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(Hong Kong) How Supply Chain and Retail Industries Make Use of Data in Future Decades?

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I am grateful to have Anna Lin #GS1HK as my guest in another episode of the #ToaSirDataTalk #ToaSir講數 series. Anna has been with #GS1 for 30 years and brought standards and rich experience to the #SupplyChain and #Retail industries in Hong Kong and the region.

We talked about how these industries have been making use of #data in the past 3 decades and the future decade. GS1 plays a vital role in #GlobalTrade, #eCommerce and #O2O business. 6 billion GS1 #Barcodes scanned global daily. Data captured in these processes are very useful and powerful.

Anna pointed out that, from the beginning till now, #Digitization was important so everything could be easily managed and tracked in an effective and efficient ways. With processes and standards in place by using technologies like #RFID, #IOT, the next important key step is #DataIntelligence. That is how to make good use of the captured data in our digitization phases to enhance our business, create values for customers and generate innovative business models.

What’s next? #SmartKiosk, #AIOT, #2DBarCode and more will further integrate data from supply chain and retail. Data analytics are the key. GS1 HK and #OpenCertHub shared the same vision. GS1 believes that a standardized barcode and further generation of the standard is the global language of business while OpenCertHub believes that data is the next business language apart from English and your local language.

Both organizations joined hands to launch a series of #BigData certification training to all levels of employees to strengthen their #DataLiteracy so that they unlock the value and power of the data generated in the supply chain and retail. We aim to #reskill and #upskill today’s leaders and workforce with the ability to analyze, communicate and argue with, storytelling about data, and most importantly making decision and taking actions based on data.

Thanks both #GS1HK and #OCH teams. Stay tuned on how to access my “Toa Sir Data talk” with Anna and other episodes in the series.

Susanna Chiu #NewRetail #Bonjour
https://lnkd.in/gHC9HwcD

Michael Yung #CustomerLoyalty #Platform #TravelTech #AsiaMiles
https://lnkd.in/ggvNv8BN

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(Hong Kong) “The Golden 10 Years of Hong Kong Startups”

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“The Golden 10 Years of Hong Kong #Startups” or “香港初創黃金十年” – That was the main theme of my interview with Hong Kong #ITPro IT PRO, Giant Media 炬傳媒 – a leading IT magazine for #digital and #corporate leaders in Hong Kong. The whole article was published on the latest volume vol 173. https://lnkd.in/g-wj3FDp

I was so grateful to study #ComputerScience and start my career 30 years ago in #SiliconValley in the US.  Then, lots of ups and downs throughout my career. In the interview, I shared my career experience from the US to Asia and from the corporate world to recently startups.

The 1st “5 Golden Years of Hong Kong Startups”:
I have been heavily engaging in the startups ecosystem since I joined Cyberport as the 1st Chief Public Mission Officer. My mission in Cyberport was to cultivate not just over 1,000 startups but also an ecosystem to connect all key stakeholders so new and existing startups can leverage on it to grow.

Glad to see that we have established a vibrant international #ecosystem for our start-ups to grow and for our corporates to co-innovate with in the last 5 years. With the joint effort from the key stakeholders in our ecosystem like #Entrepreneurs, #Investors, #CorporateLeaders, #Incubators, #Professors, #Regulators, #PolicyMakers, #Professionals, and more, we not only have created 10+ #Unicorns for Hong Kong but also have empowered quite a few influential #B2B collaborations.

The 2nd “Golden 5 Years of Hong Kong Startups”:
With the establishment of a competitive startup ecosystem in Hong Kong, we need to leverage and capitalize on this foundation in the next 5 years to grow Hong Kong to be the leading #innovation and #technology hub in the world. We do have 2 big markets, #GBA and #ASEAN, just next door. Let’s join hands to seize these unprecedented opportunities.

As a professor, an entrepreneur, an investor, and advisors to both startups and corporates, I am continuing my effort to contribute, empower and engage with this ecosystem, and further extend it to GBA and ASEAN in coming 5 golden years for HK startups. To find out more, please read my sharing in this issue of ITPRO. Let me know if you cannot access a copy of it.

