|
EVENTS CALENDAR: SICC Events Newsletter (Vol 7: No 09 ) |
|
EVENTS CALENDAR: SICC Events Newsletter (Vol
7: No 09 ) |
 |
4 March 2010 |
|
|
Chamber Members and the business community are invited
to the events listed below. |
 |
| For more
information, please click on event title. |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
11 MAR 2010: UK Economy
- Moving from Recession to
Recovery |
|
|
|
|
|
Date |
: |
Thursday, 11 March 2010 |
|
Time |
: |
12.00pm - 2.30pm |
|
Venue |
: |
Shangri-La Hotel Singapore |
|
Fees |
: |
S$74.90 per person (SICC member)
S$107.00 per person (non-member)
Registration on
first-come-first-served basis |
|
|
|
|
|
Sir Andrew Cahn will talk about
the following key areas: |
- UK Economy - Status and
development
- UKTI's role at the heart
of government economic policy
- Asia's position in
UKTI's forward strategy |
|
|
|
About the Speaker |
Sir Andrew Cahn is CEO of UK
Trade & Investment, the
government organisation that
helps UK and UK based companies
develop their business in
international markets and helps
foreign companies bring
investment to the UK.
Andrew has worked on economic
and commercial issues for most
of his career. He ahs
twice worked in the FCO at the
UK's Permanent Representation to
the European Union and was
Deputy Head of the European
Secretariat in the Cabinet
Office in the mid-90s.
Andrew has also worked for the
European Commission. From
1984 - 1988 he was part of the
team responsible for planning
and delivering the 1992 Single
Market Programme in the cabinet
of Lord Cockfield. He
returned to the Commission in
1997 as Chef de Cabinet (Chief
of Staff) for Neil Kinnock, Vice
President of the Commission and
European Commissioner for
Transport. He left public
service for the private sector
when he joined British Airways
in 2000 as their Director of
Government and Industry Affairs. |
|
|
|
Please contact Ms Melanie
Hewlett, Events & Sponsorship
Manager, BritCham, tel: 6222
3552 for any enquiries. |
|
|
|
top |
 Click
here to view event details |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
19 MAR 2010:
Distinguised Speakers Lecture
Series: JY Pillay Corporate
Governance |
|
|
|
|
|
Date |
: |
Friday, 19 March 2010 |
|
Time |
: |
11.30am - 2.00pm (inclusive of
lunch) |
|
Venue |
: |
The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia
Singapore, Grand Ballroom |
|
Fees |
: |
S$100 per person (SICC member)
S$120 per person (non member)
Registration on
first-come-first-served basis |
|
|
|
|
|
A former MD (1985-1989) of the
Monetary Authority of Singapore
(MAS) and now Singapore
Exchange's (SGX) first Chairman,
Mr Pillay will reflect on his
journey during Singapore's early
years. Mr Pillay will examine
how good corporate governance
contributes to the success of
companies, and SMEs in
particular, along with the
benefits in terms of obtaining
funding, strategic direction and
strengthening the bottom line. |
|
|
|
For enquiries, please contact
Andrew Leong of the Singapore
Chinese Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (SCCCI) at 6337 8381 x
127 or email
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
|
|
|
|
top |
Click
here to view event details |
| |
|
|
| |
| |
|
23 MAR 2010: Setting Aside Arbitral Awards
& Commercial
Implications from the New
Language Requirement for
Indonesian Transactions |
|
|
|
|
|
Date |
: |
Tuesday, 23 March 2010 |
|
Time |
: |
8.00am - 10.00am |
|
Venue |
: |
Supreme Court Auditorium, 1 Supreme Court Lane,
Level
B2
Parking is available either
at The Adelphi or The Parliament
House |
|
Fees |
: |
Complimentary
Registration on
first-come-first-served basis |
|
|
|
|
|
This breakfast seminar is jointly organized by
the
Singapore Academy of Law (SAL)
and the Singapore International
Chamber of Commerce (SICC). The
seminar will cover two key areas
– 1) Setting Aside Arbitral
Awards and 2) Commercial
Implications from the New
Language Requirement for
Indonesian Transactions. An
interactive panel discussion
with our speakers and other
panelists at the end of the
seminar will give you an
opportunity to clarify any
issues and doubts you might have
on the two topics. |
|
|
|
Presenters |
|
Timothy Cooke, Associate, Baker
