World Trade Summits Awarded IHQ Status by EDB Singapore

Singapore (PRWEB) July 4, 2005 -- The Economic Development Board of Singapore (EDB) has granted the prestigious International Headquarters (IHQ) Award to World Trade Summits (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd, a division of the World Trade Group.

The award was created to recognise the special contribution to the economic life of Singapore made by a select number of global organisations that have based their regional headquarters there.
   
World Trade Summits is the first business events organiser to receive the IHQ Award since the EDBs Headquarters Programme was established in 1986.

Tudor John, Managing Director, World Trade Summits (Asia Pacific) said: We are delighted and honoured to accept the IHQ award from the EDB and are dedicated to making Singapore our base for growth in this dynamic region. Singapore is an exceptional centre for business, with a highly skilled workforce, pro-business environment and first-class infrastructure. It truly is the gateway to Asia."

The offices in Singapore serve as the groups third strategic hub, with the international head office in London and North American headquarters in Toronto.

World Trade Group is a global corporation that specialises in organising powerful business events across a range of industries.

A World Trade Summits is the combination of a world-class conference, workshops, pre-arranged business meetings and networking. Their unique format is dedicated to addressing each individual's ‘real-time' issues by creating personal itineraries for each executive. Attendance is by invitation only.

December 5th – 7th, 2005 will see World Trade Summits inaugural event in the region: The Asia Pacific Supply Chain & Logistics Summit. The Summit will provide a truly unique business atmosphere for senior supply chain and logistics practitioners representing global companies in the Asia Pacific region.

Among the 130 delegates attending are Scherings Asia Pacifics Director of Commercial Operations, Starbucks Supply Chain Director for Asia Pacific, Bayer Material Sciences Director of Logistics for Asia Pacific, Ericssons Head of Supply & Logistics SEA and from Mead Johnson Bristol Myers Squibb the Asia Supply Chain Director, to name a few.

The World Trade Group's unique Summit format includes: a programme of keynote speakers, focused one-to-one business meetings, roundtable discussion opportunities, themed interactive workshops, informal networking opportunities and five-star luxury venue and facilities.

Collectively delegates attending The Asia Pacific Supply Chain & Logistics Summit will have spending power of billions of dollars.

For more details please contact:

Tudor John
Managing Director
World Trade Summits (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd
L14 Prudential Tower, 30 Cecil Street
Singapore, 049712
Tel:   +65 6232 2760
Fax:   +65 6232 2406
Web:   www.worldtradeco.com

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