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19 VANITYSHACK MAGAZINE VANITYSHACK MAGAZINE CULTIVATING SMART FINANCIAL HABITS WITH ALLIANCE BANK café needs, and explore new collaborations and opportunities in a country where the number of specialty coffee drinkers has grown over the years. Malaysia, especially in Kuala Lumpur, has also seen a significant increase in the number of cafés. Mr. Victor Leong, President, Malaysia Specialty Coffee Association The 3-day exhibition will also be teeming with networking opportunities for the trade and fun-filled activities for the public on everything coffee and tea. There will also be exclusive workshops, classes and demonstrations of the latest technologies, trends and techniques pertaining to the industry. The gelato making classes by Carpigiani Gelato University and Italian trainer, Marco Alfero will be of interest to café owners who seek to expand their menus in order to serve a wider range of food in response to greater competition among cafes and where differentiation is becoming a necessity in growth markets. A must-visit segment of the show will be the booth of the show’s platinum sponsor, Arissto. Café Malaysia will also serve as the launch pad of the Café Owners Alliance. The newly formed alliance has already attracted close to 100 café owners across East and West Malaysia. One of the key highlights will be the industry dialogue and forum held in conjunction with this launch. The panel discussion on the morning of May 8 will be mod- 20 Alliance Bank launched the AEIOU Financial Comic Strip Challenge (“AEIOU Challenge”), inviting children aged between nine and 12 with a flair for comic drawing to participate by submitting a 4-panel comic strip on the theme “Smart Financial Habits”. Supported by the Ministry of Education, the AEIOU Challenge aims to engage and drive home the lessons in financial literacy to children in primary 4 to 6. Children participating in the AEIOU Challenge are required to submit their comic strips latest by 17 June 2015. After which, 40 students will be selected for the preliminary erated by Kelvin Ngow, Executive Director of Coffex Coffee. The distinguished panelists include Thayalan A/L Ramadas from the Compliance and Industrial Development Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia and Pang Anak Nyukang from Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services, Ministry of Agriculture and AgroBased Industry Malaysia. Café Malaysia 2015 will witness the national launch of the Malaysian Brewer’s Cup Championships (MBCC) and the Malaysian National Latte Art Championships (MNLAC). Malaysia’s top baristas will brew their way to represent Malaysia at the World Brewer’s Cup Championships 2015 and the World National Latte Art Championships. Visitors to the event will be awed by how the masters brew a perfect cup of coffee, distinguish a variety of coffee and decorate their latte. challenge and will be asked to draw a comic strip based on a sub-theme. The judges will then shortlist nine students to compete in a quiz at the final challenge which will be held on 28 July 2015. A nationwide roadshow promoting lessons on financial literacy and the