2025/07/28 | Building Bridges Between Hong Kong and the Nordics It’s always a pleasure to welcome visitors from around the world, especially those who share our passion for promoting trade and collaboration. Today, we hosting Dr Eric Zhang, Chairman of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in Sweden, and Björn Segerblom, Honorary Chairman and Hong Kong Representative, for an interesting discussion.
Our Chairman Agnes Chan, CEO Patrick Yeung, and Chairman of the Europe Committee Alfonso Ballesteros exchanged ideas on how our chambers could work together to revitalize activities and ties between Hong Kong and the Nordic region. Eric explained that, despite having a population of just 10 million people, Sweden punches far above its weight as it is a global leader in innovation, tech, and life sciences.
Agnes also highlighted HKGCC’s work and suggested opportunities for collaboration, from a potential MOU to inviting Swedish speakers for our International Business Summit on 9 December, both in person or virtually.
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2025/06/11 | Strengthening Hong Kong-Nordic Collaboration It was a pleasure to welcome Pertti Jalasvirta, Chairman of the Finland-Hong Kong Business Association and HKTDC Nordic Consultant, and James Chen, Vice Chairperson of Finnish Chamber of Commerce, to the Chamber on 11 June.
The Finnish-speaking Nordic region is an ideal investment destination especially in the fields of environmental technology and innovations, said Chen. The delegation briefly introduced plans for launching a match-making platform to help connect Hong Kong and Nordic companies.
HKGCC Europe Committee Chairman Alfonso Ballesteros, Vice Chairman CK Lee and Director of Public Relations & Programs Malcolm Ainsworth discussed the work of HKGCC and the opportunities for collaboration, such as events and get-togethers to help businesses on both sides connect.
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2025/06/05 | Uniting European Alumni at HKGCC’s Cocktail Reception It was a full house for HKGCC’s first-ever cocktail reception with European alumni at Hong Kong Club’s Garden Lounge. Over 150 people from 11 of Europe’s top universities and business schools, came together for engaging conversations and new connections. A big thank you to the alumni associations and coordinators of Cambridge Judge Business School, ESSEC HK Alumni Group, French Alumni Association Hong Kong, HEC Paris, ICEX, IESE Business School, IE University, INSEAD Hong Kong Alumni Association, LSE Alumni, Oxford Business Alumni and Sciences Po.
Also a special thank you to Alfonso Ballesteros, Chairman of HKGCC’s Europe Committee, for initiating the idea and for being the gracious host. Chamber Chairman Agnes Chan led a toast to ever stronger relations between Hong Kong and European countries, along with Professor Heiwai Tang, Associate Dean (External Relations) HKU Business School and the Europe Committee leaders.
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