Coronavirus: Lessons Learned in South Korea

About this event

The British Chamber of Commerce for Luxembourg is pleased to invite our members to an exclusive webinar hosted by the British Chambers of Commerce, UK, on Friday 03 April at 09:30. Guest speakers Sean Blakeley, CEO, British Chamber of Commmerce Korea and his colleagues Daniel Fertig, PWC and Tomás Centeno, Dyson will share first-hand accounts of how Korea reacted to the virus and reveal data on how it affected businesses across the country. They will also share examples of measures taken by businesses to protect employees, customers and business continuity.

Please follow the link below to take you to the regsitration page:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_knH3xzdoR8-EgJkfEId_ng

Speakers:

Sean Blakeley

Chief Executive Officer @BCCK

Sean Blakeley is the Chief Executive Officer of the BCCK. A 15-year resident of Korea, he worked as a director of business development with a Korean publishing company and was managing director of a British consulting company prior to joining the Chamber in 2015. Sean has also completed a master’s program at Seoul National University in International Relations & Political Economy as a government scholar and speaks Korean fluently. During his career, Sean has consulted for companies across a broad range of sectors including consumer electronics, retail, consumer goods, and F&B.

Daniel Fertig

Chairman @Assurance (Partner) / Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers

Samil PwC is the Korea member firm of PwC, and Korea’s largest professional services organisation with over 3,500 employees. Daniel is a partner in the Global Client Services Team, responsible for providing a variety of cross-border assurance and transaction-based services to multi-national companies. Daniel also leads Samil PwC’s UK Business Group and is on Samil PwC’s Inbound Committee. Daniel transferred to Seoul in 2006 from PwC’s London office, and has since spent 3 years in Japan (Tokyo/Osaka), from 2009 to 2012, before returning to Seoul.

Tomás Centeno

Managing Director @Dyson Korea Ltd

Tomás Centeno is the Managing Director of Dyson Korea Ltd managing over 250 employees. Dyson is a British technology company selling consumer electronic products in 5 large categories in 65 markets. Tomás has a strong background in sales, category management, and trade marketing and also serves as part of the Northern Asian Executive Committee.

Practical information

Friday 03 April 2020 09:30

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