2. The PBEC Approach to Business Bridging Economies and Helping Businesses Expand Mr. Nick Jonow Acting CEO Pacific Basin Economic Council www.pbec.org

3. PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS PROVE MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN VIRTUAL COMMUNICATION

4. GEOGRAPHICALLY FAR APART, YET VERY SIMILAR ORSAKHABAROVSK

5. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FAR EASTERN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM

6. PACIFIC BASIN ECONOMIC COUNCIL Founded in 1967 – oldest independent business association in Asia - Pacific Membership comprising CEO’s and Chairmen of the largest companies in the region Instrumental in the liberalization of trade in the Asia - Pacific region Providing unique insight and access to governments and leading businesses A gateway for organizations looking to expand beyond their countries’ border

7. A SAMPLE OF PBEC MEMBERS

8. Mr. Scott Price CEO DHL Express Asia Pacific PBEC BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman Dr. Vachara Phanchet Chairman Sittipol Sales Group of Companies Vice-Chairman Tan Sri Dato’ Azman Hashim Chairman AmBank Group Chairman Emeritus Ms. Rohana Tan Sri Mahmood Chairman & Partner Ethos Capital Sdn Bhd Treasurer Dr. Victor Ishaev Governor Government of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia Ms. Krestine Corbin Chairman, President & CEO Sierra Machinery Inc. Mr. Francisco J. Gutierrez C. Director Business Associations CEMEX Group Ms. Maria Fernando Campo Saavedra President Bogota Chamber of Commerce Mr. Warren Luke Chairman, President & CEO Hawaii National Bank Mr. Minoru Murofushi Senior Corporate Advisor ITOCHU Corporation Dato Paduka Timothy Ong Executive Chairman Asia Inc. Forum Mr. Young-Ju Park Chairman & CEO Eagon Industrial Co., Ltd. Mr. Darcy Rezac Managing Director The Vancouver Board of Trade Mr. Norman Sorensen President Principal International, Inc. Mr. John Strang Governing Director Strang-Tradex Group Mr. Yu Ping Vice-Chairman China Council for the Promotion of International Trade

9. PBEC AND THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST PBEC Meeting in Taiwan - 1989 PBEC Meeting in Seoul, Korea - 1993 PBEC Delegation visits the Russian Far East for the first time - 1993

10. PBEC’S NETWORK REACHES 20 COUNTRIES

11. SAMPLE OF PBEC STRATEGIC PARTNERS

12. FROM AN ASIA-PACIFIC STANDPOINT – RUSSIA STARTS HERE!

13. PBEC STANDS READY TO HELP ! Networking Information and Analysis Advocacy and Influence Knowledge Exchange and Policy Development Membership Business Services Online Services

14. PBEC & BUSINESS WEEK INVITE YOU TO THE 11 th CEO FORUM IN BEIJING, NOVEMBER 6-7 th 2007 ← (L) Dr. Vachara Phanchet, Vice Chairman of PBEC, and Chairman of Sittipol Sales Group; (R) The Right Honorable Sir John Major, Former Prime Minister, Great Britain and Northern Ireland. → His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. → Her Excellency Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Economy, Government of United Arab Emirates ↓ (L) Dr. Vachara Phanchet, Vice Chairman of PBEC, and Chairman of Sittipol Sales Group; (R) Michael Toedman, Vice President and International Managing Director of BusinessWeek. ← Panel discussion on “Global Champions from Emerging Markets: New Winners for Tomorrow” ↑ → Hundreds of government officials and business leaders around the world gather at the Forum. ↓ The Right Honorable Sir John Major, Former Prime Minister, Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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