Special thanks to ITPRO teammates to interview me and put together this edition. I have been lucky having a supportive family and met many great mentors, partners and friends in my career. Appreciate all of you who have helped me grow in my journey.

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(Hong Kong) Accelerating Digital Transformation of Hong Kong Enterprises at Greater Bay Area

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Really grateful to have an opportunity to discuss with GBA and digitalization experts in Hong Kong as well as mainland China. Thanks for #SAP #HKET #HKPC #GBABusinessSchool jointly organized it.

In particular, I was really pleased that we had my mentoring professor Andrew Chan, the President of the #GBA Business School, to share his views on the development of the GBA region.

Then, we had a panel on #DigitalTransformation in the context of the GBA with 2 of my friends. I firstly talked about the key success factors of digital transformation where customer centricity was the key. Andrew Ling from #SAP shared his experience to manage supply chain under uncertainty. Edmond Lai from #HKPC went through a few examples how #SMEs in Hong Kong to leverage on technologies to seize opportunities and manage challenges in these few years including the pandemic time.

Two leading enterprises from the mainland, #Bosch (China) Investment Ltd. and #Terminexus (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. also shared their digital transformation experience. They were the winners of the Digital Transformation Awards #鼎革獎。
https://lnkd.in/gCudiqHx
The award aims to encourage companies in the mainland and Hong Kong to learn from each other on their digital transformation journey.

If you would like to learn from our fruitful discussion, here is the chance. Register this webinar:
Accelerating Digital Transformation of Hong Kong Enterprises at Greater Bay Area
on Sep 20 (Mon) 3pm to 4:45pm HKT.
https://lnkd.in/gpVXNAFg

Thanks for Sandy Yu Helen Lam Amy Mak and many teammates for their great effort behind the scene.

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(Hong Kong) How to make our customers WOW by smart use of data?

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“Make Something WOW” was the message on the wall behind Michael Yung and I. That was close to what we have talked about. How to make our customers #WOW by smart use of #data?

This was another episode of the #ToaSirDataTalk #ToaSir講數 series organized by #OpenCertHub #OCH. Michael is an veteran in the #TravelTech and #CustomerLoyalty industry. We discussed how to leverage on data in the #B2C and #B2B markets.

Michael has been using data to empower his company to understand their consumers and offer the most suitable products and services to them. Another key customer of this industry is merchants. Michael also makes use of data to help his merchants to design right products and campaigns to their customers. We also talked about the key roles of data in a #platform.

We have discussed how data are being used in the Travel and Customer Loyalty industry. Michael is also an expert in data security. He also shared how to do a proper data governance to protect their customers and his company. We also touched on the challenges and opportunities on cross-border data sharing and #cloud strategies on #BigData and #AI applications. Thank you Michael.

Stay tuned for #ToaSirDataTalk #ToaSir講數. Will share the way to access this series of mine shortly. You don’t want to miss the experience sharing from Michael and other corporate and digital leaders from key industries in #HongKong, Mainland #China Iin particular #GBA and #ASEAN.

Prior episodes of the series:
Susanna Chiu, ED, #Bonjour
https://lnkd.in/gHC9HwcD

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(Hong Kong) The first episode of “Toa Sir Data Talk” (ToaSir講數)

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The best way to learn how to seize the opportunities of #BigData and #AI is not just reading books or taking training. Rather, we should learn from the industry leaders and practitioners. #OpenCertHub and I have started a series of experience sharing sessions called “Toa Sir Data Talk” or “Toa Sir講數”.

I will talk to the leaders from major industries in Hong Kong, Mainland and Asia on their journey of #DigitalTransformation. In particular, we will explore how #data empowers digital transformation.

Today, I have talked to Susanna Chiu, ED of #Bonjour #卓悦控股, one of the #NewRetail pioneers in Hong Kong and mainland. Susanna has been an innovator throughout her career from IT Audit, Digital TV to Supply Chain and New Retail. She is always a believer of digital innovation.