& McKenzie.Wong & Leow |
|
Timothy Cooke is an Associate at
Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow,
and has been racticing in the
area of dispute resolution for
10 years. He has advised and
represented clients in
litigation, arbitrations and
mediations in Singapore, the
United Kingdom, the Cayman
Islands and the British Virgin
Islands in a wide variety of
commercial disputes,
particularly in the areas of oil
and gas, telecommunications,
engineering and construction,
insurance and reinsurance and
banking. He has advised and
represented parties in numerous
Singapore arbitration
proceedings arising out of
Indonesian transactions,
including participating
interests in oil and gas fields,
an infrastructure project in
Jakarta, joint venture
agreements and distribution
agreements. |
|
|
|
John Nagulendran, Associate,
Herbert Smith LLP |
|
John Nagulendran is a corporate
lawyer with Herbert Smith based
in Singapore and a member of the
firm’s dedicated Indonesian
practice. He has spent the last
2 years advising foreign
investors on a range of
Indonesian related commercial,
corporate and energy
transactions, having recently
completed a 1 year secondment to
Herbert Smith’s associated
Indonesian law firm, Hiswara
Bunjamin & Tandjung, in Jakarta.
Formerly based in Herbert Smith
London office for 4 years, John
started his career racticing
commercial litigation and
insolvency law at Rajah & Tann.
John is qualified to practice
both Singapore and English law
and, following his return to
Singapore last year, became a
member of the International
Promotion of Singapore Law
Committee of the Singapore
Academy of Law. |
|
|
|
Members interested to register please send
details
including name, designation,
company, email and contact
number to Ms Sopia Bte Noordin
at
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
.
|
|
|
|
Closing Date: 16 March 2010 |
|
|
|
top |
Click
here to view event details |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
26 MAR 2010: Innovative Leadership for Growth |
|
|
|
|
|
Date |
: |
Friday, 26 March 2010 |
|
Time/Venue |
: |
8.15am - 6.00pm - SMU Admin Building, 81
Victoria
Street, Conference Hall 1, Level
5 |
| |
|
6.30pm - 9.00pm (Networking Event) - Indochine,
The
Forbidden City, Clarke Quay |
|
Fees |
: |
S$380 per person (SICC member)
S$480 per person (non member)
Registration on
first-come-first-served basis |
|
|
|
|
|
The Spirit Of Enterprise
(SOE), American Chamber of
Commerce (AmCham) and the
Singapore International Chamber
of Commerce (SICC) are jointly
organizing a seminar on
“Innovative Leadership for
Growth” on 26 Mar 2010 for
entrepreneurs interested to
learn more about growing
themselves, their teams and
their companies. |
|
|
|
Established entrepreneurs and leaders who will
be at
the conference to share their
insights and innovative
strategies include Ron Sim,
Founder, Chairman & CEO of OSIM,
Sarah Schubert, HR
Director of GE Capital,
Sureish Nathan, Vice
President Asia Pacific of Center
for Creative Leadership (CCL),
Colin Low, President of
GE International, Edwin Kwee,
Vice President of SIA Loyalty
Marketing, Davy Goh,
Senior Vice President DBS Bank
Product Management Group in
Institutional Banking Group,
Charles Wong, Managing
Director of Charles & Keith,
Jean Yip, Founder and
Chairman of Jean Yip Group,
Professor Annie Koh, Dean
of Executives Education SMU and
Michael Ma, Founder &
Group CEO of IndoChine Group of
Restaurants & Bars. |
|
|
|
For enquiries and registration, please contact Ms Kelly Teoh at
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
or tel: 6463 5011. For payment by cheque, please use this registration form. |
|
|
|
Closing Date: 18 March 2010 |
|
|
|
top |
Click
here to view event details |
| |
|
|
| |
| |
|
About Us
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
You are receiving this newsletter because
your Organisation is a member of the
Chamber.
For any suggestions, comments and feedback,
please send them to
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
No part of this newsletter may be reproduced
in any form or medium without the permission
of the Chamber.
Company Registration No. 192900001H
|
|
| |
|
|
Events 
