Recruitment Asia 2017
2017-11-02
About the Event:
The war for talent is real and so much has been said about it. Recruitment Asia is the region’s most comprehensive forum on recruitment and talent acquisition. It is the must-attend conference if you want to boost your people strategies for strategic business
outcomes.
Addressing the key challenges in recruiting processes and showcasing the best practices and expert insights in this area, this event is positioned to be your one-stop shop which allows you to learn and benchmark against your own practices. Take full advantage of this opportunity to learn from the best, and join more than 150 other business and HR leaders from across Asia to map out the route to attracting and securing the best talent.
More information is available here.
EuroCham Members: Enjoy a discount of 10% Off Ticket Prices
For further enquiries, please contact Ms. Isabel Ho, Regional Marketing at isabelh@humanresourcesonline.net

HR Committee Meeting with WSG
2017-11-03
EuroCham’s HR Committee will be meeting with Workforce Singapore at the EU Delegation Office and discuss about current challenges in the Singapore labour market.

More updates will be provided soon.

IPR Committee Meeting
2017-11-03
The agenda for the next committee meeting will include the following topics:
1. Annual roundtable with Singapore IP authorities
2. IP Key – Updates and project proposals

Asia Property Awards (Singapore)
2017-11-07
Returning for a seventh year on 7 November 2017, the annual PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore) 2017 is part of the regional Asia Property Awards programme established in 2005. With a professionally run awards system supervised by BDO, the world’s fifth largest auditing and accountancy firm, the Asia Property Awards (Singapore) is the biggest and most prestigious real estate event in the Lion State. Last year’s gala dinner saw 12 of the country’s most innovative developers come together to celebrate the industry’s achievements, with City Developments Limited (CDL) being named the Best Developer (Singapore) and Francis Koh of the Koh Brothers Group Limited as the Real Estate Personality of the Year. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to celebrate one of the region’s dynamic property markets and meet the industry leaders who are redefining it.
More information is available here.

Asia Real Estate Summit
2017-11-07
PropertyGuru invites European Chamber of Commerce Singapore members to join the Asia Real Estate Summit on 7-8 November 2017 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Covering key themes such as Proptech, China’s One Belt One Road plan, evolving markets and women in real estate and construction, the Asia Real Estate Summit will welcome keynotes by:
– Dr. Liu Thai Ker, senior director of RSM Architects Planners & Engineers (Pte) Ltd and chairman, Centre for Liveable Cities
– Shailesh Rao, board director at JLL, and former vice-president at Twitter and managing director at Google India
– Tom Miller, author and senior analyst at Gavekal Research
– Rafiq Jumabhoy, executive chairman at Orkney Investments
European Chamber of Commerce Singapore members can enjoy an exclusive 20% discount for a two-day pass (full price: SGD1,260). For only SGD 1,008, ticket holders gain access to all keynotes, panel sessions, country roundtable discussions, and networking breaks and lunch.
More information is available here.

