SINGAPORE: Forbes Global is organising its first ever conference in
Asia-Pacific in a bid to strengthen its market share in the region.
The Forbes Global CEO Conference - the first such conference outside
North America - will be held in Singapore between September 19 and 20
under the theme of "Entrepreneurship, Technology and Business Leadership
in the 21st Century".
The Singapore conference, sponsored by a group of Singapore government
agencies including The Singapore Economic Development Board, and the
Singapore Tourism Board, is expected to bring together up to 350 CEOs
from around the world. Speakers include Victor Fung, chairman of Li &
Fung; and Sybase president and CEO John Chen.
Forbes Asia vice-president and managing director William Adamopoulos
said: "It's going to be like planting a big flag for Forbes in Asia."