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The PBEC Approach to BusinessBridging Economies and Helping Businesses Expand

Mr. Nick JonowActing CEO

Pacific Basin Economic Councilwww.pbec.org

PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS PROVE MORESUCCESSFUL THAN VIRTUAL COMMUNICATION

GEOGRAPHICALLY FAR APART, YET VERY SIMILAR

ORSA KHABAROVSK

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FAR EASTERN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM

PACIFIC BASIN ECONOMIC COUNCIL

• Founded in 1967 – oldest independent business association in Asia - Pacific

• Membership comprising CEO’s and Chairmen of the largest companies in the region

• Instrumental in the liberalization of trade in the Asia - Pacific region

• Providing unique insight and access to governments and leading businesses

• A gateway for organizations looking to expand beyond their countries’ border

A SAMPLE OF PBEC MEMBERS

Mr. Scott Price

CEODHL Express Asia Pacific

PBEC BOARD OF DIRECTORSChairman

Dr. Vachara Phanchet

ChairmanSittipol Sales Group of Companies

Vice-Chairman

Tan Sri Dato’ Azman Hashim

ChairmanAmBank Group

Chairman Emeritus

Ms. Rohana Tan Sri Mahmood

Chairman & PartnerEthos Capital Sdn Bhd

Treasurer

Dr. Victor Ishaev

GovernorGovernment of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

Ms. Krestine Corbin

Chairman, President& CEOSierra Machinery Inc.

Mr. Francisco J.Gutierrez C.

Director BusinessAssociationsCEMEX Group

Ms. Maria FernandoCampo Saavedra

PresidentBogota Chamber ofCommerce

Mr. Warren Luke

Chairman, President& CEOHawaii National Bank

Mr. Minoru Murofushi

Senior CorporateAdvisorITOCHU Corporation

Dato PadukaTimothy Ong

Executive ChairmanAsia Inc. Forum

Mr. Young-Ju Park

Chairman & CEOEagon Industrial Co.,Ltd.

Mr. Darcy Rezac

Managing DirectorThe Vancouver Board of Trade

Mr. Norman Sorensen

PresidentPrincipal International, Inc.

Mr. John Strang

Governing DirectorStrang-Tradex Group

Mr. Yu Ping

Vice-ChairmanChina Council for the Promotion ofInternational Trade

PBEC AND THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST

PBEC Meeting in Taiwan - 1989 PBEC Meeting in Seoul, Korea - 1993

PBEC Delegation visits the Russian Far East for the first time - 1993

PBEC’S NETWORK REACHES 20 COUNTRIES

SAMPLE OF PBEC STRATEGIC PARTNERS

FROM AN ASIA-PACIFIC STANDPOINT – RUSSIA STARTS HERE!

PBEC STANDS READY TO HELP!

Networking Information and Analysis Advocacy and Influence

Knowledge Exchange and Policy Development Membership Business Services Online Services

PBEC & BUSINESS WEEK INVITE YOU TO THE11th CEO FORUM IN BEIJING, NOVEMBER 6-7th 2007

← (L) Dr. Vachara Phanchet, Vice Chairman of PBEC, and Chairman of Sittipol Sales Group; (R) The Right Honorable Sir John Major, Former Prime Minister, Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 

→ His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

→ Her Excellency Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Economy, Government of United Arab Emirates

↓ (L) Dr. Vachara Phanchet, Vice Chairman of PBEC, and Chairman of Sittipol Sales Group; (R) Michael Toedman, Vice President and International Managing Director of BusinessWeek.

← Panel discussion on “Global Champions from Emerging Markets: New Winners for Tomorrow”

↑ → Hundreds of government officials and business leaders around the world gather at the Forum.

↓ The Right Honorable Sir John Major, Former Prime Minister, Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 

Спасибо!