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SUMMARY:2021 Virtual Business Mission to the 7th AFMGM
DESCRIPTION:The US-ASEAN Business Council is now registering senior-level executives for its 2021 Virtual Business Mission to the 7th ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meeting (AFMGM) from March 25 - April 9\, 2021.\n\n\n\nThe AFMGM will be hosted virtually by Brunei Darussalam. Alongside our annual plenary session\, the mission will consist of proposed bilateral meetings with each of the ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors.\n\n\n\nThe Virtual Meeting will cover the following topics:\n\n	Presentation on the AFMGM White Papers:\n	\n		Digital Trade Agreements\n		Digital Identity\n		Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC)\n		Environmental\, Social and Governance (ESG) Finance\n		Financial Inclusion\n		Insurance as an Enabler of Digital Economy\n		Note: Themes of the white papers will be further discussed with members during the planning calls \n	\n	\n\n\n\n	Discussion may also focus on the following regional and national advocacy issues:\n\n	\n		 Implications of a Digital Economy\n		Financial Inclusion for Economic Development\n		Cybersecurity\n		Sustainable (ESG) Finance\n		Disaster Resilience and Infrastructure Finance\n		Digital Issues (e.g. Open Banking\, Virtual Banking\, Digital ID and AI)\n	\n	\n\nProposed Meetings:\n\nThe following meetings will be proposed. Given the possible conflicts in the proposed meetings\, please indicate the importance of these meetings in the Business Mission Manager.\n\n\n	Plenary session with the ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on March 30\, 2021\n	Bilateral meetings with ASEAN Finance Ministers\n	Bilateral meetings with ASEAN Central Bank Governors\n	Bilateral meetings with the ASEAN Secretariat\, U.S. Treasury delegation and other delegations of interest joining the AFMGM\n\nAdditional meetings can be requested per mission delegates' interests and the officials' availability. Please note only with sufficient interest from mission delegates\, will the additional meetings be requested.\n\n \n\nRegistration:\n\nAll application materials (including registration form\, delegate bios\, company profile\, logo and company issues) should be submitted using the registration link above.\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note that the early bird deadline for registration and delegate name submission is on Thursday\, March 11 2021. We appreciate your prompt attention to this. There is a $500 fee for the registration of each additional representative beyond the first two. This is special pricing for these specific engagements given COVID-19 development. Payment can be made by check\, wire transfer or credit card. An invoice will be issued upon registration.\n\n \n\nVirtual mission fees cover expenses for program preparation and execution\, overhead costs for Council staff and hired service vendors (e.g. translators).\n\n \n\nNote: Once your registration is initiated\, you have the option to cancel your registration and receive a full refund up to Thursday\, March 11 (SGT). After March 11\, your registration cannot be canceled and you will be responsible for all registration fees.\n\n\n\nFor more information please contact:\n\n\n\nSteven Gunawan | Jakarta\n\np. +62 852 1791 9998\n\ne. sgunawan@usasean.rog\n\n\n\nAlberto Coria | Washington\, D.C.\n\np. + 1 980 275 3464\n\ne. acoria@usasean.org
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">The US-ASEAN Business Council is now registering senior-level executives for its 2021 Virtual Business Mission to the 7th ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors&#39\; Meeting (AFMGM) from March 25 - April 9\, 2021.<br />\n<br />\nThe AFMGM will be hosted virtually by Brunei Darussalam. Alongside our annual plenary session\, the mission will consist of proposed bilateral meetings with each of the ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>The Virtual Meeting will cover the following topics:</strong></span></span></span>\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Presentation on the AFMGM White Papers:</span></span></span>\n	<ul>\n		<li><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Digital Trade Agreements</span></span></span></li>\n		<li><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Digital Identity</span></span></span></li>\n		<li><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC)</span></span></span></li>\n		<li><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Environmental\, Social and Governance (ESG) Finance</span></span></span></li>\n		<li><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Financial Inclusion</span></span></span></li>\n		<li style="text-align:justify\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Insurance as an Enabler of Digital Economy</span></span></span></li>\n		<li style="text-align:justify\;"><em><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Note: Themes of the white papers will be further discussed with members during the planning calls</span></span></span></em><em><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">&#8203\;</span></span></span></em></li>\n	</ul>\n	</li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="text-align:justify\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Discussion may also focus on the following regional and national advocacy issues:</span></span></span>\n\n	<ul>\n		<li style="text-align:justify\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">&#8203\;</span></span></span><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Implications of a Digital Economy</span></span></span></li>\n		<li style="text-align:justify\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Financial Inclusion for Economic Development</span></span></span></li>\n		<li style="text-align:justify\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Cybersecurity</span></span></span></li>\n		<li style="text-align:justify\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Sustainable (ESG) Finance</span></span></span></li>\n		<li style="text-align:justify\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Disaster Resilience and Infrastructure Finance</span></span></span></li>\n		<li style="text-align:justify\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Digital Issues (e.g. Open Banking\, Virtual Banking\, Digital ID and AI)</span></span></span></li>\n	</ul>\n	</li>\n</ul>\n<strong><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Proposed Meetings:</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">The following meetings will be proposed. Given the possible conflicts in the proposed meetings\, please indicate the importance of these meetings in the Business Mission Manager.</span></span></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="text-align:justify\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Plenary session with the ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors&nbsp\;on March 30\, 2021</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="text-align:justify\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Bilateral meetings with ASEAN Finance Ministers</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="text-align:justify\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Bilateral meetings with&nbsp\;ASEAN Central Bank Governors</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="text-align:justify\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Bilateral meetings with the ASEAN Secretariat\, U.S. Treasury delegation and other delegations of interest joining the AFMGM</span></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<em><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Additional meetings can be requested per mission delegates&#39\; interests and the officials&#39\; availability. Please note only with sufficient interest from mission delegates\, will the additional meetings be requested.</span></span></span></em><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Registration:</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">All application materials (including registration form\, delegate bios\, company profile\, logo and company issues) should be submitted using the registration link above.</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<span style="background:yellow\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Please note that the early bird deadline for registration and delegate name submission is on&nbsp\;<strong>Thursday\, March 11 2021.</strong></span></span></span></span><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">&nbsp\;We appreciate your prompt attention to this. There is a $500 fee for the registration of each additional representative beyond the first two. This is special pricing for these specific engagements given COVID-19 development. Payment can be made by check\, wire transfer or credit card. An invoice will be issued upon registration.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<em><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Virtual mission fees cover expenses for program preparation and execution\, overhead costs for Council staff and hired service vendors (e.g. translators).</span></span></span></em><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Note: Once your registration is initiated\, you have the option to cancel your registration and receive a full refund&nbsp\;up to Thursday\, March 11 (SGT). After March 11\, your registration cannot be canceled and you will be responsible for all registration fees.</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">For more information please contact:</span></span></strong><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Steven Gunawan</span></span></strong><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;"> | Jakarta<br />\np. +62 852 1791 9998<br />\ne. <a href="mailto:sgunawan@usasean.rog">sgunawan@usasean.rog</a><br />\n<br />\n<strong>Alberto Coria</strong> | Washington\, D.C.<br />\np. + 1 980 275 3464<br />\ne. <a href="mailto:acoria@usasean.org">acoria@usasean.org</a></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
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