SBF Annual Report 2012

ANNUAL REPORT 2012Scan QR code with your mobile device to

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CONTENTSAbout Us 01 2012 Facts & Figures 02Chairman’s Message 04

FEDERATION PROFILEBoard of Trustees 06Council Members 07SBF Committees & SME Committee 13SBF Secretariat – Management Team 14

SBF TURNS 10 16 A Decade of Serving the Business Community 20

YEAR IN REVIEWBusiness Voice Representation 24Business Networking & Facilitation 34Capacity Building

Business Continuity Management 46Human Capital, Mentorship & Productivity 48Sustainable Development Business Group 50Global Asia Hub Programme 51

SBF’s Overseas Partners 54List of Activities 57

OUR BEGINNINGS• Inthelate1990s,amidtherapidlychanging

globaleconomicandbusinesslandscape,thegovernment,inconsultationandwiththesupportofbusinessleaders,calledforamorecomprehensiveorganisationandrepresentationoftheSingaporebusinesscommunity.

• WiththepassingoftheSBFActbyParliamentinJuly2001,allSingapore-registeredcompanieswithapaid-upsharecapitalof$0.5millionandabovebecamemembersoftheSingaporeBusinessFederation(SBF).LocalchambersofcommerceandindustryrepresentingtheinterestsandwelfareoflocalorforeignbusinessgroupsjoinedasConstituentMembers.

• SBFwasestablishedon1April2002andofficiallylaunchedbythethenPrimeMinisterGohChokTongon11April2002.

OUR OBJECTIVES• Toenhancetheorganisationofthebusiness

communityinSingapore.

• Torepresent,advance,promoteandprotect,inSingaporeandabroad,themajorbusinessinterests(suchasinvestment,tradeopportunitiesandlabourmanagement)ofbusinessentitiescarryingoncommerceandindustryinSingapore.

OUR VISION TobetheapexbusinesschamberchampioningtheinterestsofthebusinesscommunityinSingaporeintrade,investmentandindustrialrelations.

OUR MISSION ToactasthebridgebetweenthegovernmentandbusinesscommunityinSingaporetocreateandenhanceaconducivebusinessenvironment.

SBFrepresentsthebusinesscommunityinbilateral,regionalandmultilateralforaforthepurposeofpromotingtradeexpansionandbusinessnetworking.

ASSIST COMPANIES TO ACCESS GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES

BUILD RELATIONS

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MANUFACTURING

SERVICESCONSTRUCTION

OTHERS

BANKING & INSURANCE

LOGISTICS & TRANSPORTATION

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES

RETAIL TRADE

IT & RELATED SERVICES

HOTELS & RESTAURANTS OIL & GAS

WHOLESALE TRADE

BYINDUSTRY

BYPAID-UP/AUTHORISED

SHARECAPITAL

MEMBERSHIP PROFILE

As of 31 December 2012, the Federation had more than 19,000 corporate members, with SMEs comprising 70% of the membership base.

38% 40%

15%

7%

26%

16%

12%9%

8%

8%

7%

3%3%

3%

1%2%

2%

$10M & ABOVE

$1M TO LESS THAN $5M

$5M TO LESS THAN $10M

$0.5M TO LESS THAN $1M

117 IN-COMING DELEGATIONS

FROM MORE THAN 50 COUNTRIES

470 EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

MORE THAN

70,000 PARTICIPANTS

SINGAPORE BUSINESS FEDERATION

2012FACTS & FIGURES

21 OUT-GOING BUSINESS MISSIONS

TO 24 COUNTRIES

MESSAGEFROMTHECHAIRMAN

2012wasabreakthroughyearforSBF.Ittookonamoreprominentroleinbusinessadvocacy,engagingitsmembersandthegovernmentonissuesthatimpactedSingaporebusinesses.

TheFederationinauguratedseveralkeyinitiativesduringtheyear,suchastheformationoftheSMECommitteetolookintotheconcernsandaspirationsofsmallandmedium-sizedenterprises.EightofitsrecommendationsforSingaporeBudget2012wereacceptedbythegovernment.

SINGAPORE BUSINESS FEDERATION ANNUAL REPORT 201204

Manpower,productivityandrisingbusinesscostscontinuetobekeyconcernsforbusinesses.TheFederationheldnumerousconsultationswithmembersandgovernmentagenciesduringtheyearthatconcludedintheSMEConventioninOctober,whereActingMinisterforManpowerMrTanChuan-Jinengagedthebusinesscommunityinadialogueonmanpowerissues.SBFwasalsoinvitedtobeamemberoftheNationalProductivityandContinuingEducationCouncil,chairedbyDPMTharmanShanmugaratnam,togalvanisethenationalefforttoboostskillsandenterpriseproductivity.

SBFwasprivilegedtobeinvitedbytheNationalPopulationandTalentDivisioninthePrimeMinister’sOfficetoprovideaPositionPaperonPopulation,citingthebusinesscommunity’sperspectiveonworkforcematters.OurPositionPaperreiteratedtheimportanceofsustainingapoolofhighqualitymanpowertocontinuedrivingSingapore’seconomyandcompetitiveness.

Duringtheyear,theFederationorganisedandsupportedsome470eventsandactivitiesthatwereattendedbymorethan70,000participants.Itled21businessmissionsoverseas,withspecialfocusonMyanmarandAfrica.Italsoreceived117incomingbusinessandofficialdelegationskeentoexploretradeandinvestmentopportunitieswithmembers.

Aspartofits10thanniversarycelebrations,SBFputtogetheraseriesofhigh-leveleventsthroughouttheyearthatconcludedwithaGalaDinnerinrecognitionofadecadeofservicetoitsmembers.TheFederationorganisedabusinessdialoguewithEmeritusSeniorMinisterGohChokTong,andalsoarrangedforitsmemberstobeupdatedontheglobaleconomicoutlookbyexecutivesfromTemasekHoldings.

TheGESBusinessLeaders’SummitandtheRussiaSingaporeBusinessForumcontinuetoholdgreatinterestfor‘C’levelexecutives,enablingthemtoconverge,exchangeviewsandsharegrowthstrategies.

Duringtheyear,theFederationwelcomedMsFangAiLianasthenewChairmanoftheSBFBoardofTrusteesandMrLucienWongasMember.IthankMrSatPalKhattarforhisleadership,invaluableguidanceandgreatcommitmentduringthe10yearsthatheservedasMemberandChairmanoftheBoardofTrustees.

Anewcouncilwaselectedatthe10thAGMforthe2012–2014term.IwouldliketotakethisopportunitytothankMrDesmondHill,immediatePast-President,SingaporeContractorsAssociationLtdforservingontheCouncil.IwouldalsoliketowelcomeMrGrahamLee,President,AustralianChamberofCommerce(Singapore),andMrShankerIyer,ChairmanSingaporeInternationalChamberofCommerceasnewmembersoftheSBFCouncil.

DuringtheAGM,membersconsentedtotheformationoftheSBFFoundationwhichaimstohelplowerwageworkers,assistmembersincorporatesocialresponsibilityandsustainabilityefforts,andspurcorporatephilanthropy.

Inthenextphaseofitsdevelopment,SBFaimstobeastrongervoiceandvaluecreatorbridgingthebusinesscommunityandgovernmentforthelongertermgrowthofSingapore.IurgememberstogivetheirfullsupporttotheFederation’sinitiativestoservethembetter. Tony Chew Leong-Chee

Chairman Singapore Business Federation

SBF was privileged to be invited by the National Population and Talent Division in the Prime Minister’s Office to provide a Position Paper on Population, citing the business community’s perspective on workforce matters.


FEDERATIONPROFILEBOARD OF TRUSTEES

AsprescribedbytheSBFAct2001,theBoardofTrusteesisresponsibleforensuringthat:

• TheSingaporeBusinessFederationactsinfurtheranceofitsobjectsassetoutintheActandinitsConstitution;

• ThefundsandassetsoftheFederationareproperlyaccountedforandsafeguarded;and

• ThepersonswhoaremembersoftheCouncilarefitandpropertoholdsuchoffice.

TheMinisterforTrade&IndustryhasappointedMrs.FangAiLianastheChairman.Mrs.TheresaFoo-YoMieYoenandMr.LucienWongaretheothertwomembersoftheBoard.

FANG AI LIAN Chairman

• Chairman,GreatEasternHoldings–Group

• BoardMember,Oversea-ChineseBankingCorporationLimited

• BoardMember,SingaporeTelecommunicationsLimited

• BoardMember,BanyanTreeHoldingsLimited

• BoardMember,MetroHoldingsLimited

• BoardMember,MediaCorpPrivateLimited

• ChairmanofCharityCouncil

THERESA FOO-YO MIE YOEN Member

• Chairman,TheEsplanadeCoLtd

• Chairman,GardensbytheBay

• Chairman,BritishMalayanTrusteesLtd

• Chairman,VivaFoundationforChildrenwithCancerLimited

• Member,SingaporeBusinessAdvisoryConsultants&Council

• Member,IncomeTaxBoardofReview,MinistryofFinance

• Member,BoardofTrusteesofSingaporeNationalEmployersFederation

• BoardDirector,EcquariaLimited

LUCIEN WONG Member

• ChairmanandSeniorPartnerofAllen&GledhillLLP,Advocates&Solicitors,Singapore

• Director,HapSengPlantationsHoldingsBerhad

• Director,SingaporeAirlinesLimited

• Director,SingaporePressHoldingsLimited

• Director,SingaporeHealthServicesPteLtd

• Chairman,MaritimeandPortAuthorityofSingapore


TONY CHEW LEONG-CHEE Chairman

• ExecutiveChairman,AsiaResourceCorporation

• Chairman,KFCVietnamandMacondray&CoInc

• IndependentDirector,KeppelCorporation

• GoverningBoardChairman,Duke-NUSGraduateMedicalSchool

• GoverningBoardMember,EconomicResearchInstituteforASEAN&EastAsia

• Member,NationalProductivityandContinuingEducationCouncil

• Member,EnterpriseDevelopmentAdvisoryCouncil

• Member,ChineseDevelopmentAssistanceCouncil

• Adviser,SingaporeInstituteofInternationalAffairs

• ConferredPublicServiceStarin2008

ABDUL ROHIM SARIP PBM ViceChairman

• President,SingaporeMalayChamberofCommerce&Industry

• LawyerandManagingPartner,ARohimNoorLila&Partners

• Member,SBF-ledSMECommittee

• Member,MalaysiaSingaporeBusinessCouncil

• BoardMember,MalayHeritageFoundation

• Member,MuslimLawPracticeCommittee

• Director,InstituteofSouthEastAsianStudies

• BoardMember,SingaporeCorporationofRehabilitativeEnterprises(SCORE)

• Member,MalayLanguageLearningandPromotionCommitteeunderMinistryofEducation

GAUTAM BANERJEE ViceChairman

• SeniorAdvisortotheBlackstoneGroupandChairmanofBlackstoneSingapore

• BoardMemberofthefollowing:

– APECBusinessAdvisoryCouncil

– EconomicDevelopmentBoard

– GovernmentofSingaporeInvestmentCorporationPteLtd

– SingaporeAirlinesLimited

– StraitsTradingCompanyLimited

• BoardofGovernors,Yale-NUSCollege

• BoardofTrustee,SingaporeIndianDevelopmentAssociation

• Member,IndianHeritageCentre,NationalHeritageBoard

• Member,SingaporeBusinessAdvisorsandConsultantsCouncil

• FormerNominatedMemberofParliament

FEDERATIONPROFILECOUNCIL MEMBERS (2012 – 2014)

TheSBFCouncil,whichmanagestheaffairsoftheFederation,includesnominated,electedandco-optedrepresentatives.TheCouncilhasaminimumof20andamaximumof26members.

Thethreelocalethnicchambersi.e.SingaporeChineseChamberofCommerce&Industry,SingaporeIndianChamberofCommerce&Industry,andSingaporeMalayChamberofCommerce&IndustryhavepermanentrepresentationintheCouncil.

TherestoftheCouncilMemberswouldbenomineesoflocalchambers,representativesfromforeignchambersofcommerce,electedrepresentativesofmembercompanies,andco-optedmembers.