Austrian Wine Week Singapore
2017-11-13
austrian wine week singapore 2017, 13th November to 19th November 2017
wine and dine with famous austrian wine makers & award-winning
distiller at 6 different venues across singapore
vinothek leopold, a concept by gastrobar pte. ltd. is proud to present the austrian wine week 2017. an exciting programme specially curated for wine and dine enthusiast this nov. founded by klaus leopold, austrian by descent and restaurant owner, his idea was to create an awareness of the presence of austrian wine in the local scene. with the success from last year event, austrian wine week continues to showcase a unique dining experience for guest. this year brings 6 famous wine makers and 1 award distiller at 6 different venues.
event highlights:
13th nov – day 1 will be held at host restaurant; leopold with austrian traditional wine tavern dinner. a casual sharing family style dinner featuring leopold signature platters, spreads and austrian country bread. distiller josef farthofer will be explaining about his top quality produced schnaps, wine maker patrick proidl and michael höffken will be joining to explain about their wines.
wine pairing dinner at chef’s table by chef stephan will take place on day 2. chef stephan, an austrian himself will surprise guest with a 5 course dinner, creatively put together using the finest ingredients. distiller josef farthofer and 4 wine makers will each take turn to present their top wines. a definite satisfying event that also widen ones knowledge about austrian wines. wednesday event brings the big bottle party at level33. highlight of this event is the pouring of wine from 6 litre and 18 litre bottles. mingle and party with the wine makers at the 33rd level with singapore best city view. be entertained by live saxophonist playing in the background while enjoying the flying finger food specially prepared by executive chef, jimi tegerdine.
event on day 4, 16th nov will be held at cassia restaurant at capella hotel. presenting a one-off four hand wine pairing dinner from a collaboration of 2 remarkable chef’s creating an exceptional 6 course high culinary western chinese cuisine. accompanying through the dinner will be wine maker michael höffken, alexander zahel, johannes gebeshuber and distiller josef farthofer. day 5 is a dinner amid the lush greenery at rifle lounge of swiss club singapore. this colonial building was built since
the 1927. the evening will begin with an aperitif, leopold organic sloe gin at the garden. leopold sloe gin is a production by owner, klaus leopold and a joint venture with distiller josef farthofer. swiss club renowned executive chef adrian vogt will dished out 5 course european wine pairing dinner while 4 wine makers will present their wines, guiding guest with the tasting notes and wine pairing ideas.
the saturday, 18th nov, sail away for a day from the hustle bustle of city life on board the catamaran motor yacht to lazarus island. bask in the sun while having a glass of wine on the boat itself and watch the day goes by. joining on this tour will be 3 wine makers who will share their knowledge and products. to ease the hunger pangs, finger food will be serve and also the chance to witness the spectacular sunset moment on board the yacht. lastly, austrian wine week wrapped up the event at host establishment at leopold. a wine tasting event of different wine labels as klaus leopold will be opening the 40 bottle of wines from its vinothek leopold’s portfolio. get questions answered and retrieved information from 3 of the wine maker who will be partaking in this closing event. through the standing wine tasting session, enjoy leopold mixed platter consist of an assortment of slices of cured meat, cheeses and austrian country breads.
wine makers for the event:
 winery hillinger – (day 1 – day 7)
 winery proidl – (day 1 – day 3)
 winery gebeshuber – (day 2 – day 5)
 winery gross – (day 2 – day 3)
 winery zahel – (day 4 – day 7)
 winery kirnbauer – (day 5 – day 7)
 distiller farthofer – (day 1 – day 4 )
participating venue:
 leopold
 chef’s table by chef stephan
 level33
 cassia restaurant at capella hotel
 swiss club singapore
 private yacht
 vinothek leopold at leopold
tickets for all events can only be purchase from www.leopold.sg/shop.
Eurocham member get to enjoy special discount on selected venue. Kindly email vinothek@leopold.sg for more information.
guest can contact event
organiser directly at +65 6534 7644.
direct contact:
klaus leopold aida arief
director business development manager
m: +65 81899049 m: +65 97899386
e: klaus@leopold.sg e: aida@leopold.sg

Breakfast Networking Session With Rolls-Royce Chief Technology Officer
2017-11-15
An Invitation To Join Breakfast Networking Session With Rolls-Royce Chief Technology Officer
Singapore is evolving into a centre of excellence for technological innovation, with the emergence of a world-class technology and digital ecosystem that many industries in Singapore – and around the world – can benefit from.
On behalf of Rolls-Royce, I would like to invite you to a breakfast networking session with Paul Stein, Rolls-Royce’s Chief Technology Officer. Paul will share his technology vision for Rolls-Royce and his perspective on Singapore’s role on the global technology stage.

Date:

Wednesday, 15 November 2017

Time:

07:45 am – 09:30 am

Venue:

The Grand Hyatt
Residence 1, Level 3
10 Scotts Road
Singapore, 228211

Register to attend here: https://rolls-royce-breakfast-networking-session.eventbrite.com

The Asset 12th Asian Bond Markets Summit
2017-11-16
The Asian financial crisis paved the way for a more resilient Asia. For years, the region has been the world’s economic growth engine on the back of China’s burgeoning economy and steady growth in India and Southeast Asia. Asia is also on its way to becoming a global wealth centre with an expanding high-net-worth individual (HNWI) segment and the emergence of its middle class. Its bond markets are now among the world’s largest.
In the bond space, China is a force to be reckoned with. The second-largest in Asia and third-largest globally, China’s bond market is expected attract more foreign investment following the launch of the Hong Kong-China Bond Connect. The revival of the panda bond market, on the other hand, provides access for issuers to tap Chinese investors.
Infrastructure is a priority across Asia and the capital markets are helping build it. Moreover, China’s Belt and Road initiative is helping to improve infrastructure as it strengthens regional connectivity.
Reinforcing its role as one of Asia’s bond centres is Singapore with its investment schemes aimed at boosting market participation. The Asean remains an attractive investment destination for international investors while frontier markets such as Sri Lanka remain on investors’ radars.
Climate change is also high on the agenda. The green bond market is booming in Asia, driving renewable energy and infrastructure projects. Moreover, environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are now being actively adopted by investors in the region.
The Asian Bond Markets Summit is the definitive fixed income event in Asia that draws the largest participation of issuers and institutional investors. Organized in association with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the summit is part of the ADB’s Asian Bond Markets Initiative that aims to deepen the development of Asian bond markets.
What to expect
– Singapore: Asean’s bond hub?
– Sukuk and growing the interest
– Belt and Road and the bond markets
– The revival of local currency project bonds
– The HK-China Bond Connect
– Panda bonds – Taking the leap?
– ESG and bonds – The next stage for fixed income investing
– The case for ASEAN green bonds
– India – Why it has been Asia’s darling market and will it last?
– Fintech and the future of Asia’s bond market
Use *ecsabms17* code and enjoy 10% off!
More information is available here.