We discussed how we can make use of data on #Ecommerce #O2O #KOL #Platform #Ecosystem and more. Seeing Is Believing it. Susanna also walked me through their facilities with lots of new initiatives and fun. We both believe that empowering partners, customers and merchants with the power of data analytics is the key to the success of today’s business in the #DigitalEconomy.

Many thanks to Susanna and her teammates in Bonjour. We will continue talking to influential leaders on Data. Stay tuned for #ToaSirDataTalk and #ToaSir講數 on how you can access to this series of experience sharing.

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(Hong Kong) Met with my mentor Prof. Andrew Chan

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Really my honour to receive a copy of Professor Andrew Chan latest book from him in person on his well-known “Left-Right Circle” or #LRC #左右圈。Find out more about Professor Chan’s book here.
https://lnkd.in/e-hR5nsX

I was in fact inspired by Professor Chan to write my book #數碼力大提升。 I also talked about the LRC in the context of #DigitalTransformation in my book. What a journey!

Appreciate all your support to my book. The 1st print of my book was sold out. The 2nd print is being reprinted by the publisher #天窗出版社。
https://lnkd.in/gN-TJvJ

Thanks Professor Chan for being my inspirational mentor in my journey as well as many #CUHK #CUHKEMBA and #CUHKMBA Alumni and students. I visited his #GBABusinessSchool in July and exchanged ideas on cultivating talents for the #GBA development. I also delivered a copy of my book to him.
https://lnkd.in/e-S6dU7n

The school is another meaningful and impactful chapter for Professor Chan. Wish Professor all the best in his new journey.

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(Hong Kong) AI & BigData Forum in Shanghai Commercial Bank

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It was one of the best forums on #AI and #BigData that I have hosted in the recent years where speakers and participants were highly engaged. Thanks for Shanghai Commercial Bank to invite my team #OpenCertHub to co-organize this forum.

#ShanghaiCommercialBank is one of the major banks in Hong Kong. They are passionate about #DigitalTransformation in particular how to become a AI-first data-driven bank.

I have invited top Hong Kong locally-grown AI #startups, multinational consulting firm and Chinese tech-savvy financial group to share with Shanghai Commercial Bank how they have empowered mid-sized banks in Hong Kong, Mainland China and other major economies in Asia. We have talked through AI technologies, application, adoption, challenges, culture, #ecosystem, #data, #reskilling, #upskilling and more.

More importantly, CEO Mr. David Kwok and Board Member Mr. Sunny Cheung fully supported and engaged with us. They asked sensible questions and encouraged their senior management, middle management and young colleagues to proactively participate and have the courage to innovate. More than 250 staff have joined the forum on site and online as well. We also exchanged ideas through networking sessions.

Really appreciate the trust and support from Mr. Kwok, Mr. Cheung and their senior management. Special thanks to Ken Shih #Aqumon, Calvin Cheng, CFA #Wizpresso, Miles Wen (温豪夫) #Fanolabs, Patrick C.S. Fan #beNovelty, Daniel Ling #OneConnect, and Dick Fong. Also thanks my OpenCertHub teammate Andy Kwok and our team for their effort behind the scene.

Hope mid-sized banks in Asia can ride on AI to stay competitive and relevant in the #DigitalEconomy.

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(Oct 2021) 東盟創業與市場拓展行政人員文憑 (第二班)

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Executive Diploma in ASEAN Entrepreneurship
& Market Development (2nd Cohort)
東盟創業與市場拓展行政人員文憑 (第二班)

English Version

此課程適合有興趣將業務拓展到東盟地區或到東盟地區工作的商務人士、創業家和專業人員。

課程將會探討和分析東盟國家的投資生態系統和營商環境，助你在籌劃業務時充分掌握當地情況。

網上報名
為何選擇東盟？

近年東盟的增長驅動了不同行業的供應和需求，包括製造、建築、貿易、零售、當然還包括創科。東盟各國政府積極鼓勵外商投資、發展基礎設施和數字化轉型，推動東盟成為外商直接投資的重要目的地。

