ESOMAR TV: Asia Pacific at Home
Step on board to connect with business leaders, get data privacy guidance in real-time plus inspiration on Asian AI
16 April
07:00 CEST / 12:00 Thailand / 13:00 China / 14.00 Japan / 15:00 Australia (NSW)
Join us from the comfort of your home for this virtual event dedicated to our community in the Asia Pacific.
This regional edition will uncover:
- timely advice from leaders on the practicalities of managing a business in the current climate
- expert guide on the most important updates in the world of privacy and data protection
- thought leadership and inspiration from the ESOMAR/MRSI Asia Pacific event, rescheduled to 1-3 November 2020
Grab your virtual passport and join ESOMAR TV | Asia Pacific at home for FREE! Register now!
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Programme
Welcome
Finn Raben [ESOMAR Director General]; Joaquim Bretcha [ESOMAR President]
Business Unusual in The New Normal
Chris Farquhar [Managing Partner, Cimigo | Managing Director, Cido | Chairman of the Marketing Research Society of Hong Kong | ESOMAR Representative for Hong Kong]; Lynn Zhang [Kantar]; Vijay Raj [Unilever]
Timely advice and shared experiences from business leaders in the region on the practicalities of running the company in the current challenging times.
Market Research in Times of Crisis
Holly Carter [Confirmit]
There are many questions about the short and long term impact of COVID-19. The good news is Market Researchers are well-positioned to restore businesses' certainty.
During this webinar, Holly Carter, Director of Product Marketing at Confirmit will discuss:
- Pros and cons of conducting research now
- Collecting feedback despite social distancing rules
- Ways to encourage feedback via unsolicited channels
Data Privacy Matters
Bianca Marcu [ESOMAR]; Kim Smouter-Umans [ESOMAR]
Join our expert guides from the ESOMAR Professional Standards team as they lead you through the most significant updates in the world of privacy and data protection, the impact this may have on your business and operations, and what this means for our industry.
Get ready for a bulk of great tips and practical recommendations with specific focus on data privacy in India, China, Japan, Australia and beyond... and don’t miss your chance to ace our QUIZ and win yourself a FREE ticket to the Asia Pacific Conference in November!
Online Qual Trending During Convid-19
Chee Meng Liong [GMO Research, Inc.]
Many business settings are recently being moved online due to concerns about the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), and a rapid increase in the need for online resources is expected in the area of face-to-face offline surveys.
Join this session to learn how you can leverage utilizing a comprehensive online insights platform to conduct quantitative/qualitative consumer research towards APAC's largest consumer panelist network in one-stop.
The Artificial Intelligence DRIVE in ASIA PACIFIC
Gigi Leung [Johnson & Johnson Vision]; Minh Nguyen [Google]; Takeshi Oshima [MetLife]; Toshimitsu Sekii [Kantar]; Yohei Takeshita [Twitter]
With the ESOMAR/MRSI Asia Pacific conference rescheduled to 1-3 November, programme committee member Takeshi Oshima from insurance company MetLife talks about what programme features inspire him and invites some of the presenters to join him for a discussion on why Asia Pacific is a hotbed for AI innovation.
FMCG in China and India, 2007 to 2019; China pre- and post-Covid-19; What can we learn?
Richard Herbert [Europanel]
Closing
Finn Raben [ESOMAR Director General]
ESOMAR Member Chee Meng Liong
Director - Asia Pacific, GMO Research, Inc., Singapore
Liong Chee Meng has joined GMOR on 16 Nov 2017, as the Business Development Director at GMO Research's Singapore office (headquarters in Tokyo, Japan).
Chee Meng has a long history in the Market Research industry since 2008, handling domestic sales and research analyst roles. In 2011, he moved to a team lead / key client account manager / analyst role in Asia Pacific region. In 2016, he was the head of an analytics joint venture between two social enterprises in Singapore.
Sessions:
ESOMAR Member Chris Farquhar
Managing Partner, Cimigo, Hong Kong
Chris is the Managing Partner of Cimigo Ltd and Managing Director of Cido Ltd in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to founding Cimigo, Chris was the Managing Director of NFO International, NFO WorldGroup - Hong Kong, and previously, the General Manager of Market Behaviour Limited (MBL) Hong Kong. He has been based in Hong Kong for more than twenty years. His key areas of focus are high end financial services research with select brands throughout the region, as well as the travel and tourism sector, where he has consulted for a diverse range of clients ranging from airlines, to hotels/resorts and casinos, and tour operators across Asia and the Middle East.Sessions:
ESOMAR Member Finn Raben
Director General, ESOMAR, Netherlands
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ESOMAR Member Gigi Leung
Global Strategic Insights - Japan Lead, Johnson & Johnson Vision, Japan
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ESOMAR Member Holly Carter
Director of Product Marketing, Confirmit, United States
Holly works closely with the Product Management team, ensuring that Confirmit's latest innovations are communicated to customers. She is a regular webinar presenter and speaker at Market Research events, providing guidance on key MR topics such as creating engaging surveys, generating ROI, and the role of automation.Sessions:
ESOMAR Member Joaquim Bretcha
International Director, Netquest, Spain
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Speakers
Joaquim Bretcha
Netquest, Spain
Holly Carter
Confirmit, United States
Chris Farquhar
Cimigo, Hong Kong
Richard Herbert
Europanel, United Kingdom
Gigi Leung
Johnson & Johnson Vision, Japan
Chee Meng Liong
GMO Research, Inc., Singapore
Bianca Marcu
ESOMAR, Netherlands
Minh Nguyen
Google, Japan
Takeshi Oshima
MetLife, Japan
Finn Raben
ESOMAR, Netherlands
Vijay Raj
Unilever, Singapore
Toshimitsu Sekii
Kantar, Japan
Kim Smouter-Umans
ESOMAR, Netherlands
Yohei Takeshita
Twitter, Japan
Lynn Zhang
Kantar, China
ESOMAR MemberDirector of Product Marketing
Holly works closely with the Product Management team, ensuring that Confirmit's latest innovations are communicated to customers. She is a regular webinar presenter and speaker at Market Research events, providing guidance on key MR topics such as creating engaging surveys, generating ROI, and the role of automation.
