With the goal of supporting the expansion of U.S. business interests and activities in Singapore, the 2023 Singapore Business Mission aims to highlight Singapore as a proven testbed for innovation in next-generation technologies and business models, as well as a policy and regulatory leader in ASEAN. The Business Mission will create opportunities to engage with the Government of Singapore and reinforce stronger U.S. economic engagement with Singapore and in ASEAN. To register for the business mission, please contact Angelica Ortega (aortega@usasean.org) and Jileen Yong (jyong@usasean.org). 

Q2 Singapore Committee Call to update Members on Singapore work plan and upcoming 2023 Singapore Business Mission on 18-20 July 2023

The US-ASEAN Business Council is excited to invite you to join the SME Workshop in Singapore on March 7, 2023, to celebrate International Women's Day. The workshop is supported by Visa and also in partnership with Enterprise Singapore, Singapore Business Federation, and SGTech.   The workshop will take place at Visa University (71 Robinson Road #09-01, Singapore) and have a hybrid option for those who wish to join online. Our topic will mainly focus on “Building SMEs’ Readiness to Enable Singapore as the Digital Tech Hub” and especially to empower women through entrepreneurship, digital upskilling, and business resiliency.   The workshop will have an interesting lineup of sessions: Fireside chat on “Supporting Singapore SMEs Tapping the Right Market through Digitalization” with Mr. Soh Leng Wan, Assistant Chief Executive Officer, Manufacturing & Engineering, Enterprise Singapore and Mr. Albert Tsui, Executive Director for Policy and Advocacy, Singapore Business Federation Visa Presentation on Enabling Women-Run Businesses in the Digital Economy by Ms. Patsian Low, Vice President of Inclusive Impact and Sustainability, Asia Pacific, Visa SME Sharing Session on Woman Entrepreneur’s Experience amid Digital Economy by Ms. Charmain Tan, Founder Quickdesk Discussion on Leveraging Women Entrepreneurs’ Readiness and Resilience in Digital Economy with Ms. Jen Nie Kwok, 2nd Vice Chairman of the Singapore Enterprise Chapter, SGTech (and also CEO of Xcellink Pte Ltd) and Ms. Nugraheni Utami, Manager – Indonesia and SME Initiatives, US-ABC  The workshop is free of charge and an opportunity to join the Visa Innovation Centre Tour and lunch with a networking session. For joining the event, please register to link here: https://bit.ly/Register-SMEWorkshopSG2023 or email sme@usasean.org 

Roundtable with Amb. Osius in Singapore

The Digital Economy Leadership Dialogue Series in Singapore is a series of industry dialogues with the Singapore Government meant to exchange views on the rapidly evolving landscape in both Singapore and ASEAN. 

The 2023 Singapore Business Mission Planning Call # 1 will discuss details relevant to the upcoming 2023 Singapore Business Mission. Topics include mission themes, proposed mission meetings, mission fees, mission materials, and other important information such as logistics and hotel bookings. 

The US-ASEAN Business Council is registering senior-level executives for its annual Business Mission to Singapore on May 23-25, 2022. The mission will consist of bilateral meetings with senior government officials and other priority stakeholders. This will be an in-person mission as may be allowed by relevant guidelines and restrictions. Participants should plan to arrive in Singapore by Sunday, May 22. The mission starts on May 23, Monday morning and ends on May 25, Wednesday afternoon. There will be a pre-mission meeting and briefing in the morning of May 23, Monday. The deadline for receipt of registration and mission materials is COB Friday, May 6, 2022. 

The US-ASEAN Business Council is pleased to continue our ongoing initiatives for the 2023 SME Workshop Series: Building Resiliency for ASEAN SMEs ? as a part of the ASEAN SME Academy (?the Academy?) ? which aims to help ASEAN small and medium enterprises (SMEs) be resilient and leverage their capabilities amid digital economy. The upcoming workshop will be focusing on ?Building SMEs? Readiness to Enable Singapore as the Digital Tech Hub? ? which will be conducted on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, from 09.00 AM ? 01.00 PM Singapore Time (TBC).

We are honored to have Dr. He Ruimin, Chief AI Officer at the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI), Singapore, as our guest speaker. This call will provide a valuable opportunity for members to engage with Dr. He Ruimin and discuss Singapore’s strategic AI objectives, including the development and implementation of the national AI strategy and initiatives such as Singapore’s AI talent development plans. In the second half of the call, the USABC team will provide updates on the following ongoing and upcoming activities and programs for both the Singapore and ICT Committees.

Singapore 2nd Quarterly Call Agenda and Zoom Dial-In Details will be sent to registered members