Brief Description: We are joined this episode by Anson Chan Chairman and CEO of Bonds Group of Companies. A respected Hong Kong businessman, Mr. Anson Chan has accumulated a variety of management and investment experience. Bonds Group of Companies owns both commercial and residential properties in prime locations of Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Britain, Canada, USA and Singapore. Before joining his family business, Mr. Chan was an associate director in the proprietary investment group of Nomura International, the Japanese leading…
The Value Prop
Episode Brief Description: Anthony Chan CEO of Isola Capital a Private Investment, an Asset Management and Family Office Platform founded by a group of shareholder families from Asia and Europe shares his huge depth of knowledge and expertise on a broad range of investment related topics. If you enjoy the latest finance matters and receiving investment tips then this is an in-depth and honest look at how multi-family offices operate and which sectors, products they are currently focusing their attention…
: The Value Prop Episode 14: Co-Founders of NEXPLAY™ share their future vision of Esports in SE Asia
Episode Brief Description: Miguel Aboitiz is back as our co-host for this episode of the ‘Value Prop’ with Co-Founders Gabriel Benito and Miguel Bernas of NEXPLAY™ a regional esports ecosystem and technology start-up. We hear from both founder about Nexplay’s product offering and strategy in this episode, their latest developments in creating a unique esports ecosystem for players, coaches, sponsors and gaming fans in the Asian region. They share how they manage players profiles, influence and engage with the fanbases…
Brief Description: We invited the Founder and Eco-warrior Rob Davenport of TaKe Lifestyle and TaKe Foundation, a purpose led brand focused on producing eco-friendly table and kitchenware products that are utilising Bamboo as a key raw material that it grows within urban cities in its overall production process. Their unique BAAS (Bamboo as a Service) concept enables Corporates, SME’s and Individuals to invest in making cities like Hong Kong a cleaner place to live, by off-setting carbon emissions with bamboo production. TaKe…
Brief Description: In this episode our normal host Michael Walsh returns to talk to Manuel Quindmil, an Argentinian Trade Lawyer based in Lima, Peru. He is an expert in government relations with over 30 years of experience focused on WTO and free trade agreements. He shares his views on US/Latin America’s traditional trade relationships but shares the challenges the region still faces with upskilling its workforce to meet the needs of multinational firms. There are perhaps more opportunities for SME’s…
Brief Description: PBEC hosts together with its supporting partners from MEXCHAM HK, Chile Chamber of Commerce HK & Singapore Chamber of Commerce HK a discuss on the benefits of the recently signed FTA agreement between Singapore and the PA – Pacific Alliance. We hear from two Government representatives from the Pacific Alliance Member States in Mexico and Chile including H.E. Ambassador of Mexico to Singapore. Joining us on this episode as well are representatives from the Singaporean Government Ministry of…
Description: This month we catch up with PBEC Board Member Luis Miguel Aboitiz who previously served as a Director of Unionbank and as Executive Vice President – Chief Strategy Officer of Aboitiz Group, before his retirement on April 30, 2020. He was also Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer – Corporate Business Group of AboitizPower from 2016 to 2018, and Senior Vice President-Power Marketing and Trading from 2009 to 2015. Miguel is currently a Director of Aboitiz Power…
A PBEC hosted webinar bringing together experts and commentators in their respective fields on regional Supply Chain Transparency in the Asia Pacific. We assembled an expert panel of academics and senior executives to this dialogue discussion on supply chain transparency and traceability. We hear some invaluable insights, takeaways and latest trends in supply chain relocation data provided by Professor Neale O’Connor. Anson Bailey of KPMG moderates and extracts recommendations from each of the panellists. We witnessed a lot of probing…
Episode 7: PBEC CEO Michael Walsh sits down with Dr. Frank-Jurgen Richter for a discussion about life in general. We hear about what inspired him to create Horasis a global monster for business leaders and politicians/royalty even to interact and discuss the key topics affecting the world and looking to the future. We also look ahead to Horasis Asia Virtual Meeting 2021 which PBEC heavily supports and we also learn about some of Frank’s strategic plans for Horasis in 2022…
In this episode of PBEC’s “The Value Prop” we sat down with Lead Economist Wolfgang Fengler of World Bank and World Data Lab a wholly-owned subsidiary he also heads up to talk about their wonderful data analytics platforms as a source for good in society. They also are able to collate and analyze huge amounts of historical data and produce pretty accurate forecasts around measuring populations, demographics and even the progress or lack of it on alleviating world poverty. The…