Category Archives: Past Events

30 & 31 March 2015 – ISO13485 Internal Auditing Training Course

AMMI recently held its Industry Expert Series Training Course on ISO13485 Internal Auditing at Aloft Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The 2-day course was designed to give participants the knowledge and skills needed to undertake an unbiased and constructive ISO 13485 Quality Management System audit in line with the generic guidelines laid down in ISO 19011. Participants learnt skills and techniques of a process audit and how to communicate the findings so as to increase the effectiveness of the organisation’s management system.

19 March 2015 – Q1 AMMI Meeting & Networking Session

AMMI held it’s Q1 Progress Meeting recently at Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur. The meeting session included an exclusive briefing on Approved Investment Performance 2014 by Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), Export Performance 2014 for the Medical Device sector by Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) and Off-Take Agreement by Ministry of Health (MOH). After the meeting, members and guests adjourned to the Smokehouse Lounge networking and cocktails.
Networking Session at the Smokehouse Lounge

AMMI HR Forum & Networking Meeting 12 Feb 2015

AMMI recently organised its inaugural

HR


Forum

& Networking Meeting, exclusively for

HR

Professionals of Member Companies at E&O Hotel Penang on 12 February 2015. The half day event saw participants from Ambu, Bard, B.Braun, Cardinal Health, Ideal Healthcare, Texchem Life Sciences, Teleflex ,Penchem, St Jude Medical and UWC coming together to share and discuss HR issues.

The objectives of the meeting and networking session were (

1) To

share best practices in building strong organisation and filling competent employment in medical device industry (

2) To f

acilitate open discussion on common interest related to human resources (


HR

), talent development, salary scale alignment for common benefits in medical device industry and (

3) To

exchange new ideas on


HR

issues.

Mr Joshua Chong (Senior HR Manager from Ambu) shared his ideas in building a strong organisation, while Ms Cynthia Ooi (VP of Human Resource, B.Braun Medical Industries) shared her expertise on topics of “Sharing Best Practisce in Building Strong Organisation” and “Sharing Best Practices in Employee Motivation”. She subsequetly moderated open discussion on both topics. The meeting ended with several action items planned and the formation of a HR Committee from the Northern Region.
AMMI wishes to thank Mr Joshua Chong, Ms Cynthia Ooi as well as all participants for making this event possible – and we look forward to seeing all of you and more, at the next AMMI HR Forum.

 

28 Nov 2014 -Q4 AMMI Meeting & Networking Session

AMMI organised its Q4 Progress Meeting recently at E&O Hotel Penang. Guest Speaker of the day was Y.Bhg. Datuk J.Jayasiri, Senior Director for Strategy and Monitoring at Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia (MITI) & Chief Negotiator of TPPA. Datuk J. Jayasiri gave an exclusive briefing and engaged in a dialogue with AMMI members on Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and ASEAN Economic Communicty (AEC). This was followed by the CEOs’ Networking Session and Cocktails.
Y.Bhg Datuk J.Jayasiri  giving his presentation on TPPA & AEC

3 Dec 2014 : AMMI 25th Anniversary Dinner

AMMI recently held its 25th Anniversary Dinner at Aloft Hotel KL Sentral. It was indeed a memorable night, with over 140 invited guests coming together for industry networking and in celebrating AMMI’s 25th Anniversary.

AMMI wishes to thank Y.B. Datuk Ir Haji Hamim Samuri, Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI) for graciously accepting our invitation to be the Guest of Honour at our Dinner.  A big thank you to B. Braun Medical Industries Sdn Bhd, Bemis Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd, Synergy Sterilisation (M) Sdn Bhd and Top Glove Sdn Bhd for being our event sponsors. Last but not least, thank you to all invited guests from member companies, associations and government agencies.  Without all of you, the night would not have been possible!

(Top Left ) Y.B. Datuk Ir Haji Hamim Samuri   (Top Right) Lam Chee Hong with Y.Bhg Datuk Allauddin Hj Anuar
(Bottom

Left) Y.Bhg Dato’ Wan Hashim Wan Jusoh   (Bottom Right ) Andrew McLean

(Left to right ) Lee Kim Meow & Hitendra Joshi
(Left to right)  Christophe Marque, Lam Chee Hong, Lim Bee Leong, Y.B. Datuk Ir Haji Hamim Samuri , Hitendra Joshi, Y.Bhg Datuk Allauddn Hj Anuar, Andrew McLean & Balasubramaniam.
Presentation of Appreciation Awards to Past Chairmen by Y.B. Datuk Ir Haji Hamim Samuri
(Left to right) Tuan Haji Yaziz Yunus, Ragubathy Naidu, Y.B. Datuk Ir Haji Hamim Samuri, Hitendra Joshi, Lim Bee Leong & Daniel Lim.
(Left to right) Suwit Tunlayadechanont, John Ward, Hitendra Joshi & Andrew McLean