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Washington D.C. - Roundtable Discussion with Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin
For inquiries please contact Anthony Nelson at anelson@usasean.org. |
| May 2nd, 2012 (Wed) -- May 4th, 2012 (Fri) |
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Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual Meeting
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual Meeting in Manila, Philippines.
For more information please contact Daniel Wu at dwu@usasean.org |
| May 2nd, 2012 (Wed) |
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
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Roundtable Discussion with The Honorable Voltaire T. Gazmin, Philippine Defense Secretary
The US-ASEAN Business Council is pleased to invite you to a Roundtable Discussion with
The Honorable Voltaire T. Gazmin
Secretary, Philippine Department of National Defense (DND)
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
10:00 - 11:30 AM
This roundtable discussion will be an opportunity to engage Secretary Gazmin on his view of the US-Philippine defense relationship, with a particular focus on future developments in the South China Sea. We hope you will join us for this occasion.
Please RSVP Patrick Agudo Waterman at pwaterman@usasean.org or (202) 416-6700 ASAP. |
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Luncheon Seminar with a Panel Discussion
On behalf of our colleagues at Goldman Sachs, we are kindly sharing with you the invitation to participate in their sponsored Luncheon Seminar "Asia’s Capital Market Development - Opportunities & Challenges" that will be held in Manila on 3 May 2012 (12:00p.m.–1:30p.m.).
For more information, please contact Daniel Wu at dwu@usasean.org. |
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Manila - Standard & Poor's Luncheon Seminar
In conjunction with the ADB's 45th Annual Meeting, Standard & Poor's cordially invites you a luncheon seminar "Europe's Sovereign Debt Crisis: A Boon or Bane for Asia Pacific's Banks". |
| May 5th, 2012 (Sat) |
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Manila - Sponsored Lunch Seminar, "Information and Communications Technology:Accelerating Economic Growth and Good Governance in Asia."
Microsoft is pleased to invite you to participate in our Sponsored Lunch Seminar, “Information and Communications Technology: Accelerating Economic Growth and Good Governance in Asia.” The Seminar will be held on Sat, 5 May 2012 from 12:15-2:00pm in the Secretariat Building, Second Floor, Meeting Room 5 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC).
Space is limited for this important event. We would appreciate you confirming your participation in the Seminar no later than Friday, 27 April 2012. For confirmation, please email your name, title, organization and email address to appsmkt@microsoft.com or fax your confirmation to no. +65 6888 8284. |
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Health and Life Sciences Working Group Conference Call
The US-ASEAN Business Council is pleased to invite you to a Health and Life Sciences Working Group Conference Call to discuss HLS Stakeholder Engagement Forum with Ministry of Health, Indonesia. Also joined by U.S Embassy to Indonesia.
May 9th, 2012 7:00 - 8:00 am EST/ 7:00-8:00 pm Singapore/ 6:00 -7:00pm Jakarta
We welcome all members of the HLS working group to join us on this call. Please contact Meand Luk mluk@usasean.org for dial-in information |
| May 14th, 2012 (Mon) |
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM |
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Infrastructure Working Group Meeting
This meeting will be an occasion to discuss the Council's potential participation in the Indonesia Investment Day Roadshow in New York, our Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) Best Practices Exchange (BPE) and other Infrastructure Working Group priorities. Additionally, our meeting will include a 30 minute discussion on policy and regulatory trends in international PPP's for infrastructure with experts from the firm Crowell & Moring whom have an extensive track record of working with U.S. companies on international PPP transactions.
For more information please contact Patrick Waterman at pwaterman@usasean.org |
| May 15th, 2012 (Tue) |
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
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Breakfast with APEC Officials in Washington, DC
Please join us for this unique opportunity to meet informally with leading U.S. and Russian APEC officials to discuss APEC’s progress so far towards its 2012 goals, expectations for the Trade Ministers meeting in June, and preparations for the September Leaders’ Meeting in Vladivostok. Attendees will have an opportunity to share their perspectives on how APEC can address practical business concerns in all areas of the APEC work agenda for 2012, including Russia’s priorities of regional economic integration, food security, innovation, and supply chains and infrastructure.
If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Alina Emen, aemen@ncapec.org, |
| May 16th, 2012 (Wed) -- May 18th, 2012 (Fri) |
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Trade Winds Asia Forum
On behalf of the U.S Embassy in Singapore, we are pleased to inform you about the Trade Winds Asia Forum held in Singapore and organized by the U.S Department of Commerce on May 16 - 18 2012. The U.S Embassy would like to welcome all members of the US-ASEAN Business Council to the conference.
For more information please contact Meand Luk at mluk@usasean.org |
| May 17th, 2012 (Thu) -- May 18th, 2012 (Fri) |
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ICT 2nd Quarterly Call
ICT Working Group's Second Quarterly Call
Thursday, May 17th
9:00 AM Singapore time
Wednesday, May 16th
9:00 PM Washington time
Please join us for our ICT Working Group's second quarterly call where we will discuss our accomplishments to-date and remaining activities for the rest of the year. The call will be hosted by Working Group Chair Anjan Ghosh of Intel.
