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Welcome
Mr. Abdul Jalil Ismail, Counselor, Singapore High Commission, London
A
Target Market for British Business
Sir
Mark Moody-Stuart – Co-Chairman, Singapore British Business Council
Singapore
– Home for Entrepreneurs
Dr.
Theresa Chew, President and CEO, Expressions International
Singapore: The Long-term Economic Perspective
Mr. Tim
O’Brien, Group General Manager: Group Strategic Planning, HSBC Holdings
Introductory
Overview
Mr.
Julian Ho, Regional Director, Singapore Economic Development Board, London
Chemicals:
Including performance materials, petrochemicals; bioconsumer chemistry
Mr. James
Smith, Executive Vice-President: Technology Portfolio and Sustainable
Development – Shell Chemicals Limited
The
Biomedical Sciences: including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical
technology and healthcare service
Dr. Tidu
Maini – Pro Rector for Public and Corporate Affairs – Imperial College
of Science, Technology and Medicine
IT
Mr.
Dilip Keshu – Chairman and CEO – Intiqua International Limited
Singapore:
Gateway to South East Asia
Mr. Steve
McKay – Head of Siemens Building Technologies UK and Ireland – Siemens
Limited
Financial
Services
Mr.
Gary Owen – Head of Central Bank Relations – The Royal Bank of
Scotland
Trading
and Shipping
Mr.
Nicholas Woo – Partner – Richards Butler
Energy,
Power Generation and Oil and Gas Opportunities
Mr.
Peter Brock – Director, Commercial South Ease Asia – BG Asia Pacific
Tourism
Dr.
John Wilson – Chief Executive – Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc
Facilitation
and Support Programmes, Tax-based incentives, etc.
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Mr.
Julian Ho – Regional Director – Singapore Economic Development
Board
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Mr.
Jayakrishnan G. – Director – International Enterprise Singapore
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Ms.
Adeline Koh – Representative – Monetary Association of Singapore
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Mr.
Nicholas Kao – Regional Director – Singapore Tourism Board
In
drawing up the programme we were greatly assisted by the following
agencies
in London:
The Singapore Economic Development Board, the Monetary
Association of Singapore, International Enterprise Singapore,
and we were also advised by members of the Singapore British Business
Council.
Some
interesting facts regarding the relationship between Britain and Singapore
are:
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Britain
is the third largest investor in Singapore, with over UKŁ7 billion of
investments and more than 700 companies represented.
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Britain
is Singapore’s second largest market outside Asia, and Singapore is
Britain’s eighth most important market outside of Europe.
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Their
two-way trade is worth approximately UKŁ4 billion.
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Some
19,000 British people live and work in Singapore.
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At
any one time there are over 5,000 Singaporeans studying in Britain.
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600,000
Britons and Singaporeans visit each other’s countries every year and
through the Internet, even greater numbers pay virtual visits.
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