This week’s UNRAVEL four articles are relevant and connected to some of the topics discussed at our Annual PBEC Dialogues Summit 2022, such as supply chain pressures & weak demand as we head into the Christmas, NY & CNY holiday periods over the next quarter DEC-FEB period. COVID-19 hasn’t gone away but tolerance levels on how its managed are at an all-time low in countries that are treating as a pandemic still. The importance of maintaining data flowing freely across…
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CABC- Canada-ASEAN Business Council is hosting its flagship Canada-ASEAN Business & Investment Forum on February 24 & 25th 2023, at the JW Marriott in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Forum is by-invitation only and aims to convene 200-300 Canadian and Southeast Asian business & government leaders. PBEC is an official Supporting Organization to help promote this event and to invite PBEC members to attend. Event details, agenda and registration click here: https://www.canada-asean-forum.com/ Please Note: PBEC is an official partner of this Forum….
: A JOINT PBEC CHRISTMAS PARTY 2022 – SOCIAL NETWORKING EVENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH (FEW) IN HONG KONG
PBEC is supporting a joint Christmas party together with the Female Entrepreneurs Worldwide (FEW) and several of their business partners – Gafencu Magazine, L’VOYAGE, QonBay, Brainwin Funds, TIC Capital and SPARQ Capital on Tuesday 13th December 2022 7.30-1030pm in Hong Kong. We expect in total 100-150 guests. Each ticket is HK$800 (charged at cost) an evening of free-flow food and drink, Claude Monet immersive art show, musical performance and business networking. FEW will take care of the full event planning…
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…
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…