The coming decades hold great promise for Hong Kong’s continued development as a smart and sustainable city. 5G connectivity across the territory combined with strengthened capabilities in artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain, cloud and edge computing will enable a new generation of digital-enabled urban applications. These hold the potential to bring a myriad of benefits for cities, such as reducing traffic congestion, creating more energy-efficient buildings, designing more liveable public spaces, and improving delivery of healthcare and other services. Hong…
Member Updates
Professor Chris Tucci leads the Centre for Digital Transformation at Imperial College Business School. The Centre helps businesses understand the far-reaching organisational implications of the digital revolution. From artificial intelligence (AI) to the Internet of Things to blockchain, the Centre’s work focuses on new and emerging digital technologies, and how they can be leveraged to meet both business and social objectives. PBEC’s Renee Pan interviewed Chris who shares the latest trends in digitalisation that business leaders need to know about. Using case…
Imperial College Business School is pleased to offer all PBEC members a SPECIAL 15% discount on their portfolio of online and virtual executive education courses. Imperial College Executive Education combines Imperial College London’s capabilities in science and technology with strong industry connections to deliver impactful professional development programmes. Course topics include leadership, digital transformation, finance, strategy, and analytics, all designed to make you, your team and your organisation more competitive and sustainable. Online programmes include pre-recorded sessions with Imperial faculty, combined with activities and exercises…
We welcomed three new members to PBEC in December namely:- Anthony Chan is Chief Executive Officer, controlling shareholder and a member of the Board of Isola Capital Group. Anthony has extensive experience in asset management, including private equity and venture capital. Anthony enjoyed a career in investment banking with Credit Suisse, Citigroup and Lehman Brothers Asia before transitioning to private investments. He has broad investment expertise across consumer, education, food safety, industrial, and technology sectors. Anthony attained a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance…
The last of the Big 4 firms to release its global revenue results for fiscal year 2021 did so earlier this month, as KPMG posted $32.1 billion, an increase of 10% over its 2020 revenue of $29.2 billion. Read Full Article HERE
In any given listed or private medium to large organisation, a Governance Board is in place to oversee and govern an enterprise according to the geographic and regulatory regimes in place within their respective jurisdiction(s). Nevertheless, as greater scrutiny is being bestowed upon Governance Boards, by definition, the focus on these boards is shifting to an accentuated risk-averse and more compliance-driven regime. As a result, the growth mandate of Governance Boards is often being diluted, potentially even lost, due to…
Vietnam by Numbers looks at the key economic and sector data pertinent to Vietnam primarily through charts. The same set of charts and tables will be monitored and presented. Any commentary will be limited to the key changes that transpired and will be given the ‘less is best’ treatment. Essentially letting the figures do the talking. The charts and tables are broadly arranged along the categories of global/regional, domestic, and sector related. The publication gives readers a quick snapshot of…
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) committing to work together to support Asia’s energy transition and mobilise greater private capital for renewable energy. The agreement was signed by AIIB President Jin Liqun and IRENA Director-General, Francesco La Camera, at a virtual ceremony to mark the new partnership. President Jin remarked upon how the Bank and IRENA will work together to accelerate investment and enhance awareness of…
Company overview A Hong Kong based wine importer and exporter. Grand Glory was established in July 2019 and specializes in French wines. It has a service-oriented concept, “Click & Pay, whilst we deliver”. It aims to provide its customers with the most favourable choice, availability and fast checkout and delivery coupled with the most customer friendly and convenient service. What we list on our website is what we have in stock. Free shipping with the purchase of 4 bottles or…
By David H. Brown of Imperial College Business School David Brown is the Director of Executive Education at Imperial College Business School. It is a role that he has held since 2018, helping to pioneer innovative programmes for organisations and individuals around the globe. But David’s journey in education and training began much earlier, as a teenager working for his father’s business in his native Birmingham, England. It was here that he discovered the true value of leadership development. The…