What Attendees Say

Here’s what previous participants say about attending PublicAffairsAsia’s industry leading events:


Mr Yuan Haiying, Former Diplomat and Founder and President, Yuan Associates:

“The Government Affairs Forum provides a platform for practitioners from various industries to gather together and brainstorm innovative and mutually-beneficial ideas and strategies, allowing us to work together to summarize our practices into government affairs theories to help guide our daily work.  The future development of government affairs in China is promising, but it will continue to be a step by step process.  As one of the founding members and a speaker at every forum, I am not only enlightened and inspired by the discussion with my industry peers, but I have also gained deep friendships with them.”

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Shakilla Shahjihan,  Senior Regional Director, Government Affairs Asia Pacific, Abbott Laboratories, Singapore:

“Events organised by PublicAffairsAsia allow me to learn new things and share insights with others. Presentations are useful and the discussions are insightful. It is also a great opportunity to meet with my colleagues from other companies and get to know others, helping to extend my network. I look forward to the next one.”

 

Steven R. Okun, Director, Public Affairs, KKR Asia Pacific

Whenever I attend an event of PublicAffairsAsia, I always leave with new insights into how better to engage in public affairs. These events always attract senior level participants from multiple geographies and across the spectrum of public affairs – from public policy to communications to sustainability and stakeholder engagement —  making the discussions both timely and topical, with a focus less on theory and platitudes and more on actual practice and lessons learned from the field.

Jonathan Dong, Head of Corporate Affairs, Nestlé China:

“The discussion topics are always balanced, timely and provocative, helping me to connect the dots in the understating of certain challenges.   I also enjoy the opportunity to network with participants from diverse backgrounds.”

Simeon Mellalieu, Partner, Client Development. APAC, Ketchum:

“PublicAffairsAsia’s events consistently attract the most senior, active and vocal practitioners from around the region to debate today’s biggest communications and corporate affairs challenges. By being part of the industry and working from the inside, the events are crafted and current revealing the best work and ideas from across the region from digital stakeholder engagement to creating shared value.”