The Singapore HR Awards 2018 Curtain Raiser
2017-11-16
The Singapore HR Awards promotes and recognises excellence within the HR profession in Singapore, by highlighting leading organisational HR practices and individuals (CEOs, HR Leaders, HR Business Partner and Professionals). SHRI strives to enhance the competencies of people managers, enabling a more innovative and resilient workforce in Singapore by developing Singapore’s most important asset – human capital.
To find out more about this award, do join us at for The Singapore HR Awards 2018 Curtain Raiser on 16 November 2017, by registering your interest here: http://shri.org.sg/TheSingaporeHRAwards2018CurtainRaiser
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact Nazzer, at muhammadnazzer@shri.org.sg

Water for Life (WFL) Volunteer Project
2017-11-17
Water for Life (WFL) Volunteer Project
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Dates: Monthly dates from Nov 2017 to Mar 2019
Water for Life addresses gaps in rural communities’ water ecosystem through the implementation of clean water technology, along with hygiene lessons.
Find out more about the project from Singapore International Foundation’s (SIF) website HERE.
For details on available dates and application procedures, please visit this webpage.

Employment and immigration in Singapore, what’s new?
2017-11-17
Singapore is an attractive destination for foreigners to work but navigating and managing the immigration regulations is not always a straight forward process.
At our next breakfast talk, our immigration experts will provide an overview of the latest developments when it comes to employment and immigration in Singapore and what’s new for 2018.
Topics Covered:
– Recent Entrepass scheme enhancements explained
– Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive employment practices (TAFEP)
– Requirements for Employment Pass holders regarding Directorships (LOC)
– Employment Pass changes coming in 2018 including the SGWorkPass mobile app
– Everything you need to know about the Personalised Employment Pass
Who will benefit from this talk?
– Existing work pass holders, employment pass holders with Directorships, entrepreneurs or business start-ups and HR personnel.
This event is free of charge!
RSVP: Hamida Sultan with your name, email and contact number to secure your seat. Limited spaces available.
More information is available here.

HR Committee Meeting with Peter Cheese, CEO of CIPD
2017-11-17
EuroCham will host Mr. Peter Cheese, CEO of CIPD next Friday, 17 November in an exclusive session to share about the future of HR, and you are invited.
Join Peter Cheese, Chief Executive, CIPD, for an exclusive conversation on the future of work and the HR profession.
This is a unique opportunity for a select group of HR leaders to gather and discuss critical world of work issues in Asia with one of the most respected thought leaders in HR. As Chief Executive of one of the largest professional bodies for HR and L&D in the world, with over 145,000 members, Peter has a unique perspective on the world of work. Peter will share the CIPD’s strategy to build a profession for the future and the new Professional Standards Framework launching in 2018.
Session Overview:
9.00-9.10am Introduction to people leaders in the room
9.10-9.45am Peter Cheese will share on the future of work and the CIPD’s strategy to build the profession for the future
9.45-10.30am Roundtable discussion on HR in Asia. Talking points:

Global and regional trends – how are they impacting your business?
What challenges and successes are you currently experiencing across the region?
State of the profession in Asia
Future of the HR profession in Asia

About the speaker:
Peter writes and speaks widely on the development of HR, the future of work, and the key issues of leadership, culture and organisation, people and skills.
Peter is a visiting Professor at the University of Lancaster, a member of the Board of BPP University, and sits on the Advisory Board for the Open University Business School. He holds an honorary doctorate from Kingston University, and is a Fellow of the CIPD, AHRI (the Australian HR Institute) and the Academy of Social Sciences. He’s also a Companion of the Institute of Leadership and Management, the Chartered Management Institute, and the British Academy of Management.
Prior to joining the CIPD in July 2012, he was Chairman of the Institute of Leadership and Management and a member of the Council of City&Guilds. Up until 2009 he had a long career at Accenture holding various leadership positions and culminating in a seven year spell as Global Managing Director, leading the firm’s human capital and organisation consulting practice.

RSVP by sending an email to Mr. Elgin Seah at elgin.seah@eurocham.org.sg

20th Asian Shared Services and Outsourcing Week Summit
2017-11-21
Date: 21-22 November 2017
Against the backdrop of an increasingly automated and digital environment, the 20th Asian Shared Services and Outsourcing Week Summit will deliver for the first time, and unprecedented line-up of global and regional Heads of Shared Services to discuss and debate critical strategies on how to stay agile and competitive.

