BMCC Hosts BiSEA Regional Meeting
The BMCC was honoured to host the BiSEA (Britain in South East Asia) Regional Meeting 2025 at its office in Menara IQ, Tun Razak Exchange.
The meeting brought together Executive Directors from British Chambers across ASEAN, along with UK Government representatives, to coordinate regional initiatives, exchange updates, and strengthen collaboration across the BiSEA network.
The discussions focused on aligning strategies, ensuring effective follow-up on joint projects, and enhancing communication between Chambers to better support British businesses in the region.
The programme featured an address by Sarah Howard MBE, Chair of the British Chambers of Commerce (UK), on “Britain in ASEAN – The Next Chapter,” exploring the UK’s post-CPTPP trade agenda and the evolving role of Chambers in driving British trade and investment.
Other key sessions covered membership growth, digital transformation, revenue diversification, and joint regional programmes, followed by an interactive strategy workshop that refined BiSEA’s collective value proposition and future direction.
Distinguished attendees included the following:
- David Kelly – Executive Director of BritCham Singapore
- Martin Darby – Executive Director of BritCham Cambodia
- Matt Ryland – Executive Director of BritCham Vietnam
- Aditta Kittikhoun – Board of BritCham Laos
- Loh Wei Yuen – Interim Executive Director of BMCC
- Sarah Howard MBE – Chair of British Chambers of Commerce
- H.E Helen Fazey – UK Ambassador to ASEAN
- Rhiannon Harries – Deputy Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific (SEA)
- Natasha Kyte – Trade and Economic Counsellor to ASEAN
- Richard Colley – Director of Trade & Investment Malaysia, British High Commission KL
- Martin Haeger MBE – Member of BMCC Board of Directors and Co-Founder of HL Design
- Jessica Myint- CEO of the BritCham Myanmar
- Anggarini Sesotyoningtyas – Executive Director of BritCham Indonesia
The meeting concluded with renewed commitments to strengthen collaboration and advance BiSEA’s shared objectives across the region.