  • 擁有5 億人口的東盟地區，是世界第三大人口經濟體以及 2.8 萬億美元的 GDP。
  • 隨著超過5% 的預估年增長率，到 2050 年，東盟預計將超過歐盟和日本，成為世界第四大經濟體，僅次於中國、印度和美國。
  • 東盟有超過8 億35 歲以下的人口（佔總人口的 58%），預計到 2030 年東盟的中產階級將達到 3.34 億（佔總人口的 51%）
  • 可持續的城市化進程是東盟人口增長的關鍵因素。據估計，到 2050 年，將近七成的東盟人口會居住在城市地區

(來源: US-ASEAN Business Council)

根據政府工業貿易處的公布，香港與東盟的自由貿易協定（FTA）和投資協定（IA）已於2021年2月全面生效，讓香港中小企業和科技初創企業能夠進入東盟市場，鼓勵他們在東盟國開拓商機。

課程目標

通過此課程，學員能夠：

  1. 了解東盟各國的市場機遇和挑戰
  2. 理解東盟地區的消費行為和企業文化
  3. 掌握在東盟地區開拓新客戶和尋找當地合作夥伴的不同方法
  4. 熟悉並利用創業生態圈中的資源
  5. 認識東盟各國政府的招商政策
  6. 制定東盟市場的進入市場策略(go-to-market strategy)和行動計劃

課程大綱

日期 模組 內容 地點
 27 Oct 2021 (Wed)

2 Nov 2021 (Tue)

10 Nov 2021 (Wed)

17 Nov 2021 (Wed)

22  Nov  2021 (Mon)

1 Dec 2021 (Wed)

 東盟

新加坡

馬來西亞

印尼

泰國

越南

 Local experts and Hong Kong professionals in the corresponding region will be the guest speakers to share knowledge and insights about ASEAN:

  • Market analysis
  • Strategic partnership
  • Banking and financing
  • Innovation & technology ecosystem
  • Talent and human resources
  • Industry and professional associations
  • Politics and legal aspects
  • Government support and funding
  • Research labs & universities
 Zoom 網上授課
6 Dec 2021 (Mon) Forums for SMEs and Tech Start-ups SME and Tech start-ups are the two fastest-growing sectors in ASEAN markets. Two interactive forums with experienced practitioners will be arranged (details to be confirmed).

*Participants are required to attend at least one of the forums

 生產力局大樓
16 Dec 2021 (Thur) Final Report Feedback and Networking Participants are required to prepare a business plan for their go-to-market strategy in one or more ASEAN countries and present to a panel of experts for feedback. Zoom 網上授課

課程導師

DR. TOA CHARM  湛家揚博士

OpenCertHub主席 及 Dr. Charm & Company創辦人

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  • 前數碼港、IBM、Oracle、滙豐及金蝶高級管理人員
  • 教授：香港中大商學院、香港大學SPACE中國商學院、瑞士商學院、美國芝加哥大學
  • 數家亞洲卓越AI、大數據、金融科技、電子商務及ESG初創企業主席兼首席顧問
  • 2020年著作＜數碼力大提升＞；2019年榮獲香港城市大學頒發「商學院傑出校友獎」
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Mr Sumit Dutta

Mr Sumit Dutta

Sumit Dutta is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of ASEAN Business Partners. Prior to this, Sumit spent 26 years working for HSBC, one of the biggest banks in the world, in countries including Indonesia, Vietnam, USA, Hongkong and India.

Most recently, Sumit was the Country Manager and Chief Executive Officer for HSBC in Indonesia from 2014-2019. HSBC is one of the biggest and most profitable banks in Indonesia with profits of $220M in 2019, with 5000 employees in over 100 branches in 30 cities.

Prior to Indonesia, Sumit was Chief Executive Officer for HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Ltd, rated the “Best Foreign Bank in Vietnam” by Finance Asia, and also worked as Executive Director of Techcombank, the largest privately owned bank in Vietnam.

