2010 ASEAN Business & Investment Summit
The ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ASEAN-BIS) is annually organized by the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) to coincide with the ASEAN Summit. ASEAN-BIS brings together private and public sector organizations, government representatives and business community from within and outside ASEAN for dialogue and networking.
The 2-day Business Summit in Hanoi will feature dialogues with ASEAN Leaders and Dialogue Partners, Economic Ministers, Dignitaries, and Business and Community Leaders sharing best practices to advance your business in the ASEAN Economic Community.
Attended by some 1,000 delegates, the congregation has become the region's premier interactive networking platform.
About the ASEAN Business Advisory Council
The ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) was established by the ASEAN Heads of State and Government (HOSGs) at the 7th ASEAN Summit in November 2001 in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. Inaugurated at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia in April 2003, ASEAN-BAC's primary mission is to promote public-private sector partnership in achieving the integration for the creation of an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). ASEAN-BAC provides private sector feedback on the implementation of ASEAN economic cooperation, and to identify priority areas for the consideration of the ASEAN Leaders.
ASEAN-BAC members are appointed by their respective Governments comprising high-level CEOs of companies from each member country and representing by 3 members per member country. Government focal points, at the Ministerial level, have been assigned to assist ASEAN-BAC to fulfill its mandate.
In carrying out its objectives, ASEAN-BAC hold its regular meetings across ASEAN countries and engages in various ASEAN and national level-forums to meet up with Heads of State and Government, ASEAN Ministers and Senior Government Officials, business organizations, academicians and media representatives so that all stakeholders concerned have full understanding, acceptance and ownership of the ASEAN integration process.
