Second AAP 2022 Virtual Door Knock on APEC and the Indo-Pacific Strategy

Event Details

AAP will host its second 2022 Virtual Door Knock with a session with Ryan Hass, Senior Fellow at Brookings.

This AAP series is designed to give the member of the AmChams of Asia Pacific direct access to the decision and policy makers and thought leaders on what is happening in Washington, DC, as well as to give the members the opportunity to give their first-hand perspective on what is happening in the region.

Ryan will discuss how the Biden administration can strengthen the U.S.' position and demonstrate leadership in the Indo-Pacific.

The event is for AmCham members only, pre-registration is required, and the discussion is off-the-record.
ZOOM Meeting link will be sent 24-48 hours prior to the event date
Please note this event is not run by AmCham Singapore.

Speakers

Ryan Hass

Senior Fellow at Brookings and the former NSC Director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia under President Obama

Shiumei Lin

Vice Chair at AAP Vice President, Public Affairs, UPS

Steven Okun

Chair at AmChams of Asia-Pacific and Senior Advisor, McLarty Associates

Shiumei Lin is Vice President for Public Affairs responsible for representing UPS’s policy and regulatory interests and driving public-private sector collaboration in the Asia Pacific Region.
She is currently President of the Conference of the Asia Pacific Express Carriers (CAPEC), and serves on Boards of Green Freight Asia and the U.S. National Center for APEC (NCAPEC). She
is also chair of the US-ASEAN Business Council’s Customs & Trade Facilitation Committee, and leads UPS’s initiatives to promote Women in trade and e-Commerce, and small business
competitiveness.

UPS serves more than 220 countries and territories throughout the world, carrying 20.7 million packages on a daily basis in its network. In the Asia Pacific Region, UPS serves 19 airports operating 183 and 142 intra-Asia and international flights respectively on a weekly basis.

The Founder and CEO of APAC Advisors, Mr. Okun is widely considered a leader on corporate public affairs, sustainability and stakeholder engagement in the Asia Pacific region. He is also the ASEAN representative for the Emerging Market Private Equity Association (EMPEA).

Living and working in Singapore since 2003, Mr. Okun created and led Asia Pacific public affairs for both global investment firm KKR and global logistics firm UPS, as well as being a leader of multiple business chambers and industry associations, including having been elected three times each as Chairman of both the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore and the Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce (APCAC). He remains on the boards of both.

As KKR’s first Director of Asia Pacific Public Affairs, Mr. Okun’s responsibilities encompassed government affairs, communications, stakeholder engagement and environmental and social responsibility issues for KKR, as well as in supporting those efforts for its portfolio companies across the region.

In particular, his responsibilities included working on Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) initiatives. Also, he created and led KKR’s impact investing pro bono program, a model for strategic philanthropic engagement for which KKR was awarded the Gold Standard Award for Corporate Citizenship by PublicAffairsAsia.

Mr. Okun led UPS Asia’s public affairs matters on aviation, competition and trade from 2003 until 2010, and before that worked in UPS’ Washington, DC office. He was instrumental in UPS Airlines obtaining it first-ever authority to operate in China in 2001.

Mr. Okun served in the Administration of President Bill Clinton as Deputy General Counsel at the US Department of Transportation, being at the Department from 1994 to 1999. For his public service, he was awarded the Secretary’s Award for Special Service Commendation.

He represents and advocates the views of the US business community in Asia, including as a periodic guest host on CNBC. A sought after expert on public affairs, he speaks frequently in the media, at universities, businesses and conferences across the region, as well as is the author of numerous articles.

Mr. Okun received his BA from the University of Virginia and his JD from the University of Virginia School of Law.

AmCham Member

Employees in member company and part of the membership roster

Member PriceComplimentary

Member Company

Employees in member company but not in the membership roster

Standard PriceComplimentary

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The American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore

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