Joint Luncheon with the Right Honorable Lord Mayor of London - Mr Alderman Michael Bear
2011-03-17
“UK and Taiwan: Working Together For Growth”
- with the Right Honorable Lord Mayor of London - Mr Alderman Michael Bear
When: Thursday 17th March 2011, 12:00–14:00
Where: Grand Formosa Regent Taipei, Ballroom B
(41 Chung Shan N. Rd., Section 2, Taipei / 台北市中山北路二段41號)
Cost: Members NT$ 1,300/ non-members NT$1,900
Includes: Lunch & free-flowing juice and wine
The Lord Mayor is visiting Taiwan to promote and build commercial relationships between UK and Taiwan around financial and business services, urban regeneration, sustainable development and the low carbon agenda. The Lord Mayor will speak about the role of the financial services sector supporting long term economic growth and London’s role in the international business arena. He will also consider the complementary strengths of the UK and Taiwanese economies, and business opportunities in key sectors such as infrastructure, innovation and technology. This is the first visit to Taiwan by the Lord Mayor since October 2008.
The Role of the Lord Mayor of London
The Right Honorable Lord Mayor of London is the head of The City of London Corporation. As the municipal governing body of the City of London, the role of the City of London Corporation is to provide local government services for the financial and commercial heart of Britain referred to as the 'Square Mile' - one of the world’s leading international finance centres. Over 40% of the workforce within the City is employed by overseas companies.
The Lord Mayor is responsible for supporting and promoting 'Tthe City' as a world leader in international finance and business services, listening to City businesses and advising the Government of the day on what is needed to help the financial services sector to function well. When overseas the Lord Mayor is treated as a Cabinet level Minister. He visits some 20 countries a year to represent the City and encourage growing economies to raise capital in London as well as to open up new markets for cCity businesses.
About the Speaker
The current Lord Mayor Mr Alderman Michael Bear was born in Nairobi, brought up in Cyprus and educated at Clifton College in Bristol. He studied Civil Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa and an MBA at Cranfield University. He has held senior positions in both the property and construction industries working for Balfour Beatty, Spitalfields Development Group and Hammerson plc. His voluntary work includes charity projects in South Africa, Bangladesh and throughout the UK.