SHABBIR H. HASSANBHAI ViceChairman

• Singapore’sNon-ResidentHighCommissionertotheFederalRepublicofNigeria,MFA

• Director(Finance&Investment),IndoStraitsTradingCo(Pte)Ltd&relatedcompanies,S’poreandAlBadawiGeneralTradingLLC,UAEandOman

• Director,GatewayDistriparksLtd&Groupofcompanies,India

• Chairman,Africa-SingaporeBusinessGroup,Co-Chairman,Singapore-OmanBusinessCouncil,ViceChairmanofMiddleEastBusinessGroupandSingapore-SaudiBusinessCouncil,SBF

• Member,Oman-SingaporeJointCommittee,MFA

• Member,Asean-IndiaBusinessCouncil,MTI

• ViceChairman,SINDA

• Member,FinanceandInvestmentCommittee,AngMoKio-ThyeHuaKwanHospital

RANGARAJAN NARAYANAMOHAN ViceChairman

• Chairman,SingaporeIndianChamberofCommerce&Industry

• SeniorPartner,Natarajan&Swaminathan,CertifiedPublicAccountant

• Board-of-TrusteesoftheInstituteofSoutheastAsianStudies(ISEAS)

• MemberofPeople’sAssociation’sTalentsAdvisoryCouncil

• Member,NationalWagesCouncil

• CouncilMember,IndianBusinessLeadersRoundtable(SINDA)

• ViceChairman,TamilLanguageCouncil(MCYS)

• Patron,TheInstituteofCharteredAccountantsofIndia(SingaporeChapter)

• SingaporeCouncilMember,Malaysia-SingaporeBusinessCouncil(MSBC)

• Singaporeco-chairofMSBCServicesCommittee

• Member,SBF-ledSMECommittee

TANG KIN FEI ViceChairman

• GroupPresident&CEO,SembcorpIndustriesLtd

• Director,SembcorpMarineLtdandvariousotherSembcorpcompanies

• CouncilMember,SingaporeChineseChamberofCommerce&Industry

• Co-chairman,Saudi-SingaporeBusinessCouncil

• Member,AbuDhabi-SingaporeBusinessForumandSaudi-SingaporeEconomicCityBusinessForum

• RepresentsSembcorpIndustriesontheSingapore-JiangsuCooperationCouncil,Singapore-ZhejiangEconomic&TradeCouncilandSingapore-TianjinEconomic&TradeCouncil

• Chairman,NgeeAnnPolytechnicCouncil

• ViceChairmanandtrustee,KwongWaiShiuHospital

TEO SIONG SENG ViceChairman

• President,ChineseChamberofCommerce&Industry

• NominatedMemberofParliament

• ManagingDirector,PacificInternationalLines(Pte)Ltd

• ChiefExecutiveOfficer&President,SingamasContainerHoldingsLtd,HongKong

• Chairman,TheStandardSteamshipOwners’Protection&IndemnityAssociation(Asia)Ltd

• Chairman,SingaporeMaritimeInstitute

• Director,BusinessChina

• IndependentNon-ExecutiveDirector,ChinaCOSCOHoldingsCoLtd

• BoardMember,Duke-NUSGraduateMedicalSchool,SingaporeGoverningBoard

• BoardMember,Sino-SingaporeGuangzhouCityInvestmentDevelopmentCo.Ltd,GuangzhouStandingCouncilMember,ChinaOverseasExchangeAssociation,Beijing

• HonoraryCitizenofFoshanCity,GuangdongProvinceandYixingCityinJiangsuProvince,China


DR ROBERT YAP CHIN KOK ViceChairman

• Chairman&CEOofYCHGroupPteLtd

• SingaporeChairman,ASEANBusinessAdvisoryCouncil

• Chairman,SBFASEANBusinessGroup

• FoundingChairmanofSupplyChainAsia

• CouncilMember,Singapore-ZhejiangEconomicandTradeCouncil(SZETC),Singapore-TianjinEconomic&TradeCouncil(STETC),Singapore-SichuanTrade&InvestmentCommittee(SSTIC),Singapore-JiangsuCooperationCouncil(SJCC)andSingapore-GuangdongCollaborationCouncil(SGCC)

• BoardMember,ASEANSMEAdvisory(SPRING)

• BoardMember,InternationalEnterpriseSingapore(IES)&MaritimeandPortAuthorityofSingapore(MPA)

• BoardAdvisortoSingaporeCustoms&SchoolofInformationSystemsinSMU

PHILIP NG CHEE TAT HonorarySecretary

• ChiefExecutiveOfficer,FarEastOrganization

• Director,SinoGroup(HongKong)

• TheSingapore-ChinaFoundationBoardofGovernors

• AdvisoryBoardfortheCentreforLiveableCities(CLC)

• Chairman,BoardofTrusteesoftheSingaporeUniversityofTechnologyandDesign

• Co-optedMemberandChair,SingaporeHealthServicesPteLtd(SingHealth)PropertyCommittee

• Member,ManagementBoardofInstituteofRealEstateStudies,NationalUniversityofSingapore

• Member,BoardofDirectorsoftheLeeKuanYewExchangeFellowship

• Member,ClimateChangeNetwork

• Member,BoardofTrusteesoftheChineseDevelopmentAssistanceCouncil(CDAC)

• Member,BoardofTrusteesofMITCorporation

OLIVIA LUM DeputyHonorarySecretary

• ExecutiveChairman&GroupCEO,HyfluxGroup

• MemberoftheSingapore-OmanBusinessCouncil,SingaporeBusinessFederation

• MemberoftheSingapore-TianjinEconomic&TradeCouncil,Singapore-JiangsuCooperationCouncilandSingapore-ZhejiangEconomicandTradeCouncil,IESingapore

• Advisor,SingaporeInstituteofInternationalAffairs

• TrusteeMember,ChineseDevelopmentAssistanceCouncil

• Patron,SingaporeProductivityAssociation


• FormerAPECBusinessAdvisoryCouncilmember

BOB TAN BENG HAI HonoraryTreasurer

• Chairman,JurongEngineeringLimited

• ChairmanoftheInstituteofTechnicalEducation

• Chairman,SingaporeLNGCorporationPteLtd

• Director,SMRTCorporationLtd

• Director,SINGEXGroupofCompanies

• Director,AsiaPacificBreweriesLimited

• VicePresidentofSingaporeNationalEmployersFederation

• BoardMemberandChairmanofAuditCommittee,OngTengCheongLabourLeadershipInstitute

• MemberofNTUCClubManagementCouncil

• President,SingaporeGolfAssociation

• GeneralCommitteeMemberandCaptain,SentosaGolfClub


CHONG SIAK CHING DeputyHonoraryTreasurer

• PresidentandCEO,AscendasPteLtd

• DirectorofAscendasPteLtd&itssubsidiaries

• DeputyChairman,SPRINGSingapore

• IndependentBoardDirector,SingaporePressHoldings

• Director,NationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)BoardofTrustees

• BoardMember,JurongHealthServices

• BoardMember,InstituteofRealEstateStudiesatNUS

• Member,NanyangBusinessSchoolAdvisoryBoard

• Member,Yale-NUSGoverningBoard

• AwardedGoldMedalbytheSingaporelnstituteofSurveyorsandValuesin1981

• ConferredNUSDistinguishedAlumniServiceAwardin2009

• ConferredNUSDistinguishedAlumniAwardbytheFacultyofArchitecture&BuildingManagementin1999

• OutstandingCEOoftheYear,SingaporeBusinessAwards2009

CHAN CHONG BENG Member

• President,AssociationofSmallandMediumEnterprises(ASME)

• Chairman,GoodrichGlobalPteLtd

• Member,SBF-ledSMECommittee(SMEC)

• Chairman,RisingBusinessCostsSub-committee,SMEC

• TopEntrepreneuroftheYear

PIYUSH GUPTA Member

• CurrentChairmanoftheAssociationofBanksinSingapore

• ChiefExecutiveOfficerandDirectorofDBSGroup,aswellasDirectorofDBS’subsidiarycompanies,TheIslamicBankofAsiaLimitedandDBSBank(HongKong)Limited

• BoardMemberoftheInstituteofInternationalFinance,Washington

• DirectorofTheInstituteofBanking&Finance

• BoardMemberoftheHumanCapitalLeadershipInstitute

• AdvisoryBoardMemberoftheSimKeeBoonInstituteforFinancialEconomics

• ManagingCouncilMemberoftheIndianBusinessLeadersRoundtable

• DirectoroftheMasterCardAsia/Pacific,MiddleEastandAfricaRegionalAdvisoryBoard

GEORGE HUANG CHANG YI Member

• President,SingaporeManufacturingFederation

• ManagingDirector,AmoyCanningCorporation,(S)Ltd

• HonoraryConsul-GeneraloftheFederalDemocraticRepublicofEthiopia

• President,CharteredManagementInstituteSingaporeBranch(CMI)

• Chairman,BusinessPracticesCommittee,ConsumersAssociationofSingapore(CASE)

• Chairman,SingaporeBusinessAdvisors&ConsultantsCouncil

• Chairman,AdvisoryCommittee,SingaporeEnvironmentCouncil(SEC)

• Member,BoardofGovernors,TemasekPolytechnic

• Chairman-SchoolAdvisoryCommittee,BalestierHillSecondarySchool


SHANKER IYER Member

• Chairman,SingaporeInternationalChamberofCommerce

• Chairman,TheIyerPractice,AccountantsandBusinessConsultants

• Chairman,InternationalFiscalAssociation(SingaporeBranch)

SIMON KAHN Member

• Chairman,AmericanChamberofCommerceinSingapore

• CMO,AsiaPacific,GoogleInc

KAY KUOK OON KWONG Member

• President,SingaporeHotelAssociation

• ExecutiveChairman,Shangri-LaHotelLimited,Singapore

• ManagingDirector,Shangri-LaHotels(M)Bhd

• Director,Kuok(Singapore)Limited

• Director,AllgreenPropertiesLimited

• Chairman,NationalHealthcareGroupPteLtd

• Member,NUSBoardofTrustees

• Chairperson,Yale-NUSCollegeGoverningBoard

• Trustee,WildlifeReservesSingaporeConservationFund

• Member,NorthlightSchoolBoardofGovernors

KIYOFUMI KUSAKA Member

• President,JapaneseChamberofCommerce&Industry(JCCI)Singapore

• CouncilMember,SingaporeNationalEmployersFederation

• AssociateSeniorVicePresident,NECCorporation

• ChiefExecutiveOfficer,NECAsiaPacificPteLtd

• President,NECPhilippines,Inc.

• BoardMember,NECSTEECloudServicePteLtd


GRAHAM LEEMember

• President,AustralianChamberofCommerce,Singapore

• Partner,PricewaterhouseCoopersLLP

• Fellow,InstituteofCertifiedPublicAccountants,SingaporeandMember,InstituteofCharteredAccountantsinAustralia

LAWRENCE LEOW CHIN HIN Member

• ImmediatePastPresident,AssociationofSmallandMediumEnterprises

• ExecutiveChairmanoftheCrescendasGroup

• Chairman,SBF-ledSMECommittee(SMEC)

• ViceChairman,SBFASEANBusinessGroup

• DeputyPresident,SingaporeBadmintonAssociation

• MemberofCustomsAdvisoryCommittee,SingaporeCustoms

• PatronofSingaporeTaekwondoFederation

• PatronofYewTeeCitizens’ConsultativeCommitteeandConstituencySportsClub


STEFANO POLI Member

• President,EuropeanChamberofCommerce(Singapore)

• Chairman,EU-ASEANBusinessCouncil,Asean

• CEO&Shareholder,ELECTROPowerSystemsSpa,Italy

• Boardmember,ItalianChamberofCommerceinSingapore

• Member,Economist’sIntelligenceNetwork,AsiaPacific

• MemberofAspenInstitute,Italy

ALVIN YEO Member

• SeniorCounsel

• SeniorPartner,WongPartnershipLLP

• MemberofParliament

• Chairman,GovernmentParliamentaryCommitteeforHomeAffairsandLaw

• Member,AppealsAdvisoryPaneloftheMonetaryAuthorityofSingapore

• Member,ICCCommissiononArbitration

• Member,SingaporeInternationalArbitrationCentre’sCouncilofAdvisors

• Director,UnitedIndustrialCorporationLtd

• Director,SingaporeLandLtd

• Director,TuasPowerLtd

• Director,KeppelCorporationLtd


SBF-LedSMECommittee(SMEC)

No Name Sector Organisation/Company Designation

SMEC Chairman

1 LawrenceLeow RealEstate CrescendasGroup ExecutiveChairman

SMEC Members

2 TonyChew Overall SingaporeBusinessFederation Chairman

3 DouglasFoo EmployersSingaporeNationalEmployers’Federation

Councilmember

4 ChanChongBeng SMEsAssociationofSmall&MediumEnterprises

President

5 GeorgeHuang ManufacturingSingaporeManufacturingFederation

President

6 LauTaiSan ChineseEnterprisesSingaporeChineseChamberofCommerceandIndustry

Vice-President

7 AbdulRohimSarip MalayEnterprisesSingaporeMalayChamberofCommerceandIndustry

President

8RangarajanNarayanamohan

IndianEnterprisesSingaporeIndianChamberofCommerceandIndustry

Chairman

9 EdwinKhoo Bank/FinanceTheAssociationofBanksinSingapore

SeniorAdvisor&ManagingDirectorofDBSBankLtd

10 HoNyokYong(Dr) Construction SingaporeContractors’Association President

11 RoderickChia InfocommSingaporeInfocommTechnologyFederation

Chairman,DigitalMediaChapter

12 QuekKengLiang Logistics SingaporeLogisticsAssociation Chairman

13 RickySouw(Dr) PrecisionEngineering SanwaPlasticIndustryPteLtd CEO

14 WongSioeHong Retail SingaporeRetailersAssociation VicePresident

15 MelvinTanEngineering,SystemIntegration

CyclectGroup ManagingDirector

16 SusanChongEnvironment/Sustainability

Greenpac(S)PteLtd CEO

17 GlenndleSim Marine MencastHoldingsLtd ExecutiveChairman&CEO

18 CynthiaPhua Retail KnightFrankPteLtdExecutiveDirector&Head,RetailServices

SBFCOMMITTEESEXECUTIVE COMMITTEEChairman: Mr.TonyChewMembers: Mr.TeoSiongSeng

Ms.ChongSiakChingMr.TangKinFeiDr.RobertYap

APPOINTMENTS AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEEChairman: Mr.TonyChewMembers: Mr.BobTan

