Another incredible year! Thank you for helping us to continue to grow our business and government relationships with the fastest-growing region in the world.
As many of you will know UKABC has a new Chair. The Rt Hon the Lord Vaizey of Didcot accepted the role following the return to government of Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG. I want to place on record my personal thanks - and also on behalf of UKABC and our Board - for all that Baroness Neville-Rolfe did as Chair. Her dedication, commitment and passion for the role had taken UKABC to new heights. And I’d like to repeat mine and the Board’s huge thanks to Lord Vaizey for hitting the ground running (quite literally) when he led our delegation to the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ABIS) in Cambodia after only 2 weeks in the role!
Like many organisations, we have moved from the digital to the hybrid world. But I’m really pleased that UKABC has been able to deliver a mix of forums and roundtables virtually, in-person and hybrid. Our focus has been to share greater understanding of key market issues while highlighting the many opportunities to help UK businesses grow. Economic recovery, digital transformation and sustainable economic growth have been major pillars for the region. This will continue in 2023.
This year, for the first time in three years, we were able to take a business delegation to ABIS. This enabled UKABC to meet with ASEAN Economic Ministers, share the stage with DIT’s Minister for Trade Policy, The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP, host two roundtables on Investing in ASEAN and on Women’s Economic Empowerment and above all demonstrate the UK’s continued commitment to ASEAN.
Highlights from some of our events during the year are below. Please join us in 2023 for what I’m confident will be an even more exciting year of opportunity for us all.
Ian Gibbons
Chief Executive, UKABC
To review UKABC's Events and activities through 2022 please click here.
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