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Chaired by senior journalists from the Financial Times and its group publications, the summits, conferences, awards and strategic forums organised by FT Live provide audiences with the opportunity to listen to and interact with speakers of the highest calibre in lively and stimulating debates that cover the key issues of our time.

The Financial Times provides essential news, comment, data and analysis for the global business community. It has a combined print and online average daily readership of 2.1 million people worldwide and a combined paid print and digital circulation of almost 629,000 (Deloitte assured, Q3 2013). FT education products now serve 34 of the world’s top 50 business schools.

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Standard Chartered

We are a leading international banking group, with more than 86,000 employees and a 150-year history in some of the world’s most dynamic markets. We bank the people and companies driving investment, trade and the creation of wealth across Asia, Africa and the Middle East, where we earn around 90 per cent of our income and profits. Our heritage and values are expressed in our brand promise, Here for good.

Standard Chartered PLC is listed on the London and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges as well as the Bombay and National Stock Exchanges in India.

For more information please visit www.sc.com. Hear from Standard Chartered’s experts and comment on our blog atourviews.sc.com. Follow Standard Chartered on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

Lee and Li is the largest law firm in Taiwan. Lee and Li exists to care, serve, and excel. To achieve sustainable operations, it brings together distinguished professionals, create a platform for sharing experience, prize innovation and value teamwork. 

The resourcefulness and performance of Lee and Li have long been recognized and relied on by its clients for years. The total number of Lee and Li's regular clients has exceeded 10,000, including both transnational conglomerates and clients from the People's Republic of China. Lee and Li is often named as one of the best law firms in evaluations of international law firms/intellectual property right firms. 

Lee and Li is a full-service law firm and understands the need to diversify and specialize. In response to the rapid developments in trade and technology and to satisfy the needs of its clients, it has expanded practice areas.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Taipei (BCCT) is a value-adding resource that champions the business and social interests of its members in Taiwan. Made up of large and small corporations, individuals, and overseas associations, the BCCT is a strong and cosmopolitan mixture of successful enterprises in diverse industries. 

The BCCT acts as a key resource for UK companies interested in the Taiwan market by ensuring that businesses, especially SMEs, have a direct line to assistance and networks. They provide landing pad services and offer a united but unbiased commercial perspective on all issues affecting British business interests in Taiwan, and Taiwan business interests in the UK. 

The BCCT provides a broad range of membership activities and events including business development meetings, free training workshops, and networking events. The BCCT also has a number of Signature Events including the CSR Recognition and Idea Sharing Dinner, International Football Tournament, Women in Business Quarterly, St Andrews Day Ball, Charity Golf Tournament and Christmas Charity Auction. The Chamber enjoys a close working relationship with the British Trade and Cultural Office and the British Council, and holds periodic joint events with other foreign chambers. 

In conjunction with membership activities, the BCCT has donated over 10 million NT dollars to local Taiwanese charities, and has an active program to support the CSR initiatives of its members in Taiwan.

Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (CCCT) was established to serve Canadians and friends of Canada living and working in Taiwan, and business and institutional Canada-Taiwan stakeholders.  Our mission is to promote goodwill and friendship between Canada and Taiwan and serve the community of Canadians living in Taiwan through the organization of cultural/arts, social, policy and business events, activities and outreach to strengthen and deepen ties for mutual benefit. 

The Chinese National Association of Industry and Commerce, Taiwan (CNAIC) was established in 1952 as the first nationwide business organization, with approximately 1,400 member representatives from business conglomerates as well as small and medium enterprises. Over the past 60 years, under the leadership of former chairmen, Mr. Yung Chang Su, Dr. C. F. Koo, Dr. Jeffrey L. S. Koo, and Mr. Theodore M. H. Huang, CNAIC has been blessed with a remarkable tradition and laid a solid foundation for future growth. In June 2010, Mr. Kenneth C. M. Lo, Chairman of the Industrial Bank of Taiwan, assumed CNAIC chairmanship and devoted himself to serving the business community in Taiwan. CNAIC aims to form a bridge between businesses in Taiwan and the government, and between local business and the world.

The Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI) is a nonprofit organization consisting of 156 member associations in their respective fields of manufacturing industry in Taiwan and stands for more than 100,000 industrial companies. CNFI member companies seize 29% of GDP in terms of their product value amounting to 15 trillion NT dollars and employ 3.94 million workers accounting for 36% of working force. CNFI is the largest and most influential industrial federation in Taiwan. 

CNFI was established on November 11th , 1948 at Nanjing, and reinstated in Taiwan along with the government in 1975. CNFI gained strong basis and social reputation due to successive chairmen’s diligent guidance, and has become the government’s most respectable spokesperson of industry. Current Chairman is Mr. Hsu Sheng-Hsiung, the chairman of the New Kipon Group. CNFI’s version is “To become a pioneer in promoting sustainable operating and developing of Taiwan industry” with core value of “Innovation, Service, Compassion”.

The General Chamber of Commerce of the R.O.C.

Mission: The General Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of China is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the common interests of the private sector in Taiwan, and to improving the domestic commercial environment as well as the investment opportunity both domestically and abroad.　

It strives to foster prosperity through promoting foreign trade, enhancing economic growth and cooperative relations among the business community.

History: The General Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of China was founded on November 1, 1946 in Nanking, China, previously known as the National Federation of Chambers of Commerce. Merchants' Day is now celebrated annually on this day.

After the ROC government was relocated to Taiwan, the chamber was re-established in 1952, and since 1973, it has been formally known as “The General Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of China”.

Major Functions

• To unite business people throughout the country and to help improve the business environment.
• To strengthen relations between member trade associations and their international counterparts.
• To represent the interests of the private sector before government agencies draft or revise pertinent policies and laws.
• To study, recommend and assist the government in economic policies and commercial law implementation.
• To promote international trade and to establish cooperative relationship with other countries.
• To collect materials and to inform members of domestic and foreign market trends.

The Taipei Computer Association (TCA), established in 1974, is the leading industrial organization in Taiwan. Its 4,000 members are engaging various fields such as software, hardware, semiconductors and components, manufacture, sales, network communication service and etc., thereby generating over 80% of the total production value of Taiwan's ICT industry. TCA's offices located in Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung while overseas offices in Suzhou, Beijing, and Guangzhou, China; in Tokyo, Japan, and Bangalore, India.

About Taitra

Founded in 1970 to help promote foreign trade, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) is the foremost non-profit trade promotion organization in Taiwan. Jointly sponsored by the government, industry associations, and several commercial organizations, TAITRA assists Taiwan businesses and manufacturers with reinforcing their international competitiveness and in coping with the challenges they face in foreign markets.

TAITRA boasts a well-coordinated trade promotion and information network of over 600 trained specialists stationed throughout its Taipei headquarters, four local branch offices in Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung, and over 48 overseas branch offices worldwide. Together with its sister organizations, Far East Trade Services, Inc. (FETS) and Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC), TAITRA has created a wealth of trade opportunities through effective promotion strategies.

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