Prior to Vietnam, Sumit worked for HSBC in New York, USA in various roles including Global Head of e-Business, Head of Product Management and Head of Sales Management, and before that in Hongkong and India for HSBC and ANZ Bank.

Sumit holds an MBA in Marketing and Finance and is a Bachelor of Civil Engineering.

Mr Vikash Bengani

Mr Vikash Bengani

Vikash Bengani is the Chief Operating Officer and Head of Industry Research at ASEAN Business Partners. Vikash has over two decades of experience across Asia’s leading financial markets. He has held senior positions at ICICI Bank, Citibank, Indea Capital (a hedge fund) and EIS Global (a family office).

He has worked in diverse roles including trading in equities, commodities and derivatives markets, streamlining operationally complex back offices for securities processing and financial modeling and forecasting of company performance as an equity research analyst. He has also worked as a project finance and structured debt specialist at a Development Finance Institution.

Vikash is a qualified Chartered Accountant from India and a Chartered Financial Analyst from AIMR, USA.  He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) degree.

Mr Kula Kulendran

Mr Kula Kulendran

Kula is the Malaysia-based Board Advisor of ASEAN Business Partners.  With 30 years of experience in financial services, Kula is a veteran of the payments industry who has spearheaded change and growth repeatedly during the course of his senior management tenure.

Kula spent over 20 years with American Express, most recently as its Executive Vice President and Head of Global Network Services (GNS) in Japan, Asia Pacific, & Australia. He was instrumental in establishing American Express’ merchant business in Malaysia, penetrating the China market for its GNS business, and reinvigorating American Express’ GNS business in Japan, Korea, and Australia. Among his most notable achievements, Kula was also responsible for forming the company’s GNS JAPA team.

Kula holds an MBA from London Business School.

Mr Alverno Soenardji

Mr Alverno Soenardji

Alverno Soenardji is one of the Indonesia-based Board Advisors of ASEAN Business Partners.  With a career spanning 25 years in Finance, Energy and Infrastructure, Alverno is among the most respected senior executives in Indonesia. He is both the CEO of PT Rezeki Perkasa Sejahtera Lestari – one of the very few biomass fueled renewable energy power plants in Indonesia– and the CFO of PT Energi Infranusantara – a special purpose company under Nusantara Infrastructure with the express purpose of investing in Indonesia’s growing energy sector.

Alverno is also serving as the Commissioner of four other organizations, namely, PT Impola Meka Energi, PT Komet Infra Nusantara, PT Dharmanusa Tritunggal, and PT Quattro International.

Alverno holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Universitas Trisakti and an MBA from Oklahoma City University.

Ms Tina Singhsacha

Ms Tina Singhsacha

Tina is a proven leader with over 25 years of track records of achievements in banking, management consulting and has worked extensively in all ASEAN countries from Thailand to Singapore and Myanmar. Tina now serves as a Senior Advisor to TPG, a global Private Equity fund, to identify attractive growth opportunities in Thailand and the region.  She also served as the Senior Advisor to the President of the Cement Building Material Business of the Siam Cement Group (SCG).  Before returning to Thailand in 2017, Tina served as the Country Head at Standard Chartered Bank in Myanmar. During which she led the reestablishment of the Bank’s presence in the country and launched several initiatives to support the development of the financial sector. With the support of the UK Government, Tina helped founded the UK-Myanmar Financial Services Taskforce, which was instrumental in aiding the set-up of the Myanmar Institute of Directors.

Tina holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting and Finance from University of New South Wales and an MBA from Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University.

Ms Thao Nguyen

Ms Thao Nguyen

Thao Nguyen is the ASEAN Business Partners Country Manager for Vietnam. She is a dynamic leader with over 27 years of experience working for both global and local banks in Vietnam. Over the course of her career Thao has held senior leadership roles at HSBC, Citibank, ANZ, Techcombank and VIB serving various corporate clients.

By virtue of her work at these prestigious institutions, Thao has established close working relationships with Vietnam’s State Bank, Ministry of Finance, State Securities Commission and other regulatory bodies.