More information is available here

Register by Friday, August 25th, 2017 to Save up to SG$900! Register Now

Breakfast event: Let your Supply Chain be your competitive differentiator as it transforms to meet new demands
2017-11-21
Today’s empowered customers expect more from the companies they do business with. This is leading to an increasingly competitive global marketplace and driving businesses to adapt their corporate strategies and tactics at an ever-faster pace. The systems and processes that drive the commerce lifecycle must better integrate with partners to anticipate and rapidly adjust to changing customer demands. Companies need to execute a smarter commerce strategy by synchronizing virtually every part of the value chain.
On the 21st of November, EuroCham Singapore, together with IBM certified consultancy, Veda Consulting, were organizing a discussion on disruptions and supply chain management in the 21st Century. A panel of experts provided their opinions about the synchronization of the chain and how companies are dealing with technological disruptions to a traditional way of doing business.
Agenda

IBM Speakers:

Irence Wee
– Irence heads up the Watson Supply Chain Business in IBM Asia Pacific. She has spent the last 20 over years helping clients in the Financial Services and Government sector automate and modernize B2B Integration focusing on reducing Customer Onboarding Time & effort, Automating Front end to Back end integration, reducing Operational Cost, Improving Customer SLA and adhering to necessary Regulatory Requirement and Security Best Practice.
– Irence joined IBM through our Sterling Commerce acquisition and brought along Industry best B2B Solution & Network that is used by 80% of Regional and Global Banks & Supply Chain Leaders.

Priyanka Deva
– Priyanka is the Senior Technical Staff Member and heads the Smarter Supply Chain Analytics-CoC. She has spent past 15 years to automate and transform Supply Chain to drive optimization and cost efficiencies through leading edge Technologies. .
– She is currently responsible for Technical Strategy to transform IBM’s Supply Chain’s to first Cognitive Supply Chain. She led the creation of Cognitive & Analytics Supply Chain Solutions to gain Transparency and Insights. These solutions demonstrate adoption of hybrid Cloud, Micro-services Architecture and industry leading Agile Design Thinking and Continuous Delivery (DevOps) practices. She is also responsible to drive co-creation of Supply Chain Data in Enterprise Common Data platform to unlock insights from structure and unstructured data, internal and external data .
– She is a frequent speaker at Supply Chain forums and conferences and is member of Women in Technology International and Society of Women Engineers.

Deloitte Speaker:

Eric Lee
Eric Lee is an Executive Director from Deloitte Risk Advisory, Cyber Risk Services practice. He has over 18 years of industry experience in technology risk and governance advisory, business IT program management and data management system design and development.
Eric has led executive transition workshops for CIOs entering their new roles, advised on IT security frameworks and developed technology risk strategy for organisations. Eric is also experienced in leading large turn-key engagements for security systems such as online banking security systems, e-commerce portals, and data management platforms. His industry focus is on financial services, public services and healthcare sectors, and he previously held position in a public healthcare entity overseeing informatics transformation program and IT governance teams. Eric holds a Masters of Technology in Software Engineering and Bachelor of Electronic and Electrical Engineering.

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Financial Services Committee - Cybersecurity Debate
2017-11-23
SYNOPSIS
Organisations and government institutions have experienced numerous data breaches and cyberattacks of various complexity, and the urgency to establish a robust system to thwart such attacks becomes increasingly salient. Each cyberattack undermines the integrity of the organisation and the economy at large with serious consequences. How can organisations keep up with the protection of critical information infrastructure and how can the government agencies assist the private sector strengthen their networks?

PROGRAMME
This panel debate brought together thought leaders from the government sector, industry, and academic realm to critically analyse the current cyber security infrastructure in place and provide an assessment on the cyber threat environment including the weak signals and threats faced by financial services institutions.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
MARK VAN STAALDUINEN

INNOVATION MANAGER & DEPUTY DIRECTOR, TNO SINGAPORE
Dr. Mark van Staalduinen is an innovation manager and deputy director at TNO Singapore and focusses on dark web, blockchain security and cybercrime. Furthermore, he works as a seconded cybercrime expert to INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation as his main interest lies in the understanding of cybercrime innovation. Mark received his master’s degree in electrical engineering from Delft University of Technology (DUT) in 2003 and joined TNO in 2007. He received his doctorate from DUT’s Department of Information and Communication Theory in 2010.

LIM THIAN CHIN
HEAD OF CRITICAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION, CYBER SECURITY AGENCY SINGAPORE
Lim Thian Chin is currently the head of Critical Information Infrastructure Protection at the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore. Thian Chin has over 16 years of experience in information & technology governance, risk management, resilience and compliance, and operational technology cybersecurity. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from the Nanyang Technological University and is an alumnus of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies.

DEBIN GAO
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS, SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY
Professor Debin Gao is an associate professor from the School of Information Systems, Singapore Management University where his research focusses on software and systems security. In recent years, Debin also participated in the research of mobile security, cloud security, and human factors in security. One of his papers was presented the Best Paper Award in Network & Distributed System Security Symposium in 2013 and he is also the recipient of the Lee Kong Chian Fellowship in the year 2017. Debin obtained his doctorate from Carnegie Mellon University.

