This first ever high-level investment forum should gather around 1500 representatives of foreign governments, businesses, media, international economic and financial institutions. According to the tentative program (attached), the Forum will provide an opportunity to get a first-hand updated information about the transformation processes taking place in the emerging market of Uzbekistan, as well as to meet and to discuss prospects and opportunities for trade and investment directly with top-level government officials and business managers, representing various sectors and industries of Uzbekistan.

More detailed information and online registration is available on the official web-page of the Forum at www.tiif.uz. Please note that the application review process takes a minimum of 10 days. The exact length of the process varies for each applicant.

The Swiss Embassy stands ready to provide any support should you or your colleagues/members express an interest in taking part in the Forum.

Please, do not hesitate to contact Mr. Tulkin Radjabov, our Economic Officer (Office: +41 58 4808750; Mobile: +998 90 3707370; Email: tulkin.radjabov@eda.admin.ch) for any inquiries or support.

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Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten, Limmatquai 40, 8001 Zürich
Monday, 3 April 2023

Dear Member,

We are very pleased to invite you to the 28^th Annual General Meeting of the Swiss-Asian Chamber of Commerce, which will be followed by a presentation by Mr. Georgios Leontaris, Chief Investment Officer – Switzerland and EMEA, HSBC Global Private Banking and Wealth.

He will be addressing us on the subject:
Investment opportunities and Economic Outlook for Asia and Middle East countries

Program:

16:30 – 17:00 hrs  Registration: Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten, room Grosser Zunftsaal, 2^nd floor

17:00 – 17:45 hrs Annual General Meeting 2022

17:50 – 18:20 hrs  Presentation by Mr. Georgios Leontaris, Chief Investment Officer – Switzerland and EMEA, HSBC Global Private Banking and Wealth

18:20 – 18:40 hrs Q&A

18:40 – 19:00 hrs Apéro

19:00 – 20:15 hrs Dinner

20:30 hrs Approx. End

After the presentation, a sit-down-dinner will follow. The tables at the dinner will be divided into the countries making up the chamber, where the relevant Ambassador will be the table host.

We look forward to warmly welcoming you on the occasion of the 28th Annual General Meeting.

Registration: Please register via the google forms link below by Friday, 24 March 2023 at the latest. You will receive an electronic confirmation. Registration Link: https://forms.gle/XAtKc1dod2R6wR1h7

Yours sincerely,
Swiss-Asian Chamber of Commerce

Webinar

Thursday, 2 March 2023

The Swiss-Asian Chamber of Commerce (SACC) kindly invite you to a special web event: “Actionable ESG Strategies for Smart Cities”. SACC is honoured to have Ms. Rosana Wong, Executive Director of Yau Lee Holdings Limited, Hong Kong as the key guest speaker at our Webinar. As a leader in the implementation of environmentally driven programmes and projects in one of the most densely populated cities in the world, Ms. Wong will provide rare insight into the ESG framework behind a Smart City from planning to execution, as well as address a range of issues such as Public-Private financing and collaboration, the vital role and promise of technology, as well as fundamental environmental challenges that many cities face in the quest for their inhabitants to lead a better quality of life.

By way of background, Yau Lee is the master builder of public housing and properties in Hong Kong. Founded in 1958, Yau Lee developed into one of Hong Kong’s largest consortia in building construction. Many of its buildings and projects have won accolades in environmental practice and social housing programmes.

Ms. Rosana Wong leads Yau Lee Group to be an integrated sustainable corporation and blends ESG considerations into its multidisciplinary Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operation services.  She is passionate about technology, innovation and dynamic spatial data, and has found Ophylla Ventures and a group of start-ups to develop and execute smart city vision.

Ms. Wong is also a Director of Hong Kong Cyberport and the Chair of Construction and Facilities Committee, Vice President of Smart City Consortium and the Chair of Smart Living Committee, Deputy Director of CGBC(HK), and member of various Government bodies, including Transport Advisory Committee and Green Minibus Operators. Selection Board and Sub-committee on Access of Rehabilitation Advisory Committee. She is also a Co-Chair of CIC’s Task Force on BIM Personnel Development among other key roles concerning BIM and AI, Council Member of the HKTDC Mainland Business Advisory Committee and member of HK Taxi Industry Innovation Committee.

