I sat down with David Armitage President & CEO of Velocity Solutions, where we discussed his career choices and path that got him to launch Velocity in 1996 and the challenges and opportunities, he see’s with the whole Covid-19 economic impact. In particular, the increasing importance places on data breach risk and cyber security. Being a stout and proud Canadian, we also touched upon Canada trade relations with the rest of APAC in the wake of recent trade tensions with…
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Host: PBEC Secretariat Hong Kong Title: Asian Family Business Resilience from the Philippines – A Century On Keynote presentation by: Luis Miguel Aboitiz – Chief Strategy Officer at Aboitiz Power Corporation Information about the presenter, please visit PBEC website at: https://www.pbec.org/luis-miguel-o-aboitizchief-strategy-officer-of-aboitiz-power-corporation-joins-pbec/ Agenda: PBEC member Miguel Luis Aboitiz Senior Chief Strategy Officer at Aboitiz Power Corporation will join us to give a keynote presentation from Manila. He will be sharing insights from his families business, their product lines and the actions/direction…
#PBEC CEO Michael Walsh visited hashtag#APECChinaBusinessCouncil 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 hashtag#APEC2020 in Malaysia. A positive dialogue and lots of good actions to come from the deep relationship.
Andrew Weir, KPMG Regional Senior Partner for Hong Kong and Chairman of PBEC, chaired the inaugural roundtable for the Belt and Road Global Forum – a high-level event attended by key stakeholders from over 24 countries and regions. Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), officiated the ceremony and delivered the opening remarks. Andrew Weir said: “Representing different sectors and countries around the world, Forum members contributed a wide array of expertise, meaningful exchanges and…
Dinner in Hong Kong with PBEC’s Kansai Chairman and PBEC Board Member, Satoko Yahata (seated middle between) Chairman, Andrew Weir and Chief Executive, Deborah Biber. Standing (from left to right) is visiting Kansai Chapter Member Shigeyuki Takami, Member Prof KB Chan and Vice Chairman Dr Moses Cheng. The forthcoming PBEC Kansai-Hong Kong Business Network activity will be held over one evening and two days and will comprise meetings with established and rising businesses in the highly successful Osaka-Kyoto corridor, as…
