16th International Conference on The Future of Asia

...Speakers...Panelists / Moderators

Bouasone Bouphavanh
Bouasone BouphavanhPrime Minister,
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lee Kuan Yew
Nguyen Thien NhanDeputy Prime Minister,
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Lee Kuan Yew
Korn ChatikavanijMinister of Finance,
Kingdom of Thailand
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan YewMinister Mentor,
Republic of Singapore
Mahathir bin Mohamad
Mahathir bin MohamadFormer Prime Minister, Malaysia
Surin Pitsuwan
Surin PitsuwanSecretary-General,
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Masayuki Naoshima
Masayuki NaoshimaMinister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Haruhiko Kuroda
Haruhiko KurodaPresident, Asian Development Bank
Jusuf Wanandi
Jusuf WanandiVice Chairman,
Centre for Strategic and International
Studies Foundation (CSIS),
Indonesia
Chalongphob Sussangkarn
Chalongphob SussangkarnDistinguished Fellow,
Thailand Development Research Institute
Rajiv Kumar
Rajiv KumarDirector and Chief Executive,
Indian Council for Research on
International Economic Relations
(ICRIER)
Kazuo Ogoura
Kazuo OgouraPresident, The Japan Foundation
Hiroyuki IshigeVice-Minister for International Affairs,
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Lee Hye-min
Lee Hye-minDeputy Minister for Trade/Chief FTA Negotiator,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,
Republic of Korea
Manickam Supperamaniam
Manickam SupperamaniamFormer Ambassador of Malaysia
to the WTO
Shunji Yanai
Shunji YanaiFormer Ambassador to the U.S.
Zhu Jianrong
Zhu JianrongProfessor of Faculty of Humanities,
Toyo Gakuen University
Mitsuru Taniuchi
Mitsuru TaniuchiProfessor, Waseda University
Hitoshi Tanaka
Hitoshi TanakaSenior Fellow,
Japan Center for International Exchange
Boo Kyung-JinSenior Fellow,
New & Renewable Energy Division,
Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI)
Teruaki MasumotoChairman, Japan Energy Association
Andrew TanCEO,
National Environment Agency (NEA), Singapore
Gao JifanChairman and CEO,
Trina Solar Limited (China)
Zhou QirenProfessor and Dean,
National School of Development
The China Center for Economic Research (CCER) at Peking University
Kwon Tai-YoungSpecial Advisor,
Korea Research Institute for Strategy (KRIS)
Takashi ShiraishiPresident,
Institute of Developing Economies,
Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO)
Matthew GoodmanSenior Advisor to the Under Secretary, the U.S. Department of State
Evans RevereFormer Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, U.S.
Junichi TakiEditorial Writer & Senior Staff Writer
of Science & Technology News Dept., Nikkei
Yasuhiko OtaEditorial Writer & Senior Staff Writer
of International News Dept., Nikkei
Toru YoshidaEditor, Asia & Oceania News Dept., Nikkei

Simultaneous interpretation in English and Japanese will be provided. Please be advised that agenda, speakers, presentation themes may be subject to change.
We regret to inform you that H.E.Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva , H.E.Mr. Cheng Yonghua and Mr. James Kelly will not be able to participate this year's conference.