2013 MFE Opening ceremony of “Brand Re packaging Consultancy Pavilion”& Networking Cocktail

Organized by Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Macao International Brand Enterprise Commercial Association (MIBA) , Brazilian Franchise Association (ABF), Association of Chain and Franchise Promotion, Taiwan (ACFPT), Macau Chain Stores and Franchise Association (MCFA), Licensing and Franchising Association of Hong Kong (LFA), supported by China Chain Store & Franchise Association (CCFA), International Franchise Association (IFA) and Japan Franchise Association (JFA), the "Macao Franchise Expo 2013" (2013MFE) was held from July 12 – 14, 2013 at The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel Hall A.

At this year MFE, MIBA co organized two projects

(1) “Brand re packaging Consultancy Pavilion”:

MIBA was honored to have invited 4 experienced branding “Special Advisors”, Prof Apex Lin (Taiwan), Mr. Wilson Lam (Macau), Mr. Cho Shihyao (Beijing) and Mr. Charles Ng (Hong Kong). They will provide their professional strategy consultation to enterprises. With their profound insight on “Rebranding” -- brand strategy designate and innovation, we aim to offer opinions to cultivate entrepreneurship among the new generation of aspiring businesspeople and to encourage the creation of branded products smes. Leashing them to explore the importance and possibility of enhancing their business capacities and competitiveness through “Brand re packaging” 

(2) Networking cocktail:

We hope that MFE will encourage more SMEs and business starters to make use of such business exchange platform for brands of different countries and regions to seek business partners, enhance their business network and knowledge through franchising business models, hence triggering more business opportunities.

MIBA members, Ms Terry Sio - MIBA chairman/ President, Mr. Jackson Chang (L12) - President of IPIM,  Mr. Gao Shang De (L9) --Deputy director of Economic Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR

(From L to R)  Mr. Wilson Lam (Macau), Mr. Charles Ng (Hong Kong), Ms. Terry Sio (MIBA Chairman), Ms. Echo Chan (IPIM Executive Director), Mr. Nigel Luk (MIBA Chairman of supervisory) , Mr. Cho Shihyao (Beijing) and , Prof Lin Pang Soong (Taiwan)