Officials from APEC member economies break new ground in digitizing the APEC Business Travel Card scheme, seeking to modernize the process and make it easier for cardholders in the region to travel with the development of a mobile application. Release below. Putrajaya, Malaysia, 05 February 2020 Issued by the APEC Business Mobility Group. Officials from APEC member economies break new ground in digitizing the APEC Business Travel Card scheme, seeking to modernize the process and make it easier for cardholders…
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In light of the current situation relating to the coronavirus, KPMG, Invest Hong Kong and other key partners of the StartmeupHK Festival 2020 have agreed to defer the festival, originally scheduled for 10-15 February, including The Connected Cities Conference on Monday, 10 February 2020. We will keep you informed of the new dates, possibly in July 2020. Thank you for your support and understanding! For those who have paid a registration fee to attend The Connected Cities Conference, we will…
I had the pleasure of meeting CEO Michael Lawrence yesterday of Asia House at their head office in Marylebone, London. I had the opportunity to share our different prospectives, common focus and challenges of running such member driven institutions in different areas of the globe. It was a wonderfully open & honest dialogue and that for me affirmed the true value of joining such institutions like Asia House & the PBEC – Pacific Basin Economic Council when led by the…
2020 is only around the corner and one of the first key partner events of the year which is close to PBEC’s heart and that of our Chairman & Vice Chairmen is the Asian Financial Forum 2020, held at the HK Convention Center on the 13-14th January 2020. Please find attached the special invitation letter and brochure to the Pacific Basin Economic Council which includes discounted delegate pass rates. There are registration deadlines fast approaching to avail of these special prices if it is your…
PBEC CEO Michael Walsh moderated a panel discussion on ‘The New Order of Tech Venturing in Asia’ this morning at CVCF Cyberport Hong Kong – Mike was joined by a distinguished panel of angel investors, sovereign fund managers, start-up and investment matchmakers.
It is unfortunate & disappointing but the right decision to inform our members and friends of PBEC about the announcement on safety grounds of next months summit from apecchile2019 has been cancelled. The work continues regardless and we already are preparing for Malaysia2020.
PBEC CEO Michael Walsh visited APEC China Business Council offices in Beijing with International IP Commercialization Council, Hong Kong Chapter Johnson K. & Board Member Diana Chou Meeting was a general discussion on regional updates and mutual cooperation plans for delegations ahead of APEC 2020 in Malaysia. A positive dialogue and lots of good actions to come from the deep relationship.
PBEC members Ravindra Ngo 赖文卓 & Fred Wang of Salon Films (H.K.) Limited also spoke at the 2019 World Chinese Business & Economic Summit in Macau.
PBEC – Pacific Basin Economic Council’s very own Director, Michael Walsh was in attendance for this year’s Belt and Road Summit. A big thank you to The Hong Kong Trade Development Council and The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for organizing this. It was a fruitful two days exchanging insights and exploring business opportunities with senior government officials and global business leaders. PBEC’s Chairman, Andrew Weir was also there to speak on the subject of geopolitical risks….
“Prioritising the Sustainable Development Goals: Partnership between Government, Business and Civil Society”. PBEC Director Deborah Biber 白碧仪 moderating a panel on the unsdgs with Former Deputy Prime Minister, Thailand & Former Director-General World Trade Organization.