Mdm.KayKuok

AUDIT COMMITTEEChairman: Mr.GautamBanerjeeMembers: Mr.ShankerIyer

Mr.StefanoPoli

FINANCE & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE Chairman: Mr.BobTanMembers: Mr.RNarayanamohan

Dr.RobertYapMr.PiyushGuptaMr.ChanChongBeng

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEEChairman: Mr.ShabbirHassanbhai

Mr.MarkHongVice

Chairmen:Mr.ChengWaiKeungMr.SimonKahnMr.MichaelCheokMr.M.RajaramMr.TanSengChyeMr.PhilipForrestMr.KiyofumiKusakaMr.FreddyLamMr.GrahamLee

MEMBER RELATIONS COMMITTEEChairman: Mr.LawrenceLeowMembers: Mr.SimonKahn

Mr.AbdulRohimSaripMr.GeorgeHuangMr.GrahamLee

NOMINATIONS COMMITTEEChairman: Mr.TonyChewMembers: Mr.GautamBanerjee Mr.PhilipNg


SBFSECRETARIAT–MANAGEMENTTEAM GLOBAL BUSINESS DIVISION

RENEE KOH DeputyDirector

HO MENG KIT ChiefExecutiveOfficer

VICTOR TAY ChiefOperating

OfficerMABEL TANG DeputyDirector

CHERYL KONG AssistantExecutiveDirector

ALAN TAN Director

EDITH CHEONG Assistant

ExecutiveDirector

JEFFREY LIEW Director

MARTIN YUOON Assistant

ExecutiveDirectorCODY LEE Director

Americas, Middle East & Africa, Europe & Oceania

ASEAN, China, North & South Asia

MEMBER RELATIONS & SERVICES DIVISION

CEO OFFICE


CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONSGERALD DE COTTA

Director

CAPACITY BUILDING DIVISION

CORPORATE SERVICES DIVISION

ESTHER CHONG AssistantExecutive

DirectorTOUW JUNE WAH DeputyDirector

JOSHUA ONG Director

THIAN TAI CHEW AssistantExecutiveDirector

Mentorship & Productivity IRENE CHEN SeniorManager

SME COMMITTEE

LAM KONG HONG Director

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPEMENT

CRISPIAN LYE DeputyDirector

GLOBAL-ASIA HUB

FINANCESHIRLEY LIM

SeniorManager

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

QUEK KENG OEI SeniorManager

Business Continuity & Financial Management


SBF TURNS 10

SBFcelebratedits10thanniversaryin2012withaseriesofsignatureeventsandactivitiesfromMarch,concluding

withaGalaDinneron10thOctoberwithPresidentTonyTanKengYamasGuestofHonour.OthernotableeventsincludedaBusinessDialoguewithEmeritusSeniorMinisterGohChokTong,theSBF-TemasekForum,GESBusinessLeaders’Summit,InternationalCleantechNetwork(ICN)Asiameeting,andSingaporeSustainabilityAwards.

Itpublisheda20-page10thanniversarycommemorativesupplementintheBusinessTimeswhichincludedits10-yearmilestoneandcongratulatorymessagesfrompublicandprivatesectororganisationsfromSingaporeandoverseas.SBFalsopublishedaspecialeditionofBusinessQuotient(BiZQ),itsflagshipmagazineformembers,onthe10thanniversarytheme.

Toremembertheoccasion,SBFproduceda10thanniversaryvideo,capturingitsprogressthroughtheyears.ScreenedattheGalaDinner,thevideoalsoincludedsharingandwellwishesbyfourfoundingfatherswhoplayedsignificantrolesintheformationofSBF.TheyareEmeritusSeniorMinisterGohChokTongwho,asPrimeMinister,mootedtheideaofanapexbusinesschamberin1998;MrKwekLengJoo,PresidentoftheSingaporeFederationofChamberofCommerceandIndustry,whowasinstrumentalingettingmemberstosupporttheformationofthenewFederation;MrGeorgeYeo,thethenMinisterforTradeandIndustrywhofacilitatedthepassingoftheSBFActinParliamentin2001;MrStephenLee,PresidentoftheSingaporeNationalEmployersFederationwhowasappointedthepro-temChairman

ofSBFandsubsequentlyitsChairmanforthreeconsecutivetermsfrom2002to2008.TheyeachreceivedaspeciallycommissionedphotobookwhichhighlightedtheirinvolvementwithSBF.

TheGalaDinneralsosawthelaunchofTheSBFDistinguishedPartnerAwards,atwhichfivenotablepartnerswererecognisedfortheircontributionstotheFederation.Thefiveare:

• MrPohChoonAnn,ChairmanandCEOofPohTiongChoonLogistics.HelednumerousSBFbusinessmissionsoverseas,receivedbusinessdelegationsfromChina,andactsasamentortoyoungerentrepreneursintheSBFnetwork.


• MrWongFongFui,GroupCEOofBousteadSingapore.Heledseveralbusinessmissions,isamentortoSBFmembers,andisalsoanactivememberoftheMalaysia-SingaporeBusinessCouncilwhichpromotestradeandbilateraleconomicrelationsbetweenthetwocountries.

•TheSingaporeNationalEmployersFederation(SNEF).IthasbeencollaboratingwithSBFsincethelatter’sfoundingin2002.Throughbriefingsandsurveys,SBFandSNEFupdatemembersandconveytheirfeedbacktotheGovernmentonimportanthumanresourceissuessuchastheEmploymentAct,foreignworkerpoliciesandNationalWagesCouncilguidelines.

• Publicaccountingfirm,RSMChioLim.ItsupportsSBFinitiatives,suchastheannualSBFseminarontheSingaporeBudget,atwhichitshareswithSBFmemberskeystrategies,incentivesandpracticaltax-planningmeasures.ItisalsoanactivepartnerofSBF’sGlobalAsiaHubProgramme.

•StandardCharteredBank.Since2010,SBFhastappedonthebank’sexpertiseanditsnetworkofcontactsandclientsinAfricatohelpopendoorsandcreatenetworkingandmatch-makingopportunitiesforSBFmembers.

Earlierintheyear,the10thSBFAnnualGeneralMeetingsaw23businessleadersfrombusinesschambers,tradeassociationsandbusinessesinSingaporeinstalledasSBFCouncilMembersforthe2012–2014term.AttheAGM,membersconsentedtotheformationoftheSBFFoundationwhichaimstohelplowerwageworkers,assistmembersincorporatesocialresponsibilityandsustainabilityefforts,andspurcorporatephilanthropy.

Recipients of the SBF Distinguished Partner Awards at the Gala Dinner.


SBF’sflagshipevent,Global Entrepolis @ Singapore (GES) Business Leaders’ Summit 2012attractedclosetoathousanddelegatesfromsome40countries.Theevent,theninthintheseries,featured132internationalspeakersandsawtheparticipationofeightSingaporegovernmentministers.Themed“CapitalisingonFastChangingMarkets”,theaimoftheSummitwastopropelfreshideasandbusinessexchangesamidahighlydynamicandvolatileglobaleconomicenvironment.

Aspartofthe10thanniversaryinitiative,theFederationfirmedupitsStrategicPlan2012–2016.TheplanoutlinesSBF’saimtobeamoreissue-centricorganisation,withstrongerengagementofthebusinesscommunityandthegovernment.Itwillbeacrediblevoiceofbusinessandavaluecreatorhelpingbusinessestobuildcapabilitytoaccessinternationalmarkets.

Well-wishes from foreign business chambers and trade associations in SBF’s 10th anniversary commemorative supplement.


SBF A DECADE OF SERVING THE

BUSINESS COMMUNITY

Officially launched by then Prime Minister

Goh Chok Tong on 11th April 2002

Organised more than 50 events and activities, which catered to some

10,000 members

Focused on promoting business

and investment opportunities both in Singapore and abroad

Doubled its offerings of activities and events

for members

Launched the inaugural issue of BiZQ to update members on

business and industry insights

Formation of the Malaysia-Singapore Business Council (MSBC) to forge closer economic ties between both countries

Jointly presented Global Entrepolis @ Singapore with Economic Development Board (EDB), attracting participants from

over 40 countries

Supported the World Economic Forum

(WEF) in partnership with EDB

Participation in the Federation’s events

reached 22,000, double that of 20042002

2007

2004

2008

2003

2005

2006

Reached out to 5,800 member companies

through its activities

Introduced the Mentoring Programme

Recognised both locally and overseas as an apex

chamber of the Singapore business community

Launched the Middle East

Business Group

Hosted and co-organised the ASEAN Business and Investment

Summit, and the inaugural ASEAN Business Awards

2007

2008

20

11

2012 AND BEYOND

2010

2009

Strengthened three-pronged focus of

representing the voice of the business community, helping members build

resilience and facilitating business opportunities

Received ownership of GES from EDB

Hosted the APEC CEO Summit and the APEC

Business Advisory Council (ABAC) meetings in Singapore, held in

conjunction with the APEC Leaders’ Summit

Reached out to 48,300 participants through its activities

Inaugurated five dedicated geographic business groups to

further help members gain valuable insights and tap into

regional opportunities

Launched a series of initiatives in support of

Economic Strategies Committee (ESC) recommendations

Organised Singapore Sustainability Awards to recognise companies for

their eco-friendly practices

Increased its outreach, with the 408 activities

benefitting 62,000 participants

Reviewed and finalised SBF’s strategic

plan for 2012 – 2016

Increased engagement of emerging markets

Established the SME Committee (SMEC) to

better represent the voice of members and the wider

SME community

A more issue-centric organisation

Strengthen international linkages to secure benefits for

Singapore businesses

Partner government unions, trade associations

and chambers to help companies restructure

VOICE REPRESENTATION

FACILITATING DIALOGUE

AND FEEDBACK ON IMPROVING SINGAPORE’S BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

REPRESENTING ENTERPRISES ON THEIR BUSINESS

NEEDS AND CONCERNS

PROMOTING ENGAGEMENT

BETWEEN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND POLICYMAKERS

SERVING AS A UNIFIED VOICE FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY

YEARINREVIEW

ADVOCACY/VOICE REPRESENTATION (LOCAL)

SBF-LED SME COMMITTEE (SMEC)

SBFtookasignificantstepinadvocacyandvoicerepresentationwiththesettingupoftheSBF-ledSMECommittee(SMEC)inDecember2011.TheCommittee,whichlooksintotheneedsandconcernsofSMEsinlightofmountingchallenges,servesasakeyplatformforengagementbetweentheSMEcommunityandpolicymakers.Itwillalsofacilitatedialogue,feedback,researchandanalysisonSMEbusinessissuestoeffectbusiness-friendlypoliciesinSingapore.

MrLawrenceLeow,SBFCouncilMemberandImmediatePastPresidentoftheAssociationofSmallandMediumEnterprises,waselectedChairmanofSMEC,supportedbyaSecretariatheadedbySBFCEOMrHoMengKit.MinisterofStateforTrade&IndustryMrTeoSerLuckagreedtoserveasitsadvisor,toengenderpublicsectorsupportfortheworkofSMEC.The18-memberSMECiscomprisedofrepresentativesfromkeybusinesschambersandtradeassociations,aswellasprominentbusinessleadersacrosswide-rangingindustrysectors.Foursub-committeesweresetupasfollows:


Rising Business Costs Sub committee

• Chairman:MrChanChongBeng,President,AssociationofSmallandMediumEnterprises(ASME)

Manpower and Productivity Sub committee

• Chairman:MrLauTaiSan,Chairman,Industry&CommerceCommittee,SingaporeChineseChamberofCommerceandIndustry(SCCCI)

Internationalisation and Market Access Sub committee

• Chairman:DrRickySouw,Chairman,SingaporePrecisionEngineering&ToolingAssociation(SPETA)

Finance Sub committee

• Chairman:MrEdwinKhoo,SeniorAdvisor&ManagingDirectorofDBSBankLtd

SMEC Budget 2012 Wish-list

SMECgotofftoanearlystartinJanuary2012withthesubmissionofitsrecommendationsforSingaporeBudget2012togovernment.ItsoughtassistanceandreliefinfourareasaffectingSMEs–costofdoingbusiness,productivityandmanpower,financing,andinternationalisationandmarketaccess.Itsrecommendationswereaggregatedfromfeedbackfromitsmemberswhorepresentmajorlocaltradeassociationsandbusinesschambers,aswellasqualifiedindividualsrepresentingSMEinterests.

SMECfoundearlytraction,witheightofits17recommendationsacceptedinBudget2012.DeputyPrimeMinisterandMinisterforFinanceTharmanShanmugaratnamcommendedtheSMECommitteeinhisbudgetspeechnotingthat“WehavereceivedusefulsuggestionsonhowwecanimprovetheProductivityandInnovationCreditschemefurther,frombusinessgroupssuchastheSingaporeBusinessFederation–SMECommittee”.

Followingthebudgetannouncement,outreachsessionswereheldwithmembersoftradeassociations,aswellasSBFmembers,drawing137and1,200participantsrespectively.Participantswerebriefedonthehighlightsofthebudgetanddialogueontheassistanceandincentiveschemesbyrepresentativesfromvariousgovernmentagencies.ThesessionsforSBFmembersalsoincludedsharingbyprivatesectorknowledgepartners.

