and Myanmar, including as an investment banker with Morgan Stanley in London and the member of the senior management team at Yoma Strategic Holdings in Myanmar.  She is a board member of Dawn Microfinance Myanmar and a trustee for Turquoise Mountain Foundation.  She holds a BA in Economics from William & Mary, an MBA from the London Business School and a Director Certification Diploma from the Thai Institute of Directors.