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Business is not just about making a Profit - it's about doing Business Responsibly
The Third Annual BCCT Better Business Awards is being held on the 25th of September
This year's Awards dinner will be a glamorous, entertaining and informative event with Actor, Singer, and Celebrity MC Dennis Nieh 聶雲, a keynote from Taiwan's pre-eminent Climate Change expert Dr Li Chia-wei 李家維, and a themed art installation from Legacy Lab International founded by Imperial College London graduate Dr. Ivan Liu.
Join us on September 25th for a special dinner and award ceremony to help us honour the outstanding contributions of some great organizations.
We are celebrating Responsible Business in five categories:
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Business Leader of the Year
- Best Innovator Award - Innovation in Healthcare
- Diversity
- Social Enterprise
These awards are made possible by HSBC (Business Leader of the Year), GSK Taiwan (Best Innovator Award - Innovation in Healthcare), Standard Chartered Bank and The British Council (Diversity), KPMG (Social Enterprise), and Your BCCT (CSR)
Tickets
Sponsors and Partners
Best Innovator Award – Innovation in Healthcare
Diversity Award
Exhibitors
Social Enterprise Exhibitor
Sense Innovation
心象工作室 / MENTAL IMAGE STUDIO
心象工作室 / MENTAL IMAGE STUDIO
Blueseeds Corporation Ltd.
講茶學院 Teatalk Academy
卡維蘭
Agriforward Co.,Ltd.
Okogreen
AgriGaia
芙爾摩莎
芙爾摩莎
芙爾摩莎
Corporate Exhibitor
HSBC Bank (Taiwan) Limited
British Council Taipei
Standard Chartered Bank
GlaxoSmithKline Far East BV Taiwan Branch (GSK)
KPMG in Taiwan
Agenda
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Ceremony Begins and Opening by MC
Dennis Nieh聶雲18
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Welcome by BCCT Vice Chairman
Carl Blundon18
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Opening Remarks
Catherine Nettleton18
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Keynote by Dr Li Chia-Wei
Li Chia-Wei李家維19
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Closing Remarks BCCT CEO
Steven ParkerCeremony Begins and Opening by MC
Speakers
Dennis Nieh聶雲
Actor, CelebrityTV and radio Host as well as Entrepreneur Dennis Nieh 聶雲 has been on Taiwan's TVs for more than 20 years. He is an actor, known for Age of Rebellion (2018), Tomorrow's Star (2018) and Nan fang xiao yang mu chang (2012). He has been married to Judy since December 22, 2002. They have three children.
Welcome by BCCT Vice Chairman
Speakers
Carl Blundon
Director - Outsourcing & Consulting Department of Adecco Personnel Co., LtdOpening Remarks
Speakers
Catherine Nettleton
Representative at British OfficeCatherine Elizabeth Nettleton gained a BA degree from Exeter University and an MA from Manchester University. She worked for the Inland Revenue for a year before joining the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1983. She learned Mandarin Chinese and served in Beijing 1987–89 and also in 2000–03. She also served in Mexico City and at the FCO. After six months at the Royal College of Defence Studies in 2004, she was Head of FCO Services (Presidencies) 2004–05 (at this time the UK held the presidencies of both the G8 and the EU). She was the first British female Ambassador to Peru 2006–10 and was Ambassador to Venezuela 2010–14. In 2015 she became Director of Protocol at the FCO and deputy Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps. In 2016 she is appointed as the Representative of British Office Taipei
Keynote by Dr Li Chia-Wei
Speakers
Li Chia-Wei李家維
Professor at National Tsing Hua UniversityTV and radio Presenter Professor Li Chia-Wei is one of Taiwan's most famous advocates for fighting Climate Change. He has held positions at National Tsing Hua University, National Museum of Natural Science Foundation Scientific American and the Dr. Cecilia Koo Botanic Conservation Center
Realizing the alarming species extinction rate in the modern world, Prof. Li set up the Dr. Cecilia Koo Botanic Conservation Center (KBCC) in 2007 and serve as the CEO since then. KBCC got
generous support from the Taiwan Cement Company and the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan. Now KBCC hosts more than 33,000 kinds of living plants collected from various tropical regions, representing one of the richest ex situ living collection in the world. In 2016 KBCC launched a full scaled cryopreservation project to preserve the genome and transcriptome of all the plant species in KBCC, for the usage of next generation scientists.
Art by Science - Diversity for the Resilient Future
Speakers
Ivan Liu
Artistic Director of Legacy Lab InternationalIvan's works focus on bridging art and science. While receiving tertiary education at Imperial College London and gaining a PhD in physics from the Max-Planck Institute in Germany, he also held research positions at CNRS France. Now, he serves as the Artistic Director at Legacy Lab International, a position he has held since the Lab’s inception in 2013.
Closing Remarks BCCT CEO
Speakers
Steven Parker
Executive Director of British Chamber of Commerce in TaipeiSpeakers
Carl Blundon
Director - Outsourcing & Consulting Department of Adecco Personnel Co., Ltd
More Information
李家維
Li Chia-Wei
Professor at National Tsing Hua University
TV and radio Presenter Professor Li Chia-Wei is one of Taiwan's most famous advocates for fighting Climate Change. He has held positions at National Tsing Hua University, National Museum of Natural Science Foundation Scientific American and the Dr. Cecilia Koo Botanic Conservation Center
Realizing the alarming species extinction rate in the modern world, Prof. Li set up the Dr. Cecilia Koo Botanic Conservation Center (KBCC) in 2007 and serve as the CEO since then. KBCC got
generous support from the Taiwan Cement Company and the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan. Now KBCC hosts more than 33,000 kinds of living plants collected from various tropical regions, representing one of the richest ex situ living collection in the world. In 2016 KBCC launched a full scaled cryopreservation project to preserve the genome and transcriptome of all the plant species in KBCC, for the usage of next generation scientists.
聶雲
Dennis Nieh
Actor, Celebrity
TV and radio Host as well as Entrepreneur Dennis Nieh 聶雲 has been on Taiwan's TVs for more than 20 years. He is an actor, known for Age of Rebellion (2018), Tomorrow's Star (2018) and Nan fang xiao yang mu chang (2012). He has been married to Judy since December 22, 2002. They have three children.
Catherine
Nettleton
Representative at British Office
Catherine Elizabeth Nettleton gained a BA degree from Exeter University and an MA from Manchester University. She worked for the Inland Revenue for a year before joining the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1983. She learned Mandarin Chinese and served in Beijing 1987–89 and also in 2000–03. She also served in Mexico City and at the FCO. After six months at the Royal College of Defence Studies in 2004, she was Head of FCO Services (Presidencies) 2004–05 (at this time the UK held the presidencies of both the G8 and the EU). She was the first British female Ambassador to Peru 2006–10 and was Ambassador to Venezuela 2010–14. In 2015 she became Director of Protocol at the FCO and deputy Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps. In 2016 she is appointed as the Representative of British Office Taipei
Carl Blundon
Director - Outsourcing & Consulting Department of Adecco Personnel Co., Ltd
https://www.adecco.com.tw
Ivan Liu
Artistic Director of Legacy Lab International
Ivan's works focus on bridging art and science. While receiving tertiary education at Imperial College London and gaining a PhD in physics from the Max-Planck Institute in Germany, he also held research positions at CNRS France. Now, he serves as the Artistic Director at Legacy Lab International, a position he has held since the Lab’s inception in 2013.