European Networking Night
2017-11-28
SAVE THE DATE!
Our final networking night was happening on 28th November at the Stuttgart Blackforest Boutique S-Cafe.
Join us in celebrating the end-of-year season and to regroup with familiar and new faces over 2 hours free flow of drinks and canapes.

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Schuman Lecture Gala Dinner 2017
2017-12-05
On the 5th of December 2017, the European Chamber of Commerce of Singapore had the honour to welcome Mr. José Manuel Barroso, former President of the European Commission (from 2004-2014) to deliver the 7th Singapore Schuman Lecture.
The Singapore Schuman Lecture celebrates the remarkable achievements of European integration since its modest beginnings, announced in the declaration by French Foreign Minister Schuman. The Schuman Lecture focuses on an economic and political vision for Europe, with particular attention on economic integration.
Taking place in the form of a prestigious gala dinner, the Lecture welcomed distinguished guests, including Singaporean government representatives, CEOs and managing directors of major European and local companies, the diplomatic circle and the media.
It welcomed in the past distinguished speakers such as Mr. Jean-Claude Trichet, former President of the European Central Bank, H.E. Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, Mr Romano Prodi, Former President of the European Commission and Former Prime Minister of Italy, Mme Christine Lagarde, French Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Lord Mandelson, former UK Secretary of State for Business, First Secretary of State and EU Trade Commissioner and Mr Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and former EU Trade Commissioner.
The Schuman Lecture series was supported by the Delegation of the European Union to Singapore and by the European national chambers of commerce and business associations present in Singapore.
Programme:

6.30PM Registration & Cocktail
7.30PM Opening remarks by the President of EuroCham Mr. Stefano Poli
Welcome remarks by the EU Ambassador to Singapore Ms. Barbara Plinkert
8.30PM Key-note speech by Guest of Honour Mr. José Manuel Barroso
9.00PM Q&A Session with Moderator Mr. Teymoor Nabili
10.30PM End of event

Guest of Honour: Mr. José Manuel Barroso
Former President of the European Commission (from 2004-2014)
Having first been elected to the Portuguese Parliament in 1985, José Manuel Barroso served as state secretary for home affairs, state secretary for foreign affairs and cooperation, and minister for foreign affairs in successive governments. In 1999, he was elected president of the Social Democratic Party and became the leader of the opposition. In 2002, he was elected Prime Minister of Portugal and in 2004 he was nominated as President of the European Commission. JMB remained in the Presidency for two five-year terms where he played an influential role in the passing of the Treaty of Lisbon, responding to the financial crisis and incorporating new members in the European Union, as the EU went from 15 to 28 countries between 2004 and 2014.
On behalf of the EU, Jose Manuel received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012 and gave the acceptance speech together with the President of the European Council.
JMB’s academic positions included visiting professor at Georgetown University. Most recently, he was visiting professor of International Economic Policy and a policy fellow at the Woodrow Wilson School, at Princeton University. He is also a visiting professor at the Catholic University of Portugal and at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva.
JMB has been awarded numerous university honorary degrees and has received more than 60 decorations, prizes and honors, including Portugal’s Grã-Cruz da Ordem Militar de Cristo and Grande Colar da Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique.
JMB graduated in Law from the University of Lisbon and completed a master’s degree in Political Science and a diploma in European studies at the University of Geneva.
JMB is currently chairman and non-executive director of Goldman Sachs International and an advisor to the firm.

Moderator: Mr. Teymoor Nabili
Teymoor Nabili is a journalist and television broadcaster based in Singapore. He is the Executive Editor at Eco-Business.com and hosts “Perspectives” on Channel News Asia.

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Briefing by MTI: Singapore's priorities as ASEAN Chair 2018
2017-12-06
On Wednesday, 6 December 2017, we had Ms. Sulaimah Mahmood, Senior Director at the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and Singapore’s chief negotiator for RCEP share with EuroCham members on Singapore’s priorities as ASEAN Chair in 2018.
This was a 1-hour exclusive closed-door dialogue and consisted of:
– Presentation by Senior Director Ms. Sulaimah Mahmood
– Question & Answer with audience
Details:
Date/time: Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 12:00PM-01:00PM
Venue: EDHEC Business School, 1 George Street, #15-02, Singapore 049145
(Enter through Lobby B)

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Siemens private site visit
2017-12-06
On Wednesday, December 6th, Mr. José Manuel Barroso, guest-of-honour and keynote-speaker at the 7th EuroCham Schuman Lecture, together with representatives of EuroCham’s gold members was invited to visit the headquarters of Siemens in Singapore.
The two hours visit was guided by Dr. Armin Bruck, CEO of Siemens Pte Ltd, who presented the company and gave an overview of the company’s activities in the region. The visitors gained insights into the work of the Remote Diagnostic Service Hub, the Remote Analytic Industry Hub as well as the Digital Healthcare applications department. The comprehensive presentation of the different departments offered the opportunity to learn more about the company’s operations in Singapore and South East Asia and allowed the visitors to come to know about innovative projects and upcoming programmes.
The visit enabled the group to get a deeper understanding of how European businesses operate in Singapore and the region, with Siemens being a great example of a European company having successfully integrated into the Asian business community.

