A strong 7% GDP growth over the past two years has increased the world's confidence in the Philippines. With an annual US$20 billion overseas remittances spurring consumer demand and US$17 billion worth of Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in the pipeline, the Philippines is Asia's best growth story today.
Details: (Registration is closed)
Date: 12th November 2014
Time: 9.00am - 3.00pm
Venue: 230 Victoria Street #10-00 Bugis Junction Office Tower Level 10 (Little Red Dot Seminar Room)
Fee: S$60
Programme (subjected to changes):
Time | Programme |
9.00am | Registration |
9.30am | Welcome Address Ms Lam Yin Yin, Divisional Director, Southeast Asia Group, IE Singapore |
9.40am | Welcome Address by Ambassador of the Philippines to Singapore His Excellency Antonio A. Morales, Philippine Ambassador to Singapore |
10.00am | Sharing of Philippines Market Insights by IE Singapore Ms Liu Huimin, Senior Manager, Southeast Asia Group, IE Singapore |
10.20am | Why the Philippines? Mr Glenn G. Penaranda, Commercial Counsellor, Philippine Trade & Investment Centre |
10.40am | Networking Tea Break |
11.00am | Philippine Investment Outlook 2014/2015 Atty Myles Maralit, Partner, Tax; and Ms Hazel Ann C. Co, Manager, Advisory Services, KPMG Philippines |
11.20am | Legal Aspects of Doing Business in the Philippines Mr John A Cordova, Partner (Foreign Lawyer), Corporate Commercial, Rajah & Tann; and Ms Sylvette Y. Tankiang, Partner, V&A LAW Villaraza & Angangco |
11.40am | Free Trade Agreement Ms Wong Chien Voen, Director, Mayer Brown Consulting (Singapore) Pte Ltd
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12.00pm | Networking Lunch |
1.00pm | Opportunities in the Philippines’ PPP Sector Ms Cosette V. Canilao, Executive Director, Public Private Partnership Centre of the Philippines |
1.20pm | Opportunities in the Philippines’ Consumer Sector Mr Cameron Nelson, Associate Vice President and Head of Asia Pacific, Commerical; and Mr Adam Jarczyk, Practice Leader, Asia Pacific, Frontier Strategy Group
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1.40pm | Sharing by SM Retail – The leading retailer in the Philippines Ms Pascale V Jimenez, Vice President (Business Development), SM Retail |
2.00pm | Sharing by Brotzeit on doing business in the Philippines Mr Paolo Nicolas, Vice President (Franchise Business), Brotzeit |
2.20pm | IE Singapore’s Assistance for Singapore Companies Ms Gayle Ng, Manager, Customer Services Group, IE Singapore |
3.00pm | End of Event |