Navigating Trade Liberalitection
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM (Singapore Local Time)
Details:
Yet another new Free Trade Agreement. Punitive tariffs. Mutual Recognition of Authorized Economic Operators. Trade sanctions. The Singapore – Johor Special Economic Zone. Anti-dumping and countervailing duties. Drawing your duty back. Trade war! Are you confused whether trading goods across borders is a pain or a promise?
Join us in this exclusive GLOBIS networking seminar to gain insights from PwC’s global trade and customs consulting network leader about the opportunities and pitfalls in international trade. With his 31 years of experience in Europe and Asia, and having pioneered customs and trade as a profession around Asia, Mr Debets is uniquely placed between understanding the concerns and objectives of trade regulators and the challenges facing businesses to manage the regulations.
In this hybrid networking seminar, dive into the intriguing world of moving product across borders in a predictable, efficient, yet compliant way. Is a Kinder Joy a chocolate or a toy, and what difference does
that make? Why does Mr Spock not need a licence if you take his ears off? What level of manufacturing is considered “substantial” for changing origin? How do I choose between centralised or hub-and-spoke distribution? These and many more aspects of navigating international trade regulations will be discussed.
Expect an engaging session filled with Mr. Debets’ invaluable experiences and insights, all of which should help you improve market access and reduce costs on your internationalisation journey.
Overview
Date
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Time
18:00-20:30 (Singapore Local Time)
Format
Hybrid
Where
GLOBIS Asia Campus, 12 Marina View #29-02, Asia Square Tower 2 Singapore 018961
Registration Fee
Free of charge
Language
English
Agenda
18:00
Registration and Refreshments
18:45
Seminar and Q&A with Speaker
19:45
Networking
20:30
Closing
Speaker: Frank Debets
PwC WMS Singapore
Frank is PwC’s global trade and customs consulting network leader, and the Managing Partner of PwC’s Asian Worldtrade Management Services (WMS) practice, based in Singapore. He is the project and client relationship manager for some of the largest WMS clients, both globally and in the Asia-Pacific region. On top of his managing and coordinating role, Frank advises companies on all aspects of the cross border movement of products, from a tax regulatory as well as logistics perspective.
Frank has worked with many major multinationals to analyze and improve their trade risk management profile and maximize benefits from trade regulatory opportunities. His background is in supply chain management and he combines in his customs and trade work logistical considerations as well as tax and transfer pricing regulations. His focus is on customs valuation, preferential trading rules and export controls.
Frank is the editor of WMS’s bimonthly “Trade Intelligence - Asia” publication. He chairs the Custom and Trade Committee of the EU-ASEAN Business Council, and is an FTA Advisor for IE Singapore. Frank previously chaired EuroCham’s Regional Trade Committee and was an invited member of Singapore’s Customs Advisory Council.
Before transferring to the Asia-Pacific region in 1999, Frank worked in PwC’s London office for six years, and as a Research Associate at INSEAD business school in Fontainebleau. Frank received a Masters Degree in Econometrics (Operations Management) from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands, as well as a diploma in Systems Analysis from Hull University, UK. He is a member of the UK Institute of Export.