For more information please contact Putri Alam at palam@usasean.org |
| May 21st, 2012 (Mon) -- May 22nd, 2012 (Tue) |
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U.S.- Vietnam Partnerships in Health Improving Clinical Trial Practices and Future Health Sectors Collaborations
The U.S Embassy in Hanoi and the US-ASEAN Business Council would like to welcome members of the American business community to a stakeholder engagement forum May 21-22, 2012 with the Ministry of Health.
Kindly contact Meand Luk mluk@usasean.org by May 10 for registration details |
| May 22nd, 2012 (Tue) |
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
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USG Interagency Meeting on Expanding Infrastructure Exports to Indonesia
Interagency Discussion on Expanding U.S. Infrastructure Exports to Indonesia with The U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, Energy, and Transportation, ExIm Bank, OPIC, USTDA, and USTR
May 22, 2012
9:00 - 10:00 am EST
The U.S. interagency team on infrastructure development in Indonesia welcomes you to a meeting on May 22 from 9:00-10:00 am to discuss how the U.S. government can best help the U.S. private sector expand infrastructure exports to Indonesia. This is part of a larger interagency effort to help our industry expand their infrastructure exports in nine key countries. Additional details are contained below. Please RSVP by COB Thursday, May 17. For additional information please contact Jonathan Thompson at ThompsonJC@state.gov. An agenda will be sent to those who RSVP as well as a call-in number for those who plan to call in. |
| May 22nd, 2012 (Tue) |
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
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Meeting with David Dyer, MARKET, in preparation for ASEAN FS Dialogue w AG Ministers
The F&A Working Group has initiated the idea of organizing a high level Food Security (FS) Dialogue with the ASEAN Member States across different ministries as a critical first step in establishing a formal mechanism for regular public private sector engagement. This idea was presented to the ASEAN Economic ministers at their annual meeting in Manado last year; and also to the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) at a meeting in Jakarta, February this year.
For more information or please contact Ira Sugita at isugita@usasean.org or Mads Stockwell at mstockwell@usasean.org by COB May 17 |
| May 22nd, 2012 (Tue) |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
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Briefing with Americo "Mack" Tadeu Deputy Director U.S. Department of Commerce Advocacy Center
Americo "Mack" Tadeu will be travelling to Jakarta in May, and would like to meet Council members to present on the services the Advocacy Center and U.S. Commercial Service offer to U.S. companies in Indonesia, and hear company input on specific obstacles companies face in Indonesia when conducting commercial transactions with the GOI. Mr. Tadeu will present sample projects, describe and answer questions on the type of support offered for commercial and defense projects/procurement, and review the process for obtaining Advocacy Center support.
For more information please contact Danielle Fumagalli at dfumagalli@usasean.org |
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Manila - Members Discussion with Crown Agents to discuss Customs Integration
The US-Philippine Business Committee will meet with Anthony "Tony" Tissington, Crown Agents Project Director and the Philippine Bureau of Customs contractor for the implementation of the National Single Window (NSW). This will be an opportune occasion to discuss the NSW and the ASEAN Single Window (ASW) in preparation for the Council's Customs Mission which will convene from June 6-8 on the sidelines of the 21st Annual ASEAN Customs Director-General Meetings in Manila.
To RSVP please email Evelyn P. Mariano by Tuesday, May 22, at emariano@usasean.org or via fax at (632) 814-04-06.
For inquiries on the Council's Customs Mission please email Patrick Waterman at pwaterman@usasean.org |
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Trans Pacific Partnership: Towards a Seamless Commercial Environment in the Asia-Pacific
The US-ASEAN Business Council, as a supporting organization, is pleased to share with you an invitation from the Singapore Business Federation and U.S. National Centre for APEC.
The Singapore Business Federation and the U.S. National Centre for APEC is organising a Seminar entitled Trans Pacific Partnership: Towards a Seamless Commercial Environment in the Asia-Pacific on 25 May 2012.
The aim of the seminar is to update the business community in Singapore on the outcomes of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations so far. The session will serve to update on the outcomes of the recent round of negotiations that took place in Dallas, Texas in early May 2012. Hear from a list of distinguished speakers from government and the private sector on the hopes and future of the TPP. We also hope to receive feedback and support from the business community towards this regional initiative.
For enquiries, please email Alvyn Lim at alvyn.lim@sbf.org.sg |
| May 28th, 2012 (Mon) -- May 30th, 2012 (Wed) |
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ASEAN Defense Ministerial Meeting
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Farewell Luncheon for H.E. Chan Heng Chee Ambassador of Singapore to the United States
Ambassador Chan is leaving her post as Singapore's Ambassador to the United States which she has held since 1996. Ambassador Chan has many times been instrumental in the Council's success. Please mark your calendars for a farewell event. |
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Sixth Annual Women Spanning the Globe Conference
The US-ASEAN Business Council is pleased to be a supporting partner for the Sixth Annual Women Spanning the Globe Conference presented by World Trade Center Insitute and Jhpiego
WTCI and Jhpiego are proud to present the 6th Annual Women Spanning the Globe on May 31, 2012. Join us in celebrating women’s global achievements while getting the latest insight from successful women of our region!
More information about the event can be found at www.wtci.org |
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