The Singapore Apex Business Summit 2024 returns! Happening from 23 to 25 July, the Summit aims to connect the global business community through plenary discussions, fireside chats, and exclusive networking events. A key highlight of the Summit is the inaugural Future of Trade Forum (FoTF) on 25 July, building on Singapore’s FTA Day. The forum gathers policymakers, top executives, and trade-focused organisations to discuss pressing global trade challenges in today's complex business landscape. Register your interest for FoTF here: https://lnkd.in/gXyuj-eU
Join us as we explore the theme “End of Business as Usual: Global Trade at a Crossroads”. The day will kickoff with a welcome address by Andrew Kwan (Group Managing Director, Commonwealth Capital Group, President, Restaurant Association of Singapore, Vice-Chairman / Honorary Secretary, Singapore Business Federation), an opening speech by Guest-of-Honour Gan Kim Yong (Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Trade and Industry) and the keynote address by Mr John W.H. Denton AO (Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce). Following this, a series of plenary sessions from distinguished guests will guide us through the day. Don’t miss our special lunch and fireside segment, where an all-female panel will discuss ‘Impact of Trade Conflicts on the Future of Trade - Cross-Border Data Flows, Technological Export Controls and Critical Resource Competition’. Featured Speakers: (Panel 1: Between Promise and Peril: How Asia’s Supply Chains Are Reckoning with Global Bifurcation) Panellist Jane Lim (Deputy Secretary (Trade), Ministry of Trade and Industry) Phil O'Reilly ONZM (Managing Director, Iron Duke Partners) Michael Kiely (President, Global Public Affairs, UPS) Tan Chong Meng (Vice-Chairman, SG TraDex) Moderator Alex Capri (Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation and Lecturer, NUS Business School) (Panel 2: Defining the ‘Extra’ In Extraterritoriality: Riding the New Wave of Visibility Regulations in Global Trade) Panellist Frank Debets (Managing Partner, Customs and International Trade, PwC Worldtrade Management Services, PwC Singapore) Fam Wee Wei (Director, Carbon Mitigation and International Trade Cluster, (Green Economy & Sustainability) Ministry of Trade and Industry(MTI)) Jeremy Goon (Chief Sustainability Officer, Wilmar International) Heng Dean Law (Managing Director, Pollination Group) Moderator Kala Anandarajah, BBM (Head, Competition, Antitrust and Trade, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP) (Lunch and Fireside Chat: Impact of Trade Conflicts on the Future of Trade – Cross Border Data Flows, Technological Export Controls and Critical Resource Competition) Panellists Michaela Browning (CEO, Brunswick Group Asia Pacific) Johanna Hill (Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organisation) Moderator Hafimi Abdul Haadii (Executive Director, LVK Group of Companies) Discover more about the programme at https://lnkd.in/gXyuj-eU Register for your passes now! #SBF #SBF2024 #SGBusinesses #SABS2024 #FEC #SRBF #FOTF #SABS2024 #EndofBAU #SmartTechnology #Philanthropy #DigitalEconomy #SingaporeEconomy #SustainableFuture #GlobalTrade #Sustainability