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COVID-19 Webinar Series: Preventing Illicit Trade Amid COVID-19, Is ASEAN Ready?

Following our well received first webinar, “COVID-19 and Managing Supply Chain Disruptions” on 14 April 2020, the EU-ASEAN Business Council held another outstanding webinar yesterday on “Preventing Illicit Trade Amid COVID-19, Is ASEAN Ready?”

The 2nd of a 3 part series on COVID-19, the webinar, lead by a diversified and exceptional panel of speakers discussed on the growing concern of movement of illicit goods across borders to fill perceived or real shortfalls in supplies of products, during this trying period, and also ways ASEAN leaders can collaborate with the private sector to minimize illicit trade across borders.

For those who missed out on the webinar, view it here.

Keep a lookout for our final webinar in the COVID-19 series!

The team at EU-ASEAN Business Council expresses thanks and appreciation to Ramesh Raj Kishore (Regional Manager, Asia Pacific, Pharmaceutical Security Institute), Dr. Patrick Kos (Head of Legal & Compliance, Pharma Asia Pacific, Roche Singapore), Angelia Chew (Founder & Managing Partner, AC Trade Advisory Pte Ltd), Paul Kelleher (Corporate Relations Director, Asia-Pacific, Diageo) and Lina Baechtiger (Head of Illicit Trade Prevention External Engagement, PMIBoard Member, European Chamber of Commerce, Singapore, Chair of the Anti-Illicit Trade Group, EU-ASEAN Business Council) for their contribution to the webinar.