Managing ASEAN Risk: Opportunities and Challenges 

Focus: Indonesia

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This morning seminar will discuss the primary economic and political risks facing the nations of Southeast Asia in the months and years ahead. With a focus on Indonesia, the region's dominant economy, the event is designed for firms investing or doing business in the ASEAN region

Program

7:30-8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 – 8:15 a.m Opening Remarks, Ambassador Scot Marciel, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia Pacific, U.S. State Department  

8:15 – 9:00 a.m   Panel #1: ASEAN Political Dynamics: 2014 Elections

 What are the political dynamics driving change in ASEAN, particularly within in the context of recent and upcoming elections in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand

• Shaun Levine, Senior Asia Analyst, Eurasia Group
• Dane Chamorro, Managing Director for Southeast Asia, Control Risks
• Professor Donald Weatherbee,  Russell Distinguished Professor Emeritus of International Studies, University of South Carolina
• Professor William Liddle, Ohio State University

9:15 – 10:00 a.m.: Panel #2: ASEAN Economic Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities

What are the key  macroeconomic developments challenges and opportunities within the ASEAN region.

• Holly Morrow, Fellow, Geopolitics of Energy, Belfer Center, Harvard University 
• Hon. Scot Marciel, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia Pacific, US Department of State
• Daniel  McConvey, CEO, Rossport Investments
• Thomas Byrne, Senior Vice President, Head of Asia Pacific Risk, Moody's 
• Sandy Wolfson, Managing Director, Head of Global Country Risk Management, Citigroup *

10:00 – 10:15 a.m.: Break

10:15 – 11:00 a.m.: Panel #3: Indonesia’s Business Dynamics in a Changing World

What strategies are being employed to minimize risk and maximize profits in Indonesia, the world’s third largest democracy, accounting for 40 percent of ASEAN’s market

• Dr. Agus Martowardojo, Governor, Bank Indonesia
• Dr. M. Chatib Basri, Minister of Finance, Republic of Indonesia 
• Dr. Rahmat Waluyanto, Vice Chairman, OJK (Indonesian Financial Services Authority) 
• Dr. Achmad Kurniadi, Deputy Chairman, BKPM (Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board)
• Kevin Kelly, CEO and President of North America, Asia Pulp & Paper

*invited

Who Should Attend

Risk analysts, portfolio managers, emerging market specialists, corporate representatives, as well as journalists who cover the ASEAN region.  Participants will receive nuanced analyses of the political and economic risks to be considered when devising business and investment strategies in ASEAN.  Panelists will give particular focus to Indonesia and Thailand, countries in the midst of important poltiical transitions.

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