Programme Do note that the schedule and programmes shown are tentative, and are in the process of being finalised. Visit this page regularly for the latest updates. Tuesday, 31 October 2017 9:00am 9:30am Registration / Light Refreshments Welcome Address - Directors of INSEAD EMI and PwC GMC Vinika D. Rao Executive Director, INSEAD Emerging Markets Institute David Wijeratne Partner, Growth Markets Centre Leader, PwC 9:40am Opening Dialogue - The Future of ASEAN The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. These panelists will discuss where they see the future of ASEAN to be, and what lies in store for the region.
Ilian Mihov Dean of INSEAD The Rausing Chaired Professor of Economic and Business Transformation and Professor of Economics at INSEAD Marco Lambertini Director General, WWF International Mitchell Young General Manager, IBM ASEAN Poon Hong Yuen Chief Executive, SPRING Singapore Stephan Danninger Director, International Monetary Fund Singapore 10:30am 10:45am Q&A Session for Opening Dialogue Tea Break / Networking
11:05am Report Briefing - China's Belt and Road Initiative: Repaving the Ancient Silk Routes PwC Growth Markets Centre's recent report "Repaving the Ancient Silk Routes", provides insights into this initiative, and how companies can best position themselves for success. David Wijeratne Partner, Growth Markets Centre Leader, PwC 11:15am Dialogue Session - Belt & Road Initiative While China s Belt & Road (B&R) initiative presents numerous opportunities for companies to be involved, identifying the right B&R project and preparing for success raises a number of complex questions. For example how would companies evaluate which B&R project to be involved in, and what are some key considerations associated with these projects? How would companies prepare themselves to navigate through the specific challenges which characterize B&R projects, and benefit from participating in the largest trans-continental infrastructure initiative the world has ever known? David Hoffman Senior Vice President and Managing Director, The Conference Board China Center Amol Gupte Head of ASEAN and CEO for Singapore, Citi
Mark Rathbone Capital Projects & Infrastructure Asia- Pacific Leader and Partner, PwC Singapore Philip Chu Global Head, Market Access, Fast Growing Enterprises, DHL Yaseen Anwar Senior Advisor, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited Singapore Branch 11:45am 12:00pm 1:15pm Q&A Session for Dialogue Session Luncheon / Networking Panel Discussion - Workforce Dynamics In today's world, we are witnessing a unique period in time where it is commonplace to have different generations of the workforce veterans, baby boomers, Generation X, Generation Y / Millennials, and Generation Z working alongside each other. This session explores the roles demographics play in today s modern workplace in terms of technology, mobility, communication style and work ethics, in the context of the changing ASEAN workplace. Henrik Bresman Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour Academic Director, INSEAD Global Leadership Centre
Gabriel Rozman Distinguished Executive Fellow, INSEAD Emerging Markets Institute Joanna Catalano CEO, iprospect APAC Kevon Cheung COO and Co-founder, First Code Academy Tito Costa Chief Marketing Officer, Zalora Group 2:00pm 2:20pm Tea Break / Networking Plenary Session - Geo-politics, Growth and the Global Economy: Focus on ASEAN The global economy has continued to strengthen in 2017 as concerns around falling prices, negative bond yields and overly restrictive fiscal policies become less appare growth is not synchronized, reflecting the fact the world s leading economies are at points in their business cycles. In Asia, China's coming slowdown will dominate the outlook for years, while India will be the world s fastest growing large economy ove years. Growth will remain buoyant in emerging economies such as Vietnam, Cambo Myanmar. These will benefit from relatively low wages, advantageous geographic l comparatively stable governments, and initiatives such as the B&R. Andrew Staples will present his analysis of the key trends in the global economy
and what these mean for the ASEAN region Andrew Staples Director and Chief Economist, Economist Corporate Network, South-east Asia 2:45pm 3:00pm Q&A Session for Plenary Session Insights in Brief - Digital Disruption in ASEAN The Fourth Industrial Revolution has unraveled a world of endless possibilities unprecedented developments in the Internet of Things, machine learning and artificial intelligence are redefining the way we lead our lives, societies and businesses today. This session takes a quick, but in-depth view at how organizations are developing a strategic response to the frontier of new digital possibilities, and discusses how nimble they need to be to drive this effectively for the future. Vinika D. Rao Executive Director, INSEAD Emerging Markets Institute Maya Hari Managing Director, Twitter Asia Pacific
Michelle Simmons General Manager, Southeast Asia New Markets, Microsoft Asia Pacific Nainesh Jaisingh Managing Director and Global Head, Standard Chartered Principal Finance Stephen Cheshire Director, Digital Services, Southeast Asia, PwC 4:00pm 4:15pm Q&A Session for Insights in Brief Closing Address Nicole Wakefield Management Consulting Lead Partner, PwC SEAC V. (Paddy) Padmanabhan Academic Director, Emerging Markets Institute The Unilever Chaired Professor of Marketing and Professor of Marketing at INSEAD 4:30pm End