The two-day program also included a special session on “Discover Business Opportunities Through CACCI”, which was divided into two parts:
Part One – This session featured country presentations by selected member chambers on current economic conditions in their respective countries and opportunities for trade and investments. Country presenters included; (a) Mrs. Dhara Wijayatilake, CEO of Ceylon Chamber of Commerce; (b) Mr. Bryan Clark, Director, Trade and International Affairs, Australian Chamber of Commerce; (c) Mr. Martin Ming-Hsiang Chen, Vice Economic Counselor, Department of Investment Services, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Republic of China (Taiwan); and (d) Mr. Lu Jianzhong, Chairman of the Silk Road Chamber for International Commerce. The session was chaired by Mr. Samir Modi, Senior Vice President, CACCI and Executive Director, K. K. Modi Group.
Part Two – This session featured CEOs of companies or successful entrepreneurs from various CACCI member countries who shared their success stories; the challenges they faced and how they overcame them; their innovative business models; and their new ideas, new projects, and/or new products. The speakers included: (a) Mr. Scottie Chapman, CEO of Spring Sheep New Zealand; (b) Mr. Mahbubul Alam, Vice President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry and President of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and (c) Mr. Steve Hsu, CEO/Secretary Generak, TXA Private Board of Directro. Chairing the session was Mr. Pradeep Kumar Shrestha, Vice President, CACCI and Former President of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
