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We are pleased to invite you to a breakfast seminar focusing upon the impact of US and EU policy on investment strategy in Myanmar. We shall also consider some of the key areas of interest and concern arising on-the-ground in Myanmar at this complex time in the nation's political and economic development.Tom Platts will join Erin Murphy, Founder of the Myanmar-centric business advisory firm, Inle Advisory Group, to discuss:The latest views in Washington and in Europe on investment and donor activity in Myanmar and future policy actions.The McCain-Cardin “Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act', as well as other efforts by the US Departments of State, Commerce, and Treasury related to Myanmar and its impact on current and future investment in the country.How the UK and the EU may adjust its policy, including the potential for a re-imposition of sanctions, in light of the crisis in Rakhine State and how this may impact UK and EU businesses and investors.Date and Time: March 15, 8:30 am to 10:30 amVenue: Function 6, Melia Hotel YangonCost: USD 10 or 13,500 Kyats per AMCHAM or BCCM member, 20 USD or 27,000 Kyats per non-member.Kindly note that places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. After the event, the speakers are delighted to offer one-to-one meetings with anyone interested in any of the issues raised/to be raised.About Speakers:Tom Platts, Partner, Stephenson HarwoodTom is a corporate and commercial law expert at Stephenson Harwood's Singapore office. He has extensive experience of advising on complex cross-border M&A and capital markets transactions, particularly within South and Southeast Asia. International clients value Tom's commercial, pragmatic advice and his energetic approach to developing long-term client relationships.Erin Murphy, Founder and Principal, Inle Advisory GroupErin Murphy has worked in and around Asia since 2001. Prior to founding Inle Advisory Group, Ms. Murphy served as the Special Assistant to the Office of the Special Representative and Policy Coordinator for Myanmar, Ambassador Derek Mitchell. In that capacity, she participated in the most significant U.S. policy shift on Myanmar in decades that included supporting and joining Secretary of State Clinton on her historic trip to Myanmar in December 2011, playing an integral role in overseeing the easing of economic sanctions, and advising and supporting the Office of the Special Representative during the unprecedented warming of U.S.-Myanmar ties.
