Sponsors and Partners

Lead Sponsor: Vriens & Partners

Vriens & Partners is Southeast Asia’s leading government affairs consultancy, with 70 consultants and 30 senior counsellors across 8 offices in capitals around the region.

We deliver nuanced and effective government affairs strategies built on trusted relationships with the highest levels of government, and with stakeholders along the entire policymaking chain.

For more info, please visit vrienspartners.com

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Co-Sponsor: GR Group Asia

GR Group Asia is a government relations and strategic public policy firm providing best-in-class government relations and public affairs support in Northeast Asia. While local social, political, regulatory and economic realities differ from market to market, our commitment to finding the best strategic approach matched with keen attention to detail and flawless execution does not.

GR Group Asia goes beyond strategic advice at 30,000 feet. We deliver practical and workable solutions to political and regulatory challenges in Japan and Korea. The work of GR Japan and GR Korea is supported by offices in London and Washington DC., where we combine the capabilities in our offices in Tokyo, Osaka and Seoul with a deep understanding of global business and non-profit practices. We follow also closely US, UK, and EU trade and economic policies that can impact business in Japan and Korea to best help our clients achieve practical and workable local results.

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Co-Sponsor: Spurwing

Spurwing is an independent strategic communications consultancy. We have a strong track record in delivering strategic programmes for leading businesses in Asia Pacific that inspire change, build trust and lead from the front. With a heritage strongly rooted in the healthcare, nutrition and food sectors, our team of specialists design programmes that are founded on solid research and intelligence, helping businesses operating in highly regulated markets navigate complex issues and protect their licence to operate.

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Executive Search Partner: Taylor Bennett Heyman

Taylor Bennett Heyman is an executive search firm that matches world-leading organisations with top-tier talent in corporate affairs.  Our focus is exclusively on corporate affairs and strategic communications. We help organizations to identify the best talent in all areas of this field, from government affairs and public policy to corporate communications, crisis management and corporate responsibility. The depth of our knowledge and the breadth of our network is unrivalled within this specialist field.

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Organiser: PublicAffairsAsia

PublicAffairsAsia is the network for senior government relations, corporate affairs and corporate communications professionals operating across the Asia Pacific region. We offer cutting edge insight through events, intelligence, publications and awards.

PublicAffairsAsia delivers market insight, industry intelligence, original research and international peer-to-peer summits tailored to firms and clients of the corporate affairs, government and public relations industry. We operate the Advance Professional Development programme for communications and corporate public affairs professionals.

We also connect corporations to their stakeholders through a series of online briefings and events: convening MNCs, governmental groups and NGOs on neutral platforms to debate emerging policy, regulatory and partnership-based developments.

We service the public affairs and communications industries internally and increasingly connect them to their stakeholders – providing innovative platforms to engage with key influencers.

Find out more at http://publicaffairsasia.com or contact Mark O’Brien.

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Partners:

FIA was founded in July 2010 by a group of leading food and beverage companies. From our base in Singapore, we seek to enhance the industry’s role as a trusted partner in the development of science-based policy in the region. FIA provides an important hub for advocacy and debate. We bring together the food industry’s most senior business leaders to champion initiatives that promote sustainable growth and support regional policies that deliver harmonised results.

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AmCham represents our members at the highest levels of government in Singapore and Washington. AmCham played a significant role in the development of the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement and meets regularly with senior members of the Singapore Government to represent the interests of our members. Our advocacy achieves results for our members.

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The European Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, known as EuroCham, was established in 2001 and is composed of the European National Business Groups in Singapore as well direct corporate members. EuroCham aims to help European businesses who want to communicate their business interests through three channels: networking, advocacy as well as the sharing of best practices. EuroCham is an independent, non-profit organization governed by its members and is the sole European representative at the Singapore Business Federation.

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The Asia Business Trade Association (ABTA) serves as the premier business association dedicated to the promotion of regional trade issues in cooperation with government. The ABTA represents Asia-based companies and has three pillars of activities: 1) trade agreements, 2) next generation trade issues and 3) supporting smaller firms. Join us now. The ABTA is a resource for both governments and business community, acting as an advocate, thought-leader and capacity building partner on key cross-cutting trade issues. ABTA brings together different sectors and firms of different sizes with governments to develop better trade and business environments for Asia. The Association provides thought leadership on fast evolving issues of concern to companies, governments and regulators.

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For more than 30 years, the US-ASEAN Business Council has been the premier advocacy organization for US corporations operating within the dynamic Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Worldwide, the Council’s 150+ membership generates over $6 trillion in revenue and employ more than 13 million people. Members include the largest US companies conducting business in ASEAN, and range from newcomers to the region to companies that have been working in Southeast Asia for over 100 years. The Council has offices in: Washington, DC; New York, NY; Bangkok, Thailand; Hanoi, Vietnam; Jakarta, Indonesia; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Manila, Philippines; and Singapore.

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Since its inception in 1983 (as the Canada-Singapore Business Association), CanCham Singapore has grown into one of Singapore’s most recognized international business associations. It is currently embarking on an exciting growth phase, providing more value to its members as a result of Asia’s ascendancy in global markets and Canada’s increased commercial engagement with Singapore and its neighbours.
If you are interested in joining the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, please follow this link for more information.

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The Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) is the preeminent organization with a region (ASEAN)-wide mandate to promote and increase trade relations between Canada and ASEAN. The council has three primary offerings for our Members: to provide/produce region-specific educational materials, act as an advocacy engine to Canadian and local Governments, and facilitate high-level networking opportunities between Canadian and ASEAN companies. At its core, the mission of CABC is simple; to provide our members with concrete commercial opportunities to build and grow their companies.