BUSINESS China, an association set up to bridge China and Singapore culturally and economically, will embark on its first forum next week.
Called the Business Exchange Forum, the event will see some 200 entrepreneurs and business executives from the two countries sharing ideas on doing business in the world’s most populous economy.
Held next Wednesday at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the three-hour forum will be attended by Minister of State for Trade and Industry Lee Yi Shyan.
It will include participation from students of the Nanyang Business School’s executive MBA (EMBA) programme.
Other invited guests include Ho Bee Investment chief executive officer Chua Thian Poh, who is also chairman of Business China, Nanyang Technological University president Su Guaning, and Nanyang Business School dean Professor Jitendra Singh.
There will be discussions on the China economy, business opportunities, and the ever-changing legal and political framework.
Pacific International Lines managing director Teo Siong Seng and Keppel Corp director in chairman’s office Chan Soo Sen, who both have extensive experience in the China market, will be there to share their views.
Giving the Chinese perspective will be China International Capital Corp deputy chief executive Shi Wenliang and Jiangsu Guoxin Jingjiang Power Generation Co general manager Ru Sin. Both are students of the Nanyang EMBA programme.
Set up last year, Business China was formed in response to Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew’s suggestion to provide a platform to encourage Singaporeans to take an active interest in learning and appreciating Chinese language and culture.
Membership is by invitation only.
The club’s long-term target is to groom 20,000 to 30,000 bilingual and bicultural Singaporeans who are able to communicate effectively in China.
Courtesy of The Business Times, April 25, 2008