The Asia Pacific conference on BPM 2013 is the first edition of the reference conference for researchers and practitioners in the field of Business Process Management (BPM) in the region. Its purpose is to provide a high quality forum for researchers and practitioners to exchange research findings and ideas on BPM technologies and practices that are highly relevant to the Asia-Pacific region. Through this conference, we aim to set up a bridge between actual industrial requirements and leading edge research outcomes to the growth of economic rising powers of the Asia-Pacific region. The first conference will take place on 29th-30th Aug. 2013 as a co-event of BPM2013 in Beijing, the capital of China.