In the first of this annual dialogue series, Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, shared his insights on the opportunities and challenges in Asia with Piyush Gupta, CEO of DBS Group Holdings and DBS Bank.

During the candid discussion, PM Lee shared his views on building a sustainable economic model for Singapore for the next 10 to 20 years and explored Singapore's competitive advantage in light of the higher cost of living and inflation. He also shared his insights on financial markets and other Asian economies such as Japan, China and India.

The global financial crisis has changed the game in terms of international regulation, policy, structure and investments. Six years into the crisis, sustained recovery remains elusive and central banks need to work on an exit plan.

In view of these unusual times, Andrew Sheng shared his analyses on global finance, unconventional monetary policy and the impact on the impact on central banking and quantitative easing.

Dubbed Asia’s last frontier market, the country has become a darling of foreign investors over the last couple of years due to extensive reforms made by a new government set on opening up Myanmar’s fledging economy.

Several factors have aligned in recent years that are keeping some investors riveted to Myanmar, which has large natural gas resources and huge agricultural potential. There is no doubt a new Myanmar is arising.

In this session, Tan Ai Teng, Analyst, DBS Vickers and a panel of academic and business experts discuss the challenges and opportunities in Myanmar for private investors and corporates.

Click here to read the full DBS analysis on Myanmar.