PBEC Events Calendar in 2020
| Date | Event | Event theme | Speaker/Keynote | Venue, City, Country | Members + invited VIPs Only |
| Postponed to July (Tentatively) Due to COVID-19 | The Connected Cities Conference | Start Me Up HK Festival 2020 PBEC will be exhibiting with a Booth | Full program link here: https://kpmg.eventbank.com/event/the-connected-cities-conference-2020-16749/ Hear latest insights from PBEC Corporate members KPMG/Cyberport & HKBN. See last year’s report link: http://assets.kpmg/content/dam/kpmg/ cn/pdf/en/2019/01/connected-cities-citizen-insights-across-asia-pacific.pdf | HKCC, Wanchai, Hong Kong | ALL |
| Postponed to May (Tentatively) Due to COVID-19 | Meeting 1 Capital Markets Insights Series 2020 | “Matchmaking opportunities for Greater China investors into Vietnam” | AsPAC KPMG Leadership Market Insights & Tax/Labour advisory in conjunction with PBEC https://home.kpmg/cn/en/home/insights.html | KPMG Wong Chuk Hang Road. Hong Kong | YES |
| Postponed TBA – Due to COVID-19 | IIPCC Briefing | “IP in a Trade War” | PBEC sponsored event – IIPCC IP experts will share latest insights on “IP protection, Trade Secrets & Cybersecurity issues in a US-China Trade War” | TBC | ALL |
| 8 MAR | IWD2020 | International Women’s Day | PBEC will highlight efforts made by our members Corporations and quotes from our female leaders in the membership | Online – Social media channels | ALL |
| 16 MAR 2.30PM TO 4PM | PBEC Pulse Roundtable Briefing | “Malaysian Politics & latest business sentiment” | Latest National and Regional Updates from the Malaysia Chapter members chaired by PBEC CEO – will also discuss “Affects of Covid-19 on members businesses & actions being taken” | L21 Top Glove Tower, Selangor, Malaysia | Members & VIP Guests only |
| 25-27 MAR CANCELLED BY UNESCAP | UNESCAP Open Meeting | The APAC Peoples Forum on Sustainable Development 2020 | Contact to submit participation in the APFSD Meetings: escap-cso-apfsd@un.org | Bangkok, Thailand | ALL |
| 01 APR 4PM TO 5.30PM | PBEC Pulse Roundtable Briefing | “Going Green is a Way of Life” | PBEC member – Miguel Luis Aboitiz Senior Vice President Aboitiz Power Corp will join us over webinar from Manila to talk about his own “Asian Family Business resilience – A century on from the Philippines” Members not able to attend the HK meeting room – will be able to dial into this meeting and participate remotely over webinar – login details to follow. | 8/F, Meeting rooms, Princes Building, Central, HK | Members Only |
| 06-09 APR | 36th ASEAN Summit & Related Meetings | Semi-annual Summit of ASEAN leaders and Partners of ASEAN gather together in Danang, Vietnam Deadline for delegate application Approx: 5th March 2020 | Danang, Vietnam | Members Only (Subj to approval) | |
| 09 APR POSTPONED TO AUG 28-29 | KSI Event | ASEAN Leadership & Partnership Forum | “Partnerships for a Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN” – (Held in conjunction with the 36th ASEAN Summit in Vietnam) | Danang, Vietnam Hilton Hotel | ALL |
| 9-10 APR POSTPONED TO Sep 29-30 | UNESCAP & UNNExT | Forum on Trade Digitalization | Trade Digitalization for Sustainable Regional Integration in APAC https://www.unescap.org/events/2nd-forum-trade-digitalization-sustainable-regional-integration | Bangkok, Thailand | ALL |
| 28-30 APR | WEF – On Latin America | “Reforming for Growth and Inclusion” | See Agenda here: https://weforum.ent.box.com/v/LA20-Meeting-Overview | Sao Paulo, Brazil | ALL |
| 18-22 MAY | UNESCAP | Promoting economic, social and environmental cooperation | 76th Session of the Economic & Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific https://www.unescap.org/events/upcoming | Bangkok, Thailand | ALL |
