Dear Subscriber,
Here comes this week's FBC news.
Do you have success stories or company news to share? We can publish all FBC corporate members' news on our blog. You can also share your job descriptions on FBC communications when you are hiring. Please, contact Minna Hyväri.
Past events
Thank you for joining Casual Afterwork on September 16! Warm thanks to CornerStone Wines for hosting the wine tasting evening.
Upcoming event
October 6: The New Work and Recruitment Environment panel discussion. Come to hear what are the trends in future work and recruitment! Our panellists Ricky Foo (Mercuri Urval), Ian Wu (HUONE) and Stephen Lyon and Bhavna Singhal (M Moser Associates) share their insights. The discussion is held at HUONE and moderated by FBC Chairman Pasi Haatainen. Book your seat!
October 14: Casual Afterwork. The get-together is hosted by Treasurer Saku Aspelin. For FBC members only, the venue COVID-19 measurements apply. Book your seat!
October 27: Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM). EGM is organized to approve the board's proposal of new membership categories and fees effective on January 1st, 2022. The decision was postponed unanimously at AGM on March 2021. The invitations will be sent to the FBC members soon. Kindly, inform FBC if your company or contact information has changed. The corporate members' primary contacts are eligible to vote.
November 3: The Story and Lessons from a World Class Digital Transformation. This informative, engaging and exclusive keynote shares how DBS Bank transformed from a traditional bank to the world's best by leveraging digitalization and provides you with hard-won insights, proven practices and relevant anecdotes. Keynote speaker Robin Speculand shares his analysis on digital transformation. Mr Speculand together with Mr Piyush Gupta (CEO, DBS Bank) are nominated for Thinkers50 “Ideas in Practice” award. Book your seat!
Upcoming Nordic events
September 17: Mediation as a Method of Dispute Resolution webinar organized by FBC's sister chamber DABS. The webinar is complimentary for FBC members. This coffee meeting will introduce you to Mediation as a dispute resolution option, discussing what is mediation and in which situation can this use to resolve disputes, and how it is done here in Singapore (and other places). More information and registration.
FBC membership 2021, discount -50%
Not a member yet? Join Finnish business community and enjoy member benefits. Now you can join FBC by -50% discount until the end of the year 2021.
The membership fees:
Corporate A (5 or more employees in Singapore): $700, new price $350
Corporate B (1-4 employees in Singapore): $350, new price $175
Individual membership: $175, new price $87.50
Executive Loneliness event follow-up
You may want to do a recap from our event we had earlier this year on the topic of Executive Loneliness. Now Nick Jonsson's book has been launched and it has already become the #1 International Best Seller on Amazon.
In his book Nick talks about: How to avoid the next epidemic in Mental Health causing isolation, stress and anxiety – that no one talks about. Nick kindly offers his book as a gift for FBC members and friends. You can claim your copy here.
EuroCham Sustainability Awards 2021
The EU Commission’s European Green Deal and Singapore’s Sustainability Concept Plan show the importance of Sustainability for both the EU Commission and the Singapore Government. The European Chamber of Commerce (Singapore) has similarly embraced the topic of Sustainability as the main focus of its activities in 2021.
The award categories are:
· Green Finance
· Smart Mobility (Urban Mobility)
· Green Consumer
· Biodiversity and Agri
· Sustainable Workforce
There will be one award recipient per category.
Submission deadline: 25 September 2021
Have a great weekend ahead!
Best regards,
Minna Hyväri
General Manager
