Several prominent experts were appointed to the GCEL Asia Advisory Board and convened a strategy session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on January 6, 2018.
Hailing from several economies, including South Korea, Philippines, Thailand and Taiwan, the newly appointed members include: Dr. Choong-Yong Ahn, Chairman of Korea Commission for Corporate Partnership, Dr. Filemon A. Uriarte, Member of the National Research Council of the Philippines, Dr. Ruth Banomyong, Lecturer at Thammasat University in the Philippines, and His Excellency Ambassador Ching-Long Lu, former Taiwan representative to France. The new members join existing experts from China, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia. The Asia Board of Advisors will eventually increase to a full complement of 32 experts encompassing the fields of economic and trade development, technology, finance, insurance, logistics, cargo security, food safety, disaster relief response and academia from nearly all economies in the Asia region.