UK-APAC Tech Forum 2025

Join us on 12 November 2025 for our first UK-APAC Tech Forum of the year. Focused on Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan, and the ASEAN countries, the Forum provides insight on the regional tech and trade environment in the Asia Pacific, as well as practical advice on how to export and expand into the region.

The event will feature a policy and macroeconomic-focused panel, followed by a market entry-focused panel. We will then allow for our country partners in the Asia Pacific to speak briefly about the opportunities there for UK companies, and conclude with an open discussion on opportunities and challenges across the UK-APAC corridor.

Agenda:

9:00 - 9:05 | Opening speech

• Antony Walker - Deputy CEO, techUK

09:05 - 9:10 | Opening remarks

• Martin Kent - HM Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific

9:10 - 9:40 | Fireside chat: State of Play in Asia-Pacific: Tariffs, Tech, and Geopolitics

• Chair: Daniel Clarke - Senior Policy Manager, International Policy and Trade, techUK

• Deborah Elms - Head of Trade Policy, Hinrich Foundation

• David Taylor -  Director of Policy & Programmes - Asia House

9:40 - 10:30 | Panel 2: SME Export Clinic: Go-to-Market Strategies, Talent, Operational & Technological Differences in APAC

• Chair: Nikki Foster Le-Grys - Public Sector Lead, Scalerr & Chair of the UK-APAC Tech Forum

• Leo Kellgren-Parker - CEO & Founder at LIVR

• Melissa Snover - CEO & Founder at Rem3dy Health, Nourish3d and Script3d

• Blaise Hammond -Chief Communications Officer at Informed Solutions 

• Josephine Chan - Senior Manager, New Ventures Development at HKSTP

10:30 – 11:15 | Country Perspectives & Open Discussion

This section will allow for our stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific region, such as our sister tech trade associations, to briefly update members on what ia happening in respective markets and how UK companies can get involved. We are expecting updates from representatives from: Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, South Korea, and other countries.

• Erika Ly, Lead, International - Tech Council of Australia

• Celynne P. Layug - Commercial Counsellor and Director - Philippine Trade and Investment Centre London

• Yean Cheong - Executive Director - SGTech

• Melissa Leung - Public Policy Manager at GR Taiwan

• Aizat Hashim - Lead, Digital Investment, MDEC

Followed by an open discussion, to enable members to talk about:

• How have UK businesses' experiences of trading in CPTPP markets been?

• What are the issues ASEAN businesses are facing in the UK?

• What are the technological and commercial opportunities for the UK tech sector in ASEAN/CPTPP markets?

• How should the UK government seek to interact with ASEAN & CPTPP on a policy level to open up further opportunities for the UK tech sector?

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