We encourage you to register early. There is no charge for attending. Credit for relevant continuing education programmes may be obtained.

Program

Please kindly register by 27 February 2023 at the latest via the google forms link below: https://forms.gle/FavapK4thizobSXh9

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Thursday, 29 September 2022, Time 09:30 to 14:00hrs

Dear Member, Dear Friend of SACC,

The Swiss-Asian Chamber of Commerce invites you to a presentation at the Hafenmuseum, followed by a networking luncheon and tour on the Rhine taxi, including a site visit to the container terminals at Contargo in Basel. Clogged shipping lanes, component delays and empty store shelves have been ongoing stories in 2022, forcing industry leaders to rethink how they handle supply-chains.

The purpose of this event is to highlight some of the key challenges at present, namely shipping and logistical bottlenecks and the handling of supply chains. The big question is: How long will this unprecedented supply-chain disruption that has driven up prices of goods and services persist, and to which innovation will it lead the service and machinery industry?

Increased commodity prices of nearly 30%, growing inflation and a fragmented energy transition are among the greatest risks to global trade in 2022. They could remain volatile because of growing tensions between Europe and Russia, as well as China’s energy shortage.

We kindly welcome you to this day out event. Early registration is highly recommended!

Participation fee: SACC Member CHF 150, Non – Member CHF 170 (incl. transportation with Rhine taxi and luncheon)

Registration: Please register via this link: https://forms.gle/MZzxKBvkQDmmJqHR6 until 16 September 2022
at the latest.

Program

The Swiss-Asian Chamber of Commerce together with its co-operation partners Archroma AG, Engro Corporation, Embion Technologies SA, tide ocean SA,South Pole Ltd and JTI International SA kindly invites you to a forum on sustainable solutions to reach a carbon net zero commitment and to boost the circular economy.

Please find the registration links and e-mails to register to our partner events as well.

Date: Tuesday, 24 May 2022
Time: 10:30hrs to 14:30hrs
Venue: Sunstar Hotel, Oberwiesstrasse 3, CH-7270 Davos
Costs:  Members of SACC are invited  / Non-Members: CHF 150

With less than ten years to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, it is crucial to balance our human aspirations with the planet’s ability to sustain them. The Sustainable Development Approach sets the urgency for world leaders to strike a balance between economic, social and environmental elements when achieving economic development. All states are called upon equally to play their part in finding shared solutions to the world’s urgent challenges. Lots of actions have been taken, but a great deal remains to be done – and there is no time to wait

We help our partners to understand, navigate, and lead the global discussion around environmental and social sustainability, and deliver market and policy insights to manage risk and perform in an era of rapid technological change.

Registration: Please register via the below link until 10 May 2022 at the latest. forms.gle/SXUSpPr5L5VvkmGN9

Transportation:
In order to travel to Davos we booked a coach of Gössi – Carreisen
Departure to Davos: 07:45hrs at Car-Parking Sihlquai just behind the main train station in Zurich
Departure to Zurich: 21:30hrs after the Indonesian Night in front of the Hotel Morosani Schweizerhof, Promenade 50, 7270 Davos.

Costs: The return ticket of CHF 120 needs to be paid in cash directly to the coach driver. Seat registration is mandatory and indicated in the application form.

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Webinar: Thursday 17 February 2022, Time 10:00 to 11:30hrs

Dear Member, Dear Friend of SACC,

The Swiss-Asian Chamber of Commerce invites you to a webinar-event on the Global supply-chain bottlenecks and its challenges.

Clogging shipping lanes, component delays and empty store shelves were the dominant stories of 2021, forcing industry leaders to rethink how they handle supply-chains.
Given the remarkable changes in the industrial world during our two years of COVID-19 followed now by Omicron, we asked business leaders to share how their outlooks have been changed by the ongoing challenges.

