Brexit and ECCK: Continuation of Providing Advocacy Service to British Companies On September 10, 2018, the EU Chief Negotiator, Michel Barnier, said “if both sides are realistic there could be an agreement on the terms of the UK’s exit by early November [2018]”. This agreement would only define certain procedures between the European Union and …
In the morning of September 21, ECCK President Christoph Heider had a meeting with Assistant Mayor for Employment and Economy of Busan Metropolitan City Mr. Junseung Lee. During the meeting, they discussed regarding further cooperation between the two organizations. Proactive communications along with engagements from not only Busan Metropolitan City, but also with the new mayor were …
On September 20, the ECCK Busan Chapter hosted its annual ‘Welcome Back Network Night’ with Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zones at Haeundae Grand Hotel’s Bistro Han. ECCK President Christoph Heider commenced the event with his opening remarks and BJFEZ Commissioner Mr. Yang-Hyun Jin gave his welcome remarks. Also, ECCK’s diamond sponsor BJFEZ prepared a short introductory presentation about its organization. During the event, …
On September 19, the ECCK held its ‘ECCK Autumn Network Night – Garden Party’ at the Ananti Club Cheongdam. The event was opened with welcome remarks by ECCK Vice Chairman Mauricio Coarasa, and ECCK President Christoph Heider MCed the event. Macallan provided a ‘Macallan Whiskey Tasting Class’ prior to the event and tasty cocktails throughout the …
In the morning of September 18, ECCK hosted an information session with KGCCI and SKBC at Grand Hyatt Seoul, Namsan I. Under the title of ‘From Blockchain to Smart Contracts – Overview and Outlook from a Swiss Perspective’, partners from a Swiss law firm Lenz & Staehelin Tino Gaberthüel and Harold Frey joined the session as guest speakers. The presenters informed the attendees with blockchain developments …
On September 17, ECCK President Christoph Heider and Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) Director-General (DG) for IT Tae-kyoon Kim had a discussion on future cooperation between Seoul City and European companies in the field of ICT, especially in the area of ‘Seoul Smart City’. At the beginning of this year, Mayor Park pledged ‘Smart Infra’ would be …