 | | | | | I emailed you last week to invite you to our upcoming event in Manila: "Global Anti-Illicit Trade Summit, South-East Asia". Taking place in just 3 weeks time, places are running out! Reserve your place now and be joined by policymakers, law-enforcement officials, business leaders and experts on illicit trade. | WHO WILL YOU MEET? Here's a snapshot of some of the organisations you'll meet at the event:
Shell Petroleum Corporation | Government of Philippines | Government of Hong Kong | Lazada Group | Secured Bank Incorporated | Sanofi-Aventis | Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation | Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Philippines | Honeywell | Asian Development Bank | World Customs Organization | Swiss Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines | EU-ASEAN Business Council | Federation of Philippines Industries | Secured Bank | Government of Cambodia | Crime Stoppers International | Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue | Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines | Royal Malaysia Police | Petron Malaysia | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas | European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
- Chris Humphrey, Executive director, EU-ASEAN Business Council
- Jesus Lim Arranza, Chairman, Federation of Philippine Industries
- Ruth Castelo, Undersecretary, The Consumer Protection Group, Department of Trade and Industry, Philippines
- Penn Virakoudom, Deputy director of the Competition Department., Consumer Protection Competition and Fraud Repression (CCF)
- Shane Britten, Chief executive, Crime Stoppers International
- Gordon Song, Head of venture risk, Lazada Group
- Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr, Commissioner, Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue
- Reggie Anne D. Pamatian, Intellectual property rights specialist, Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines
- Paul A. Santos, Chairman, Philippine Retailers Association; president, Picture City
- Anthony Hemsley, Global anti-illegal strategy director, JTI
- Andrew Staples, Regional head (APAC), policy & insights. Economist Impact
I look forward to welcoming you to the Shangri-La The Fort, Manila for Global Anti-Illicit Trade Summit, South-East Asia, supported by Japan Tobacco International.
Kind regards
Sophie Nicklin Marketing manager Economist Impact | | | From: Sophie Nicklin <sophienicklin@invite.economist.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 19th 2023 To: adsbimasakti.bhinnekanews@blogger.com Subject: Your invitation to join Economist Impact | | | | | | | |
A recent Economist Impact survey, supported by JTI, found that 77% of respondents from Asia struggled to distinguish between genuine and illicit goods, compared to 67% for respondents from Europe. Removing barriers to trade may stimulate growth and support business, but lax border controls are a criminal's dream. In an increasingly digital world, better product identification, increased information-sharing, revisions of tax and excise levels and better co-ordination between e-commerce platforms will be essential.
I'm delighted to invite you to join Economist Impact in Manila at the seventh Global Anti-Illicit Trade Summit, supported by JTI, to examine how illicit trade can be combated in South-East Asia. Taking place in-person on May 18th 2023, meet with policymakers, law-enforcement officials, business representatives and experts on illicit trade. | | | | Key agenda topics include:
- Keynote session: A spotlight on regional challenges
- Panel: Framing the scale of the challenge - now and in the future
- Getting a grip on counterfeit
- Consumer (un)aware? Data insight from Economist Impact
- In conversation: Understanding the consumer to protect the consumer
- Masterclass: cross-border solutions with cross-sector co-ordination
The cost of illicit trade is not just financial, but human: it fuels organised crime groups and terrorist networks, threatens public health and undermines social, economic and environmental development. Because illicit trade does not respect borders, combating it is virtually impossible without cross-border cooperation.
Kind regards
Sophie Nicklin Marketing manager Economist Impact | | | | |