Breakfast with former EU Commission President Mr. José Manuel Barroso
2017-12-06
On the 6th of December, EuroCham hosted an exclusive breakfast discussion with Mr. Barroso. Attended by members of the EU Delegation in Singapore including Ambassador Barbara Plinkert, as well as the chairmen and vice-chairmen of EuroCham’s working committees, the breakfast discussion provided industry representatives with a frank sharing session with Mr. Barroso on the most recent and pressing issues faced by industry. The chairmen also provided an overview of the activities of the various committees, including the past advocacy efforts and events lined up for 2018. The breakfast discussion was well received and members had expressed their strong interest for such sessions in the future.

The BritCham Ball: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
2017-12-09
Celebrate the Most Wonderful Time of the Year at the British Chamber of Commerce Singapore’s famous annual BritCham Ball on Saturday, 9th December 2017 at the luxurious Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore. Enjoy the true British Christmas experience by inviting your colleagues and friends for the ultimate in Christmas parties with photo opportunities, carols, a three course Christmas dinner, free-flow drinks, live music and dancing until the early hours! Book your tables or seats at https://goo.gl/9oxE4R
Contact us at info@britcham.org.sg or +65 6222-3552

SSO WEEK APAC DIGITAL 2017
2017-12-12
SSO WEEK APAC DIGITAL 2017: A FREE ONLINE EVENT FOR SHARED SERVICES The biggest and most prestigious online shared services event in Asia-Pacific

Singapore, 29 November 2017 – The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON) is hosting the SSO Week APAC Digital 2017 event – a complimentary online event for shared services professionals in the APAC region on 12 – 14 December 2017.
This free online event features the most popular sessions and speakers from SSON’s 2017 flagship Australian and Asian Shared Services & Outsourcing Weeks held in Sydney and Singapore, and offers the unique opportunity for registrants to experience 9 live in-depth webinars – or watch them on demand after the live event – all from the comfort of their desk.
Its predecessor events – the SSO Week North American and Europe Digital 2017 events enjoyed success with more than 600+ online registrants, and this live APAC Digital event is expected to achieve the same.
“This online event is not something that’s available before… It takes away the inconvenience to go to the (event) location,” said Tilak Banerjee, Director – GBS, EMC, previous attendee of the SSO Week Digital event for the North American region.“ Attendees can pick and choose the sessions they want based on the level of maturity of their shared services organisations, as well as topics that interest them.”
Registrants of SSO Week APAC Digital 2017 will hear live from Asia-Pacific leaders from AECOM, Celestica, DHL Asia Pacific Shared Services, Digi Telecommunications, Solvay and VEON on handpicked case studies based on key topics, including:

Changing Talent Landscape
Intelligent Automation Strategy
Sourcing
Enabling a Changing Enterprise Business Model
Customer Centricity
Emerging Sectors and Markets in Shared Services

To learn more or register for free, visit its official event website.
About SSON:
With over 120,000 members, the Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON) is the largest and most established community of shared services and outsourcing professionals in the world. SSON provides a platform for practitioners and vendors to connect with each other on a regional and global basis, both online and offline. Along with its global data analytics centre, SSON Analytics, SSON offers shared services professionals the information, tools and connections they need on a daily basis.
For more information, contact:
Emmeline Tan
Marketing, SSON
T: +65 6722 9371
E: emmeline.tan@ssonetwork.com
W: www.ssonetwork.com

SHRI Outlook 2018
2018-01-04
SHRI Outlook is one of SHRI’s key annual events held at the beginning of each year. The forum creates a platform for HR decision-makers, industry experts and leading authorities to look towards the future of the workplace and share economic, business and HR forecasts for the year ahead.
The session will commence with a Dialogue with Mr Ong Ye Kung, Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) and Second Minister for Defence, followed by keynote presentations on the 2018 Economic Outlook, 2018 HR Outlook and a panel discussion themed “HR Powered Businesses: A Paradigm Shift”.
The panelist line-up includes Ms Charlotte Thng, Head – Human Resources, Standard Chartered (Moderator), Mr Charlie Ang, Founding President, The Innovators Institute, Ms Carmen Wee, Global Vice President – Human Resources, Schneider Electric, Mr Frank Koo, Head of Talent Solutions, Southeast Asia, Korea & Japan, LinkedIn, Mr Russell Tham, Corporate Vice President, President and Regional General Manager, South East Asia, Global Field Group, Asia Alliances, New Markets and Alliances Group, Applied Materials and Ms Ho Wee Ling, Vice President, HR, SEA, SAP Asia.
SHRI is pleased to extend a 20% discount off the public rate to you. Please click on “Tickets”, enter promotional code “early20” and select “SHRI Outlook 2018 (Non-Members)” at the event registration site.

