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About the BCCT

About the BCCT

About the Chamber

The BCCT acts as a key resource for UK companies interested in the Taiwan market by ensuring that businesses have a direct line to assistance and networks. We provide landing pad services and offer a united but unbiased commercial perspective on all issues affecting British business interests in Taiwan, and Taiwan business interests in the UK.

The BCCT provides a broad range of membership activities and business focused events, as well as complimentary member workshops.

The Mission of the BCCT is to:

  1. Advance Commercial Interests between the UK and Taiwan
  2. Facilitate Government Engagement
  3. Raise Taiwan’s profile Internationally
  4. Promote and Reward Responsible Business through our Women in Business and CSR programmes
  5. Promote British Culture in Taiwan

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The BCCT also has a number of Signature Events including the St Andrews Day Ball, Charity Golf Tournament, Better Business Awards, the Christmas Charity Auction, and our annual programme of Women in Business events. We work on a number of commercial events with and for the UK government our partners

The Chamber is housed inside the British Office and shares a very close relationship to the Foreign Office, DIT, and the British Council, and works alongside government to promote trade between the UK and Taiwan

In conjunction with membership activities, the BCCT through its membership CSR activities donates over 1 million NT dollars annually to local Taiwanese charities, and has an active program to support the CSR initiatives of its members in Taiwan.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Taipei (BCCT) champions the business interests of its members and British Business in Taiwan. Made up of large and small corporations, individuals, and overseas associations, the BCCT is a strong and diverse group of successful enterprises in multiple industries.

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About the BCCT

The Executive of the BCCT

Steven Parker

Executive director

Fiona Potter

Membership Engagement and Inclusion Manager

Stephanie Wu

Corporate Relations Director

Valarie Wang

Marketing Executive

Tina Wang

Finance Officer
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The General Committee

Chair: Anthony Lin

CEO of Standard Chartered Bank

Vice Chair: Carl Blundon

Outsourcing Director (Taiwan) of Adecco

Chair - Women in Business: Anjana Narain

VP and General Manager of GSK Pharmaceuticals

Peter Tou

General Manager of Edelman Public Relations Worldwide Limited

Constance Chau

General Manager of Media Plus

Marcus Clinch

Counsel of Scandinavian Health Ltd.

Reggie Wu

Country Manager of Scottish Development International

Elaine Salt

Richard Smith

Director of UKEAS

Zach Fraser

COO of HSBC Bank

Andy Ings

Managing Director of Lado Business Consultants

Simon Manners

Company President (Taiwan) of AstraZeneca

Murray Bowler

Partner at Baker & Mckenzie

Supervisors' Committee

Michael Cottingham

CEO of Cottingham Group

Paul Malony

Managing Partner of The Resource Cube

Andreas Weckherlin

About the BCCT

Committees

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Women in Business

The Women in Business Programme aims to raise awareness of the importance of gender diversity in the workplace in Taiwan through events and activities under three main themes: Educate, Connect and Celebrate.

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Young Professionals

The British Chamber of Commerce in Taipei Young Professionals Programme was launched to provide training and networking opportunities to existing young talent in member companies, connect with potential future leaders and understand the needs of local young talent.

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Financial Services

Comprised of member companies from various sectors such as banking and asset management, the Financial Services Committee will share collective input on key trends, events, and updates in the financial services industry and put forward important issues to regulatory bodies.

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Education

The Education & Culture Committee will propose themes for BCCT Talent Development Workshops for the year and help recruit providers to host these workshops. The committee will also devise ideas for cultural activities to promote UK culture and education.

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CSR and Charity

BCCT has an active program to support its CSR initiatives. The BCCT CSR committee plans workshop series focusing on corporate social responsibility for member company employees throughout the calendar year, and organises events to fundraise and donate to charities.