The premier annual business
forum, “ASEAN Business and Investment Summit” is all set for this year
on November 13-14 at the Solaire Grand Resort and Casino, Pasay City. With the
theme “World Leaders’ Roadmap Towards Prosperity for All,” the
event seeks to become the catalyst for closer
cooperation between the public and private sector to boost inclusive
growth in the region. The 3M framework, Mentorship, Money and Market, is a key
focus to enable help for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME).
His Excellency Dmitry
Medvedev, Prime Minister, Federation of Russia and His
Excellency Narendra Modi, Prime Minister, Republic of India,
will be headlining this year’s summit.
More than 1000
leaders from the business and policymaking communities from the ASEAN
10-member states and beyond will converge as speakers and attendees. Speakers
will include heads of governments and C-level executives from global businesses
and think tanks. The audience will be an aggregate of corporate leaders,
government executives, MSMEs, youth and women leaders, and various enablers.
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| (ABIS 2017 organizers, Ms. Josephine Romero - ASEAN BAC Adviser, Mr. Joey Concepcion - ASEAN BAC Chair, Tessie Sy-Coson and George Barcelon - ASEAN BAC Council Members, during the presscon) |
“ABIS is the biggest and
most prestigious business event in ASEAN. We would like to invite everyone, most
especially the MSME’s, to attend and take advantage of this fantastic
opportunity to gain valuable insights from industry leaders that will help
their respective businesses grow and be competitive in today’s ever-changing
landscape” said Joey Concepcion, ABAC Chairman.
ABIS, hosted by the ASEAN
Business Advisory Council (ABAC), is expected to draw more than 1,700
guests representing top level executives from diverse sectors; distinguished
thought leaders; champions and leaders from across the region coming from
government, business, the academe, and research entities; and entrepreneurship
mentors and enablers.
The two-day event shall
cover topics ranging from:
ASEAN Build, Build, Build –
Infrastructure Development: A Perspective (Building for the Future) – This forum aims
to facilitate discussions on current and upcoming initiatives of the public and
private sector in strengthening infrastructure development across ASEAN.
Leading the discussion are Enrique Razon, Chairman and CEO International Container
Terminal Services Inc.; Diwakar Gupta, Vice President of the Asian Development
Bank; Shinya Ejima, Senior Vice- President of Japan International Cooperation
Agency; Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, CEO, Ayala Corporation; Tony Fernandes,
Group Chief Executive Officer, AirAsia; and moderated by Maria Ressa, Founder
and CEO of Rappler.
Unleashing Women Economic
Power and Human Capital Development – this forum aims
to provide insights on key areas of governance and business that can leverage
on the brilliance of women and other minorities. Leading the
discussion are Teresita Sy-Coson, ASEAN BAC Council Member and Vice Chair of SM
Investments; Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
and the tenth Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for
Asia and the Pacific; Datuk (Dr.) Hafsah Hashim, Chief Executive Officer of SME
Corporation; Ma. Fe Perez-Agudo, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hyundai
Asia Resources Inc.; Sirina Sisombat-Hervy, Sinuok Coffee, ASEAN Business Award
2017 Winner; and moderated by Chloe Cho, Presenter and Executive Producer of
Channel News Asia.
Right Money, Open
Markets – This forum is a global dialogue led by renowned
policy leaders in finance and key players in the market who will
uncover the current realities regarding the accessibility and distribution of
money and markets which are imperative to the roadmap towards
Prosperity for All. Leading the discussion are Gov. Nestor Espenilla, Governor,
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas; Anthony Thomas, Chief Operating Officer of Mynt;
Tan Sri Rebecca Fatima Sta. Maria, Senior Policy Fellow of the Economic
Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia; Alexander Feldman, President and
CEO of US-ASEAN Business Council; Robbie Antonio, CEO of Revolution Precrafted;
David Foote, Founder and CEO, Zennya; and moderated by Dato Timothy Ong,
Chairman of Asia Inc. Forum.
On to ASEAN 100:
Perspectives of the World Today and Beyond -- In this panel,
multilateral leaders, former heads of governments and states, and citizens
share their outlook on ASEAN’s position for growth and leadership.
Shared Economy -- Home to over 663 million
people, the ASEAN region offers one of the most promising markets for shared services.
Integral to the development of this emerging market, today’s leading ASEAN game
changers will tackle pragmatic approaches to harness the sharing
economy’s potential and to address the challenges that comes with it.
Leading the discussion are Dr. Robert Yap, Chair of ASEAN BAC Singapore and
Chairman of YCH Group; Mario Pezzini, Director of the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development Centre; Lito Villanueva, Managing Director of
FINTQ; and moderated by Robert Yap Min Choy, ASEAN Business Advisory Council
Singapore Member and Deputy Chairman and Executive Director of Y3 Technologies.
Entrepreneurship in the
Digital Economy – In this panel, global disruptors from the new world
economy will discuss the impacts of innovation and disruptive
technology on small businesses and the rest of the world. Leading the
discussion are Manny Pangilinan, Chairman, PLDT Group; Nick Nash, Group
President, Sea Group; Dr. Yuri Sato, Executive Vice President of Japan External
Trade Organization (JETRO); Goh Peng Ooi, Founder and Executive Chairman of
Silverlake Axis Limited; Richard Eldridge, CEO of Lenddo; and moderated by Yasu
Ota, Editorial Writer and Columnist of Nihon Keizai Shimbun Singapore. With Her
Excellency Maria Leonor ‘Leni’ Robredo, Vice President of the
Republic of the Philippines, to deliver the Closing Keynote Address to
officially end ABIS 2017.
Alongside the 2-day summit
is the launch of ASEAN Mentorship for Entrepreneurs Network (AMEN),
a pool of mentors across the 10-member countries who will help MSMEs scale up.
Tickets for ABIS are made
available through a pre-registration basis. Interested applicants may register
through www.abis2017.com and
will be subject to a screening process. Tickets for sale are Gold US$1,000 (Php
50,000), Silver US$500 (Php25,000) and Bronze US$250 (Php 13,500).
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