SBF-led SME Committee (SMEC) facilitates dialogue, feedback, research and analysis on SME business issues to effect business-friendly policies in Singapore.


SMEC Advocacy Efforts

Duringthecourseoftheyear,SMECmetforfivemaincommitteemeetings,whilstthefoursub-committeesmeton20occasions.Theextensivedeliberationsatthesemeetings,inadditiontoconsultationsessionswithgovernmentagenciesanddialoguewithbusinessesthroughouttheyear,enabledSMECtogainamorein-depthandcomprehensiveperspectiveofSMEissues.

ThesessionswithgovernmentagencieswereusefulinhelpingSMECclarifyissuesraisedbyitssub-committees.ConsultationswereheldwithMinistryofTradeandIndustry,MinistryofManpower,IESingapore,SPRINGSingapore,JurongTownCorporation,NationalProductivityAssociation,WorkforceDevelopmentAuthority,SingaporeBusinessAdvisorsandConsultantsCouncil,andNationalProductivityandContinuingEducationCouncil.

A key outcome of the many months of dialogue with government and businesses was the submission of 33 recommendations by SMEC for the Singapore Budget 2013, covering a spectrum of business issues.


Policy Engagement

Aspartofitsroletobeabridgebetweenbusinessesandthegovernment,SBForganisednumerouspolicyengagementsessions,includingbriefingsonBudget2012,theenhancedProductivityandInnovationCreditscheme,NationalWagesCouncilGuidelines2012/2013,consultationsessiononreviewoftheEmploymentAct,ChangestoEmploymentofForeignManpowerAct,CommunityEngagementProgramme,NationalSecurityConvention,andPro-EnterprisePaneldialogue,amongstothers.

SBF-Temasek Forum, 15 June 2012

Asidefromoutreachsessions,SMECalsoorganisedotheractivitiessuchassurveysandseminars.WhenthesituationintheEurozoneturnedfortheworseinearly2012,SMECorganisedabriefingforSBFmembersonthelatestsituationthere.AttheSBF-TemasekForum,ahighlevelteamfromTemasekHoldingssharedinsightswithmembersontheirassessmentofthesituationintheEurozone,theUS,China,aswellasthetopicofglobalinflation.


ADVOCACY/VOICE REPRESENTATION (INTERNATIONAL)

Duringtheyearunderreview,SBFinitsroleasapexbusinesschamber,providedsecretariatsupporttoSingapore’srepresentativesattheASEANandAsiaPacificEconomicCooperation(APEC)BusinessAdvisoryCouncilmeetings.SBFalsorepresentedtheinterestsofthebusinesscommunityinotherregionalandinternationalforaincludingtheEastAsiaBusinessCouncil,AsianBusinessSummit,andtheInternationalChamberofCommerceforwhichitservesastheSingaporeNationalCommittee.SBFChairmanTonyChewledadelegationtotheAsianBusinessSummitinThailandinAugust.

APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC)

Singapore’sparticipationatAPECBusinessAdvisoryCouncil(ABAC)wasledbyMrGautamBanerjee,ExecutiveChairmanofPricewaterhouseCoopers(PwC)Singapore;MrJacksonYap,GroupMDandCEOofUnitedEngineersLimitedandMrHoMengKit,CEOofSBF.AsthenationalsecretariatforABACSingapore,SBFplayedanimportantroleinprovidingthelinkagebetweenthebusinesscommunityandthegovernmentonissuesdiscussedatABAC.

ABACmadeprogressonitsprioritiesfor2012.OnadvancingregionaleconomicintegrationtorealiseaFreeTradeAreaoftheAsia-Pacific,ABACurgedAPECLeaderstotakeresoluteactiontoguardagainstfinancialandsovereignrisksandtheriseofprotectionism.Italsoadvocatedthepursuitoftradeliberalisationandrobustgrowth.Separately,ABAC’sproposaltoestablishanAsia-PacificFinancialForumwasendorsedbyAPECFinanceMinisters.Theforumwillserveasaplatformforstrongerpublic-privatepartnershipinthedevelopmentandintegrationoftheregion’sfinancialmarketsthatarevitaltothesustainablefundingofinfrastructure,expansionofenterprises,growthofdomesticconsumptionandtheregion’sresiliencetoexternalshocks.

Onfoodsecurity,ABACurgedconcreteactiontoexpandglobalfoodsupply,nutritionalcapacityandfacilitatetradeinfood.Ontransportationinfrastructureandsupplychainsconnectivity,itproposedacomprehensivesetofpracticalrecommendationstoAPECleadersonharmonisationofcustomsrequirementsandmeasures,introductionofthesinglewindowconceptandstandardisedcodesformarkingandtrackinggoods.


Business Outreach on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations

AspartofitssupportfortheTransPacificPartnership,SBFandtheUSNationalCentreforAPECorganisedaseminarinMayattendedbyrepresentativesfromlocalandforeignenterprises.SpeakersincludedH.E.PeterHamilton,HighCommissionerofNewZealand,NgBeeKim,DirectorGeneral(Trade)atSingapore’sMinistryofTradeandIndustry,NickReilly,ChairmanEmeritusoftheNationalCentreforAPEC(NCAPEC),amongstothers.

TheTPP,whichaimstobeahigh-qualityFTAthatisbroaderinscope,depthandmembershipcomparedtobilateralFTAs,willgobeyondtariffreductionsintobehind-the-borderissues,providingcompanieswithamoreconduciveenvironmenttooperatein.

Duringtheseminar,SBFandtheNCAPECsignedacooperationagreementtoraiseawarenessaboutAPEC,strengthentiesbetweentheregionalbusinesscommunitiesandencouragegreatertradeandinvestmentthroughtheAPECforum.

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION TOWARDS AN ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY

InpreparingSingaporecompaniesforanintegratedASEANeconomythroughtheintroductionoftheASEANEconomicCommunity(AEC)in2015,SBFhasbeenactivelyengagingitsmembersontheASEANplatform.

ASEAN Business & Investment Summit (ASEAN-BIS), 17 – 18 November 2012

SBFleda21-memberdelegationtoASEAN-BIS,whichwasattendedbypoliticalandbusinessleadersfromtheregion.DelegatesparticipatedindiscussionsonASEANconnectivity,ASEANasacompetitiveinvestmenthub,itsrenewableenergypotentialandgreaterconnectivitywithmarketsinEastAsia.

AhighlightofthesummitwastheASEANBusinessAdvisoryCouncilBusinessAwards.SingaporecompaniesclinchednineawardsfortheirachievementsinestablishingandpromotingASEAN-widebusinessoperations.

ParticipantsalsotookpartintheBusinessRoundtableSessiononASEANSingleWindow(ASW).SBFnotedthatknowledgeofASWwasmainlyconfinedtoMNCsbasedinSingapore.ItwillsharewithSingaporecompaniestheopportunitiesarisingfromtheASWin2013.

Theactivitiesconductedin2012werecriticalincreatinggreaterheadwayinSBF’seffortstoprepareSingaporecompaniestoexploitnewandmanybusinessopportunitiescreatedbytheonsetofAEC2015.TheChairmanshipofASEANbyMyanmarin2014alsoaugursmanymorenewopportunitiesforSingaporecompaniesinextendingtheirintra-ASEANbusinessintothenewlyopenedMyanmareconomy.Attendees at the TPP seminar.


Singapore business delegation at the ASEAN Business & Investment Summit.


PROVIDING MEMBERS WITH NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK AND TAP INTO EMERGING MARKETS

>19,000 MEMBERS IN 2012

BUSINESS NETWORKING

BUSINESS NETWORKING & FACILITATION

Duringtheyear,SBFled21overseasbusinessmissionsandreceived117incomingbusinessandofficialdelegationskeenonexploringtradeandinvestmentwithmembers.TheFederationbrokenewgroundbymountingthreemissionstoMyanmarandcontinuedtoassistmemberstoexploreopportunitiesinthefrontiermarketsofAfrica,Asia,LatinAmerica,theMiddleEastandCentralandEasternEurope.

AMERICAS, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA EXPANDING SINGAPORE’S FOOTPRINT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

SBFledsixmissionsto11Africaneconomiesin2012tohelpSingaporebusinessesexploreopportunitiesinnewmarkets.TheseincludedCongoandDRCongo,Togo,Djibouti,andsomeoftheworld’sfastestgrowingeconomies–GhanaandEthiopia.

Throughthesemissions,theFederationendeavoredtoincreasemarketaccessforbusinessesbyrequestingforeigngovernmentstoappointHonoraryConsulsinSingaporetofacilitatethewaiverofvisasforSingaporeancitizens.

Cape Verde-Singapore Business Forum, 21 September 2012

TheForumwasheldinconjunctionwiththeinauguralvisitofH.E.JoseMariaPereiraNeves,PrimeMinisterofCapeVerde,andwasattendedbysome120membersfromthebusinesscommunity.Duringtheforum,SBFsignedanMOUwiththeCapeVerdeInvestmentPromotionAgencytoincreasebusinessexchangesandpromotetradeandeconomicrelationsbetweenbothcountries.

ThisinitialengagementalsoresultedinboththeSingaporeandCapeVerdegovernmentssigningtheOpenSkiesAgreement,whichallowsunlimitedpassengerandcargoservicesbetweenbothsides.BothcountriesarealsoembarkingondiscussionstoinkaDoubleTaxDeductionandInvestmentGuaranteeAgreement(IGA).Separately,SBFsuccessfullyrequestedforavisawaiverforSingaporeansintoCapeVerde.


2nd Africa-Singapore Business Forum (ASBF), 29 – 30 August 2012

Over500participantsattendedtheForum,withsome200participantsfrom34Africacountries,doublethenumberofcountriesrepresentedinthe2010forum.SevenministersfromsixAfricacountrieswerealsopresent.

TwoMOUsweresignedatASBF:InternationalEnterpriseSingaporewiththeInternationalFinanceCorporation,wherebothagreedtoextendassistancetoSingaporecompanieskeentoventureintoAfrica;andSingaporeCooperationEnterprisewiththeGovernmentofCongotojointlydeveloptheNationalProgrammeofIndustryRedeployment.

LEVERAGING ON THE IMPORTANCE OF TURKEY

Turkey’slocationatthecrossroadsofAsiaandEuropeisgeneratingstronginterestfromSingaporebusinesseskeentotapintotheuniquebusinessopportunitiesthere.Themutualinterestbybusinesscommunitiesofbothcountrieshasspawnedfourroundsofengagementsthroughouttheyear,involvingmorethan400Singaporebusinessmen.

Turkey Business Mission, 28 May – 3 June 2012

Thebusinessmissioncomprising27SingaporecompanyrepresentativeswasjointlyledbySBFChairmanMrTonyChewandIESingaporeCEOMrTeoEngCheong.HeldinconjunctionwiththevisitofDPMTharmanShanmugaratnamtoTurkeyandtheopeningofanIESingaporeOverseasOffice,participantsalsoattendedtheSBF-organisedTurkey-SingaporeBusinessForumwhichsawtheparticipationofover80Turkishbusinessmen.

SBFalsodeepeneditsengagementwithTurkey,makingdirectcontactforthefirsttimewiththeIzmirMetropolitanMunicipalityandtheAegeanRegionChamberofIndustry.IzmirisTurkey’ssecondlargestcommercialcentre.


Turkey-Singapore Business Forum, 23 July 2012

TheForumwasorganisedinconjunctionwiththevisitofH.E.ZaferCaglayan,MinisterofEconomyoftheRepublicofTurkeyandanaccompanyingbusinessandgovernmentdelegation.Over220SingaporeandTurkishparticipantsattendedthesessiongracedbyMrSIswaran,MinisterinPrimeMinister’sOfficeandSecondMinisterforHomeAffairsandTrade&Industry,andMrTeoSiongSeng,ViceChairmanofSBF.

Held in conjunction with the visit of DPM Tharman Shanmugaratnam to Turkey and the opening of an IE Singapore Overseas Office, participants also attended the SBF-organised Turkey-Singapore Business Forum which saw the participation of over 80 Turkish businessmen.


CREATING PLATFORMS FOR ENDURING PARTNERSHIPS

3rd Singapore-Oman Business Council Meeting, 7 November 2012

33SingaporeandOmanbusinessmencongregatedtodiscussbusinesspartnershipsbetweenbothcountriesandsolutionstomarketentrychallenges.Themeetingwasco-chairedbyMrShabbirHassanbhai,SBFViceChairmanandDirectorofIndoStraitsTradingCoPteLtd,andMrSaudAhmedAlNahari,CEOofPortServicesCorporation.ThemeetingfocusedonpromotingcooperationforSMEdevelopmentandsectorialpartnershipbetweenbothcountries.

TheOmanInvestmentForum,convenedonthesidelinesofthemeeting,attractedcloseto170attendees.ItbroughttogetherproposalsfromOmantoseekpartnersforOmaniprojects,intransport,infrastructureandspecialeconomiczones.

4th Singapore-Saudi Business Council Meeting, 17 September 2012

ThemeetingwaschairedbyMrShabbirHassanbhai,ViceChairmanoftheBusinessCouncilandDirectorofIndoStraitsTradingCoPteLtd,andMrAbdullahZ.Almelehi,Co-ChairmanandCEOofAlRamezGroup.Itwasattendedby17SingaporeandSaudibusinessrepresentatives.

