AmCham Webinar
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In response to members’ requests in a recent survey for briefings from U.S. and Taiwan authorities to help them deal with Cross-Strait challenges impacting the business environment, AmCham Taiwan is launching a new webinar series, “Spotlight on Resilience.” Reference materials and helpful links will also be available under that tab on our website. To maximize participation, most briefings will take place via Webex.
The August visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the large-scale Chinese naval exercises around the island that followed significantly raised tensions, fueling concern about further coercive moves from Beijing, including possible military action. In this Webinar, Christopher Millward, President and Managing Director of USITO, will break down recent developments affecting regional ICT supply chains, analyse China’s evolving stance and policy toolbox, and provide implications on forward planning.
Speaker:
Christopher Millward
Since joining USITO in 2016, Christopher has spearheaded public policy advocacy for ICT industry sectors in China, representing leading US and European companies and four U.S headquartered trade associations.
Christopher has positioned USITO as the authoritative voice of the global ICT industry in China and a force multiplier for companies seeking to deploy technologies and disrupt in this critical market. Christopher has unrivaled experience with China’s policy environment and technology trade relations. He leads USITO’s engagement with ministries and government departments, and maintains close partnerships with senior government officials, think tanks and academic institutions. He has expertise in cybersecurity, telecoms and cloud computing, data governance, technical standards, intellectual property, artificial intelligence, environmental protection, and industrial policies.
Christopher is a seasoned consultant and team leader, with experience across government relations, IPR, market entry and access, M&A, media and corporate communications, brand strategy, digital and social media, sales and distribution and crisis management.
Prior to joining USITO, Christopher has worked with local, regional and national government bodies, academic and research institutes, NGO’s and media outlets throughout the region. He has managed complex assignments involving customer complaints and litigation, IPR disputes, joint venture establishment, environmental protection and labor disputes, with the highest levels of government including the Supreme Court, SAIC, MOST and the NDRC.
Christopher has also counseled corporations on China market development strategies, helping them develop competitive brand advantage. He has advised large multinationals such as Procter & Gamble, Honeywell, Bayer AG and IBM and specialist niche players, including NGO’s and Internet businesses. Christopher’s long tenure “on-the-ground” in China has helped him develop a uniquely accurate and compelling perspective on Chinese customers and stakeholders.
Christopher holds a BA from Columbia University and has conducted post-graduate research at the University of Hawaii and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and English and has served as a guest lecturer at Beijing University and Tsinghua University.
Christopher currently resides in Taipei.
Contact Person: Eric Hsu (02) 2718-8226 ext. 625 / [email protected]
