AustCham Myanmar and NSW Department of Industry would like to invite you to attend a Myanmar Market Update presented by Mr Chris Hughes, AustCham Myanmar Chairman and Myanmar Law Reform Expert. 

This will be a unique opportunity in Sydney to discuss current business and investor climate in Myanmar following the recent enactment of a new Investment Law and Rules and Regulations as well as the new Companies Law which will commence implementation from 1 August 2018, as Chris was responsible for the drafting of both the Investment Rules and Regulations and the Companies Law and the law reform processes associated with this.  

Chris is passionate about the development of the legal and business framework in Myanmar and frequently supports Government agencies such as Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) and the Ministry of Commerce, Development Partners such as the Internal Finance Corporation (IFC), Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) including the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business and various Business Chambers on capacity building, advocacy and public-private dialogue issues and as such has gained valuable insights in to the current investment climate in this frontier market. 

Other AustCham Myanmar board directors, Verity Lomax and Guy Williams are also scheduled to attend and will be available to discuss the role of AustCham Myanmar in both Myanmar and Australia.

Date: Thursday 24th May 2018: 2pm registration for 2.30pm- 4pm
Venue: Kookaburra Room, Level 48 MLC Centre, 19 Martin Place Sydney NSW 2000 (Building entry: Castlereagh & King Sts) 
RSVP: Click here.

If you have any queries please email info@a-mcc.com

Speaker profile - Christopher Hughes

Christopher Hughes is a founding partner of independent Myanmar firm SCM legal, which he started after a near twenty-year career with international firms Baker & McKenzie, Clifford Chance and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. He has been based in Myanmar since 2013 and drafted the Myanmar Companies Law 2017 and Myanmar Investment Rules 2017 for the Government.

Chris is internationally experienced in major M&A and finance transactions, infrastructure projects and PPPs, privatisations and Government reform programs. In Myanmar he has successfully executed projects in the telecommunications, infrastructure, energy, transport, financial services, tourism, commercial real estate, consumer goods, oil & gas, mining, manufacturing, education, healthcare, agriculture and government sectors.

Chris is passionate about the development of the legal and business framework in Myanmar and frequently supports Government agencies such as DICA and the Ministry of Commerce, Development Partners such as the IFC, CSOs including the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business and various Business Chambers on capacity building, advocacy and public-private dialogue issues.

He is an active leader in the Myanmar business community, including as Chairman of AustCham Myanmar, and is rated as a “Leading Lawyer” for Myanmar by the IFLR and other legal publications. Chris is admitted to practice English and Australian laws.