SomeoftheproposedinitiativesincludedassistingSingaporeandSaudicompaniestocollaborateonintegratedprojectsinAsiaandAfrica;settingupaSingaporesectioninasupermarketchaintobuildawarenessoftheSingaporebrand,therebyfacilitatingentrybyfoodcompanies;andpartneringtheCouncilofSaudiChamberstoorganisethefirstSaudiwomenbusinessownersdelegationtoexplorepartnershipswithSingaporecompanies.


Held at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, RSBF 2012 attracted more than 800 participants.

The RSBF Opening Reception was held at Gardens by the Bay, Singapore’s waterfront icon and tourist attraction.

INCREASING MINDSHARE OF RUSSIA WITH SINGAPORE

Russia-Singapore Business Forum (RSBF), 24 – 27 September 2012

The7theditionoftheforumwasorganisedinconjunctionwiththe3rdRussia-SingaporeInter-GovernmentalCommission(IGC)andplayedhosttoover800participantsfrom23countries.HighlightsincludedtheMinisterialDialogueSessionfeaturingtheco-chairsoftheIGC,MrTharmanShanmugaratnam,DeputyPrimeMinisterofSingapore,andMrIgorShuvalov,FirstDeputyPrimeMinisterofRussia,aswellasan‘InConversation’segmentfeaturingMrLeeKuanYew,FormerPrimeMinisterofSingapore.

ThreefeatureeventsonIndustrialParks,TechnologyandInnovation,andRealEstatefacilitatedsector-specificnetworkingopportunitiesforparticipants.31businessmatchingmeetingswereorganisedonthesidelinesofRSBF.

“Russia and Singapore have a huge potential for cooperation. Today, we discussed with our Singaporean counterparts a number of specific projects, such as agriculture and innovation. Singapore can play an important role by sharing its experience of good governance. The Russian government is ready to consider the interests of Singaporean investors and offer them a stake in the companies that they will manage.”

– Mr Igor Shuvalov, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia


Mr Tony Chew, Chairman of SBF, opened the forum proceedings and hailed Russia’s recent ascension to the WTO as a positive step for increasing global trade and investment.

In conjunction with the high-level Russia-Singapore Inter-Governmental Commission, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam and 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Igor Shuvalov took part in the first-ever Ministerial Dialogue at RSBF.

The “In Conversation with Mr Lee Kuan Yew” segment at RSBF.

RSBF 2012 also included three feature events across Real Estate, Industrial Parks and Innovation/R&D. These sector-specific sessions presented more in-depth discussions and facilitated synergistic networking opportunities.


8th Joint Meeting of Malaysia-Singapore Business Council (MSBC), 4 June 2012

Co-ChairedbyDatoLimSayChongfromtheFederationofMalaysianManufacturesandMrChengWaiKeungfromSBF,thesessionledtotheformationofaServicesCommitteefocusingonsixsub-sectors;aTourismandHospitalitySub-committeetoexploreareasofjointcooperation;andemphasisonIskandarMalaysiaasaninvestmentdestinationforMalaysia-Singaporecollaborations.TheMSBCfacilitatedanumberofSingaporecompaniessuchasOldChangKeeandKingslandDevelopmentinsettingupoperationsthere.

Representatives of the SBF-led business delegation calling on President Thein Sein.

MOU-signing session between SBF and its counterpart chamber, Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI).

Singapore Chairman of MSBC Mr Cheng Wai Keung with Malaysia Chairman Dato Lim Say Chong.

ASIAEXPLORING EMERGING MARKETS AND DEEPENING RELATIONSHIPS

SlowingdemandfromkeyexportmarketsandthegrowthimpetusinAsialedtoanincreaseinSingaporecompanies’participationinbusinessmissionstoemergingmarketsinAsia.

Myanmar Business Mission, 12 – 18 February 2012

FollowingthevisitofMyanmar’sPresidentTheinSeintoSingaporeandthesigningoftheSingapore-MyanmarTechnicalCooperationProgramme,SBForganiseditsinauguralbusinessmissiontoMyanmarwitharecord115delegates.

Thedelegation,ledbySBFChairmanTonyChew,metwithPresidentTheinSein,keyUnionMinistersandseniorgovernmentofficialsandwerebriefedonMyanmar’splansforgrowthanddevelopment.AnMOUtopromoteclosertradeandeconomicrelationsbetweenbothbusinesscommunitieswassignedwiththeFederation’scounterpartchamber,UnionofMyanmarFederationofChambersofCommerceandIndustry.

TwosubsequentmissionswereorganisedinJuneandNovemberinvolving267businessmenfrom178companiesintotal.


India Business Mission, 10 – 13 July 2012

InconjunctionwithPrimeMinisterMrLeeHsienLoong’sstatevisit,SBFViceChairmanMrGautamBanerjeeleda28-strongdelegationtoNewDelhi.ThedelegationengagedtheIndianbusinesscommunityina‘BusinessMeeting’sessionhelmedbyPrimeMinisterLee.SBFalsoreneweditsexistingMOUwiththeFederationofIndianChambersofCommerce&Industry(FICCI)tofurtherstrengthenanddevelopeconomicrelationsbetweenbothcountries.

The delegation engaged the Indian business community in a ‘Business Meeting’ session helmed by Prime Minister Lee.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong chairing the ‘Business Meeting’ session with the Indian business community. Renewal of the SBF-FICCI MOU between Mr Gautam Banerjee and Ms Naina Lal Kidwai.


Sri Lanka Business Mission, 26 – 31 May 2012

Organisedinresponsetothesustainedinterestofmembers,a21memberdelegationvisitedSriLankainconjunctionwiththeofficialvisitofMinisterofForeignAffairsandLawMrK.Shanmugam.LedbySBFViceChairmanMrTeoSiongSeng,thedelegationparticipatedintheinauguralSriLanka-SingaporeBusinessForum,whichwasgracedbyMinisterShanmugam.

SBFalsosignedanMOUwiththeSriLanka-SingaporeBusinessCouncil(SLSBC)tofostercloserbilateralbusinesslinks.SLSBCplanstoleadadelegationtoSingaporeandconvenethesecondforumhere.

Mongolia Business Mission, 30 July – 4 August 2012

MrPohChoonAnn,ViceChairmanoftheSBFChinaBusinessGroupleda35-memberdelegationtoMongolia.ParticipantsmetwiththeMongolianForeignInvestmentandForeignTradeAgencyandlocalbanks,andalsocalledonthenewlyappointedMayorofUlaanbaatar.Inresponsetointerestfromcompanies,SBFwillfacilitatetheformationofa‘consortium’forbusinessestobetterexploreopportunitieswithalocalrepresentativeinMongolia.

An MOU was signed between SBF and SLSBC, which was presided over by Minister K. Shanmugam.


Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Business Mission, 27 August – 4 September 2012

32SingaporebusinessmenparticipatedinSBF’sthirdvisittoDPRK.ThemissionwasledbyMsDorothySeet,ChairpersonofSingCham.Whilstlargelyanexploratorytripformany,avisittotheChinesebordercityofDanongprovidedcompanieswiththeoptionoftappingonitsconnectivitytofacilitatebusinessventures.

ToexpeditemarketaccessforSingaporecompanies,SBFalsoworkedwiththeDPRKEmbassyinSingaporetoissue‘LettersofConfirmation’forbusinessmentoenterandstayinDPRKfor30days.Thisarrangementcommencedon1July2012.40suchletterswereissuedin2012.

9th China-ASEAN Exposition (CAEXPO), 21 – 25 September 2012

CoordinatedbySBFastheleadagencyforSingapore’srepresentationatCAEXPO,the9thCAEXPOsawtheparticipationof18Singaporecompanies,ofwhich13werenewparticipants.Thesecompaniesgeneratedsome360businesscontactswithconfirmedsalesofS$2.39millionandfurtherexpectedsalesof$6million.

TenleadingSingaporecompaniesshowcasedtheircapabilitiesundertheCAEXPOtheme“ScienceandTechnologyCooperation”.

Singapore business delegation with DPR Korea Chamber of Commerce officials in Pyongyang.

Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry & National Development, Mr Lee Yi Shyan at the 9th CAEXPO.

VIPsgracingCAEXPOincludedChineseVicePresidentMrXiJinping,MyanmarPresidentUTheinSein,PrimeMinistersofLaoPDRandVietnam,DeputyPrimeMinistersofMalaysiaandThailand,inadditionto107ASEANministerialleaders.


INCREASING EFFORTS TO ASSIST MEMBERS IN MANAGING RISKS AND ENHANCING

THEIR RESILIENCE AND COMPETITIVENESS

CAPACITY BUILDING

HUMAN CAPITAL,

MENTORSHIP & PRODUCTIVITY

BUSINESS CONTINUITY

MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENTGLOBAL

ASIA HUB

CAPACITY BUILDING

BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT‘Risk’ as a Growing Concern across Industries

Uncertaintyintheglobaleconomiclandscapehasledtoanemphasisonriskmitigation,monitoringandmanagementacrossbusinessfunctionsandindustries.Inresponse,SBFincreaseditseffortstohelpitsmemberscopewiththesechangesbyfocusingonseveraltargetedareas.

Supply Chain Leadership Forum, 25 October 2012

Localandinternationalthoughtleaderssharedtheirinsightswithover150seniorbusinessmenonthefuturetrends,businessvalueextractionandsustainablepracticesofsupplychainfromacrisismanagementperspective.

Discussion panel comprising business leaders from the private and public sectors.

Dr Robert Yap, SBF Vice-Chairman, sharing his experience on supply chain logistics.

Participants at the Supply Chain Leadership Forum.

National Security Conference, 22 August 2012

Some650businessrepresentativesattendedtheFederation’sannualNationalSecurityConferencewhichaddressedcybersecurityandpreparedness.Privateandpublicsectorspeakerssharedontherisksposedbyincreasinginterconnectedness,andattacksoncriticalinfrastructurethroughcyberspaceimpactingbusinessesandday-to-daylife.


Participants at one of the many Workplace Safety and Health workshops, “I Should Not Have Assumed! – How to Provide a Safe and Conducive Work Environment”.

SBF benefitted over 350 senior management executives through its financial workshops.

The inaugural Financial Management Journal, of which over 5,000 copies have been distributed.

bizSAFE

Apartfrommakingsafetyanintegralpartofbusinessprocesses,properWorkplaceSafetyandHealthmanagementalsohelpsdriveproductivity.Anincreasingrecognitionofthiscorrelationspurreddemandforthecertificationcourse,whichhadninerunsin2012.

SBFwasalsoreappointedastheRiskManagementAssistedFundagentforasecondtwo-yeartermtohelpbusinessesachievebizSAFEstatus.TheFederationprocessed56applicationsin2012.

Financial Management

Tohelpmembersimprovetheirfinancialmanagementcapability,resilienceandknowledge,aseriesofconferences,seminarsandworkshopswereconductedwithknowledgepartners,attractingover350seniormanagementexecutives.Positiveresponseresultedineightrunsoffinancialworkshops,whichcateredtomanagersfrom60companies.

SBFalsolauncheditsFinancialManagementJournal,‘ShrinkingLiquidityinanInflationaryWorld’.Itcomprisesinsightsfromindustryexperts,andhighlightsthelatestfinancialstrategies,services,innovationandbestpracticesbusinessescanemployinmanagingtheirfinances.5,000copieshavesincebeendistributed.


HUMAN CAPITAL, MENTORSHIP & PRODUCTIVITYDriving Productivity-led Growth

Singapore’sshiftintoaneweconomicparadigmcallsforbusinessestorestructuretoreducerelianceonforeignworkers.Helpingcompaniestotransformandachieveproductivity-ledgrowthisakeynationalagenda.ThroughitsrepresentationontheNationalProductivityandContinuingEducationCouncil,SBFprovidesleadershipindrivingnationalproductivityimprovement.

Toenhancecompanies’innovationandproductivity,SBFpartneredtheSingaporeWorkforceDevelopmentAgency(WDA)toraiseindustrycapabilityandcompetitivenessthroughtheEmpoweringEfficiencyandExcellence(3E)Productivityprogramme.Theprogrammefocusesontraining“productivitychampions”andhelpscompaniestoimproveproductivityandqualitythroughbusinessprocessimprovementinkeyareasthatimpactcosts,cycle-time,quality,productivityandcustomersatisfaction.

CompaniesandPMEs(professionals,managers,andexecutives)whoattendedtheprogrammefounditbeneficialandeffectiveinimprovingworkprocesses.

MsLeeChing,OperationsDirectorofValueMaxGroupsaid“ValueMaxrecognisestheimportanceofimprovingproductivityatouroperationslevelandhence,tookupthe3Eproductivityprogramme.IthasgreatlybenefittedValueMaxintermsofimprovingthequalityofprocessesandstreamingouroperations.Theprogrammehashelpedtoempowerefficiencyandexcellenceinourorganisation.”

Launch of PRIME Initiative, 25 May 2012

Tofurtherourefforttodriveproductivity,SBFcollaboratedinaprivate-publicpartnershipwiththeSingaporeWDA,EmploymentandEmployabilityInstitute(e2i),andHumanCapitalSingapore(HCS)–inaProductivity,ResilienceandInnovationforManpowerExcellence(PRIME)programme.ThelaunchoftheprogrammewasgracedbyGuest-of-HonourMrsJosephineTeo,MinisterofStateforFinanceandTransport.