REGIONAL OUTLOOK FORUM 2018
2018-01-09
REGIONAL OUTLOOK FORUM 2018
The Regional Outlook Forum (ROF) is ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute’s flagship event held at the beginning of each year. This annual one-day forum highlights short and medium-term political and economic trends and challenges that stakeholders in government, businesses and the private sector need to be aware of. Next year’s ROF will be held on Tuesday, 9 January 2018 at the Shangri-La Hotel Island Ballroom, Singapore.
Questions that the speakers at the 2018 Forum will discuss include: What are the implications for Southeast Asia of the changing US-China relations? What are the major economic trends and how will they impact the region? Is ISIS gaining a foothold in Southeast Asia in the Marawi aftermath? What can we expect from the upcoming elections in Malaysia and Indonesia? How well have the governments of Myanmar, Thailand and Philippines dealt with their domestic security and political challenges and what are the prospects for 2018-19?
Registration can be done directly through ISEAS website (https://iseas.edu.sg/rof/).
For more information please contact Dr. Mustafa Izzuddin at mustafa@iseas.edu.sg

Wine & Spirits Committee Meeting
2018-01-24
The Wine & Spirits committee will reconvene to finalise the strategic direction of the industry-led responsible drinking campaign.

This event is for EuroCham Singapore members only.

Economic Outlook 2018 – Is the future as cryptic as it seems?
2018-01-25
The SwissCham event series in the New Year will kick off once again with the traditional Economic Outlook event. Starting in 2017, but likely more pronounced in 2018, we are beginning to witness major trend changes. One is that after almost a decade of monetary easing by central banks, the tide is turning and most of them are looking to bring policies back to normal levels. This has an impact on growth as well as on interest rates and, therefore, currencies as well.
This event will take place on the 25th of January 2018
Fee:
SwissCham members: FREE
Staff members: $80
External: $80
Click here for more information and registration.
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HR Committee Meeting: Contingent Workforce: Unicorns, Disruptive Management Models and the Future of HR
2018-01-26
EuroCham’s HR committee will regroup in January and host its next meeting at Grab, featuring a panel discussion on the contingent workforce, on unicorns, disruptive management models and the future of HR.

Contingent Workforce: Unicorns, Disruptive Management Models and the Future of HR

Synopsis
The scope and responsibilities of HR are changing rapidly due to the rise of the contingent workforce and use of disruptive business models in a new generation of companies. One prediction is that within 12 years, half the world’s workforce will be freelance, including HR (CIPD).

This event is a unique opportunity for HR professionals to see first hand how these fast-growing companies with new ways of managing people will impact HR in more mature companies, and to share how the contingent workforce is changing the moral and legal contract company and employee.

We are proud to host three esteemed speakers on the panel:
Ms. Ong Chin Yin, Head of People at Grab
Ms. Anne Caron, Partner at Trellis Asia
Ms. Pattie Walsh, Partner at Bird & Bird

Please RSVP by sending an email to elgin.seah@eurocham.org.sg.

We’re looking forward to having you join us, and as seats are limited, RSVP soon!

This event is for EuroCham Singapore members only.

MEPs meeting with HR members
2018-01-31
Members of the HR committee will participate in a discussion with MEPs Bernd Lange and David Martin, discussing a wide range of labour topics.
This includes:
i) immigration restrictions
ii) labour conditions of foreign and domestic workers
iii) and issues faced by the industry and last but not least
iv) adhesion to international convention including ILO
This is event is only open to members.

ScandBizBar
2018-02-01
We warmly welcome you to the first ScandBizBar Networking Night of the year! Thursday 1st of February at 6.30pm onwards @Empire, 50 Raffles Place Level 45 Singapore Land Tower.
This networking event is open to all so please feel free to bring your colleagues and friends.
There will be happy hour all evening and 2 free beers/glasses of wine/spirits for the first 100 to arrive and give their business card. So be there in time!
We look forward to seeing you!
No registration fee: first served principle.
Dates for ScandBizBar Nights this spring:
– 1st of February
– 1st of March
– 5th of April
– 3rd of May
– 7th of June
ScandBizBar 2018 sponsor is CorpZap.

EuroCham Breakfast Talks: Disruptive Innovation and Regulation: Friend or Foe?
2018-02-07
SUMMARY OF EVENT
In the age of the digital economy, technological advances and disruptors play a major role in shaping society. At the breakfast talk with the Warren Tseng, General Manager of Uber, Zann Kwan, CEO of Bitcoin Exchange, and Professor Tan Chorh Chuan of the Ministry of Health discussed how disruptive innovation is a force for good despite industry having to endure some shakeups. The Singapore government in this aspect has been very encouraging towards innovative industries and have reacted positively about the impacts on transportation, banking, and healthcare.
After all, as Nele Cornelis, Executive Director of EuroCham having quoted the famed author Amit Kalantri, the “Telephone did not come into existence from the persistent improvement of the postcard”. Disruptive innovation may be the way forward but understanding the perspectives of both the regulator and innovator is important to appreciate the rationale behind certain actions, and that disruptive change cannot be evaluated in a vacuum, nor disregarded.

