An independent partner to governments and business.
The UK-ASEAN Business Council (UKABC) is an independent partner to UK and Southeast Asian governments and the ASEAN Secretariat, linking the UK private sector, the UK government and the public and private sectors of ASEAN, facilitating dialogue on policy and shared global challenges to grow two-way trade and investment between the UK and ASEAN.
What the council does
Roundtables for senior ASEAN visitors in London, an annual forum with ASEAN and UK Ministers, and delegations into the region. Their own account of it.
An independent partner to UK and Southeast Asian governments and the ASEAN Secretariat.
ukabc.org.uk/what-we-doAs a formal member of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council’s Joint Business Council, the UKABC is an active partner in key issues facing the region and is the official representative of UK business in the annual ASEAN Economic Ministers-UK Consultative Meeting.
Through its network and strength of partnerships, UKABC facilitates an exclusive programme in Southeast Asia and the UK. This includes the hosting of roundtables for senior ASEAN visitors, including the Secretary-General of ASEAN in London, and an annual UK-ASEAN Business Forum with ASEAN and UK Ministers. This deep relationship with business also enables UKABC to lead a business delegation to the annual ASEAN Business and Investment Summit.
Our growing membership includes leading UK corporates and SMEs who are actively benefiting from the introductions and our UK and ASEAN programmes.
The Board of Directors
The twelve directors as the council publishes them, with the office each one holds. Eleven have a portrait on the board page and one does not, so the board is set in type here rather than as a grid of faces with a director missing from it.
The London secretariat
The London secretariat, as the team page publishes it. Every one of the six has a portrait there and a direct address beside it; the addresses are individuals’ work contacts, published for their own job, and are not reproduced.
Ian Gibbons OBEChief Executive Officer
Ben RabyChief Operating Officer
Allen LaiDirector, ASEAN and Corporate Affairs
Harry BellDirector of Policy
Clarissa WinataAssociate Director for ASEAN
Daniel WalderManager, MarketingEleven member states, one council, one office in Westminster.
The UK-ASEAN Business Council is perfectly positioned to be your partner as you seek to take advantage of this growing ASEAN opportunity.