Compliance and Culture: Navigating Sourcing in Southeast Asia

April
07
2026 (Tuesday)
Time 10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT
Duration: 60 Minutes
31 Days Left To REGISTER
Id: 211865
Instructor
Claire Mould 
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Overview

This webinar will provide participants with an understanding of how to navigate regulatory and cultural challenges in Southeast Asia. It will address why this matters, detailing the impact of regulatory and cultural understanding on sourcing success. Participants will be provided with an overview of regional regulations, outlining major differences in compliance requirements across Vietnam, Indonesia, and Thailand, and the key certifications and audits required.

Cultural insights for negotiation and partnership will be given, outlining how to build trust and foster long-term supplier relationships. Learning how to adapt communication styles to align with local norms. The webinar will focus on how to stay ahead, detailing how to leverage local consultants and legal experts and document compliance for audits and certifications. There will be an interactive question and answer discussion drawing on experts who have successfully navigated these challenges. Participants will leave with a regulatory cheat sheet by country and practical tips for culturally aware communication in supplier relationships.

Why you should Attend

  • How to navigate regulatory and cultural challenges in Southeast Asia and why it matters
  • Regional regulations and major differences in compliance requirements across Vietnam, Indonesia, and Thailand
  • Cultural insights for negotiation and partnership
  • How to stay ahead: Leveraging local consultants and legal experts and documenting compliance

Areas Covered in the Session

  • Navigate regulatory and cultural challenges in Southeast Asia
  • Regulatory and cultural understanding on sourcing success
  • Overview of Regional Regulations and major differences in compliance requirements
  • Key certifications and audits required for specific industries
  • Cultural insights for negotiation and partnership
  • Build trust and foster long-term supplier relationships
  • Adapt communication styles to align with local norms
  • Stay ahead: Leverage local consultants and legal experts and document compliance for audits and certifications
  • Experts who have successfully navigated these regulatory and cultural challenges
  • Regulatory templates by country
  • Practical tips for culturally aware communication in supplier relationships

Who Will Benefit

  • This webinar is relevant for existing sourcing Managers, Business Leaders, and International Trade Consultants or those Aspiring to these Roles

Speaker Profile

Claire Mould the founder of Curve Strategic Ltd, is a highly experienced international consultant, mentor, trainer and presenter. Following a successful academic career as a post-doctoral Senior Research Fellow, lecturer, and author in the field of neuroscience and effective leadership she launched her own training and development company, before spending over fifteen years as a CEO of a multimillion pound turnover organisation.

Claire then founded Curve Strategic, a company that supports organisations to identify and embed strategic solutions, focusing on the integral importance of policy, process, and practice. Underpinned by emotionally intelligent leadership and organisational growth, that result in effective recruitment and positive retention

Underpinning Claire’s career has been her passion to work with individuals and organisations to facilitate their growth potential in an accessible, non – threatening, compassionate yet strategic way. She has an expertise in providing highly strategic, analytical, emotionally intelligent solutions that generate, inform, facilitate and embed individual and organisational growth. Increasing productivity and profitability through clarity, coherence, connectivity, communication and compassion.
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