BCM’S WORKING GROUP CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIRS:
Chair: Jon LYONS, Vice President of Erdene Resources Development Corporation LLC
Vice-Chair: Richard SAWYER, Country Director - Mongolia, Naran Mandal
Vice-Chair: Neil YOUNG, Managing Director, Elixir Energy Ltd
BCM’s Vision:
To deliver value for the public, the members, and the employees by advocating economic freedom and property rights provided by the Constitution of Mongolia and protecting and promoting the common lawful interests of members for a fair, stable, and internationally competitive business environment.
BCM’s Mission for realizing the Vision:
• To equip members with an information platform that provides up-to-date policy and business research, training and knowledge sharing.
• To develop and promote economic and sector policy recommendations through engagement with the BCM members, the government and the wider public.
• To provide networking and other services that support doing business in Mongolia.
MISSION STATEMENT
Overview of primary objective and responsibilities
The Business Council of Mongolia (BCM) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization established to deliver value for the public, its members, and its employees by advocating economic freedom and property rights provided by the Constitution of Mongolia and protecting and promoting the common lawful interests of its members for a fair, stable, and internationally competitive business environment.
BCM delivers value through six Working Groups focused on the following areas:
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· Resources & Environment · Economic Freedom & Competitiveness |
· Tax, Legal, & Ethics · Banking, Finance & Capital Markets |
· Growth & Innovation · Energy, Infrastructure & Connectivity |
The six BCM Working Groups provide critical advice and action to the BCM to support:
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· Formal advocacy · Political engagement |
· Partnerships and shared value · Public education and media engagement |
Each Working Group is led by a Chair who is a sector expert and Director of the BCM Board, and supported by a Vice Chair and fellow Board Director. The WG Chair is responsible to:
- Highlight “target areas” to improve sector competitiveness and attractiveness.
- Prepare and execute an annual “work program”.
- Present recommendations to BoD for “advocacy action”.
- Respond to critical but unplanned developments impacting sector.
- Deliver monthly progress updates.
- Support Exco advocacy actions.
- Grow sector membership and WG credibility/professionalism.
Growth and innovation are the fundamental ingredients of our society and economy. As organizations and as people we are constantly changing and adapting – in ways large and small, organic and learned. New technology, services, and processes are changing our work and lifestyles in ways previously unimagined – and have the potential to improve our lives further.
The Growth and Innovation Working Group raises awareness and promotes action to realize the potential benefits of innovation. Digital transformation and other technological breakthroughs must benefit society and business alike. Business must champion and enable innovative approaches to strengthening societal education, improving public health, and safeguarding natural resources.
The Growth and Innovation Working Group is cross-sector. Like BCM, the WG represents Mongolia’s key existing industries – animal husbandry, extractives, telecoms, finance – as well as start-ups and new business models. Changing your organizational practices or culture is part art, part science.
The Growth and Innovation WG tackles urgent and timely issues – from information security and cloud computing to digital learning and inter-personal communication. We act on facts, evidence, and instinct – and we learn from failure and persevere.
We aim to:
- Identify and promote opportunities for growth and innovation in Mongolian society.
- Share knowledge and practices to enable positive change in organizations and society.
- Improve public perception about the contributions of business and technology to society.
At its core, the Growth and Innovation WG is a platform for learning, dialogue, and critically action that is supported by the BCM Secretariat, member volunteers, and targeted professional services.
The BCM Board appointed two directors to lead the Growth and Innovation Working Group in 2019 and two directors appointed non-board vice chairs to support Working Group activities:
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BCM Board of Director, EC Member and Growth & Innovation WG Chair Tatsuya HAMADA Chief Executive Officer Mobicom Corporation |
BCM Board of Director Growth & Innovation WG Vice Chair
Jon M. L. LYONS Vice President Erdene Resources Development Corp. |
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BCM Non-Board Vice Chair of Growth & Innovation WG Ulziiburen UNENBUREN Founder & Chairman Bitmonex Cryptocurrency Exchange |
BCM Non-Board Vice Chair of Growth & Innovation WG Bayasgalan MUNKHZORIG Director of Information Technology Division, Technology sector MobiCom Corporation |
Additional technical support to the Working Group provided by key experts (roles TBD).
Key subject potential subject areas within the Growth & Innovation framework broadly include:
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Digital transformation |
Information access |
Communications tech. |
Data security |
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Resource efficiency |
Cloud services |
Digital education |
Remote medical services |
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Anti-pollution tech. |
Mobility solutions |
Blockchain |
Organizational change |
In 2019, the Growth and Innovation WG seeks to undertake and enable a range of activities amongst BCM member organizations and our communities, as follows:
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Jan |
G&I WG Chair appt. |
Jul
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Event 3: Investment in Growth and Innovation -joint BCM-wide |
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Feb |
G&I WG structure & formation |
Aug
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Mar
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Event 1: Initial WG meeting, introduction, alignment and path forward |
Sep
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Event 4: TBD
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Apr
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Event 2: Why innovation Matters: -Practical case of business innovation -Perhaps align with Growth Summit? |
Oct
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Present research to Board |
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May
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Event 3: ICT Digital Transformation |
Nov
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Event 5: TBD -aligned with research findings |
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Jun
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Research / outreach campaign (3rd party) – run through Oct., contingent on funding -partnership with benefits, innovation in health, education, pollution reduction topic to link with public perception, outreach -output includes position paper, public survey, and public awareness campaign |
Dec
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Closed WG session -key leads, active participants to evaluate 2019 work and set course for 2020 |
Bayarsaikhan Javkhlan “Javkha"
Director (Working Groups)
The Business Council of Mongolia
Express Tower, 11 Floor
Peace Avenue, Chingeltei District 1
Ulaanbaatar 15160, Mongolia
Office: +976-11-317-027
Cell: +976-9909-1228