SYNOPSIS:
New technologies or business models can profoundly shake the functioning of existing industries and bring societal changes. As the OECD notes, these disruptive innovations can deliver important benefits to competition and consumers and can stimulate innovation and price competition from established providers. However, they can also give rise to legitimate public policy concerns and create demands for regulation. In such an environment, what are the potential market impacts of disruptive innovation, and how are regulators responding?
This Breakfast Talk, hosted by the European Chamber of Commerce, brings together industry thought leaders, technology experts and policy makers for a discussion around the impact of disruptive technologies on regulatory and policy objectives and collaborative innovations.
Central themes to the discussion will be the potential benefits of disruptive innovation and the role of regulation and its impact of innovation. Panellists will also be addressing the relationship between the technology cycle and the regulatory cycle. Finally, presenters will offer their insights into how, in an increasingly fractured, but also globalized world, the industry can derive the potential benefits of disruptive technology, working in a collaborative way.
EVENT:
8:15AM: Registration
8:40AM: Guests be seated, breakfasts serving begins
8:45AM: Opening Remarks
8:50AM: Breakfast Talk: Disruptive innovation and impacts on regulation and policy
9:50AM: Discussion and Q&A
10:30AM: Close & Networking
SPEAKERS:
Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, Executive Director at Office for Healthcare Transformation & Chief Health Scientist, Ministry of Health
Zann Kwan, CEO at Bitcoin Exchange Pte Ltd
Warren Tseng, General Manager (Singapore & Malaysia), Uber

Professor David Chan, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Behavioural Sciences Institute at the Singapore Management University (Moderator)
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:

TAN CHORH CHUAN
CHIEF HEALTH SCIENTIST & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OFFICE FOR HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION
Professor Tan Chorh Chuan is the inaugural Chief Health Scientist and concurrently Executive Director of the Office for Healthcare Transformation the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Professor Tan served as President of the National University of Singapore and held the positions of NUS Provost, then Senior Deputy President and Dean of the NUS Faculty of Medicine. He served as the Director of Medical Services (MOH) and as Chief Executive of the National University Health System.
Professor Tan was awarded the National Science and Technology Medal (2008), the Public Service Star (2003), the Public Administration Gold Medal (2004); and the Meritorious Service Medal (2015). Other awards include the Albert Schweitzer Gold Medal from the Polish Academy of Medicine; Honorary Doctor of Medicine from King’s College and Honorary Doctor of Science from Duke University.
A renal physician, he obtained his medical training at NUS, and research training at the Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford.

ZANN KWAN
CEO, BITCOIN EXCHANGE PTE LTD
Zann Kwan is the CEO of Bitcoin Exchange Pte Ltd in Singapore. She brings with her 16 years of professional experience in finance and investments before becoming a fintech entrepreneur focusing on Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology.
Zann has been featured on the Wall Street Journal, the Straits Times, the Business Times, MyPaper and leading publications on cryptocurrencies. She is a frequent speaker and panelist on forums and seminars on digital currencies.
Before founding CoinStreet and Bitcoin Exchange, Zann was Vice President at the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) in real estate investment. Zann started her career in financial audit with Arthur Andersen and KPMG in Singapore and the United States. Before moving back to Singapore, she was the Vice President of Acquisitions in Andalex Group in New York City.
Zann is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charter holder, Chartered Accountant (CA, Singapore) and a Fellow of Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA).

WARREN TSENG
GENERAL MANAGER (SINGAPORE & MALAYSIA), UBER
Warren Tseng is currently the General Manager of Uber Singapore and Malaysia. He was previously a South East Asia Launcher building Uber businesses and teams in Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.

Prior to joining Uber, he was an equities sales trader with Credit Suisse Investment Bank based in Hong Kong and Taipei. Warren started his career in the Venture Capital industry investing in startups and helping entrepreneurs commercialize technology.

Warren holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, a master’s degree in bioengineering from the University of California San Diego, as well as a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles.

MODERATOR

DAVID CHAN
PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY & DIRECTOR, BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE, SMU
Professor David Chan is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Behavioural Sciences Institute at the Singapore Management University and Adjunct Principal Scientist at A*STAR.
He has served as Editor or board member on several journals. He is consultant to numerous organizations in the public, private and people sectors on issues involving social and behavioural sciences. Professor Chan is a columnist for The Straits Times, and consultant for Channel NewsAsia on several documentary and programme series.
He has received numerous international awards and is the first non-American to receive the Distinguished Early Career Contributions Award from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and the first scientist in the world to receive Elected Fellow status from all six major international psychology associations.
He is a recipient of the Outstanding Volunteer Award, the Special Recognition Honour Award, and the Public Administration (Silver) Medal presented by the President of Singapore.
