The Financing Growth in the Asia Pacific conference is being organized just before the spring World Bank & International Monetary Fund (IMF) meetings, which draw the world’s top financial sector policy makers and business executives to Washington, D.C. CSIS will bring together key thought leaders, business executives, and policy makers from the United States and Asia for a discussion on how key economic trends relate to the geostrategic priorities of the dynamic Asia Pacific region. The focus will be on trade, investment, innovation, development and other important business trends across Asia.
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This conference is made possible with support from Standard Chartered Bank.
Agenda
8:00 a.m. Registration of Participants
9:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
Dr. John J. Hamre
President, CEO, and Pritzker Chair
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Introduction:
Mr. Ernest Z. Bower
Senior Adviser and Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies
9:10 a.m.
Keynote SpeechHis Excellency Gita Wirjawan
Founder, Ancora Foundation
Former Minister of Trade of Indonesia
9:45 a.m. Slowdown in China and Japan: Impact on Asia's Emerging Economies
Mr. Steven Barnett
Division Chief, China Division
International Monetary Fund
Dr. Adam Posen
President
Peterson Institute for International Economics
Mr. Manu Bhaskaran
CEO
Centennial Asia Advisors (Singapore)
Mr. Jaspal Bindra
Group Executive Director and CEO, Asia
Standard Chartered Bank
Moderator:
Mr. Matthew P. Goodman
William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy and Senior Adviser for Asian Economy
Center for Strategic and International Studies
10:45 a.m. Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. Infrastructure Connectivity: Where are Asia's Big Gaps
Mr. Toshiyuki Sakamoto
Deputy Director-General for Trade Policy
Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (Japan)
Mr. Craig Steffensen
Representative, North American Representative Office
Asian Development Bank
Mr. Vikram Nehru
Senior Associate, Asia Program and Bakrie Chair in Southeast Asian Studies
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Ms. Suzanne Kelly-Lyall
Independent Senior Policy Adviser for ASEAN Affairs
Moderator:
Mr. Murray Hiebert
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies
12:15 p.m. Luncheon
12:45 p.m. Luncheon Keynote
Dr. John J. Hamre
President, CEO, and Pritzker Chair
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Introduction:
Mr. Ernest Z. Bower
Senior Adviser and Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies
1:45 p.m. Finance and Trade: Opportunities and Risks
The Honorable Kurt Tong
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Ms. Angela Ellard
Staff Director, Committee on Ways and Means
U.S. House of Representatives
Mr. Robert Dohner
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Moderator:
Mr. Ernest Z. Bower
Senior Adviser and Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies
3:00 p.m. Program Concludes