Jianggan Li, the Founder & CEO of venture building firm Momentum Works, shares his experience in e-commerce and logistics in Southeast Asia. Prior to founding Momentum Works, he co-founded Easy Taxi in Asia, and served as the Managing Director of Foodpanda. Jianggan also shares about the strategies Chinese startups adopt and have to consider when entering the region, the cultural differences he encountered and the current opportunities.
Apr 1, 2020
28 min
We interviewed President of the US-ASEAN Business Council Mr Alex Feldman on how the Council supports US businesses in the region, along with the business opportunities and challenges he observes.
Mr. Feldman served in the Administrations of Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. He has been involved in the ASEAN region for over 25 years in a career spanning both the public and private sectors. and resided in Asia for more than a decade, conducting business in all 10 ASEAN member countries.
Jan 24, 2019
1 hr 2 min
Yoong Yoong Lee, Director of the ASEAN Secretariat's Community Affairs Directorate sat down with us on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit last month to share his experience in promoting regional integration and engagement in Southeast Asia. We talked about the differences in attitudes of youth towards ASEAN across the region, the successes of ASEAn so far and the internal workings of ASEAN as an organisation.
Dec 28, 2018
36 min
In this special episode, we have Ambassador Ong Keng Yong with us to discuss a wide range of topics ranging from the progress of the ASEAN Economic Community, to whether there is a need for binding dispute settlement within ASEAN and even an inside story of how the ASEAN Declaration on Migrant Workers came about. He served as Secretary-General of ASEAN from January 2003 to January 2008
Nov 11, 2018
1 hr 16 min
Chaik Ming, CEO of Forchn International, joins us in a conversation about Forchn International's unique business in ecommerce logistics real estate, and his experience doing business in Southeast Asia. Forchn Holdings is a founding shareholder of Alibaba’s Cai Niao Network, and through Forchn International has made private equity investments into Southeast Asian real estate entities that facilitate logistics for the growing ecommerce market in the region.
Nov 11, 2018
24 min