PBEC Appoints Anthony Chan as Vice Chair The Pacific Basin Economic Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Anthony Chan as Vice Chair, effective from the November 2025 Annual General Meeting. Anthony is Chief Executive Officer of Isola Capital and brings extensive experience in asset management across private equity, venture capital, private credit and liquid secondary strategies. His career spans investment banking, private investments and family office wealth management, with broad investment expertise across consumer, agricultural, industrial and technology…
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PBEC Board Defines Strategic Vision for 60th Anniversary Year 21 November 2025 The Pacific Basin Economic Council held its Annual General Meeting to chart a transformative course for 2026, marking the organization’s 60th anniversary with renewed ambition and strategic focus. The Board approved key governance matters, including the reappointment of three directors for new three-year terms and the appointment of a new Vice Chair. Audited financial statements were adopted, positioning the organization for growth with potential new corporate members on…
High-Level Summary: PBEC-ICAEW Executive Luncheon with Mr Joseph H. L. Chan, JP, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Date: 11th August 2025 Hosts: Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC) and Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) The Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) co-hosted an Executive Luncheon featuring Mr. Joseph Chan, JP, Undersecretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (FSTB). Senior representatives from banking, asset management,…
Theme: Financial Inclusion & Digitalisation When: Mon 24th Mar Feb 2025 1600-1730L (HKG/PEK/SIN/KUL) Local Time Where: Hybrid Event – KPMG, 8/F Princes Building, Central, HK Bauhinia Meeting Room All attendees are asked to kindly register here whether planning to attend online or in person: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/LNPKFEk0TQqfcePR62rxDw Please email michael.walsh@pbec.org or whatsapp +8532 6014 9899 if you plan to attend physically. Available seats will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.
Theme: Building a Sustainable Tomorrow When: Tue 11th Feb 2025 1600-1730L (HKG/PEK/SIN/KUL) Local Time Where: Hybrid Event – KPMG, 8/F Princes Building, Central, HK Bauhinia Meeting Room All attendees are asked to kindly register here whether planning to attend online or in person: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/2myrpM7mTGqp2Kp8njJuaw Please email michael.walsh@pbec.org or whatsapp +8532 6014 9899 if you plan to attend physically. Available seats will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.
PBEC successfully held its AGM 2024 at Isola Capital Investors lounge on the 28th November in Central, Hong Kong. Several directors and members joined the AGM via zoom live online from multiple countries including Malaysia, the Philippines, Hawaii, Vietnam, Japan, Thailand, Australia and the UK. New board of directors in Ben Usinger, Helen Campos, Natalie Chung, Dawn Westerhout, David Ching and Ha Do were elected. Whilst Chairman Andrew Weir and several existing BoD’s were successfully re-elected for a new term….
PBEC’s Natalie Chung and Daisy Shen Head of ESG KPMG China hosted a webinar on our recently published Scope 3 report in the blue zone at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan to an audience of business leaders, academics and fellow NGO’s. Again a lot of great feedback and agreement on our takeaways and future action recommendations by stakeholders. Forming partnerships and sharing best practices are crucial between businesses and NGO’s/advisory firms to ensure a company’s framework and pathway to net-zero is…
Several senior PBEC members & board of directors attended fellow Corporate Member ICAEW Annual Gala Dinner at the Grand Hyatt in Hong Kong on the 24th October. Over 260 senior executives, founders, CFO & CEO’s were in attendance co-hosted by Sir David Li Executive Chairman at Bank of East Asia & Alan Vallance the new CEO of ICAEW founded in 1880. Our own PBEC Chairman Andrew Weir MBE, BBS, JP who is a council member of ICAEW spoke at the…
Attached is the full transcript of PBEC Michael Walsh opening remarks on Malaysia’s increasing importance to global supply chains within APAC with the development of its advanced industrial base. Partly due to the current Governments business friendly policies, reforms and tax incentives as well as a strong focus on investing in critical infrastructure which appeals to DFI investors. There are opportunities for particular States within Malaysia, one is Johor being well placed geographically next to Singapore and the other Penang for its…
You are cordially invited to register and join us at this upcoming live roundtable discussion with leading Latam subject matter experts. We have gathered leaders from academia on Latin America trade policy, international business and globalization economics from the D’Amore McKim School of Business at Northwestern University in California, a leading China/Latam-focused corporate services provider helping companies expand their business operations overseas across the Pan Pacific region and an advocate and lobbyist from the Mexican Air cargo transportation & logistics…