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The US-ASEAN Business Council led a delegation to the 54th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting for the 23rd consecutive year of attending the AEM annual consultation with the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The Meeting was co-chaired by Cambodia Minister of Commerce, H. E. Pan Sorasak, and the U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai. The Council also held bilateral meetings with high-level officials from Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, the Philippines, the ASEAN Business Advisory Council, and USTR.

Siem Reap, Cambodia – The US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC), working with Google and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), held a breakfast roundtable on ASEAN Tech Talks prior to the launching of the joint report by Google and ICC on ASEAN micro, medium, and small enterprises (MSMEs) and Digital Exports on Friday, September 16, 2022. The roundtable was part of the Council’s ongoing SME Program and a sideline event to the 54th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

(Jakarta, Indonesia) – The US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC) led a delegation of 35 U.S. companies on its first in-person Indonesia Business Mission in three years. Taking place from 23-26 August, 80 senior-level executives representing the U.S. private sector from multiple industries were received by President Joko Widodo (“Jokowi”) on August 24. U.S.

(Manila, Philippines) – On August 16, 2022, the US-ASEAN Business Council (the Council), in collaboration with IBM, hosted “Digital Transformation in Government,” an event for different government agencies to discuss their initiatives and challenges in shifting to a more digital landscape with their department’s duties and operations. Around forty (40) public officials from different departments and government agencies attended the event.

The event was officially opened by Amb. Michael Michalak, the Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director for the Council, and Mr. Paul Burton, the IBM Asia Pacific General Manager. Both delivered their welcome remarks respectively, highlighting the increasing importance of digitization to the nation and economy amidst globalization and the new normal.