ASEAN Business Expansion: Building on Myanmar for Growth in Cambodia & Laos
Join us for an exclusive Business Expansion Seminar tailored to empower you with the strategies and insights essential for building on a Myanmar base and experience to thrive in the dynamic markets of Cambodia, Laos.
This event is designed to equip you with the strategies and insights you need to expand to other ASEAN countries with a similar economic profile. The speakers will provide invaluable insights to acquire practical strategies for venturing into fresh markets, attracting top-tier talents, getting regulatory structures and market intelligence, equipping you with the necessary knowledge to make well-informed investment choices.
Event Objectives:
- To provide insights into effective strategies for business expansion across different sectors
- To facilitate networking and knowledge-sharing among industry professionals and entrepreneurs
- To showcase the expertise of participating companies and promote collaboration opportunities
Date: Tuesday, 7th May 2024
Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Venue: Pathein Room, Novotel Hotel
Member: 20,000 MMK
Non Member: 40,000 MMK
Cancellation Policy
If you are no longer able to attend please cancel your place 3 days in advance via email to joey@britishchambermyanmar.com. All no shows will still be charged the entry fee. Places which have not been cancelled will not be refunded.
Agenda
- Welcome Speech
- Navigating Business Expansion in Cambodia & Laos
Eddy Herbert
Eddy Herbert
Co-Founder & Managing Director of FocusCore Myanmar Co., Ltd.Eddy established FocusCore Myanmar and its affiliated group companies in 2014, leveraging his extensive two-decade tenure in Asia, with a specialization in corporate services, payroll, PEO, and HR outsourcing. As a co-founder, he oversees a group of companies that have emerged as market leaders within their respective domains since their inception in January 2014.
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Eddy is a dynamic leader who excels in turning challenges into opportunities and driving profitable ventures. His deep market insights and extensive industry expertise enable businesses to navigate entry into Southeast Asia and thrive in its growing markets. Under his leadership, FocusCore Myanmar has become a leading corporate services provider in the country. He replicated this success by setting up FocusCore Cambodia and Laos, carrying forward the legacy and achievements of FocusCore Myanmar. To date, Eddy has facilitated the establishment and operation of over one hundred Corporates & SMEs in Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar. Additionally, he serves as the Vice Chairman for the British Chamber of Commerce Myanmar, further contributing to the business landscape and fostering international collaborations.
- Recruitment & Staffing in CLM & SEA
Simon Bruce
Simon Bruce
Country Director of MyWorld Careers Co., Ltd.Simon, with over 18 years of experience in the Recruitment and Staffing industry, started his career in recruitment in 2005 while employed at Japan's top recruitment agency, where he ranked no. 1 in both his company and the country for his specialty. After nine years of tenure in both the Japanese and Australian recruitment markets within the same company, he relocated to Myanmar in 2015 to establish MyWorld Careers.
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Simon is highly process-driven, ensuring that operations are exceptionally systematic. He employs a structured approach to solving clients' staffing needs, drawing from the high customer service standards he developed during his time in Japan. He has been able to pass on this obsession with efficiency and high customer service skills to the local team that has enabled them to develop MyWorld Careers to become the no. 1 Recruitment and Staffing agency in Myanmar. In a remarkably short time frame, the business expansion into Cambodia has led to rapid ascension to the top, establishing itself as a trusted name in the country's recruitment landscape within 2.5 years. Building on this achievement, MyWorld Careers has further extended its reach to Laos, achieving notable growth within just one year of entering the market.
- Legal Aspects by BCCM LWG
Sasa Nyunt
Sasa Nyunt
Managing Partner at KST LegalSa Sa is a founder and Managing Partner of KST Legal. Before he started the KST Legal, he worked in Baker McKenzie, KPMG and other prominent local law firms. He has around 12 years of experiences as a lawyer. He is also a visiting lecturer in Matrix Institute of Professional. He obtained his PhD in relating to the Corporate Tax Laws. His key practice areas are Banking and Finance, Merger & Acquisition and Technology.
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Some of his experiences are:
• Member of Myanmar Companies Law 2017 Initial Drafting Team;
• Myanmar Legal Expert of Mini Grid Regulatory Framework Drafting Team;
• Advice and assisted to the International Bank in their 100 Million Dollar Cross-Border Loan;
• Advice and assisted to the leading local bank in their 100 Million Dollar Debt Restructuring;
• Advice and assisted to the local bank in their over 100 Million Dollar Debt Restructuring;
• Advice to the Multinational Consumer Company in their acquisition of the local leading consumer company in Myanmar with the value of more than 500 Million Dollars;
• Advice to the Multinational Leading Oil Production Company in relating to their farm in and farm out;
• Advice on the Off-Grid Solar Power Plant Development Project;
• Advice on the Off-Grid Geothermal Power Plant Development Project;
• Advice to the local leading bank in their corporate loan for the Port in Myanmar with the value of 200 Million Dollars;
• Advice to the several Startup in their pre-seed level funding, seed level funding, and other several level of funding;
• Advice to the leading YSX listed public company in their corporate governance restructuring;
• Analysis and scrutinizing to the leading YSX listed public company in their General Meeting to be a valid General Meeting.
• Advice and assisted to the local bank in their over 100 Million Dollar Debt Restructuring
- Key Insights and Proven Strategies for Successful Expansion Initiatives
- Coffee Break and Networking
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