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UK-APAC Tech Forum | London Tech Week Event

Name: UK-APAC Tech Forum | London Tech Week Event
Start: 2024-06-13T09:30:00
End: 2024-06-13T11:30:00
Location: techUK, 10 St Bride Street, London, EC4A 4AD

9.30am – 11.30am 13 June 2024 London techUK, 10 St Bride Street, London, EC4A 4AD

Sabina Ciofu

Associate Director – International, techUK

Sabina Ciofu is Associate Director – International, running the International Policy and Trade Programme at techUK.

Based in Brussels, she leads our EU policy and engagement. She is also our lead on international trade policy, with a focus on digital trade chapter in FTAs, regulatory cooperation as well as broader engagement with the G7, G20, WTO and OECD.

As a transatlanticist at heart, Sabina is a GMF Marshall Memorial fellow and issue-lead on the EU-US Trade and Technology Council, within DigitalEurope.

Previously, she worked as Policy Advisor to a Member of the European Parliament for almost a decade, where she specialised in tech regulation, international trade and EU-US relations.

Sabina loves building communities and bringing people together. She is the founder of the Gentlewomen’s Club and co-organiser of the Young Professionals in Digital Policy. Previously, as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community, she led several youth civic engagement and gender equality projects.

She sits on the Advisory Board of the University College London European Institute, Café Transatlantique, a network of women in transatlantic technology policy and The Nine, Brussels’ first members-only club designed for women.

Sabina holds an MA in War Studies from King’s College London and a BA in Classics from the University of Cambridge.

Email:: [email protected]
Phone:: +32 473 323 280
Website:: www.techuk.org

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Daniel Clarke

Policy Manager for International Policy and Trade, techUK

Dan joined techUK as a Policy Manager for International Policy and Trade in March 2023.

Before techUK, Dan worked for data and consulting company GlobalData as an analyst of tech and geopolitics. He has also worked in public affairs, political polling, and has written freelance for the New Statesman and Investment Monitor.

Dan has a degree in MSc International Public Policy from University College London, and a BA Geography degree from the University of Sussex.

Outside of work, Dan is a big fan of football, cooking, going to see live music, and reading about international affairs.

Email:: [email protected]

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Oliver Alderson

Policy and Public Affairs - Team Assistant, techUK

Oliver is the team assistant for the Policy and Public Affairs teams, joining techUK in November of 2023. He assists the teams admistrative support, communication, and event production.

Prior to working at techUK, Oliver studied at Swansea and Bristol universities, attaining a masters in Policy Research. During this time he competed in debating competitions around the country where he discussed and deliberated various policy issues. Between his studies Oliver acted as a student assistant in mental health research for the SMaRteN student network.

Email:: [email protected]
Phone:: 07505 890 596
LinkedIn:: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/oliver-alderson-a51312180

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Join us on 13 June 2024 for our first UK-APAC Tech Forum of the year. The event will take place during London Tech Week as a partner event. Focused on Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan, and the ASEAN countries, the forum provides engagement opportunities with key stakeholders in government and business to drive new digital economy partnerships, address barriers to digital market access and expand commercial networks in the region.

The event will feature a government-focused panel and a business-focused panel, followed by networking.

Agenda:

9:30 - 9:40 - Opening speech

Debby Davidson, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Acclime

9:40 - 10:30 - Panel: Opportunities in the Asia Pacific: Where are we seeing the biggest opportunities in the Asia Pacific?

Chair: Daniel Clarke, Policy Manager, International Policy and Trade, techUK
Professor Konrad Young, Former Director for R&D at TSMC, Columnist at DIGITIMES
Mahadhir Aziz, CEO, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)
Oranuch Lerdsuwankij, Co-founder and CEO, Techsauce (Thailand)
Emma Stevens, Associate Director – Trade & Investment, Investment New South Wales (Australia)
Dr. Agusman, Chief Executive of Financing, VC companies, Microfinance and Other Financial Service Institutions Supervision firms at the Indonesia FSA (OJK)

10:30 - 11:30 - Panel: From Scale-Ups to Incumbents: Advice on Cracking the Asia Pacific Market

Chair: Nikki Foster Le-Grys, Regional Director, Acclime & Chair of the UK-APAC Tech Forum
Mike Lovegrove, APAC Expansion Expert. Former Founder & CEO, Jnry.ai. Former General Manager of Fresha, EMEA.
Matthew Borthwick, Co-founder & CEO, Scalerr
Benjamin Speyer, Director, Business Development & Partnerships, PingPong Payments
Leslie Sarma, Global Tech Advocates, Tech Singapore Advocates

11:30 - 12:30 - Networking

The forum will be held under Chatham House Rule.

We look forward to seeing you there.

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