PRIMEisaone-stopholisticplatformforcompaniestoseekconsultancy,humancapitalmanagementandtrainingtocultivatethecultureandskillsetstosustainproductivitygrowth.

Launch of the PRIME initiative with partners and Guest-of-Honour Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister of State for Finance and Transport.

To enhance companies’ innovation and productivity, SBF partnered the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) to raise industry capability and competitiveness through the Empowering Efficiency and Excellence (3E) Productivity programme.


Sustaining Leadership and Productivity amidst Population Challenges, October 2012

TheseminarwasorganisedbySBF,togetherwithitsPRIMEProgrammepartnersWDA,e2iandHCSattheGlobalEntrepolis@Singapore2012Summit.Attendedbysome130businessleaders,theseminarstimulatedideasandfeedbackthroughapaneldiscussion,whichfeaturedleadingindustryplayerssuchasSBFMentorsMrLimSoonHock,FounderandManagingDirectorofPLAN-B-ICAGPteLtdandChairmanofNationalFamilyCouncil,andMrColinLow,President&CEOofSingaporeInvestmentDevelopmentCorporation.Guest-of-HonourDrAmyKhor,MinisterofStateforHealthandManpower,sharedontheimportanceofbuildingcapabilities,leveragingonolderworkersandproductivity-driveninitiatives.

“While the full impact of the ageing population, or the ‘silver tsunami’ as some may say, may still be some 10 years away, some companies have already come to the realisation that their best and most experienced workers are getting older. Companies need to start building up the capabilities to tackle these challenges now. Companies can automate work process or redesign jobs to reduce the physical strain among older workers.” said Guest-of-Honour Dr Amy Khor, Minister of State for Manpower and Health.

Enabling Business Leaders and Accelerating Growth InsupportoftheEconomicStrategiesCommittee’srecommendationstogrowgloballycompetitivecompanies,SBFhasbeencollaboratingwithSPRINGSingaporeonaMentorshipProgrammethataimstomatchsuccessfulbusinessmentorstopromisingcompanies.Thepurposeistoacceleratebusinessgrowththroughmentoringroundtablesessionsandone-to-onematching.Theprogrammehasattractedfamilyrunbusinesseswhichshareuniquechallenges,suchassuccessionplanningandorganisationalprofessionalisation.SBFMentorswhohelpedfamilybusinessesincludeMrPohChoonAnn,Chairman&CEOofPohTiongChoonLogisticsLtd,MrShabbirHHassanbhai,DirectorofIndoStraitsTradingCoPteLtd,andMrTanPuayHiang,ChairmanofHighvestPteLtd.

Inviewofthesignificanceoffamilybusinessestooureconomy,SBFwillcontinuetoassistandenhancetheircapabilitiesforthebenefitofsucceedinggenerations.Assuch,SBFalsoconductedaSBF-BDOFamilyBusinessworkshopseriesaimedatenhancingthecapabilitiesoffamilybusinessowners.

Vietnam-Singapore Family Business Owners Networking Dinner, 21 June 2012

SBFhostedabusinessnetworkingdinnerforover60VietnamandSingaporefamilybusinessownersaspartofaprogrammeonfamilybusinessmanagement.Participantssharedbestpracticesandexploredpotentialpartnerships.

ThesessionwasgracedbyGuest-of-HonourMrTranHaiHau,AmbassadoroftheSocialistRepublicofVietnam.MentorsfromtheMentorshipProgrammeMrShabbirHassanbhaiandMrPohChoonAnnwerealsopresentandsharedtheirviews.

SBF hosted a business networking dinner for Vietnam and Singapore family business owners.

Dr Amy Khor, Minister of State for Manpower and Health delivering the opening address.


SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS GROUP (SDBG)More Singapore industries and sectors adopting sustainable practices

Singapore Sustainability Awards, 3 July 2012

ThethirdSingaporeSustainabilityAwardssawtheparticipationof39companiesfrom18sectors.17localcompanieswererecognisedbyGuest-of-HonourMinisterSIswaranfortheiroutstandingbusinesspracticesandgreenbusinesssolutionsintheSustainableBusinessAwardsandGreenTechnologyAwardscategories.

Green Technology Awardees.

Sustainable Business Awardees.

Delegates at the International Cleantech Network Managers’ Meeting.

Opportunities in the Asia Region and Cross-Country Collaborations

International Cleantech Network Managers’ Meeting, (ICN), 22 – 24 October 2012

AstheSingaporeSustainabilityAlliance’sSecretariat,SDBGhosteddelegatesfrom10countriesattheregion’sfirstICNManagers’meeting.Organisationalsharingandinter-countrycollaborationswerediscussed,resultinginHyfluxbeinginvitedbyCopenhagentoparticipateinalarge-scaleEuropeantrustdemonstrationsiteforwater.

Tohelpbusinessesimprovetheirenvironmentimpactandempowerindustriestoimprovecollectively,SBFwillalsobeintroducingaseriesofsustainabilitydiagnosticworkshops.Thisknowledgewillhelpcompaniesbenchmarkexistingsustainabilityeffortsagainstothercompaniesandindustrybestpractices.


Minister Vivian Balakrishnan delivering the opening address.

Asia Pacific Sustainability Leadership Forum, 25 October 2012

Over30speakersand140participantsfromtheregioncongregatedattheforumwhichfocusedongreengrowthintegration.Paneldiscussionsincludedcommercialisationandcollaborationstrategies,technologyandenergysystemsandfutureprojectionswhichshowcasedSingapore’surbandevelopmentmodel,‘livinglaboratory’projectsandinnovationstomeetresourceconstraints.Aspecialfeaturewasthesharingofbusinessopportunitieswithattendeesbyexpertsfrom12countries,includingtheUS,EuropeandAsia.

“By the end of this (APSLF) session, we hope that you will have visited us, seen us through unfiltered eyes, and be able to go home and say: ‘I have seen the future and it works’.”

– Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources.

GLOBAL ASIA HUB PROGRAMME SingaporeiswellpositionedatthecentreofAsia’srisingconsumerandproductionbase.Singaporehasconsistentlybeenrankedastheworld’seasiestplacetostartabusinessandishometomanyforeignenterprises.TheSBFGlobalAsiaHub(GAH)ProgrammeassistsforeigncompaniestoestablishtheirpresenceinSingaporeandexpandintoAsia.

GAHhasdevelopedastrongnetworkofpartnersandin-marketmultiplierstopromoteSingaporeasabaseforforeignenterprises.ItalsorefersforeigncompanieslookingforlocalpartnerstoSBF’smembershipbaseofmorethan19,000companies.

Extensive Outreach to Foreign Enterprises

In2012,GAHreachedouttoover1000foreignenterprisesthrough44localandoverseasoutreachevents.58ofthemwereglobalmid-sizedcompanieswithmorethanS$100mturnover;16establishedtheirpresenceinSingaporeduringtheyear.

Global In-Market Outreach

GAHdeepeneditsin-marketoutreachengagementactivitieswiththelaunchof“SingaporeDay”seminarseriesinChina,IndiaandJapantotapforeignenterpriseskeentoexpandintoAsiathroughSingapore.

GAHconductedfivein-marketseminarsin2012:

a. April2012–Seminaron“Singapore:GatewaytoASEANforChineseCompanies”attheCCPIT6thChineseEnterprisesOutboundInvestmentConferenceinBeijingtoengageChinesecompaniesventuringoverseas.Morethan100Chinesecompaniesattendedtheseminar.

b. June2012–Seminaron“Singapore:GatewaytoAsiaforIndianCompanies”toagroupofmorethan50IndiancompaniesinNewDelhi.TheeventwasheldinconjunctionwithPMLee’svisittoIndia.

c. September2012–“SingaporeDaySeminar”inconjunctionwiththe9thChina-ASEANExpoinGuangxi,Nanningattendedbymorethan60Chinesecompanies.

d. November2012–JointseminarwithCROSSCOOPSingaporeandJapanChamberofCommerceandIndustry(JCCI)tobriefapproximately300JapanesecompaniesonthebenefitsofusingSingaporeastheirAsiahub.


Creating New Opportunities Through Business Matching

In2012,GAHfacilitatedfourbusiness matching sessionsbetweenSingaporeenterprisesandthefollowingvisitingdelegations:

a. JapanDieandMouldIndustryAssociation–20Japanesecompaniesand70Singaporecompanies

b. KoreaInternationalTradeAssociation–40Koreancompanieswith56representativesfromSingaporeinthemedicalsector.

c. USCommercialOffice(2events)–50Americancompaniesfrommainlytheaerospaceandotherhigh-techsectorswith60Singaporecompanies.

Helping Representative Offices Upgrade

GAHpartneredbusinessprovidersintax/advisory,legal,HRandfinancialservicestobriefseniormanagementfromRepresentativeOffices(RO)ontheprocess,requirementsandbenefitsofincorporatingacompanyinSingapore.GAHorganisedsevenRObriefingsattendedby127representatives.In2012,some60ROshaveupgradedtheirpresenceinSingaporetoeitherasubsidiaryorabranchcompany.

Deepening Singapore’s Value Proposition as a Business Hub

GAHconductedmorethan20seminarsforvisitingforeigndelegationsfromChina,Russia,theCommonwealthofIndependentStates,VietnamandJapantofamiliarisethemwithdoingbusinessinSingapore.

a. InJanuary2012,GAHhostedagroupof25delegatesfromtheAll-ChinaFederationofIndustryandCommerce(ACFIC),atwhichSingaporeManufacturingAssociation,AssociationofSmallandMediumEnterprisesandSingaporeFurnituresIndustriesCouncilwereinvitedtoconnectandinteractwiththedelegates.

b. Hosteda30-strongdelegationfromAigoEntrepreneurAlliancelookingforaSoutheastAsiancountryasabusinesshubfortheircompanies’expansion.Delegatesweregivenapresentationon“SettingUpBusinessOperationsinSingapore”,followedbyanetworkingsessionwithleadingcorporateadvisory,taxandlegalfirms.

c. FacilitatedbusinessnetworkingsessionsfordelegationsfromYiwuandLianyungang,aswellas30C-LevelexecutivesfromKingdee,oneofChina’slargestsoftwarefirms.

d. Hostedagroupof30VietnamesefamilybusinessesinJune2012toapresentationondoingbusinessinSingapore,followedbyanetworkingdinnerwithSingaporecompanies.

Dialogue with C-Level executives from Kingdee.Networking session with visiting delegation from All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce.


Developing Tools to Engage Foreign Companies

Business Services Resource Guide

TofacilitatebetterunderstandingofSingapore’sbusinessenvironment,GAHpublishedtheBusinessServicesResourceGuideinEnglish,ChineseandJapanese.TheGuide,whichprovidesessentialinformationondoingbusinessinSingapore,waspublishedincollaborationwithGAH’spartners–RSMChioLim,OCBCBank,KnightFrank,WongPartnershipandJCCI.

TheChineseandJapaneseGuideswerepublishedtocatertotherisingnumberofChineseandJapanesecompaniesexploringSingaporeastheirregionalbusinesshub.

Singapore Top Enterprises Directory

SBFalsopublishedaninauguralBusinessReferenceofSBFMemberCompaniestitled“Singapore–TopEnterprises”.Rankedbypaid-upcapital,thedirectoryisahandyreferenceforforeigncompanieslookingforbusinesspartnersinSingapore.


