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What we did and what’s coming up! As the pandemic restrictions are eased and business activity slowly ramps up, we all look for ways to re-establish connection physically, to help our business gain traction and explore new avenues and opportunities in the new post pandemic landscape.
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here has never been a better time to be part of the Young Chamber Network (YCN). Melanie Cuzzoni, Networking Executive at The Malta Chamber, together with the steering committee focuses on understanding what young entrepreneurs of today need to further grow their network and overcome hurdles, using the YCN events as one of the mediums to address this. On the 29th of July 2021, the first networking event was held at the AX hotel, to celebrate the re-launch of the Young Chamber Network. Adhering to regulations at the time, this sit-down event allowed members to re-connect and re-introduce themselves to the Young Chamber community. The second event in 2021 was the 1st educational one held on the 12th of November 2021, during which the YCN was lucky to have Mr Hass Chapman, a successful CTO and coach in the Fintech industry. Mr Chapman gave a talk about scaling your business and finding the right investors in a hands-on way. He also tackled topics such as: having a business company versus an efficient company, how to build the team around you and the level of traction one needs to have before thinking of approaching investors. The 3rd networking event, titled “Take the Lead”, was held on the 25th of November in collaboration with the Malta Business Bureau. This event allowed attendees to share the knowledge on how to scale a business and how to lead a business. Thanks to the Malta Business Bureau this was tackled in a different way. The Malta Business Bureau developed a mobile application called “Leader” which gives companies the ability to carry out interactive training within the organisation in relation to soft skills, such
as leadership. All this was then followed by a networking session allowing for ideas and connections to be made. In 2022, the Young Chamber Network started with a networking event focused on the Chamber’s history and the importance of the Chamber’s role over time. This event, held on the 28th of February, was presided by Perit David Felice who gave a short presentation on the Chamber building’s history and its architecture. To further immerse ourselves in the history and importance of the Chamber, Mr Tonio Attard, a well-known local actor, narrated a time where Malta was very strong in the cotton trade but competition and disagreement between foreign importers and local producers of cotton threatened the economy. Attendees where split into four groups, each pertaining to a specific group of the 18th century business society and where tasked with solving this turmoil. This gave way to discussion during the networking on how much and how little business issues have changed over the year. What is next? On Thursday 21st of April, an educational event presented by Dr Margaret Mangion, a Senior Lecturer at the Edward de Bono Institute, will be showing YCN members attending, practical tips on how they and their teams implement creativity in their organisations on a regular basis. A crucial tool in this fast paced and fast changing environment. There’s more! The YCN is also working to organise a Carnival Masquerade Ball in the Malta Chamber Hall exclusively for its member. Stay tuned! n Special thanks go to S. Rausi for their constant support towards the Young Chamber Network and for sponsoring all our events with their wines.