| 09 JUN | KSI & PBEC | “The 2020 Asia Economic & Entrepreneurial Summit” | “Partnership for Innovation, Sustainable and Inclusion Economic Growth” https://kasi.asia/events/ – PBEC Speakers Wanted | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | YES |
| 10 JUN | PBEC Pulse Lunch Briefing and site visit | Site visit to Intel Malaysia – Sustainability and ICT Strategy under the SDG’s www.pbec.org Keynote being sought – PBEC Speakers Wanted | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | YES | |
| JUN Date (TBC) | Meeting 2 Capital Markets Insights Series 2020 with KPMG & PBEC | “Matchmaking Opportunities for Greater China Investors in Indonesia” | AsPAC KPMG Leadership Market Insights & Tax/Labour advisory in conjunction with PBEC https://home.kpmg/cn/en/home/insights.html PBEC Speakers Wanted | KPMG South Island Place, 8 Wong Chuk Hang Road. Hong Kong | YES |
| JUL (TBC) | APEC China CEO Forum 2020 | See Agenda https://www.apecchinabc.org/en/APEC-China-CEO-Forum PBEC Speakers Wanted | TBC, China | YES | |
| 9-10 SEP | Belt and Road Summit HK | See Agenda http://www.beltandroadsummit.hk/en/index.html | HKCC, Wanchai, HK | YES | |
| SEP Date (TBC) | Meeting 3 Capital Markets Insights Series 2020 | “Matchmaking Opportunities for Greater China Investors in Thailand” | AsPAC KPMG Leadership Market Insights & Tax/Labour advisory in conjunction with PBEC https://home.kpmg/cn/en/home/insights.html PBEC Speakers Wanted | KPMG Wong Chuk Hang Road. Hong Kong | YES |
| 16-17 SEP | 5th Kansai Roundtable with PBEC | See Agenda (TBC) PBEC Speakers Wanted | Kyoto, Japan | Members Only | |
| 20 OCT | PBEC Pulse Lunch Briefing | Vietnam Woman’s Day & ASEAN2020 Chair updates | Insights from leading women entrepreneurs and Govt officials www.pbec.org PBEC Speakers Wanted | HCMC, Vietnam | YES |
| NOV 4-6 | CIIE 2020 | China International Import Expo | PBEC to exhibit https://www.ciie.org/zbh/en/ | Shanghai, China | YES |
| 10-11 NOV | APEC CEO SUMMIT | See Agenda https://www.myapec2020.my/events/apec-ceo-summit/ | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Members Only | |
| 11-15 NOV | 37th ASEAN Summit | https://asean.org/asean/asean-structure/asean-summit/ | Vietnam | Members Only | |
| 29-30 NOV | Horasis Asia Meeting with PBEC | “Living in a Low Carbon Society” | See Agenda https://horasis.org/horasis-asia-meeting/ PBEC moderators and Panellists wanted | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Province, Japan | Members Only |
| 1 DEC | PBEC Pulse Lunch Briefing | “How are Japanese firms fairing and DFI opportunities in ASEAN” | TBC – Satoko Yahata www.pbec.org PBEC Speakers wanted | Tokyo, Japan | YES |
| DEC Date (TBC) | Meeting 4 Capital Markets Insights Series 2020 | “Matchmaking Opportunities for Greater China Investors in Philippines” | AsPAC KPMG Leadership Market Insights & Tax/Labour advisory in conjunction with PBEC https://home.kpmg/cn/en/home/insights.html PBEC Speakers wanted | KPMG Wong Chuk Hang Road. Hong Kong | YES |
| DEC (TBC) | PBEC Annual Xmas Cocktail | “Connecting APEC” | Join your PBEC members colleagues for some drinks and nibbles. Always a quality catch-up. By Invitation Only | (TBC) | Members Only |
All PBEC Pulse Breakfast and Lunch Briefings/site visits listed above – have Sponsorship opportunities for Members to participate in and expand their product or service offering to your fellow members. PBEC appreciates your support for putting on such meaningful connections and insightful dialogue events. Get in touch with me or Ferla at michael.walsh@pbec.org or ferla.lau@pbec.org