Jennifer Makhecha (Tseng Hsiao-Li), Chairperson of Taiwan Chamber of Commerce Mumbai joins ACN Advisory Board, an Asian Think Tank

NEW DELHI. Jennifer Makhecha (Tseng, Hsiao-Li), Chairperson, Taiwan Chamber of Commerce Mumbai has joined ACN Editorial Advisory Board as an Honorary Board Member from Mumbai.

She is also a board member and advisor with the Committee on the Asia Pacific Industrial Cooperation (APIC), a joint trade body floated by Taiwan Economics Ministry and top corporate groups to promote trade and business between Taiwan and Southeast Asian countries including India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

Jennifer Makhecha is the second person of Taiwanese nationality to join the ACN Board.

Peters Li-ying Chen, Assistant Representative, and Director of Education, Taiwan’s Taipei Economic and Cultural Center (TECC), Government of Taiwan, ROC, has already come on board.

Living in India since 2004 in Mumbai, she is happily married to Kamal Makhecha, a well-known corporate personality known for his chain of Raymond Stores in Gujarat and Maharashtra. She is also an OCI holder.

A graduate of Tamkang University, Ms. Jennifer has been actively involved in the corporate sector promoting Indo-Taiwanese bilateral interests in Maharashtra, especially in Mumbai, the financial capital of India for the last 17 years.

Her activities include organisning annual India Taiwan Industrial collaboration seminar in Mumbai since 2019, signing of MOU with IMC chamber in 2017 and MACCIA (Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industrial, and Agriculture) in 2020 for mutual business development, organisining India-Taiwan culture event in 2018 in Mumbai, arranging campus recruitment for Taiwan companies in Mumbai/India in 2019, and played a pivotal role in connecting Taiwan University to DY Patil group DYPIM management college and also in the signing of an MOU for research collaboration and internship program in 2020.

Ms. Jennifer was honored with “Taiwan Top 10 Overseas Outstanding Young Persons” award in 2019. The following year, she was certified and appointed by the Taiwan government ministry “Overseas Community Affair Council” as associate advisor of India.

Her article titled “Opportunities for Taiwan-India Collaboration” was published in OUTLOOK News magazine on December 14, 2020.

ACN Editorial Advisory Board welcomes Jennifer to this Think Tank, which is all set to get greatly benefitted from her rich experience in the field of skill development.

Other Honorary board members include Mr. Hidehito Jay ARAKI, Management Consultant for Japanese companies in India, Mr. Tomio Isogai, Former MD, Sharp India and UAE, Mr. Nobuhiro Takahashi, Former Advisor, Japan Chamber of Commerce & Industry India (JCCII), Mr. Prakash Yadav, Co-founder, AJU Group of Japanese Hotels, Mr. Shiv Kothari, Founder, Chain of Tokyo Stores to represent Indo-Japanese affairs, Kunna Dash, President of India Japan Friendship Center, Kyoto, and Ms. Ritu Agarwal, Country Head – Japan, Russia, and Southeast Asia, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

Mr. Euy Don Park, President, Korean Federation in India and VP, Korean Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KOCHAM), Prof. Do Young Kim, Honorary Director, Korean Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia University, Mr. Sung-chang Hong, Managing Director, NongHyup Bank (NH Bank), Ms. Eun-joo LIM, Founder & Director, Indo-Korean Center, Pune, Mr. Suresh Chukkapalli, Honorary Consul General of Korea, Telangana, and Mr. Arshi Krishnachar, India Head, Seoul Semiconductor & Chairman, ISLE, Karnataka to represent Indo-South Korean affairs.

The honorary board members also include Mr. Sanjeev K Ahuja, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Asian Community News (ACN) Network, Mr. Pawan Choudhary, Advisor, Chief Minister, Haryana, (Foreign Cooperation Department), Mr. J C Pegu (IRS), Former Chief Commissioner, Income Tax, New Delhi, Mr. Rohit Kochhar, Founding Member & Managing Partner, Kochhar & Co., and Mr. Mohit Malik, Senior Taxation Expert, and Promoter, GST Academy.

About ACN Editorial Advisory Board:

Promoted by Asian Community News (ACN) Network – a real-time and online non-political news-media house dedicated to Indo-Asian affairs with a special focus on key Asian majors like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and ASEAN members, the ACN Editorial Advisory Board aims at bringing like-minded experts from various East Asian countries together on a common platform for strengthening Indo-Asian relationship and bilateral ties through the media and advocacy initiatives.

The invitation for joining the Board is sent to the prominent personalities from Asian countries who have been doing an extremely commendable job in promoting bilateral relations between India and Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and ASEAN for the past many years.

The board members have the privilege of writing self-authored articles and contributing to various news stories developing from time to time as expert commentators. They could advise the ACN Editorial team on various topics & issues – current and evolving pertaining to Asian developments.

The board also offers an opportunity to the members to take up issues of common concerns through discussions, deliberations, and brainstorming sessions during physical and virtual meetings.

The Board plans to take the delegation of its members to various heads of state/union governments to discuss various Indo-Asian matters, prepare Advisory Document and submit the same to the government.

ACN Editorial Advisory Board also offers an opportunity to participate in Webinars/Seminars organized by ACN in which the government representatives/bureaucrats/ministers/Corporate leaders, Academicians/intellectuals from various countries could be invited to participate.