Prior to joining ASEAN Business Partners, Thao served as SVP – Corporate and Institutional Banking at VIB, working directly with foreign investors in Vietnam. Thao’s past work experiences include serving as Country Head of Financial Institutions at Citibank Vietnam and General Manager of ANZ Vietnam.

Thao’s 27 years of experience working with hiqh-quality, successful Vietnamese enterprises and her strong network with the government and business leaders in Vietnam puts her in a unique position to help guide new entrants into the Vietnamese market.

Thao holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Languages from Hanoi University and an MBA from RMIT University Vietnam.

課程詳情

日期和時間

2021年10月27日 – 12月16日
下午 2:30 – 5:30

地點

ZOOM 網上授課 及 一節在生產力局大樓進行的面對面課程

授課語言

廣東話及英語
* 提供同聲傳譯

目標學員

  • 有興趣在東盟地區拓展業務的中小企業的東主和管理者
  • 打算將業務擴展到東盟地區並為當地定制產品的科技初創企業的企業家、創始人和員工
  • 有意在東盟地區計劃或調整市場策略的企業管理者
  • 在東盟地區尋求就業機會的專業或非專業人士

評估作業

  • 個人報告（合格標準：60%）

證書

學員可根據自身需要，選擇合適模塊參加。出席率達75%和參加其中一個論壇的學員將獲得“Executive Diploma in ASEAN Entrepreneurship and Market Development”的證書。

課程費用

港幣2,835元
*10% off discount for Members from supporting organizations

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(Oct 2021) Executive Diploma in ASEAN Entrepreneurship & Market Development (2nd Cohort)

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Executive Diploma in ASEAN Entrepreneurship
& Market Development (2nd Cohort)
東盟創業與市場拓展行政人員文憑 (第二班)

中文版

This programme is designed for business leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals who intend to expand their businesses to or work in the ASEAN region.

It will explore and analyse the investment ecosystem and important business landscape of the ASEAN countries to help you fully grasp the local situation when planning your business move.

ONLINE APPLICAIOTN
Why ASEAN ?

The growth in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) drives a strong supply and demand in various industries including manufacturing, construction, trading, retail, and certainly innovation and technology. Governments of ASEAN countries have been proactively encouraging foreign investment, developing infrastructure and digital transformation,  and promoting ASEAN to become a key destination for foreign direct investment.

  • With 650 million people, ASEAN has the 3rd largest population in the world and a GDP of US$2.8 trillion
  • With a projected annual growth rate of over 5.5% per year, ASEAN is forecast to overtake the EU and Japan to become the 4th largest economy in the world by 2050, behind China, India, and the US
  • Over 380 million people are under age 35 in ASEAN (58% of the population) and ASEAN’s middle class is expected to be 334 million (51% of the population) by 2030
  • Sustainable urbanisation is a key part of this demographic growth. It is estimated that nearly 70% of ASEAN’s population will live in urban areas by 2050

(Source: US-ASEAN Business Council)

According to the Trade and Industry Department of HKSAR, the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the Investment Agreement (IA) between Hong Kong and ASEAN entered into force in full in February 2021, enabling Hong Kong SMEs and Tech Start-ups to enter ASEAN markets without barriers and thus encouraging them to start new business opportunities in ASEAN countries.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By taking this programme, participants will be able to:

  1. Understand market opportunities and challenges in ASEAN countries
  2. Comprehend customer behaviors and corporate culture in ASEAN
  3. Master different ways to acquire new customers and find local partners in ASEAN
  4. Familiarise with and leverage resources from the entrepreneur ecosystem
  5. Be aware of the government policies in ASEAN to expand the business and increase investment
  6. Formulate the go-to-market strategy and action plan for the ASEAN market

COURSE OUTLINE

Date Module / Area Content Venue
 27 Oct 2021 (Wed)

2 Nov 2021 (Tue)

10 Nov 2021 (Wed)

17 Nov 2021 (Wed)

22  Nov  2021 (Mon)

1 Dec 2021 (Wed)

 ASEAN

Singapore

Malaysia

Indonesia

Thailand

Vietnam

 Local experts and Hong Kong professionals in the corresponding region will be the guest speakers to share knowledge and insights about ASEAN:

  • Market analysis
  • Strategic partnership
  • Banking and financing
  • Innovation & technology ecosystem
  • Talent and human resources
  • Industry and professional associations
  • Politics and legal aspects
  • Government support and funding
  • Research labs & universities
 Webinar via Zoom
6 Dec 2021 (Mon) Forums for SMEs and Tech Start-ups SME and Tech start-ups are the two fastest-growing sectors in ASEAN markets. Two interactive forums with experienced practitioners will be arranged (details to be confirmed).

*Participants are required to attend at least one of the forums

 HKPC Building
16 Dec 2021 (Thur) Final Report Feedback and Networking Participants are required to prepare a business plan for their go-to-market strategy in one or more ASEAN countries and present to a panel of experts for feedback. Webinar via Zoom

PRINCIPAL TRAINER

DR. TOA CHARM  湛家揚博士

Chairman, OpenCertHub and Founder, Dr. Charm & Company

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  • Former Senior Executives: Cyberport, IBM, Oracle, HSBC and Kingdee 
  • Professor: CUHK, Institute for China Business of HKU, Swiss Business School, U of Chicago Booth
  • Chairman & Principal Advisor of Asia’s AI, Big Data, Fintech, E-Commerce & ESG start-ups
  • Published the book《數碼力大提升》in 2020
  • Received the School of Business Distinguished Alumni Award by CityU of Hong Kong in 2019
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GUEST SPEAKERS (Partial)

Mr Sumit Dutta

Mr Sumit Dutta

Sumit Dutta is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of ASEAN Business Partners. Prior to this, Sumit spent 26 years working for HSBC, one of the biggest banks in the world, in countries including Indonesia, Vietnam, USA, Hongkong and India.

Most recently, Sumit was the Country Manager and Chief Executive Officer for HSBC in Indonesia from 2014-2019. HSBC is one of the biggest and most profitable banks in Indonesia with profits of $220M in 2019, with 5000 employees in over 100 branches in 30 cities.

Prior to Indonesia, Sumit was Chief Executive Officer for HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Ltd, rated the “Best Foreign Bank in Vietnam” by Finance Asia, and also worked as Executive Director of Techcombank, the largest privately owned bank in Vietnam.

Prior to Vietnam, Sumit worked for HSBC in New York, USA in various roles including Global Head of e-Business, Head of Product Management and Head of Sales Management, and before that in Hongkong and India for HSBC and ANZ Bank.

Sumit holds an MBA in Marketing and Finance and is a Bachelor of Civil Engineering.

Mr Vikash Bengani

Mr Vikash Bengani

Vikash Bengani is the Chief Operating Officer and Head of Industry Research at ASEAN Business Partners. Vikash has over two decades of experience across Asia’s leading financial markets. He has held senior positions at ICICI Bank, Citibank, Indea Capital (a hedge fund) and EIS Global (a family office).

He has worked in diverse roles including trading in equities, commodities and derivatives markets, streamlining operationally complex back offices for securities processing and financial modeling and forecasting of company performance as an equity research analyst. He has also worked as a project finance and structured debt specialist at a Development Finance Institution.

Vikash is a qualified Chartered Accountant from India and a Chartered Financial Analyst from AIMR, USA.  He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) degree.

Mr Kula Kulendran

Mr Kula Kulendran

Kula is the Malaysia-based Board Advisor of ASEAN Business Partners.  With 30 years of experience in financial services, Kula is a veteran of the payments industry who has spearheaded change and growth repeatedly during the course of his senior management tenure.

Kula spent over 20 years with American Express, most recently as its Executive Vice President and Head of Global Network Services (GNS) in Japan, Asia Pacific, & Australia. He was instrumental in establishing American Express’ merchant business in Malaysia, penetrating the China market for its GNS business, and reinvigorating American Express’ GNS business in Japan, Korea, and Australia. Among his most notable achievements, Kula was also responsible for forming the company’s GNS JAPA team.

