Our membership continues to grow. Membership is open not only to all British companies in Singapore but also to all those with an interest or association with British business and to those who share our values. We seek to be inclusive and welcome all with interests in British business, in whatever sphere that might be.

Within the Chamber we continually endeavour to raise the bar when it comes to the value we bring our members. We have an active and engaged Board; we have teams running committees which guide our initiatives in the areas such as Membership, Events, External Relations, CSR, Marketing Communications, Education and Young Professionals; and we also have a growing number of active Business Groups which reflect the segmentation of our membership. These Business Groups are currently Energy & Utilities, Financial Services, IT and Communications Technology, Media & Marketing, Professional Services, Shipping, Transportation & Logistics, Entrepreneur & Small Business. We welcome members to engage with these groups and participate in the regular events and other initiatives.

Our increasingly close ties with our neighbouring British Chambers in South East Asia are of interest to many members. An initiative is well underway to leverage and streamline some of the connections we share and services provided. We are building this offering to enable members to take advantage of the services available in neighbouring countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia - an initiative in which we are partnering with UKTI across the region.

Our strong and enduring partnership with the High Commission in Singapore is immensely valuable to the Chamber and I hope that going forward it will continue to grow in scope and activity, as indeed I hope to see our Chamber grow in coming years.

I encourage you to take full advantage of your membership. Our business community is growing and we intend to drive the growth of a modern Chamber with a broad value proposition, which has increasing relevance to our members within a thriving Singapore.

Steve Puckett
President - British Chamber of Commerce, Singapore