When: Thu 3rd Dec 1000L to 1100L HK Time on Zoom. Keynote Speaker: David Piesse CEO DP88 & Advisory Board Member at GuardTime. Digitisation of value supply chains was already happening pre-Covid but has been accelerated by the pandemic. The digitisation of the supply chain and trade in general has enormous irreversible benefits for commercial business and will provide visibility to companies across the whole supply chain as we #buildbackbetter. However there are new risks created within cyber security, by…
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Moderated by PBEC Board of Director & Head of Consumer & Retail AsPAC Anson Bailey of KPMG China. When: Mon 7th Dec 0900L to 1030L HK Time on Zoom. Joining Anson are an esteemed group of Asian leaders from their own respective field of expertise. Namely Minesh Pore Co-Founder & CEO of Buyhive a HK start-up sourcing platform, Ben Simpfendorfer Co-Founder & CEO Silk Road Associates which provides data driven advice to Fortune 500 companies, Anne-Laure Descours Chief Sourcing Officer…
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20 November 2020 Issued by the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting The leaders of the 21 APEC member economies issued the Kuala Lumpur Declaration following the first-ever virtual 27th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meetingchaired by Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. Convening for the first time since the last meeting in Papua New Guinea in 2018, leaders agreed to the joint declaration under the 2020 APEC Malaysia theme of Optimising Human Potential towards a Resilient Future of Shared Prosperity. Pivot. Prioritise. Progress. They also revealed…
Join PBEC on our live virtual panel “The Centrality of Green Growth” Nov 30th 09:45 AM – 10:30 AM HKT(+08:00) The industrial revolution and its demand for energy polluted local regions yet it is a global problem, seemingly intractable: Often the larger a nation’s population, the more it pollutes. How are Asian nations going to meet the demands for a greener world while maintaining COVID awareness? And, conversely, what is Asia’s impact on global green growth? Confirmed panel speakers: Bo…
PBEC was pleased to contribute to the final APEC TPTWG – Transportation Working Committee (Hyperlink to attach to the TPTWG word) https://www.apec.org/Groups/SOM-Steering-Committee-on-Economic-and-Technical-Cooperation/Working-Groups/Transportation Thematic meeting of 2020, held virtually on the evening of the 19 Nov. The same day as the APEC2020 CEO Dialogues virtual Summit. Read more PBEC wishes to thank its expert contributors namely Caspar Baum Aviation Director of Surbana Jurong Singapore (Hyperlink to attach to Caspar name) https://surbanajurong.com/perspective/caspar-baum/ & Satya Ramamurthy Senior Partner & Head of Strategy KPMG Singapore. (Hyperlink to attach…
APEC Reimagined: Priorities in the Aftermath of Covid 19-20 Nov PBEC members are invited to join this virtual summit where you can listen to all the major economies leaders of APEC speaking and engage in dialogue sessions via the system. You do need to register ASAP to obtain an approved password. Click the website below to view the event and register. The event kicks off Live at 8am local HK/KL time (GMT +8) on 19th Nov. Website: https://www.apecceodialogues.com/ Download the…
PBEC and its members supports the Co-Chairs of the ICC latest statement and advocates their recommendations to Trade Ministers at the G20. Leaders need to keep the issue of support by any means on their agendas when they convene on November 21st 2020 at the G20 meeting. This will be vital to the survival of the SME sector in many countries and revival of the world economy in a Covid-19 recovery. “PBEC fully supports the International Chamber of Commerce letters…
It was two years ago in July that Bank of Asia officially launched in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) after being granted the banking licence by the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission. As the BVI’s first and only bank serving global customers via digital devices, the mission since then has remained simple – to help transform the banking landscape. Reflecting on the journey of building Bank of Asia and looking forward, the Founder and Chairman Carson Wen, shared his…
You are Cordially invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Thu Oct 29, 2020 03:00 PM Hong Kong SAR local time/ 02:00 PM Vietnam Local Time. Topic: Vietnam – A Woman Leaders Perspective Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OMbLpVABSKqaAPz744CTmA After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ———- Confirmed Webinar Speakers NGUYEN HOAI THU, CFA (Managing Director @VinaCapital Vietnam) Thu Nguyen is the Managing Director of the Forum One – VCG Partners Vietnam Fund…
Horasis will convene the 2020 Horasis Asia Meeting virtually using its new ground-breaking digital conferencing platform. 400 of the foremost business and political leaders from Asia and the world will gather to overcome the profound economic, political and social disruptions caused by COVID-19. Delegates will have an opportunity to interact with key political and business leaders to jointly develop solutions for dealing with the current crisis and shaping a durable economic system for Asia’s post-COVID future. Delegates will discuss how…