SINGAPOREBUSINESSFEDERATION’SOVERSEASPARTNERS

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, BUSINESS CHAMBERS & ORGANISATIONS

ASEAN • ASEANBusinessAdvisoryCouncil

• BoardofInvestmentThailand

• BoardofTradeofThailand

• CambodiaChamberofCommerceandIndustry

• FederationofMalaysianManufacturers

• IskandarRegionalDevelopmentAuthority

• LaoNationalChamberofCommerceandIndustry

• MakatiBusinessClub,Philippines

• MalaysiaExternalTradeDevelopmentCorporation

• MalaysiaInternationalChamberofCommerce&Industry

• MalaysianInvestmentDevelopmentAuthority

• PhilippineChamberofCommerceandIndustry

• ThaiChamberofCommerce

• TheIndonesiaChamberofCommerceandIndustry

• TheNationalChamberofCommerceandIndustryofMalaysia

• UnionofMyanmarFederationofChambersofCommerceandIndustry

• VietnameseChamberofCommerce&Industry

OCEANIA • AustralianChamberofCommerceandIndustry

• NewZealandInternationalBusinessForum

SOUTH ASIA• ConfederationofIndianIndustry

• FederationofBangladeshChambersofCommerceandIndustry

• FederationofIndianChamberofCommerceandIndustry

• TheAssociatedChambersofCommerceandIndustryofIndia

• TheBoardofInvestmentofSriLanka

• WestBengalIndustrialDevelopmentCorporation

NORTHEAST ASIA • All-ChinaFederationofIndustry&Commerce

• ChinaCouncilforthePromotionofInternationalTrade

• China-ASEANExpoSecretariat

• ChineseNationalFederationofIndustries,Taiwan

• DPRKoreaChamberofCommerce

• EastAsiaBusinessCouncil

• FederationofKoreanIndustries

• HongKongGeneralChamberofCommerce

• HongKongTradeDevelopmentCouncil

• KoreaInternationalTradeAssociation

• MacaoChamberofCommerce

• NipponKeidanren

• TheChineseInternationalEconomicCooperationAssociation,Taiwan

CENTRAL ASIA • ChamberofCommerceandIndustryof

Uzbekistan

• KurdistanChamber-Sullimaniah

• TheUnionofTheChamberofCommerceandIndustryoftheRepublicofKazakhstan

AFRICA • AlgerianChamberofCommerce&Industry

• BoardofInvestmentofMauritius

• CapeVerdeInvestmentPromotionAgency

• ChamberofCommerceofPointeNoire

• ConfederationofEnterprisesofMorocco

• Coted’Ivoire’sChamberofCommerceandIndustry

• GabonChamberofCommerceandIndustry

• GeneralAuthorityforInvestmentandFreeZones,Egypt

• LibyanBusinessCouncil

• MauritiusChamberofCommerceandIndustry

• TunisianEmployer’sAssociationforIndustry,Trade&Handicrafts


MIDDLE EAST• AbuDhabiChamberofCommerceandIndustry

• AjmanChamberofCommerceandIndustry

• BahrainChamberofCommerce

• DubaiChamberofCommerceandIndustry

• EgyptianBusinessmen’sAssociation

• IranChamberofCommerce,IndustriesandMines

• JordanChamberofCommerce

• OmanChamberofCommerceandIndustry

• QatariBusinessmenAssociation

• SharjahChamberofCommerceandIndustry

• TheCouncilofSaudiChambersofCommerceandIndustry

• TheKuwaitChamberofCommerceandIndustry

• TheQatarChamberofCommerceandIndustry

• TheTradePromotionOrganizationofIran

EUROPE• AllRussiaBusinessUnion“DelovayaRossia”

• AllRussiaPublicOrganizationandSmall&MediumBusiness“OporaRussia”

• AustrianFederalEconomicChamber

• BulgarianChamberofCommerceandIndustry

• ChamberofCommerce&IndustryofRomania

• ConfederationofFinnishIndustriesEK

• ConfederationofIndustryoftheCzechRepublic

• EconomicandCommercialOfficeSpain

• EstonianChamberofCommerceandIndustry

• ForeignEconomicRelationsBoard(DEIK),Turkey

• ForeignTradeChamberofBosniaandHerzegovina

• InternationalChamberofCommerceLithuania

• InvestMacedonia

• ITDHungary

• PolishChamberofCommerce

• SwissBusinessFederationEconomiesuisse

• TheChamberofCommerceandIndustryoftheRussianFederation

• TheIrishBusinessandEmployersFederation

• TheUkrainianNationalCommitteeoftheInternationalChamberofCommerce

• TheUnionofChambersandCommodityExchangesofTurkey

• UkrainianLeagueofIndustrialistsandEntrepreneurs

• UkrainianChamberofCommerceandIndustry

AMERICAS• AsiaPacificFoundationofCanada

• Chile-PacificFoundation

• Export-ImportBankoftheUnitedSates

• NationalAssociationofProfessionalEmployerOrganizations

• ProMéxicoTradeandInvestment

• SociedaddeComercioExteriordelPerú

• USandForeignCommercialService

• USDepartmentofCommerceInternationalTradeAdministration

INTERNATIONAL • APECBusinessAdvisoryCouncil

• Asia-PacificEconomicCooperationSecretariat

• ChineseTaipeiAPECStudyCentre

• ConfederationofAsia-PacificChambersandIndustry

• InternationalChamberofCommerce

• NationalCenterforAPEC

• RussiaNationalBusinessCentreforAPEC


SINGAPOREBUSINESSFEDERATIONLISTOFACTIVITIES2012

SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, DIALOGUE SESSIONS ORGANISED BY SBF

VOICE REPRESENTATION

JANUARY

• ASEAN–IndiaCEOBusinessOutlookForum2012:EconomicGrowthOpportunities&BusinessProspectsinSoutheastAsia&India

• BriefingonEnhancedGuidelinesonFairEmploymentPractices

FEBRUARY

• ASEANSingleWindowRoundtableSession

• InternationalBusinessFellowship:10thExecutiveProgrammeonVietnamPre-departureBriefing

• ASEANFeedbackSessionwithSingaporeFoodManufacturersAssociation

• ASEANFeedbackSessionwithAssociationofSmallandMediumEnterprises

• SeminaronBudget2012

• BriefingonBudget2012forBusinessChambers&TradeAssociations

• ConsultationonImplementationofImportRequirementsforWoodPackagingMaterials

MARCH

• ConsultationSessiononACRAXBRLRequirementStudy

• BriefingonBudget2012:ImplicationsonHR

• BriefingonAmendmentstoWorkInjuryCompensationActandEnhancedGuidelinesonFairEmploymentPractices

APRIL

• LunchwithVisitingVietnamMinisterforPlanningandInvestmentMrBuiQuangVinh

• SingaporeSustainabilityAllianceMeeting(Quarterly)

• BriefingontheEnhancedProductivity&InnovationCredit(PIC)SchemeforConstructionSector

• BriefingontheEnhancedProductivity&InnovationCredit(PIC)Scheme

MAY

• BriefingonNationalWagesCouncil(NWC)Guidelines2012/2013

• BriefingonProductivityIncentivesforTrainingServiceProviders

• TransPacificPartnership:TowardsaSeamlessCommercialEnvironmentintheAsia-Pacific

• SeminaronWork,Family&Wellness–ABusinessImperative

JUNE

• SBF-TemasekForum

• NationalClimateChangeStrategyCommunityDialogue

• BriefingontheProposedEnhancedXBRLSystemandPublicConsultationPaper

• 2ndBriefingonNationalWagesCouncil(NWC)Guidelines2012/2013

JULY

• SeminaronTaxSavingandIncentiveOpportunitiesfortheFoodServices&ManufacturingIndustries

AUGUST

• DialoguewithEmeritusSeniorMinisterGohChokTong

• BriefingonCPFContributionRateChanges2012andtheCapabilityDevelopmentGrant

• BriefingonEnhancedConstructionSafetyOrientationandWorkplaceHealthPromotion

• 2012NationalSecurityConference:“SecuringYourBusinessintheCyberFuture”

SEPTEMBER

• SBFBreakfastDialogueSessionwithH.E.Mr.NguyenPhuTrong,GeneralSecretaryofTheCommunistPartyofVietnam

• BriefingontheChangestoEmploymentofForeignManpowerAct,HRCapabilityProgrammeandCapabilityDevelopmentGrant

• BriefingonFinancialManagementCapabilityProgramme(FMCP)forSMEs

• BriefingonCompany’sTaxObligations,EnhancedProductivityandInnovationCredit(PIC)SchemeandtheEnhancediSPRINT


OCTOBER

• SBFSMEConvention

• SharingonCountryInformationinEmergingMarkets–Myanmar&Nigeria

• BriefingontheConstructionProductivityandCapabilityFunds(CPCF)andtheEnhancedProductivityandInnovationCredit(PIC)Scheme

NOVEMBER

• PEP-SBFPro-EnterpriseAwards2012&Dialogue:FosteringCloserPrivate-PublicPartnershiptoEnhanceBusinessSustainability

• ConsultationSessiononReviewoftheEmploymentAct

• FocusGrouponEnhancementstotheProductivityInnovationCredit(PIC)Scheme

BUSINESS FACILITATION & NETWORKING

JANUARY

• DialogueSessionwithAll-ChinaFederationofIndustry&Commerce

• NetworkingSessionwithJCCI/TokyoBusinessChamber

• BusinessNetworkingwithKoreanMedicalDeviceIndustry

MARCH

• SouthAfricaEconomic&BusinessLandscape2012Forum

• SeminaronBusinessOpportunitiesInKazakhstan’sTransport&LogisticSector

• BusinessMatchingSessionwithJapanDie&MoldCompanies

• DialogueSessionwithChineseCEOsDelegation

• DialoguewithGermanFoodDelegation

APRIL

• MiddleEastSeries:SpotlightonQatar

• Brazil2012:MarketOutlook,BusinessandInvestmentOpportunities

• LuncheonwithVisitingNewZealandPrimeMinister

• CCPITOverseasInvestmentForum(Beijing)

• IE–SBFBusinessOpportunitiesinSriLankaSeminar

• MiddleEastCountryBriefingandUpdateSeminar:SpotlightontheKingdomofSaudiArabia

MAY

• CEOBreakfastTalk:NetherlandsasaStrategicPartnerinEurope

• Portugal–SingaporeBusinessForum2012

• NetworkingSessionwithUSTradeDelegation

• NetworkingSessionwithJiangsuProvincialWaterConservancyCommitteeDelegation

• MongoliaBusinessForum

JUNE

• BusinessSeminaronIslamicBanking&OpportunitiesinQatar

• Vietnam–SingaporeFamilyBusinessNetworkingDinner

JULY

• Turkey-SingaporeBusiness&InvestmentForum2012

• Iran–SanctionsandExportControls:WhatItMeansforBusinesses?

• NetworkingSessionwithDanishDelegation–WaterSector

• Singapore-IndiaBusinessForum

• NetworkingSessionwithDelegationfromKunshan,China

• SingaporeSustainabilityAwards2012

• EuropeandChinaSeminar:HowtoProtectYourbusinessandTradeSafely,WhileMinimizingRisks


AUGUST

• SpotlightonCameroon–RoundtableonTradeandInvestment(includingOpportunitiesinDjibouti)

• NetworkingSessionwithH.E.MesfinSeyoum,AmbassadorofEthiopiatoSingapore

• Indonesia-SingaporeBusinessForum

• Access2SuccessIntegratedProgramme:MarketEntrytoVietnamHealthSectorWorkshop

• NetworkingSessionwithDelegationfromYiwu,China

• NetworkingSessionwithDelegationfromHebei,China

• DialogueonFuturePakistan–BusinessToday

SEPTEMBER

• Russia-SingaporeBusinessForum

• TomskRegionSeminar(RussianFederation)–BusinessSeminarandNetworkingSession

• CapeVerdeSingaporeBusinessForum

• SaudiArabiaBusinessMatchingSession

• Singapore-MyanmarLuncheonDialogue

• NetworkingSessionwithHainanDelegation

OCTOBER

• GlobalEntrepolis@Singapore2012

• GlobalEntrepolis@Singapore–MiddleEast(SharjahSegment)Forum

• GlobalEntrepolis@Singapore–UkraineForum

• GlobalEntrepolis@Singapore–SupplyChainLeadershipForum

• GlobalEntrepolis@Singapore–SustainingLeadershipandProductivityamidstDemographicChallenges

• AsiaPacificSustainabilityLeadershipForum

• The7thKoreaSingaporeBusinessRoundtable–BusinessNetworkingwithKoreanMedicalDeviceIndustry

• InternationalCleantechNetworkManager’sMeeting

• BreakfastTalkwithAutodesk

• SBF10thAnniversaryGalaDinner

NOVEMBER

• InnovativeSweden:BusinessSeminar&Networking

• 6thUzbekistan-SingaporeBusinessForum

• OmanInvestmentForum

• SpotlightonZambiaForum

• NetworkingSessionwithChineseDelegationfromXinjiang

• NetworkingSessionwithRussianSkolkovoDelegation

• NetworkingSessionwithChineseDelegationfromTianjinDongli

DECEMBER

• NetworkingSessionwithDelegationLianyungang,China

CAPACITY BUILDING

JANUARY

• WorkshoponLetterofCredit–AnIn-depthUnderstandingforImporters&Exporters

• WorkshoponNEWIncoterms2010

• SeminaronSimplifiedFinancialReportingStandardsforSMEs

• WorkshoponPreparationofFinancialStatementsusingFSManager

FEBRUARY

• Profit-MaximizationStrategies:UsingFinancialEngineeringandOtherTools

• SBF–BDOFamilyBusinessWorkshop–SucceedingGenerations,PreservingTies

• CommunityEngagementProgrammeWorkshop:TheKeytoProtectYourBusiness–AHarmoniousandResilientWorkplace

MARCH

• SBF–HayGroupWorkshop:ThinkReward–RewardingTalentforHighPerformanceGrowth

• ThePrinciplesofBCM&TheSS540:2008BCMTrainingCourse

• SBFGlobalAsiaHubRepresentativeOfficeSeminar

• BreakfastTalkonHighPerformanceCompanies

• SBFWorkshoponLettersofCredit:AnIn-depthUnderstandingforImporters&Exporters

• WorkshoponEmploymentTermination&Dismissal


• CXONetworkingLunch:WhereistheCommercialPropertyMarketHeadingin2013?

