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Towards a New Economic Order

January 28 | HONG KONG

Distinguished speakers at the event include Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Group of Thirty Jacob Frenkel, New Economic Thinking President Robert Johnson, Suntory Holdings President and Chief Executive Officer Takeshi Niinami, AGI Distinguished Fellow Andrew Sheng, HSBC Chief Executive for Greater China Helen Wong, and Ayala Corporation Chairman and CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II.

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Program

Opening Remarks


Speakers

Victor K Fung

Chairman, Asia Global Institute

Peter Mathieson

Former President and Vice-Chancellor

The University of Hong Kong

Excerpts of remarks delivered at the Welcome

Towards a New Economic Order


New International Monetary Order


Speakers

Andrew Sheng

Distinguished Fellow, Asia Global Institute

Helen Wong

Chief Executive, Greater China, HSBC

Geng Xiao

Director of Research and Senior Fellow, Fung Global Institute

Institute for New Economic Thinking President Robert Johnson, HSBC Chief Executive for Greater China Helen Wong, and HKU Professor Xiao Geng speak to the topic of changes to the global monetary order. Moderated by AGI Distinguished Fellow Andrew Sheng.

Transformation Through Technology and Innovation


Speakers

Napoloen Biggs

Co-Founder, Purecomm

Richard Dobbs

Director, McKinsey Global Institute

Takeshi Niinami

Chief Executive Officer, Suntory Holdings Limited

Jaime Zobel de Ayala

Chairman and CEO

Ayala Corporation

Suntory Holdings President and Chief Executive Officer Takeshi Niinami, Ayala Corporation Chairman and CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II, and McKinsey Global Institute's Richard Dobbs discuss the impact of technology on human society and how this has changed and evolved as a result. Moderated by Purecomm Co-founder Napoleon Biggs.

Central Banking - Unconventional Solutions to Unconventional Policies?


Speakers

Jacob Frenkel

Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Group of Thirty

Andrew Sheng

Distinguished Fellow, Asia Global Institute

Chairman of the Group of Thirty Board of Trustees Jacob A Frenkel shares his views on how unconventional central banking policies are shaping global economies in a conversation with AGI Distinguished Fellow Andrew Sheng and President of the Institute for New Economic Thinking Robert Johnson.

Session 1a: Growth Beyond Numbers


Speakers

Shamshad Akhtar

Under-Secretary-General for Asia and the Pacific and Executive Secretary of ESCAP

United Nations

Douglas Beal

Global Leader, Economic Development, Boston Consulting Group

Ye Qi

Director, Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Asia and the Pacific and Executive Secretary for ESCAP Shamshad Akhtar, Boston Consulting Group’s Global Leader for Economic Development Douglas Beal, and Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy Director Qi Ye discuss new ways of measuring economic and social performance outside of traditional metrics. Moderated by AGI Academic Council Chairman Michael Spence.

Session 1b: The Economy, Sustainability and Human Development (Room 218)


Speakers

Noeleen Heyzer

Distinguished Fellow, Asia Global Institute

Christine Loh

Chief Development Strategist, Institute for the Environment, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Miguel Perez

CEO, Ayannah

Richard Wong

Chair of Economics & Philip Wong Kennedy Wong Professor in Political Economy, The University of Hong Kong

AGI Distinguished Fellow Noeleen Heyzer, HKSAR Under Secretary for the Environment Christine Loh, and Ayannah CEO Miguel Perez discuss the need for economic development that is both sustainable and inclusive. Moderated by HKU Professor Y C Richard Wong.

Session 2b: China's Belt and Road Initiative (Room 218)


Speakers

Victor K Fung

Chairman, Asia Global Institute

John Rice

Vice Chairman, GE

Bing Xiang

Founding Dean, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business

GE Vice Chairman John G Rice, AGI Interim Director Zhigang Tao, and Founding Dean of the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Xiang Bing discuss China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which aims to connect over sixty countries – four billion people, 1/3 of world GDP and consumption and recreates two Silk Road routes. Moderated by AGI Advisory Board Chairman Victor K Fung.

Session 2a: Advancing the Cause of Global Trade (Room G07)


Speakers

James Bacchus

Distinguished University Professor of Global Affairs and Director, Center for Global Economic and Environmental Opportunity, The University of Central Florida

William K Fung

Group Chairman Li & Fung Limited

Carsten Hess

Vice President, Head of AP and EEMEA Corporate Public Policy, DHL

Patrick Low

AsiaGlobal Fellows Program Advisor, Asia Global Institute

Visiting Professor, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong

Former WTO Appellate Court Chairman James Bacchus, Li & Fung Group Chairman William K Fung, and Deutsche Post DHL Vice President and Head of AP and EEMA Corporate Public Policy Carsten Hess discuss radical developments that have changed the face of trade and globalization today. Moderated by AGI Fellow Patrick Low.

The Impact of Technology on Jobs and Growth


Speakers

Victor K Fung

Chairman, Asia Global Institute

Andrew Sheng

Distinguished Fellow, Asia Global Institute

The AGI Trio, comprising Advisory Board Chairman Victor K Fung, Distinguished Fellow Andrew Sheng, and Academic Council Chairman Michael Spence discuss technology’s role as a game-changer in the job market

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The University of Hong Kong
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