ASEAN Women in Tech Voices 2015 www.globaltechwomen.com Tue March 10 20:00 PST Tue March 10 23:00 EST Wed March 11 3:00 UTC Wed March 11 8:30 IST Wed March 11 14:00 Sydney Lucie Newcomb CEO The NewComm Global Group Inc. (USA), Moderator Nuraizah Shamsul Baharin, Managing Director of Madcat World Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia), Jennifer Kenny, CEO BizTh!nk (Indonesia) Au Soriano, CEO Pinoy Travel (Philippines) Haslina Taib, CEO BAG Networks Sdn Bhd (Brunei) Session length: 1 Hour In celebration of International Women's Day, from Brunei to Malaysia, Indonesia to the Philippines, ASEAN to California and around the world, we will share our experiences and recommendations; celebrate our unique contexts as well as common ground.

1. ASEAN Women in Tech:
Conversations with Leaders in
Malaysia, Indonesia, The Philippines and Brunei
VOICES 2015
Nuraizah Jennifer Au Haslina Lucie
(c) VOICES 2015

2. Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN)
• Founded in 1967. Land area of 4.4 million km², 3% of the
total land area of earth.
• Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand Brunei,
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), and Vietnam.
• Population: 612 million (2013 est.)
• GDP (nominal) has grown to almost US$2.4 trillion (2013 est.)
• Sources: Wikipedia and WolframAlpha
(c) VOICES 2015

3. (c) VOICES 2015
MALAYSIA - NURAIZAH S. BAHARIN

4. (c) VOICES 2015

5. Women in STEM
Schools
1:1.2
University
1:2
Workforce
1:7
Professionals
1:36
(c) VOICES 2015
(Female: Male)

6. CULTURE:
Religion:
87% of the
population are
Muslim
Women and
Discrimination
POPULATION:
252 million
GDP per capita:
$3,510 (#121 vs. USA
#9)
GEOGRAPHY:
17,000 islands
Indonesia – Jennifer Kenny

7. Tech in IndonesiaINTERNETUSE
• 15.8% have
internet access
(2013,) #134 of
those 48% use
mobile
• 4th largest
mobile market.
DEMOGRAPHICS
• Consumer-
based
economy
• Growing
middle class,
projected to
double by 2020
• Infrastructure
DEVELOPMENT
• Like Singapore
and Taiwan:
Government – VC
partnerships
• FDI: Korea,
Japan, China,
Singapore, USA

8. The Philippines – Au Soriano
CULTURE:
Ethnicity:
28.1% Tagalog
13.1% Cebuano
9.0% Ilocano
7.6% Bisaya
7.5% Ilonggo
6.0% Bicolano
3.4% Waray
25.3% others
POPULATION:
100 million
12 million overseas
19 languages
GEOGRAPHY:
7,101 islands
3 primary divisions:
Luzon
Visavas
Mindano

10. Women in Tech: Philippines
•STILL DOMINATED BY MEN:
Culture: family is #1 Priority
Women’s Role: Support
husband/partner/children HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR OLDER WOMEN:
- Fewer family obligations
- Caring culture fosters customer
engagement
- Must still be assertive, confident

11. Brunei – Haslina Taib
Size : 5,770 km²
Population: 422,675
Total Female: 50%
Age Group of 25 – 54: 24%
Internet Usage:
60.3%
Ranked: 48th
An average of 4.5 mobile
phones at home
Connectivity
- Cross Border eCommerce
- Regional and Surrounding
Connectivity

12. There are 3 GLC Incubation
Organizations:
LiveWire,
iCentre, BEDB
E@Campus, UBD
Brunei
Start-Ups = Micro-
Businesses
*1,000 micro-
businesses
*60% use Social
Media
*40% of
business women
using Social
Network and
Media for food,
jewelry, garments,
handbags,
services
UNEMPLOYMENT:
58.7% Unemployed
females
WOMEN IN STEM:
Secondary education
peaked in 2010.
Declined in 2012 and
has continued to fall.

13. Q& A: ASEAN WOMEN IN TECH
VOICES 2015
Contact Information
(c) VOICES 2015
nuraizah@madcatworld.com jennifer.kenny@bizthink.com au.soriano@pinoytravel.
com.ph
haslina.taib@bagnetworks.
com.bn
hello@newcommg
lobal.com