Kula holds an MBA from London Business School.

Mr Alverno Soenardji

Mr Alverno Soenardji

Alverno Soenardji is one of the Indonesia-based Board Advisors of ASEAN Business Partners.  With a career spanning 25 years in Finance, Energy and Infrastructure, Alverno is among the most respected senior executives in Indonesia. He is both the CEO of PT Rezeki Perkasa Sejahtera Lestari – one of the very few biomass fueled renewable energy power plants in Indonesia– and the CFO of PT Energi Infranusantara – a special purpose company under Nusantara Infrastructure with the express purpose of investing in Indonesia’s growing energy sector.

Alverno is also serving as the Commissioner of four other organizations, namely, PT Impola Meka Energi, PT Komet Infra Nusantara, PT Dharmanusa Tritunggal, and PT Quattro International.

Alverno holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Universitas Trisakti and an MBA from Oklahoma City University.

Ms Tina Singhsacha

Ms Tina Singhsacha

Tina is a proven leader with over 25 years of track records of achievements in banking, management consulting and has worked extensively in all ASEAN countries from Thailand to Singapore and Myanmar. Tina now serves as a Senior Advisor to TPG, a global Private Equity fund, to identify attractive growth opportunities in Thailand and the region.  She also served as the Senior Advisor to the President of the Cement Building Material Business of the Siam Cement Group (SCG).  Before returning to Thailand in 2017, Tina served as the Country Head at Standard Chartered Bank in Myanmar. During which she led the reestablishment of the Bank’s presence in the country and launched several initiatives to support the development of the financial sector. With the support of the UK Government, Tina helped founded the UK-Myanmar Financial Services Taskforce, which was instrumental in aiding the set-up of the Myanmar Institute of Directors.

Tina holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting and Finance from University of New South Wales and an MBA from Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University.

Ms Thao Nguyen

Ms Thao Nguyen

Thao Nguyen is the ASEAN Business Partners Country Manager for Vietnam. She is a dynamic leader with over 27 years of experience working for both global and local banks in Vietnam. Over the course of her career Thao has held senior leadership roles at HSBC, Citibank, ANZ, Techcombank and VIB serving various corporate clients.

By virtue of her work at these prestigious institutions, Thao has established close working relationships with Vietnam’s State Bank, Ministry of Finance, State Securities Commission and other regulatory bodies.

Prior to joining ASEAN Business Partners, Thao served as SVP – Corporate and Institutional Banking at VIB, working directly with foreign investors in Vietnam. Thao’s past work experiences include serving as Country Head of Financial Institutions at Citibank Vietnam and General Manager of ANZ Vietnam.

Thao’s 27 years of experience working with hiqh-quality, successful Vietnamese enterprises and her strong network with the government and business leaders in Vietnam puts her in a unique position to help guide new entrants into the Vietnamese market.

Thao holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Languages from Hanoi University and an MBA from RMIT University Vietnam.

PROGRAMME DETAILS

Date and Time

27 October – 16 December 2021
2:30 – 5:30 pm

Venue

Webinar via ZOOM and one face-to-face session in HKPC Building

Medium

Cantonese and English
* Simultaneous interpretation provided

Target participants

  • Owners and executives of small-to-medium enterprises who intend to expand their businesses in the ASEAN region
  • Entrepreneurs, founders and employees of tech start-ups who intend to scale their businesses to and customize their products for the ASEAN region
  • Corporate leaders and executives who intend to plan or adjust their go-to-market strategies for the ASEAN region
  • Professionals and working classes who seek career opportunities in the ASEAN region

Assessment

  • Final Report (Passing Rate: 60%)

Certification

Learners can choose relevant module(s) to attend according to your business needs. A Certificate of Completion of “Executive Diploma in ASEAN Entrepreneurship and Market Development” will be awarded to participants who have obtain the passing rate in assessment, fulfill 75% attendance rate and attended one of the forums.

Course Fee

HK$2,835
*10% off discount for Members from supporting organizations

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