ESOMAR MemberManaging Partner
Chris is the Managing Partner of Cimigo Ltd and Managing Director of Cido Ltd in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to founding Cimigo, Chris was the Managing Director of NFO International, NFO WorldGroup - Hong Kong, and previously, the General Manager of Market Behaviour Limited (MBL) Hong Kong. He has been based in Hong Kong for more than twenty years. His key areas of focus are high end financial services research with select brands throughout the region, as well as the travel and tourism sector, where he has consulted for a diverse range of clients ranging from airlines, to hotels/resorts and casinos, and tour operators across Asia and the Middle East.
Global Business Insight Director
Richard is responsible for the development of global insight at Europanel working with international consumer datasets and with Europanel's academic partners. He also acts as a consultant with many of Europanel’s major international clients on a wide range of topics. He has worked in FMCG market research for over 45 years and has extensive experience within consumer panels, custom research and retail panels. For over 30 years he has worked internationally with many of the main FMCG global manufacturers and has been instrumental in setting up and running international Europanel projects on Brand Growth (BG20), Innovation, Private Label and Discounters.
Richard has an Economics degree from the London School of Economics. He is British and based in the UK.
ESOMAR MemberGlobal Strategic Insights - Japan Lead
ESOMAR MemberDirector - Asia Pacific
Liong Chee Meng has joined GMOR on 16 Nov 2017, as the Business Development Director at GMO Research's Singapore office (headquarters in Tokyo, Japan).
Chee Meng has a long history in the Market Research industry since 2008, handling domestic sales and research analyst roles. In 2011, he moved to a team lead / key client account manager / analyst role in Asia Pacific region. In 2016, he was the head of an analytics joint venture between two social enterprises in Singapore.
Senior Advocacy & Standards Programmes Coordinator
Bianca is ESOMAR's Senior Advocacy and Standards Programmes Coordinator, working to represent the data analytics and insights sector present in more than 130 countries. Bianca is a certified Data Protection Officer and leads the ESOMAR Plus umbrella of services, designed to guide members with designing and implementing their data protection and privacy frameworks. Bianca holds a Masters in International Law and Globalisation from Maastricht University and has previously worked for a variety of non-profit organisations, including for the United Nations.
Marketing Research Manager
Head of Marketing Science
Osh leads a team of researchers and data scientists to further strengthen the business in the areas of customer loyalty, brand equity and communications, and to serve MetLife customers with products and services that are relevant and meaningful in this age of longevity. Prior to MetLife, he led the marketing science team at Facebook Japan, responsible for establishing rigorous frameworks to measure what really mattered to their business. In his spare time, he enjoys tie-dyeing, baking and travelling.
Vice President CMI, Research Innovation, Media and Shopper Insights
Vijay did his graduation in Economics from Delhi University and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He started his career at ORG-MARG (now a part of Nielsen) in India in 1996 and joined Unilever in India in 2000. He has, in the last 15 years, at Unilever worked across several categories including Ice creams, Beverages, Oral care and Laundry. He has worked across India, Indonesia, Singapore and the UK in several roles. He is currently the Vice President CMI for Research Innovation, Media and Shopper Insights at Unilever and is based in London. Vijay is married and has twin boys. He runs marathons as a hobby
Head of Media & Digital
Head of Public Affairs & Professional Standards
Kim L. Smouter Umans is ESOMAR's Head of Public Affairs and Professional Standards, having joined ESOMAR in 2012. He heads a small team of professional standards and public affairs experts championing the value of market, opinion and social research and data analytics. He also works to promote the interests of over 6,000 professionals and 600+ companies working in the field of market, opinion and social research and data analytics, leading ESOMAR's advocacy efforts on major policy dossiers including the General Data Protection Regulation and the ePrivacy Regulation. He has strengthened ESOMAR's positioning in the digital fields and prior to working for ESOMAR, Kim served a stint as Secretary General of the European Network of National Civil Society Associations. As its first Secretary General, Kim laid the foundations for securing its role and its future as one of Europe's leading bodies defending the interests of the non-profit sector by bringing together over 20 national civil society infrastructure platforms. He has also served in various policy roles working for the North East England Office in Brussels and in the European Parliament working in the fields of social policy, education, and employment. He holds a Masters degree in European Public Affairs and a Bachelor's degree in European Studies and is a graduate of the University of Maastricht.
Managing Director
Lynn is Managing Director of Kantar China, Insight Division. She is responsible in driving business growth with developing Kantar proprietary solutions. Senior executive with extensive and in-depth knowledge of APAC region, particular in consumer centric business. Her research experience spans Australia, New Zealand, US and China., also covers a wide range of important industries such as Automotive, FMCG, luxury, Finance etc. Lynn loves exploring the human mind to uncover the magic that makes brands and services relevant and exciting to consumers. Her primary expertise is in translating consumer insight and competitive intelligence into business results. Prior to KANTAR, she was vice president for managing Nielsen Qualitative Practice Greater China region and Emerging business.
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