When and Venue: Wednesday 7th December 2022 – Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Free registration for all PBEC & ESBN members. You can attend in person at the Shangri la Hotel in Kuala Lumpur or join virtually through their online platform. Please find the complimentary invitation from Tan Sri Dr. Michael Yeoh, ESBN Executive Council Member, and President KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific, inviting PBEC Members to join him at the upcoming Global Chinese Economic and Technology Summit…
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A Keynote Presentation on the Philippines By Sabin Aboitiz Chairman Aboitiz Group & Chair of ABAC Philippines Joined by Miguel Aboitiz PBEC Board of Director, Director of Aboitiz & Co., Aboitiz Power, DDLS and AB Capital securities. Sabin M. Aboitiz is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Aboitiz Group of Companies, one of the largest conglomerates in the Philippines with interests in energy, banking, food, real estate, infrastructure, construction, technologies, data science and artificial intelligence. Outside the Aboitiz…
Bio-Circular-Green Economy Model – Sustainable Finance & ESG standards Moderator & Speaker: Pat Nie-Woo Pat is a Partner at KPMG China, the Head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practice in Hong Kong and the Global Co-Chair for Sustainable Finance for KPMG IMPACT. He also leads the Sustainable Finance practice in Hong Kong. Speakers: Max Song CEO Carbonbase (Hong Kong SAR) Natalie Chung CESGA Sustainability Lead & Co-Founder V’Air HK (Hong Kong SAR) Eli Konvitz Urban Development & Sustainability Expert…
PBEC was delighted to have achieved a coup at its recent Annual Dialogues Summit 2022 in hosting the outgoing APEC Thailand 2022 Chair representatives and the incumbent APEC USA Chair for 2023 together only 24 hours after APEC 2022 had concluded. A big thank you to the following speakers who were able to attend our PBEC Summit and share their first-hand views and observations as well as glimpse into the year ahead, having just gotten back from attended either the…
PBEC’s Board of Director Hendrick Sin Director has officially registered to participate in the 14th Hong Kong District National People’s Congress election. He is a pioneer in the Bay Area as an IT entrepreneur: Hendrick studied computer science at undergraduate level and then completed a master’s degree at Stanford University. He started his own very successful business in Shenzhen that went onto be public traded in HK – leading the company to develop at the forefront of the gaming/entertainment industry…
A new report from KPMG China, The collapse of FTX: Lessons and implications for stakeholders in the crypto industry, reviews the brief but eventful history of the cryptocurrency exchange that filed for bankruptcy protection on 11 November. The failure of the company, in particular the revelations about how it was being run, has delivered a shock to the virtual assets sector. Our report explores the reasons behind FTX’s rapid downfall, and looks at the implications for regulators, operators, users and…
PBEC is pleased to announce the 2022/23 winners of its re-established Environmental Annual Awards renamed ‘The PBEC ESG Corporate Governance Annual Awards’. These are strictly non-sponsored or financially influenced awards judged on sheer merit. For this first return of these annual ESG awards after a 16-year hiatus (previously named the PBEC Annual Environmental Awards from 1998-2006), the assessment and judging was conducted by the PBEC International Secretariat only. The award selection was based upon pre-established criteria and comparative analysis of…
The Pacific basin Economic Council (PBEC) is celebrating its 55th anniversary this year since its establishment, in lieu of which we just concluded our Annual Dialogues Summit today which was held over 2.5 days from the 22-24 November 2022, virtually over zoom events. We wish to express a special thanks to our Platinum Sponsors KPMG, OUE and BitMEX. PBEC assembled 75 business, Government, Non-Government and academic leaders from across the globe, but in particular from the 21 Member States of…
Issue: 027: December 2022 PBEC Trade Report December 2022 WTO LEADER VISITS AUSTRALIA & NZ: WTO director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala visited Australia and NZ during the week where she held a series of ministerial meetings. Delivering the Lowy Lecture in Sydney she said the recent WTO MC12 had shown it can work across geopolitical differences and deliver results. AUSTRALIA NAMES EXPORTER OF YEAR: Infant formula manufacturer Bubs Australia has been named as the 2022 Australian Exporter of the Year. Founded in…