• AssociationManagementExecutiveCertificateCourse

APRIL

• SovereignDebts,EmergingAsia&CorporatePaymentRisksWorkshop

• WorkshoponTheArtofDraftinganEmploymentHandbook

MAY

• ManagingFinancialRisks:ProtectingYourBottom-LinefromErosion

• ComponentBusinessModelling:IdentifyingStrategicCapabilitiesofYourCoreBusiness

• WhenDisasterStrikes,It’sStillBusinessAsUsual:BuildingResilientRecoveryBlueprintwithIBM

• MentoringRoundtableSessionswithMrTanPuayHiang

• WorkshoponGoods&ServicesTax:UnderstandingGSTtoAvoidCommonPitfallsandManageAuditQueries

• BusinessResilienceChampionsCourse

JUNE

• CEOWorkshop–BizSafeLevel1

• WorkshoponCase-Studieson30Pitfalls,Tricks&TrapsinLettersofCreditTransactions

• WorkshoponSecuringProjectFundingfromInternationalFinancialInstitutions

JULY

• 24x7BusinessContinuity:TheCost-effectiveIBMCloud-basedSolutionforYourBusiness

• SeminaronCorporateGovernanceandDirectors’Duties&Liabilities

• WorkshoponMarineCargoInsurance

• WorkshoponPRCEmploymentLaw

AUGUST

• RiskManagementCourse–BizSafeLevel2

• WorkshoponRetirementandRe-EmploymentAct

• WorkshopOnUnderstandingTheUCP600&ISBP2007

SEPTEMBER

• CapabilityDevelopmentSeminar(ProductivityRoadmap,HumanResource&FinancialManagement)

• StrategicRiskLeadershipWorkshop

• Seminaron“IShouldNotHaveAssumed!HowtoProvideaConduciveandSafeEnvironment”

• CorporateSocialResponsibilityTrends,ThreatsAndOpportunities

NOVEMBER

• BusinessContinuityManagementManagerCourse

DECEMBER

• WorkshoponEmploymentofForeignWorkers–LegalObligations

• SBF–WDAEfficiencyandExcellenceProgramme(3EProgramme)

• WorkshoponAccountingfortheEffectsofForeignExchangeRates


EVENTS SUPPORTED BY SBF

JANUARY

• MeettheExpert–StartitRightandStartitRightNow

• RegionalOutlookForum2012

• Diversity@Work:DevelopingCross-CultureCompetence

• Pre-Budget2012e-TownhallWebchatwithREACH

FEBRUARY

• PeruPiscoFestival–NetworkingSession

• iAdvisorySeminarSeries:DoingBusinessinSouthAfrica

• 14thAPCChEIndustrialSeminars(SustainabilityinPracticeSeminarandProcessSafetyManagementSeminar)

• CorporateSocialResponsibility:BuildingBusinessResilience

MARCH

• DubaiAirportFreezoneConnectingMiddleEast&Asia

• Europe’sEconomy:BetweenCrisisandRecovery,RisksandOpportunities

• JapaneseKabuki–OrganizedbySOTAandVividCreations

• IESingapore–SBFBangladeshSeminar

• 2012–13IndiaBudgetandProspectsfortheIndianEconomy

• IndiaBudget2012Seminar

• BuildingOrganisationalLeadershipThroughExecutiveDevelopment

• BusinessMissiontoBrazil

• iAdvisorySeminarSeries:EmergingbusinessopportunitiesinBangladesh

• AsiaPacificICTSummit2012:SuccesswithDigitalEngagement

• CairoInternationalFair2012

• SME-SMPForum2012:SmallandMedium-SizedBusinesses:HowtoGrowAmidstMarketUncertainties

• Work-LifeExcellenceAward2012

• BusinessMissiontoIndia

• SingaporeBrandConference

APRIL

• LatinAmericaInvestmentSummit

• INTERMOLD2012

• WorldITShow2012(Seoul,Korea)

• “AdvantageKarnataka”:OpportunitiesforBusinessandInvestment

• EthicsinBusinessandLeadership–TheTimeisRight,Now!

• LunchForum:FutureofTechnologyanditsImpactonInnovationandProductivity

• 2012SabahOil&GasConference

• iAdvisorySeminarSeries:DoingBusinessinRussia

• SingaporeMICEForum2012

MAY

• SCCCIExploratoryTriptoBintanIndustrialEstate

• iAdvisorySeminarSeries:DoingBusinessinVietnam

• SeminaronMyanmarandVietnam:UnderstandingBusiness&InvestmentLegalFramework

• AEISBusinessMissiontoHanoi

• EuropeDayCelebrationLuncheon

• SingaporeXBRLNationalConference2012

• BusinessMatchingwithU.S.companies/TradeWindsForumAsia

• VolunteerismConference

• AmChamTransPacificPartnership(TPP)NetworkingNight

JUNE

• KPMG–SPRINGCEORoundtable:BuildingUpYourFinancialManagementCapability

• iAdvisorySeminarSeriesonCanada:TradeandInvestmentOpportunitiesinCanada

JULY

• SIWWSoutheastAsiaBusinessForum

• JakartaInvestmentForum

• TheWorldCitiesSummit

• German-SingaporeBusinessForum2012

• OpportunitiesForBusinessInChina’sRegionalCities

• InformationSecuritySeminar


• Inter-AssociationNetworkingNight2012

• SingaporeCompetitionLawConference2012–Antitrust,Business&Compliance–AsEasyasABC?

AUGUST

• AfricaSingaporeBusinessForum

• 5thASEANandAsiaForum

• TaxandTransferPricingandForeignContractorTaxSeminar

• “FootballWithaHeart”–ExecutiveFootballCharityFund-raiser

• NationalSecurityConference(SecuringyourBusinessintheCyberFuture)

• FuturePakistan–BusinessToday

• CrisisAsiaExecutiveDevelopment–CrisisSimulationExercises

• Vietnam’sNewRegulationonForeignContractorTaxandtheDTAwithSingapore

SEPTEMBER

• SpotlightSingaporeYoungEntrepreneurSeries–BratislavaandPragueMission

• IESingaporeiAdvisorySeminarSeries:ThailandBeyondBangkok

• Biomass-to-chemicalsIndustryForum

• NationalDayRally2012–FeedbackExercise

• BusinessIntelligenceAsiaPacificSummit&Awards2012

• SingaporeBusinessMissiontoChileandPeru

• Myanmar2012Tax&InvestmentConference

• CaseStudiesonMarketExit,DivestmentandRepatriatingTrappedCashfromIndochina

• WorkshoponWorkplaceInclusionandJobAccommodationforPersonswithDisabilities

OCTOBER

• LatinAsiaBusinessForum2012

• RiauIslandsProvinceBusinessandInvestmentOpportunitiesForum

• AutodeskManufacturingConference2012

• NationalInfocommAwards2012

• Ernst&YoungEntrepreneurOfTheYear

• InfraOman–2012Oman’sSecondInternationalExhibitionforInfrastructureandIndustrialProjects

• BritCham13thAnnualBusinessAwards–GalaDinner

• FinancialManagementCapabilityProgramSeminar

• BusinessOpportunitiesinEcuador

• 14thMUSIADInternationalFairand16thInternationalBusinessForum

• GlobalSocialInnovatorsForum

• NationalInfocommAwards2012GalaDinner

NOVEMBER

• BusinessLuncheonwithH.E.JohannSchneider-Ammann–Switzerland

• IESingaporeIndonesiaiAdvisorySeminar

• 10thAsiaBusinessContinuityConference

• SingaporeShowcaseinVietnam

• OmanInvestmentForum2012

• SupplyChainWorldSouthEastAsia2012

• SeminaronIPConsultSeriesIntellectualPropertyforSMEs

• SeminaronAccelerateBusinessGrowthThroughHR

• 2012Enterprise50Awards

DECEMBER

• BloombergGlobalGreenBusinessSummit

• BriefingonFairEmployment

• InauguralBangladeshInvestmentSummitUnlockingOpportunitiesforAsianInvestors

• PhilippinesSingaporeBusinessCouncilSeminar

• Trans-PacificPartnership(TPP)Negotiations

• ItalianChamberofCommerceandIndustrySingapore(ICCS)BreakfastTalkonLombardyRegion

• 2ndINDIA–ASEANBusinessFair(IABF)andBusinessConclave


DELEGATION VISITS HOSTED BY SBF

JANUARY

• RoundtablewithChairmanofOmanTenderBoard

• CourtesyCallonSBFChairmanbySingaporeAmbassadortoThailand

• NetworkingSessionwithChineseCEOsDelegationAll-ChinaFederationofIndustryandCommerce

FEBRUARY

• DialogueandDinnerwithFrenchBusinessLeaders

• DialogueandNetworkingSessionwithHEAntonioVillegas,AmbassadorofMexicotoSingapore

• CourtesyVisitbySabahStateMinisterforIndustrialDevelopment,DatukRaymondTan

MARCH

• LuncheonwithH.E.EdmondHaxhinato,DPMofAlbania

• VisitofHerExcellencyMrsCristinaDuarte,MinisterofFinanceandPlanningoftheRepublicofCapeVerdeandHerDelegation

• VisitoftheEasternBlackSeaDevelomentAgency

• LuncheonwithH.E.SerzhSargsyan,PresidentofArmenia

• CourtesyVisitbyNewlyAppointedIndonesiaAmbassadorAndriHadi

• SBFRoundtableSessionwithChineseNationalFederation

• NetworkingSessionwithChineseCEOsDelegation

• NetworkingSessionwithGermanFoodDelegation

APRIL

• RoundtablewithPublicAuthorityforInvestmentPromotionandExportDevelopment–Oman

• RoundtablewithAfBGandSingaporeCompaniesinAfricaforInternationalPressTour

• RoundtablewithSingaporecompanieswithExistingBusinessInterestsinAngola

• MeetingofSingaporeMembersoftheMalaysia-SingaporeBusinessCouncil

MAY

• RoundtablewithAmbassadoroftheRepublicofAngola

• CourtesyCallbyIncheonFreeEconomicZone

• CourtesyCallbyRepresentativeofTaipeiRepresentativeOfficeinSingaporeMrFadahHsieh

JUNE

• VisitbySteveBodjona,Charged’AffairesforTogoEmbassyinJapan

• VisitbyPauloGomes,PresidentandManagingPartnerofConstelorInvestmentsHolding

• DialogueSessionwithHEHussainAlShahristani,DeputyPrimeMinisterforEnergyfortheRepublicofIraq

• PostMissionBusinessNetworkingDinnerwithH.E.AbdulazizAl-Adwani,KuwaitAmbassadortoSingapore

• The8thJointMeetingofMalaysia-SingaporeBusinessCouncil

• Malaysia-SingaporeBusinessCouncilSupportedNetworkingSessiononICTSectorwithSiTFandPIKOM

• SBFNetworkingDinnerwithVietnameseFamilyBusinessesDelegation

JULY

• Chile:TradeandInvestmentRoundtable

• SiteVisitbyPortSultanQaboos(Oman)

• DialogueSessionwithHEUmaruTanoAlMakura,GovernorofNasarawaStateofNigeria

• CourtesyCallonCEObySingaporeAmbassadortoVietnam

• IncomingDelegationfromSocTrang,Vietnam

• IncomingDelegationfromCambodia

• DiscussionSessionwithincomingIndonesiaTaxTreatyFocusGroup

• DelegationfromKunshan,China

AUGUST

• RoundtableonTradeandInvestmentOpportunitiesinDjibouti

• DialogueSessionwithH.E.Luc-AdolpheTiaoPrimeMinisterofBurkinaFaso

• DelegationfromYiwu,China


• DelegationfromHebei,China

• DelegationLianyungang,China

• CourtesyCallbyICCImmediatePastPresident,MrRaghuModyonSBFChairman

SEPTEMBER

• RoundtableMeetingwithCllrKgosientsoRamokgopa,ExecutiveMayor,Tshwane

• 4thSingaporeSaudiBusinessCouncilSSBC

• RoundtableMeetingwithMrJohnManzella

• VisitbyHainanDelegation

OCTOBER

• AfBGRoundtablewithChina–AfricaDevelopmentFund

• RoundtablewithH.E.SheikhSultanBinAhmedAlQassimiandSharjahDelegation

NOVEMBER

• 3rdSingaporeOmanBusinessCouncilMeeting

• 1stMeetingofMSBCServicesSub-CommitteeforSingaporeMembers

• ChineseDelegationfromXinjiang

• RussianSkolkovoDelegation

• ChineseDelegationfromTianjinDongli

DECEMBER

• DialogueonSlovakRepublic

• DelegationfromLianyungang,China

OVERSEAS BUSINESS MISSIONS

FEBRUARY

• BusinessMissiontoCongoandDRCongo

• BusinessMissiontoPenang

• IE–SBFBusinessMissiontoMyanmar

MARCH

• InternationalBusinessFellowship:10thExecutiveProgrammeonVietnam

• BusinessMissiontoEurope

MAY

• BusinessMissiontoNigeriaandBenin

• BusinessMissiontoUAE&Kuwait

• BusinessMissiontoTurkey

• BusinessMissiontoSriLanka

JUNE

• BusinessMissiontoMyanmar

JULY

• 19thSouthernAfricanInternationalTradeExhibition

• GermanSingaporeBusinessForum:BusinessMissiontoIndonesia:Jakarta&Batam

• BusinessMissiontoMongolia

• BusinessMissiontoIndia

AUGUST

• SBF&SMaJointMissiontoPyongyang,DPRKorea&Dandong,China

SEPTEMBER

• BusinessMissiontoEthiopiaandDjibouti

• BusinessMissiontoGhanaandTogo

• BusinessMissionto9thChina-ASEANExpo,Nanning,China

OCTOBER

• BusinessMissiontoZambiaandZimbabwe

NOVEMBER

• BusinessMissiontoMyanmar

• BusinessMissiontoCambodia(PhnomPenh)


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