Half-Year General Meeting 2025 - Delegate Programme

Together with our hosts of LE YU Corporate Advisory Pte Ltd we look forward to welcoming you at our General Meeting in Singapore!

DATE:
23 - 25 October 2025

LOCATION:
Conrad Singapore Orchard Hotel
1 Cuscaden Road
Singapore, 249715 Singapore

This year's event will span 3 days from Thursday to Saturday, offering more time for networking, professional exchange and engaging programme highlights. Please note that this is an extension from our usual two-day format. 

Programme for Delegates

Thursday, 23 October 2025
Morning: 
  8:45 -   9:00 AM:   Meeting in hotel lobby; bus departs at 9:00 AM
  9:00 - 11:30 AM:   Light Sightseeing Programme: Visit to Singapore Botanic Gardens
12:00 -   1:00 PM:   Lunch at the hotel restaurant Basilico, Level 2

Afternoon Event with Singapore Businesses:  Finding Business Synergies Across the Globe
First Part of Afternoon at Conrad Singapore Orchard:   Nassim Room, Level 3
  1:30  -  2:00 PM:   Registration and Sign-in (collect your badge) 
  2:00  -  2:15 PM:   Welcome & Introduction
  2:15  -  2:30 PM:   Doing Business in Singapore, LE YU Corporate Advisory
  2:30  -  3:15 PM:   M&A & Intellectual Property in Singapore - Caroline Bérubé, HJM Asia Law
  3:15  -  3:45 PM:   Coffee Break

  4:15  -  4:45 PM:   Departure by bus from Conrad Hotel  (accompanying persons are welcome to join bus) 
Guests who join later should mention "EuropeFides" at the entrance of Mandala Club. 
Address: Mandala Club - 31 Bukit Pasoh Road, Singapore 089845

Second Part of Afternoon and Evening: Networking Event at Mandala Club:
  4:45  -  6:00 PM:   Business Matching : Singapore Firms Present Business Opportunities 
  6:15  -  7:00 PM:   Networking Drinks 
  7:00  -  9:00 PM:   Dinner 
  9:00  -  9:30 PM:   Return to hotel by bus

Friday, 24 October 2025 
Full Day Seminar:  Global Shifts - Navigating Geopolitical and Societal Change - Nassim Room, Level 3

  9:00  -  9:15 AM:   Registration & Sign-in (collect your badge)
Seminar Sessions:
  9:15  -  9:45 AM:   Welcome & Introduction by EuropeFides President and LE YU Corporate Advisory
  9:45 - 10:45 AM:   Permanent Establishment  - Tax and Strategic Implications of Increased Workforce Mobility and Changing Work Patterns
10:45 - 11:15 AM:   Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:15 PM:   Spotlight on Asia & Developments in Asian Markets
12:30 -   2:00 PM:   Lunch at hotel restaurant Basilico, Level 2
  2:00  -  2:45 PM:   Keynote:  US - China geopolitical rivalry and its impact on ASEAN countries - Prof. KHONG Yuen Foong, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
  2:45  -  3:45 PM:   Roundtable: Navigating Geopolitical Change - The Impact on Businesses and Advisory Firms
  3:45  -  4:15 PM:   Coffee Break
  4:15  -  5:00 PM:   Artificial Intelligence in Advisory Firms
  5:00  -  5:15 PM:   Closing Remarks & End of Afternoon Programme

  5:30 -  6:00 PM:   Meeting of the Management Committee (Board members only)

  6:30 -  7:00 PM:   Departure by Bus for Dinner
 7:00 - 10:00 PM:   Dinner at Restaurant Fu Yuan - 3A River Valley Road, #01-01C/01D Clarke Quay, Singapore 179020
10:00 -10:30 PM:   Return to hotel by bus

Saturday, 25 October 2025
Morning: EuropeFides General Assembly - Cuscaden Room, Level 2
  9:00  -  9:15 AM:   Introduction by President, Fokko Jolles
  9:15 - 10:00 AM:   Presentations by Potential New Members
10:00 - 10:45 AM:   General Assembly
10:45 - 11:15 AM:   Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:30 PM:   General Assembly cont'd & additional topics
12:30 - 12:35 PM:   Closing Remarks

12:30  -  2:00 PM:   Lunch at Hotel - Foyer of Cuscaden Room, Level 2

  3:00  -  6:00 PM:   Sightseeing and Networking Afternoon: Visit to the Ethnic Quarters of Singapore
incl. Chinatown, Little India, Kampong Glam and Colonial District

  7:00 -  7:30 PM:    Departure by Bus for Dinner
  7:30 - 10:30 PM:   Dinner at Long Beach Seafood Restaurant - #01–04 East Coast Seafood Centre, Singapore 449881
10:30 - 11.00 PM:   Return to hotel by bus

Programme for Accompanying Persons - Click Here

Visa & Entry Information for Singapore

All international visitors must complete the SG Arrival Card (SGAC) with Health Declaration online within 3 days prior to your arrival (including the day of arrival). The form is free and can only be submitted via the official ICA website or the MyICA mobile app: https://eservices.ica.gov.sg/sgarrivalcard

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry into Singapore.

Citizens of most countries do not require a visa for short visits to Singapore. However, a few nationalities do require a visa (e.g., Lebanon, India). We strongly advise all guests to check the official ICA visa requirements page well in advance of travel: https://www.ica.gov.sg/enter-transit-depart/entering-singapore/visa_requirements