A great start to the first quarter of the new year! EUROCHAM Malaysia collaborated with our corporate partner Ericsson on a session on 5G as a Driver for Malaysia’s Digital Transformation with our distinguished speakers, Mr David Hägerbro, President & CEO of Ericsson Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and Mr Deep Prakash, Head of Enterprise Ericsson Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. In attendance to the event were EUROCHAM Malaysia Chairman, Mr Oliver Roche, EUROCHAM Malaysia Deputy Chairman, Mr Luciano Pezzotta and EUROCHAM Malaysia CEO, Mr Sven Schneider who were there to show gracious support to the transformational event.

The session commenced with an enlightening and uplighting opening speech by EUROCHAM Malaysia Chairman, Mr Oliver Roche. It was then followed by an insightful keynote speech and presentation by Mr David Hägerbro on building a world-class 5G network for Malaysia. As well as a presentation by Mr Deep Prakash on 5G potential for businesses.

To successfully conclude our session, we had an engaging and informative Q&A session where our members and guests were able to ask questions and learn more about the 5G rollout as well as the ever-growing innovative possibilities. In addition to connect and discover more about 5G and its transformation for the digital landscape that will bring tremendous value for business transformation.

On behalf of our fellow member JLL Property Services (M) Sdn Bhd, we would like to extend an invitation to our fellow members.

According to #JLL's survey of 340 #sustainability leaders across #AsiaPacific, up to 42% of #occupiers and large #developers have signed leases incorporating green clauses. This being evidence of #greenleasing gaining traction in the market, conventional leases may soon be a thing of the past as 65% of sustainability leaders believe green leases to take its place by 2025.

But despite the growing green demand and expectation, about 45% of Malaysian companies have yet to allocate a sustainability budget according to a survey by the UN Global Compact Network Malaysia & Brunei (UNGCMYB).

This calls for the need to raise awareness of the green movement to strategise the next best plan of action before the return on investment start to be impacted.

We would like to welcome our new member Hapag-Lloyd to EUROCHAM Malaysia! We are excited to have your esteemed organisation as part of our EU-MY business community. We look forward to working together to bolster future and stronger business alliances.

Hapag-Lloyd is a leading global liner shipping company and a powerful partner. 252 modern ships, 11.9 million TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) transported per year, and 14,500 motivated employees in more than 400 offices in 137 countries.

Its corporate film shows Hapag-Lloyd’s global shipping activities emphasising our worldwide services, high quality and environmental standards as well as our historical roots. Sustainability is an integral part of quality leadership in our industry. The topic of sustainability is anchored in its corporate strategy.

On behalf of our fellow bilateral chamber, the Malaysian Dutch Business Council (MDBC), we would like to extend an invitation to all of our members to the upcoming Morning Talk – How to avoid and efficiently resolve cross-border disputes.

In an international context, the most common mechanism for international disputes is arbitration, not court litigation.  While it is intended to be a mechanism for businesses, many companies run into pitfalls: drafting unworkable arbitration agreements, not thinking through the financing of the process, spending too much money, and running into delays; These are just some of the problems to avoid.

The mistakes companies make in international arbitration often cost them dearly and result in huge losses, unenforceable awards, or even awards, which get set aside by courts.

Join MDBC at this Morning Talk with SKRINE, co–organised with CCIFM, to receive tips and tricks from seasoned dispute resolution lawyers on how to avoid an escalation and discover the do’s and don’ts of international arbitration to gain the upper hand in the next difference or dispute you cannot avoid.

EUROCHAM Malaysia had a courtesy visit and meeting with The Hon. Dato' Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, Minister of Higher Education. The visit was attended by EUROCHAM Malaysia's Chairman, Mr Oliver Roche, EUROCHAM Malaysia CEO, Mr Sven Schneider, Head of the Education Committee, Dr Jenny Westin and Deputy Head of the Committee, Mr Andrew Chong.

During the meeting, there were topics of discussion on various issues pertaining to the education industry such as talent mobility, graduate marketability, upskilling and reskilling, technical and vocational education training as well as enhancing industry-led initiatives.

To further solidify and support the alliance for a more fruitful collaboration between the EU and Malaysia, EUROCHAM Malaysia looks forward to arranging additional discussions with the Ministry of Higher Education in the future.

EUROCHAM Malaysia held a productive and informative Automotive Sector Committee meeting on January 31, 2023. In attendance were Mr. Luciano Pezzotta, EUROCHAM Deputy Chairman, Mr. Pierre Brochet, Head of Committee, and Mr. Idros Puteh, Deputy Head of Committee, alongside other committee members including:

Mr. Mohd Ariff bin Zainal Abidin, Robert Bosch Sdn Bhd

Mr. Ee Wil Liam, Volvo Malaysia

Mr. Pekka Pentilla, EU Delegation to Malaysia

Mr. Mohamed Aslam bin S Masohood, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia Sdn Bhd

Mr. Jack Zaal, CarBay Services Sdn Bhd

Mr. Stephen Sia, APM Auto Parts Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd

Mr. Roland Chan, Lamborghini Kuala Lumpur

Mr. David Lantz, Scania Malaysia

Ms. Ana Mastura Abdul Manan, Volkswagen Malaysia

We thank all the committee members who attended and contributed their input and comments that provide important insight into the ever-growing industry.