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Programme

26 November 2024, Tuesday

8.00 am - 9.00 am

Arrival and Registration of Participants (Venue: Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra, Cambodia)

9.00 am to 10.30 am

Opening Ceremony

Welcome Speeches

TAN SRI MICHAEL YEOH
Organizing Chairman, Global Chinese Economic & Technology Summit /President, KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific, Malaysia
DR. FAN GANG
President, China Development Institute / Former Adviser People’s Bank of China

Special Address

HON. DATUK SERI IR. DR WEE KA SIONG
President, Malaysian Chinese Association, Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia on Chinese Investments, Member of Parliament & Former Minister of Transport, Malaysia
H.E. WANG WENBIN
Ambassador of China to Cambodia

Keynote Address

H.E. SAMDECH MOHA BORVOR THIPADEI HUN MANET
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia

Vote of Thanks

TAN SRI LEE KIM YEW
Patron & Founder, Global Chinese Economic & Technology Summit (GCET)

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Presentation of Mementoes

TAN SRI MAJID KHAN
Chairman, KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific, Malaysia

10.30 am to 11.00 am

Morning Refreshments / Business Interaction

11.00 am to 12.45 pm

Plenary 1 – China, Green BRI & RCEP: Navigating the Future, Accelerating Partnerships

The new multipolar world presents new challenges with the global power shift emerging from the rise of China. The world becomes increasingly VUCA – volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. How can ASEAN respond to these geopolitical challenges? What is the role of China? How can the BRI accelerate infrastructure development for Asia? How can we turn challenges into opportunities? How can we maximizes opportunities from RCEP? How can FTAs create new opportunities?

Special Address

H. E. DR. SOK SIPHANA
Senior Minister of the Royal Government of Cambodia, Chairman of the Trade Policy Advisory Board, and Chairman of the Cambodian Organising Committee

Panelists

MR. ALBERT OUNG
President, World Green Organisation
MR. SUN ZHIGUO
President, China (Sanya) Public Diplomacy Institute
MR. JESSE CHOI
Regional Director, Sunwah Group (ASEAN)
PROF. MAJOR (H) DATO’ DR. IR. TS. BR. CHIN YEW SIN, JP
President of Global BRI Strategy Research Centre
MR. STEPHEN LAI
Chairman, Malaysia-China (Greater Bay Area) Science-Tech Innovation Alliance
OKNHA TAN KHEE MENG
President, Malaysian Business Chamber in Cambodia (MBCC)
MS. IRINA FAN
Director of Research, Hong Kong Trade Development Council

Moderator

DATUK SERI MOHAMED IQBAL RAWTHER
Deputy President, China-ASEAN Business Association (CABA) /Deputy Chairman, KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific

12.45 pm to 1.45 pm

Lunch at Ballroom 2, Lobby Level

1.45 pm to 3.30pm

Plenary 2 – Digital, Green Growth and Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities in the New Economy

In the new economy, digitalization and sustainability are key driving forces. As the world pivots towards the green economy, China and ASEAN have to step up collaboration in renewable energy and climate action through pivot to green growth. At the same time, digital technology, Ai and internet of things will propel China and ASEAN forward in the digital economy. How can China and ASEAN enhance collaboration in digital transformation?

Special Address

H. E. DR. CHHEM KIETH RETHY
Senior Minister of the Royal Government of Cambodia, and Chairman of Economic, Social and Cultural Council

Panelists

MR. MATTHEW CHEN
Chief Executive Officer, OneConnect Financial Technology International Co. Ltd (International)
MR ANDREW KHOO
Chairman & CEO, The MUI Group
MR. YOHANES LUKIMAN
Chair of the Permanent Committee for Asia Pacific, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (KADIN) /Head of CEO Office and Business Development, Blibli Tiket Group /Board Member, ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ABAC), Indonesia
DATO’ HENRY GOH
Co-Founder & Group Chief Operating Officer, MACROKIOSK, Malaysia
MR. CHHEM SIRIWAT
Co-Founder and President of Al Forum
MS CHEN HAN
Senior Researcher, Green Belt and Road Center, International Institute of Green Finance of the Central University of Finance and Economics, China
MS YUKI AIZAWA
Women in Tech® Global Movement APAC Director / Country Director, Malaysia

Moderator

PROF. ANNIE KOH
Professor Emeritus of Finance (Practice), Singapore Management University /EXCO Member, ASEAN Economic Club

3.30 pm to 4.45 pm

Plenary 3 – The Role of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs and Investors in Driving Foreign Director Investment: Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups and Family Business

The overseas Chinese diaspora have played a key and important role in economic growth and prosperity in Southeast Asia and many other countries worldwide. How can the Chinese diaspora continue to contribute to global and regional growth? How to encourage entrepreneurship, innovation and start-ups?

Special Address

DR. HUOT PUM
Secretary of State of the Office of the Council of Ministers, and Personal Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia

Panelists

TAN SRI LEE KIM YEW
Patron & Founder, Global Chinese Economic & Technology Summit (GCET)
BISHOP PROF. DR. DENNIS NG
Chairman, Bishop Dennis Ng Victory Ministries Foundation, Hong Kong SAR
MR. EDMOND YEO
Chair, Chinese Information and Advice Centre (CIAC), Former Councillor, London Borough of Ealing, United Kingdom & Former Magistrate and Independent Monitoring Board Member of His Majesty’s Prisons
DR. CHHEANG VANNARITH
Chairman of the Advisory Council, National Assembly of Cambodia
MS. CATHERINE CHAN
Director, Goldfame Group & Global Agricultural Development Ltd, Cambodia
PROF. DATO’ SRI DR. MIKE K.S. CHAN
Founder /Chairman /Chief Scientist, European Wellness Biomedical Group, Germany-Switzerland-Greece

Moderator

TAN SRI MICHAEL YEOH
Organizing Chairman, Global Chinese Economic & Technology Summit /President, KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific, Malaysia

4.45 pm

Closing Address: "Economic & Social Transformation in Cambodia and Investment Opportunities in Cambodia"

VIP Guest

H.E. DR. AUN PORNMONIROTH
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, Royal Government of Cambodia

Introductory Remarks

DATUK SERI MOHAMED IQBAL RAWTHER
Deputy President, China-ASEAN Business Association (CABA) /Deputy Chairman, KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific

5.15 pm

Afternoon Refreshments / Business Interaction

6.30 pm to 8.30 pm

Gala Dinner and Award Presentation (Hosted by the Government of Cambodia)

Guest of Honour

H.E. SUOS YARA
Chairman of the Commission on Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Information of the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia

Special VIP Guest

HON. DATUK SERI IR. DR WEE KA SIONG
President, Malaysian Chinese Association, Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia on Chinese Investments, Member of Parliament & Former Minister of Transport, Malaysia

Welcome Speeches

H. E. DR. SOK SIPHANA
Senior Minister of the Royal Government of Cambodia, Chairman of the Trade Policy Advisory Board, and Chairman of the Cambodian Organising Committee
TAN SRI MAJID KHAN
Chairman, KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific, Malaysia

Presentation of Special Business Excellence Awards and Certificates

Vote of Thanks

TAN SRI LEE KIM YEW
Patron & Founder, Global Chinese Economic & Technology Summit (GCET)

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