Dates: March 23-26th 2021 https://www.unescap.org/apfsd/8 PBEC – Pacific Basin Economic Council has applied to Co-host a Side Event breakfast live dialogue series to the Forum this year. With the theme on “Financing the UNSDG’s through to its 2030 targets”, which will include expert in-depth discussions and recommendations on furthering the ESG Reporting standards and expanding Sustainable/Green Finance needs for policy makers and stakeholders to help meet the UNSDG targets by 2030. The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual…
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Expert Speakers: Dr. Moses Cheng GBM, GBS, OBE, JP, Chairman of the Hong Kong Insurance Authority Peter J. Crewe Former CEO of AIA Hong Kong and Macao & Senior Advisor/Non-Executive to the AIA Group. Moderator: Michael Walsh PBEC – Pacific Basin Economic Council CEO Recorded in late December 2020 exclusively for PBEC. Watch the webinar here Michael Walsh PBEC CEO opens with a brief introduction of PBEC, both men’s backgrounds and roles in their respective expert fields. We…
APEC economies have developed a strong foundation to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, but more needs to be done to enhance their resiliency in global value chains, according to a recent policy brief by the APEC Policy Support Unit. The policy brief, titled Managing Risks in Global Value Chains, analyzes the ability of the APEC region and its peer international groupings to respond to disruptions and to quickly return to normal operations. Using a value chain strength index, the policy brief…
The Future of Value Chains Date & Time: Wed 20th Jan 10:00am HK Time (GMT +8) Webinar ID 977 6972 8304 Click below to register. Free to attend for PBEC members to attend https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jrC8V1ewR_Kv1Y4ZgqW68g The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the frailties of global value chains, characterized by the high interdependence between leading firms and suppliers located across the world. With most economies under lockdown and constant trade disruptions, the future of the pre-COVID value chain model is uncertain. In this…
The Asian Financial Forum 2021 gathers 150+ speakers, including Paul Romer, 2018 Nobel laureate and Luc Julia, co-developer of Apple’s SIRI, to share their insights on topics such as COVID-19’s impact on financial sectors worldwide and how to strategise the road to recovery and beyond. Other topics include the latest development of fintech, family office, art and wine investments etc. The 14th Asian Financial Forum, on 18-19 January 2021, will be held online. All sessions and elements, including Fintech Showcase,…
Issue: 001 MALAYSIA LAUNCHES PALM OIL DISPUTE ACTION: Malaysia has launched WTO dispute action against palm oil restrictions by the EU. This follows earlier dispute action by Indonesia. Malaysia is the world’s second largest producer of palm oil. Its complaint is the 600th trade dispute brought before the WTO. AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY CALLS FOR NEW MARKETS: Australian Industry Group leader Innes Willox has called on industry and government to work together to identify new markets. Writing in The Australian he said…
In this latest PBEC zoom interview, Avealto founders Walt Anderson and David Chambers discuss High Altitude Platform (HAPs), and share Avealto Insights and development updates with PBEC Moderator Renee Pan. Catering to our Chinese speaking audience as well with some dual translation available. WALT ANDERSON, FOUNDER & CEO AVEALTO UK 25+ years of experience in creating fast growing successful organizations. A serial entrepreneur who has generated US$2.1 billion in shareholder value over his career. Founder of Esprit Telecom PLC, the…
PBEC in conjunction with PBEC Corporate members Cyberport HK & CMGE (HKG:0302) lent its support to fellow NGO www.APRU.org who helped organise and host an E-Sports Asia related “MetaGame Conference” on Day 2 at DELF2020 on December 12th. Questions like: What role does Hong Kong Esports play in the regional and international Esports ecosystem? What are the ways that government, higher-education, and industry cultivate a thriving Esports ecosystem? Were posed to array of regional and global experts, investors and players. Mr…
PBEC -Pacific Basin Economic Council established as an NGO since 1967, with its Secretariat based in Hong Kong since 2003 and the only private business organisation that links all the Pacific Latin American countries with the business hubs of Greater China, has signed a new MoU on the 10th December 2020, with the recently appointed Mexican Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong President Susana Munoz which is effective from 1st January 2021. One of the positive outcomes of the Covid pandemic…
PBEC hosted business leaders and economists from Hong Kong & Malaysia for the final episode of PBEC dialogue series 2020 in December on the “Future of Supply Chains in Asia”. This concluded a series of dialogues around the subject of supply chains in the APAC region. In this episode we get to hear from Anson Bailey of KPMG who provides a wonderful presentation on the Future of Sourcing: 2021 and Beyond. A report recently published by KPMG China in conjunction…