Time: 27.8.2024, 9:00-12:00

Place: Team Finland House, Auditorio, Porkkalankatu 1, Helsinki

Join our Southeast Asia & Singapore seminar to learn how this new world of opportunities could open to your company.

Why Singapore and Southeast Asia?

During these turbulent times do you wish to do business in high tech, safe and stable business environment, where you can trust the stakeholders? Then your solution is Singapore, which is the third largest financial center, right after New York and London. Around 50 % of South East Asian headquarters are based in Singapore and there are about 80 daughter companies of Finnish entities. Singapore is also a gateway to the huge Southeast Asian markets with over 600 million consumers.

Singapore is also the home of several HQs of large global companies, which work in 50+ countries around the world. It has a plenty of test-bed opportunities as well.

Agenda

Place: Team Finland House, Auditorio, Porkkalankatu 1, Helsinki

9:00 – 10:00
Welcome and Southeast Asia Now – Mr. Pekka Laitinen, Region Head, Business Finland
Finnish Innovation Meets Southeast Asian Opportunity; Tapping New Growth through Singapore – Mr. Jackson Tan, Regional Director for Europe and Mr, Andy Lua, Regional Director for Europe, Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)

10:00 – 10:30 Networking coffee break

10:30 – 12:00
Business Opportunities and how to succeed in Singapore – Ms. Irma Ylikangas, Innovation & Trade Counsellor Embassy of Finland in Singapore

Business Finland programs and activities in the Region:

  • Food – Ms. Lili Lehtovuori, Global Opportunity Leader
  • Decarbonized Smart City – Ms. Elina Puszkarzewicz, Head of Program
  • Cybersecurity – Ms. Kirsi Kokko, Head of Program
    Q&A

Closing, Finland – Southeast Asia Business Association

Lunch at own cost and possibility to discuss with speakers.

REGISTRATION LINK HERE