The purpose of this event is to highlight some of the key challenges at present bottlenecks with shipping and logistics and the handling of its supply chains. The big question is: How long will this unprecedented supply-chain disruption that has driven up prices of goods and services persist, and to which innovation would lead this the service and machinery industry?

Increased commodity prices of nearly 30%, growing inflation and a fragmented energy transition are among the greatest risks to global trade in 2022. They could remain volatile because of growing tensions between Europe, Russia and China’s energy shortage.

We kindly welcome you to this Webinar. Early registration is highly recommended!
 
Registration: Please register via the below link until 15 February 2022 at the latest.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfahWYgVn1_z-cw9Flr2R6P_wsMdlilJQGU2wrqW0FEshsnrA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Program:
10:00 – 10:15 – Welcome remarks and Moderation
Marco Ruocco, Senior Advisor Logistics, Member of the Executive Board, Swiss-Asian Chamber of Commerce, Zurich
Moderation
Dominic Käslin, lic. oec. Director of Studies, Digital Supply Chain, University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons, Chur

10:15 – 10:30 – Complexity of Supply Chain Management
Dominic Käslin, lic. oec. Director of Studies, Digital Supply Chain, University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons, Chur

10:30 – 10:45 – Purchasing’s fight
Christophe Peçon, Chief Operating Officer, Posalux SA, Biel

10:45 – 11:00 – Designing the future responsible supply chain
Dr. Andrew Lahy, Director of Solutions Design, Logistics and Manufacturing at DSV, Basel

11:00 – 11:15 – How Covid gave new opportunities to re-invent Intersport Group’s supply chain?
Laetitia Kotsiopoulos, Director of Supply Chain and Project Management, IIC – INTERSPORT International Corporation GmbH, Bern

11:15 – 11:30 – Q & A
Marco Ruocco, Senior Advisor Logistics, Member of the Executive Board, Swiss-Asian Chamber of Commerce, Zurich

Tuesday, 7 December 2021
10:30hrs to 12:30hrs (Swiss Time)
14:30hrs to 16:30hrs (Pakistan Time)

The Embassy of Switzerland in Pakistan and the Swiss-Asian Chamber of Commerce kindly invite you to a webinar to get first-hand information on Swiss companies doing business in Pakistan.

Pakistan, home to over 220 million people, is one of the larger economies in Asia. As the country continues to develop, an additional 2.1 million middle-income households are expected by 2025. By all accounts, Pakistan is an underdeveloped market with a large potential for Swiss companies. Switzerland ranks amongst the top investors while exports are still low. A number of bilateral agreements (i.e. investment protection, double taxation, exchange on tax information) should enable the right framework to do business. Yet Pakistan suffers from a reputation of political instability and violence.

So how to do business in the country? What does it take to succeed and where are the pitfalls? And where are the future business opportunities? Join us and learn first-hand from Swiss and Pakistani experiences!

We kindly welcome you to this webinar. Early registration is highly recommended!

Registration: Please register with the form below by Tuesday, 30 November 2021 at the latest.

Tuesday, 30 November 2021, 08:15 a.m. online event

The Swiss-Asian Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with the Chinese International Economic Cooperation Association (CIECA) and the Bureau of Foreign Trade is pleased to invite you to a hybrid event to get first-hand information on the Taiwan ICT, Machinery Manufacturing Industry and Biotechnology Industry.

Advanced technologies, such as 5G, IoT, AI and many other disruptive ones are expected to transform our lifestyles and industrial structures in the near future. Building on Taiwan’s existing competitive strengths in ICT and semiconductor industry, DoIT is committed to offer strategically intelligent technologies, integrated software/hardware/services and offers international collaborations to accelerate Smart Technology and industrial innovations for digital economies. The 5+2 innovative industries will focus on the development of green energy technology and circular economy.  This meeting aims at strengthening the ties between companies and institutions in Switzerland and Taiwan and gathering to explore potential tie-ups and latest market opportunities.

Please kindly note that early registration is strongly recommended.

Registration: Please register with the following form by Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at the latest. This event is free of charge and by personal invitation of the organizers.