Paradigm Infinitum Bronze Sponsor of the

AMBCQ AirAsia X Malaysia Ball 2008

Paradigm Infinitum was honoured to once again take part in the annual Australia Malaysia Business Council Qld Malaysia Ball as a bronze sponsor which took place at Michael’s Oriental on Friday 29 th August. Ms Shona Leppanen-Gibson, General Manager of Paradigm Infinitum and Senior Vice President of the AMBCQ was the Master of Ceremonies for the night, while Mr Kiong Chan, Paradigm Infinitum CEO and AMBCQ President gave a key note address on this year’s theme, “The Contribution of Malaysians of Indian Background to Malaysia’s Historical Development, Economic Growth, and Future Prosperity.”

An evening of delicious Malaysian-Indian food, traditional Indian entertainment, a funky designer label fashion parade, and fantastic giveaways including 6 return air tickets to Kuala Lumpurwith AirAsia X, coloured a fantastic Malaysia Ball. A spectacular classical Tamil solo dance and a riveting instrumental on the sitar and tabla, set the mood on the night, and a distinctively Australian flavour was provided by Fashion-on-Demand, whose fashion parade featured local Brisbane designers Daniel Alexander, Barcode, and Veinwear shoes.

The AMBCQ was very privileged to have the Hon John Mickel MLA, Minister for Trade, Transport and Industrial Relations as a special guest and speaker, as well as Cr Graham Quirk, Deputy Lord Mayor of Brisbane and Cr David Morrison representing Ipswich City Council. John-Paul Langbroek MLA, Shadow Minister for Education and Skills and Shadow Minister for the Arts helped enliven the party atmosphere further by bringing along his wife Stacey and his sister, TV personality Kate Langbroek, of ThePanel and Dancing with the Stars fame. Other guests included:

• The Hon Michael Choi MLA, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Multicultural Affairs
• The Hon Julie Attwood MLA, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
• Mr Mark McArdle MLA , Deputy Opposition Leader
• Mr Rob Messenger MLA , Shadow Minister for Tourism and Small Business

“The AMBCQ was very proud to welcome onboard AirAsia X as its Platinum Sponsor for this year’s Malaysia Ball. AirAsia X’s motto is “Now anyone can fly” and our guests were very excited about getting their opportunity to fly to Kuala Lumpur,” said Kiong Chan, President of the AMBCQ.

“On behalf of the AMBCQ, we must sincerely thank our Platinum Sponsor, AirAsia X. We would also like to thank Brisbane City Council and Ipswich City Council,our Gold Sponsors, as well as Michael’s Oriental for providing a great venue. Thanks also to Paradigm Infinitum, Fashion-on-Demand and Middle Park Physiotherapy which provided an incredible amount of logistical support to ensure the success of the evening. It was not only a great opportunity to network, but a fantastic party for all involved.”

The AMBC is a bilateral business council recognised by both the Australian and Malaysian governments. For more information visit www.ambc.org.au and click on Queensland.

Above: Kiong Chan AMBCQ President addresses the crowd during the AMBCQ Ball.		Above: MC for the evening Shona received a bouquet of thanks from the Hon John Mickel, Minister for Trade, Transport and Industrial Relations.
Above: Assisting with the raffle draw were Robert Messenger, Member for Burnett and John-Paul Langbroek, Member for Surfers Paradise, on stage with AMBCQ Member Raj Thanarajah and MC Shona.		Above: Wonderful traditional performances including Ms Manian on the sitar and Mr Singh on the tabla entertained the audience on the night.