Come join our PBEC Board of Directors Anson Bailey and Anna Lin who will sit down together and conduct a dialogue on the state of the Retail sector. To register use this link: https://www.gs1hk.org/gs1hksummit/2022/register Details of plenary session below: 11:55-12:15 Plenary 3 – CEO Pulse Survey Findings : Digital Retail Study 2022 by GS1 Hong Kong/ KPMG/ HSBC – Ms. Anna LIN, JP, FCILT, Chief Executive, GS1 Hong Kong – Mr. Anson BAILEY, Head of Consumer & Retail, ASPAC,…
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Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower), through its subsidiary Aboitiz Renewables, Inc. (ARI), recently signed a joint venture agreement with global renewable energy company Mainstream Renewable Power (Mainstream) to build a 90-MW onshore wind project in Libmanan, Camarines Sur. URL Link to PR: https://journal.com.ph/aboitizpower-and-mainstream-renewable-power-enter-into-first-jv-agreement-for-90-mw-wind-project-in-camsur/
Episode Description: We are joined in this episode by Lei Yu CEO North Asia and Regional Head of Distribution, Asia at QBE Asia Pacific. Lei Yiu is an award winning leader in her respected field of general insurance. In 2021 Lei was awarded Insurance Business Asia Elite Woman of the Year. Yu is a big advocate of digitisation and leveraging technology to create a better claims experience and helping customers get back on their feet as quickly as possible. Lei…
Dates: 16-18th November 2022 Venue: The Athenee Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand Latest Program link here: https://apecceosummit2022.com/programme/ Registration: Is strictly By Invitation Only – You may still have time to apply to attend this event but no guarantees at this stage. Click here to apply online directly with the organisers. All registered and approved PBEC delegates can click here to login using the unique access granted. Fees applicable: The International Delegate registration fee this year is 3,500…
Innovative solutions to cross-border sanctions, anti-money laundering jurisdiction challenges for corporations Source: Global Investigations Review by Law Business Research 2022 Abstract Financial services investigations have not slowed down in the past year notwithstanding the challenges posed by the covid-19 pandemic. The various regulatory authorities also continue to work on enhancing the regulatory framework and enforcement regime, to for greater effectiveness in addressing misconduct in the financial sector. This Review Paper contains insights and thought leadership from 17 pre-eminent legal practitioners…
Speech: Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Source: United Stated Patent and Trademark Office – inclusive innovation. Abstract The Indo-Pacific is home to more than half of the world’s people, and nearly two-thirds of the world’s economy. It is a crucial part of the global value chain in many important technologies and industries. It is a growing export destination for U.S.-made goods and services. And the United States is the number-one destination…
A report by Daniel Sperling, Gil Tal, Scott Hardman, Glacer Niño Vasquez and Emmanuel A. San Andres Source: APEC Policy Support Unit Policy brief No.48 Abstract Climate change is an existential threat to the APEC region. In their 2021 declaration, APEC Leaders made the commitment to ‘leverage APEC’s role as an incubator of ideas and capacity building to tackle climate change’ and ‘integrate action on climate change across relevant APEC workstreams. Transportation is a large part of the challenge, accounting…
Source: Journal of Current Chinese Affairs Author: Professor Rhys Jenkins an economist and Professor of Development Economics at the School of International Development, University of East Anglia , Norwich. U.K. Abstract: When China invited the Latin American countries to participate in the Belt and Road Initiative, it fuelled expectations of a much closer and more productive relationship with the region. In practice, however, there is little evidence that this was happening even before the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The article…
Author: PBEC subject matter expert contributor, Dr. Yu Hong, Senior Research Fellow of the East Asian Institute at NUS in Singapore who also spoke at our Dialogues Summit 2021 shares his latest paper and insights with us on this topical area of trade and regional developments. Abstract Despite China’s claims that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is an economic co-operation initiative that will foster economic growth and industrial development for recipient countries, to create trade and investment opportunities, and…
It won’t be long before you have an appointment with the Sustainability auditors, especially if you serve large customers in sensitive industries like medical and pharma. #sustainability I interviewed a molder this week for an upcoming article, and he voiced something that a number of you may be experiencing – and others will soon, no doubt. “They have a whole team asking sustainability questions now. Most of our machines are all-electric now, saving energy. Our paperboard boxes are 100% recycled…