Singapore

Asian Insights Conference 2015

Friday, 10 July 2015

8.30am-7.30pm

The Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Level 5

Agenda

Get substantive insights from top economists, analysts and experts on complex Gamechangers that will deepen or disrupt Asia’s growth.

Time

Programme

9.00am - 9.15am

Welcome Address by Piyush Gupta - CEO - DBS Group Holdings

9.15am - 10.15am

Opening plenary: How can Singapore future-proof its relevance for the next 50 years?

Moderator: Tan Su Shan - Group Head - Consumer Banking & Wealth Management - DBS Bank

Panellists:

Dr. Beh Swan Gin - Chairman - Economic Development Board of Singapore
Ho Kwon Ping - S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore
Ngiam Tong Dow - Adjunct Professor - Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy - National University of Singapore

10.15am - 10.30am

Keynote Address by President Dr. Tony Tan - Seventh and current President of the Republic of Singapore

10.30am - 11.00am

Break

11.00am - 12.00nn

Plenary 2: Impact of Reform and Change in China, India, Indonesia

Moderator: Sebastian Paredes - CEO - DBS Bank (Hong Kong)

Panellists:

Wang Gungwu - Chairman - East Asian Institute
O.P. Bhatt - Former Chairman - State Bank of India - State Bank Group
Pak Jusuf Wanandi - Senior Fellow and Co-founder - Centre for Strategic and International Studies

12.00nn - 1.20pm

Lunch

1.20pm - 2.10pm

Plenary 3: Digital Disruption: Can Asia be the source of game changing innovation?

Opening speaker: Piyush Gupta - CEO - DBS Group Holdings

Moderator: Martin Soong - Anchor - CNBC

Panellists:

Soul Htite - Founder - Dianrong.com
Sabrina Peng - President of Alipay International - Ant Financial Services Group
Darius Cheung - Founder and CEO - 99.co

2.10pm - 3.10pm

Plenary 4: Asia’s Energy Future - Will Asia’s developing economies make the switch to clean energy?

Moderator: Ronald Kapavik - Senior Director - Global Consulting - IHS Energy

Panellists:

Dr. Philip Andrews-Speed - Principal Fellow & Head - Energy Security Division - Energy Studies Institute - National University of Singapore
Goh Swee Chen - Chairperson - Shell Singapore
Dr. Paul Heithersay - Deputy Chief Executive - Department of State Development - South Australian Government
Brent Emmett - CEO - Horizon Oil

3.10pm - 3.50pm

Specialist Clinics - Session 1

Attend one of the following clinics.

Asia Property Outlook

Moderator: Chew Chong Lim - Managing Director - Institutional Banking Group - DBS Bank

Panellists:

Carol Wu - Head of Research - DBS Vickers (Hong Kong)
Derek Tan - Property Analyst - DBS Bank
Marc Giuffrida - Executive Director - Capital Market - CBRE

Downloads:

Macro-Economic Outlook: Arresting the Great Investment Slowdown

Presenter: David Carbon - Chief Economist - DBS Bank

Downloads:

David Carbon - Arresting the Great Investment Slowdown

Building Social Capital

Business Engagement with Social Enterprises

Jointly presented by:

DBS Foundation
DBS BusinessClass

Moderator: Neal Cross - Chief Innovation Officer - DBS Bank

Panellists:

Andrew Khoo - Director of the Food Services Division at ABR Holdings Ltd
Harvey Koh - Managing Director at FSG
Lim Kuo-Yi - Managing Director at Monk's Hill Ventures
Richardo Chua - Group Managing Director - Adrenalin Group Pte. Ltd
Sumitra Pasupathy - Executive Director, Ashoka Singapore

4.00pm - 4.40pm

Specialist Clinics - Session 2

Attend one of the following clinics.

Global Equity Outlook

Moderator: Lim Say Boon, Chief Investment Officer - Consumer Banking Group & Wealth Management - DBS Bank

Panellists:

Alexander Lee - Hong Kong / China Equity Strategist - DBS Vickers (Hong Kong)
Yu-Ming Wang - Director - Nikko AM Asia; Deputy President - Global Head of Investment and CIO – International - Nikko AM

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Currencies & Rates - Outlook & Strategy

Presenter:

Philip Wee - Senior Economist - DBS Bank
Eugene Leow - Economist - DBS Bank
Nathan Chow - Economist - DBS Bank (Hong Kong)

Downloads:

Building Social Capital (Continued)

Business Engagement with Social Enterprises

Jointly presented by:

DBS Foundation
DBS BusinessClass

Moderator: Neal Cross - Chief Innovation Officer - DBS Bank

Panellists:

Andrew Khoo - Director of the Food Services Division - ABR Holdings Ltd
Harvey Koh - Managing Director - FSG
Lim Kuo-Yi - Managing Director - Monk's Hill Ventures
Richardo Chua - Group Managing Director - Adrenalin Group Pte. Ltd
Sumitra Pasupathy - Executive Director - Ashoka Singapore

4.40pm - 5.00pm

Break

5.00pm - 6.00pm

DBS Asia Leadership Dialogue

Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Former President of Indonesia and current Chairman of the Democratic Party of Indonesia

Hosted by Piyush Gupta - CEO - DBS Group Holdings

6.00pm - 6.10pm

Closing Address

Peter Seah, Chairman - DBS Group Holdings

6.10pm - 7.30pm

Evening Cocktails

* Programme overview may be subject to change