Can ASEAN Compete?
How to secure ASEAN’s Place
in Rising Asia

 
29 -30 September 2010
Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
PROGRAM as at 5 July 2010
 DAY ONE
Wednesday, 29 September 2010  
   
2:00pm onwards
ASEAN 100 Leadership Forum registration
   
7:00pm – 8:00pm Pre-Dinner Welcome Reception
   
8:00pm – 10:00pm FORUM DINNER AND DIALOGUE WITH THE PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA

“Forging Unity in Diversity: The Challenge for Malaysia and for ASEAN”

Keynote Address by His Excellency Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Razak (confirmed) followed by dialogue with ASEAN 100 Leadership Forum participants
   
 DAY TWO
Thursday, 30 September 2010  
   
8:00 – 9:00am Light refreshments
   

SESSION 1

9:00am – 10:30am

FORUM STOCKTAKING
on ASEAN Competitiveness

“Can ASEAN compete? What is ASEAN’s place in rising Asia? What are the issues that need to be addressed?”

Scene-setter by Mr. Michael Enright, leading expert on competitiveness, Founding Director of The Competitiveness Institute, and research director for Michael Porter’s “The Competitive Advantage of Nations” (confirmed) followed by an open forum discussion led by

  • Tan Sri Dato’ Azman Mokhtar, Managing Director, Khazanah Nasional, Malaysia
  • Mr. Gita Wirjawan, Chairman, Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board
   
10:30am – 11:00am

Networking Break with Light Refreshments

 

   

SESSION 2

11:00am – 12:30pm

FORUM REFLECTIONS
on Leadership for Economic Competitiveness

“What are the leadership requirements for economic competitiveness? How can ASEAN governments respond to the often competing demands of populism, social equity and economic competitiveness? What can we learn from each other on economic reform implementation?”

Address by an ASEAN Minister followed by an open forum discussion led by

    • Mr. Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II, Chairman and CEO, Ayala Corporation, Philippines (confirmed)
    • Mr. John Pearson, CEO, Asia and EEMEA, DHL Express (confirmed)
    • Mr. Klaus Kleinfeld, CEO, Alcoa (confirmed)
   
SESSION 3

12:30pm – 2:30pm

FORUM LUNCHEON ADDRESS
on Governance and Economic Competitiveness

“Why Governance is Central to Economic Competitiveness”

Perspectives from Hon. Agus Dermawan Wintarto Martowardojo, Minister of Finance of Indonesia on the challenges of governance, reform and economic competitiveness followed by Q&A.
   

SESSION 4

2:30pm – 4:00pm

CONCURRENT FORUM MASTER-CLASSES on Human Capital, Brand Building, Corporate Social Responsibility and other key topics of relevance
   

SESSION 5

4:00pm – 6:00pm

ASEAN 100 ANNUAL DEBATE

Motion: “This House believes that enhancing ASEAN’s economic competitiveness requires learning from the East rather than from the West”

A debate between four ASEAN 100 leaders followed by an open forum discussion and a vote.

For the Motion:

  • Mr. Kishore Mahbubani, Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore (confirmed)

Against the Motion:

  • Mr. Khairy Jamaluddin, Chief, UMNO Youth and Member of Parliament for Rembau, Malaysia (confirmed)
   
6:00pm – 7:00pm Networking over Evening Cocktails
 
* Indicative program as of 5th July.  Subject to change.
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