A DELEGATION of Guam Chamber of Commerce members will be attending the 2007 Asia-Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce, or APCAC, Annual Conference, which will be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from March 22-24, 2007, a media release said.
According to Peter “Sonny” Ada, chairman of the Chamber’s New Industry Development Committee, “our mission at the conference is two-fold.”
“We will be promoting investment and business to benefit our members and the island, as well as promote and confirm Guam as the host venue for the Spring 2008 APCAC meeting,” he said.
APCAC consists of 25 American Chambers of Commerce, which represents the growing interests of 10,000 businesses and 50,000 executives in 19 countries and economies of the Asia-Pacific region.
The APCAC membership manages trade volumes in excess of $400 billion and direct investments of over $200 billion. APCAC’s mission is to improve the competitiveness of U.S. businesses in the Asia-Pacific Region.
“The conference will provide a forum for Guam Chamber of Commerce members to collaborate with other APCAC members on regional and industry levels and share ideas on how to maximize the opportunities in each of the Asia-Pacific markets this year,” said Ada.
He added, “The agenda will also include keynote addresses by several senior U.S. government officials, Vietnamese government and business leaders, and regional business leaders. Among the speakers will be the prime minister of Vietnam, Nguyen Tan Dung, who will be speaking on Vietnam’s role in the global economy.”