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ASEAN Integration in the Face of Global Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities
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21 and 22 October 2009
Plaza Athenee Le Meridien Hotel
Bangkok, Thailand |
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PROGRAM as at 21 October 2009 |
| DAY ONE |
| Wednesday, 21 October 2009 |
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| Plaza Athenee Ballroom I |
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| 2:00pm – 6:30pm |
| ASEAN 100 Leadership Forum registration |
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| 6:30pm – 7:30pm |
Pre-Dinner Welcome Reception |
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7:30pm – 10:00pm |
FORUM DINNER AND DIALOGUE WITH THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND
“Thailand’s Path to Economic Dynamism and Social Stability”
Keynote Address by His Excellency Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva followed by dialogue with ASEAN 100 Leadership Forum participants |
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| DAY TWO |
| THURSDAY, 22 October |
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| Athenee Crystal B Ballroom |
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| 8:00 – 9:00am |
Light refreshments |
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| 9:00 – 9:10am |
Opening Remarks |
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Dato Timothy Ong, Forum Convener |
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SESSION 1
9:10am – 10:40am |
FORUM STOCKTAKING
“The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on ASEAN and Prospects for Regional Integration”
What is the impact of the Global Financial Crisis on ASEAN? Is the Crisis really over? What are the implications of the Crisis for ASEAN’s goal of a Common Market by 2015? Are there opportunities for accelerated regional integration that ASEAN can capitalise on?
An open forum discussion led by
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Hon. Korn Chatikavanij, Minister of Finance, Thailand |
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Dato Sri Nazir Tun Abd Razak, Group CEO, CIMB Group |
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Dato’ Sri Tony Fernandes, Director and Group CEO, AirAsia |
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Mr. PK Basu, Managing Director, Daiwa Securities SMBC |
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Moderated by: Dato Timothy Ong
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| 10:40am – 11:00am |
Networking Break with Light Refreshments |
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SESSION 2
11:00am – 12:30pm |
FORUM REFLECTIONS ON LEADERSHIP
“New Leadership for Changing Times”
What are the requirements of leadership in times of rapid change? How are ASEAN leaders responding to the changing expectations of the people they govern? Are new approaches to leadership required?
An open forum discussion led by
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Tengku Rozidar Tengku Zainal Abidin, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Nineteen-O-One |
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Mr. Isra Sunthornvut, Deputy Secretary-General to the Prime Minister for Political Affairs, Office of the Prime Minister of Thailand |
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Mr. Steven Gan, Editor-in-Chief, Malaysiakini |
Moderated by: Mr. Richard Hoon, CEO, I Search Worldwide Group, Singapore |
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SESSION 3
12:30pm – 2:30pm |
TOWNHALL DISCUSSION OVER LUNCH @ CRYSTAL A BALLROOM
“ASEAN’s Present and Future”
To begin the Townhall discussion, two contrasting views:
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“Why I am Optimistic ”: Mr. Sandiaga Uno, Founding Partner, Saratoga Capital, Indonesia |
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“Why I am Pessimistic”: Dato Timothy Ong |
Town hall discussion moderated by Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, Governor of Cebu Province, Philippines |
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SESSION 4
2:30pm – 4:00pm |
CONCURRENT FORUM MASTER-CLASSES on:
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Environmental Challenges: Are responses to climate change compatible with economic growth? |
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- Dr. Matthias Roth, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, National University of Singapore and President, International Association for Urban Climate
- Mr. Wade Hughes, Director Public Strategy and Business Development, Alcoa Primary Products Growth Group
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Moderated by: Mr. Basil Ong, Vice Chairman of the International Board, YPO-WPO International |
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The Global Economy: Has the global economic crisis fundamentally changed the market economy as we know it? |
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- Mr. Manu Bhaskaran, CEO, Centennial Asia Advisors
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Moderated by: Mr. Allen Lai, Director, Asia Inc Forum |
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Technology and Society: How has the new media changed the way political contests are fought and won? |
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- Dr. Adrian Cheok, Director, Mixed Reality Lab, National University of Singapore
- Mr. Steven Gan, Editor-in-Chief, Malaysiakini
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Moderated by: Tengku Farith Rithaudeen, President, SKALi |
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SESSION 5
4:00pm – 5:45pm |
DEBATE ON ASEAN
Motion: “This House believes that the development of an ASEAN community requires that ASEAN moves away from the principle and practice of non-interference among ASEAN members”
A debate between four ASEAN 100 leaders followed by an open forum discussion and a vote.
For the Motion:
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Mr. Manu Bhaskaran, CEO, Centennial Asia Advisors, Singapore |
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Dr. Noel Morada, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines |
Against the Motion:
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Mr. Khairy Jamaluddin, Member of Parliament for Rembau and Chief, UMNO Youth, Malaysia |
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Dr. Buranaj Smutharaks, Spokesman, Democrat Party, Thailand |
Moderated by: Mr. Michael Vatikiotis, Regional Representative, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue |
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| 5:45pm - 5:55pm |
Closing Remarks by Dato Timothy Ong
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| 5:55pm – 7:00pm |
Networking over Evening Cocktails |
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