Myanmar 2013- Myanmar: What Future?

Myanmar: What Future?

As Myanmar undergoes democratic reform and economic liberalization, what are the opportunities and challenges ahead?

- Furthering political reforms to transition to full democracy - Supporting the rights of minorities and culture of dissent - Building sustainable markets and financial systems

• Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Chairman of the National League for Democracy (NLD); Member of Parliament from Kawhmu Constituency, Myanmar

• U Soe Thane, Union Minister, Office of the President of Myanmar

• Zin Mar Aung, Activist and Co-Founder, Rainfall, Myanmar

Moderated by

• Nik Gowing, Main Presenter, BBC World News, United Kingdom

Moving from a Cash to a Banked Economy

With less than one-fifth of Myanmar's population using formal financial services, how can the country build the foundations of an inclusive and robust financial system?

Dimensions to be addressed:

- Deepening and broadening access to capital and financial services - Addressing risks and fighting corruption

- Providing incentives for low-income bank accounts

• Florencio B. Abad, Secretary of Budget and Management of the Philippines

• Jon Fredrik Baksaas, President and Chief Executive Officer, Telenor Group,

Norway

• Peter Maher, Group Country Manager, Southeast Asia, Visa, Singapore

• Teeranun Srihong, Co-President, Kasikornbank Public Company, Thailand

• U Win Shein, Union Minister of Finance and Revenue of Myanmar

Moderated by

• Jaspal S. Bindra, Group Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Asia,

Standard Chartered, Hong Kong SAR

Rapporteur

• Thura Ko, Managing Director, YGA Capital Limited, Myanmar; Young Global

Leader

Powering Growth through Strategic Infrastructure

What innovations and actions are needed to maintain robust economic growth and fulfil East Asia's growth potential?

Dimensions to be addressed:

- Financing infrastructure for greatest impact - Leveraging 2015 ASEAN energy integration - Determining the optimal energy mix

- Building public-private partnerships

This session was developed in partnership with the Deutsche Welle TV.

• Stephen P. Groff, Vice-President, Operations 2, Asian Development Bank, Manila; Global Agenda Council on South-East Asia

• John Rice, Vice-Chairman, GE, Hong Kong SAR; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on East Asia

• Shahril Shamsuddin, President and Group Chief Executive Officer, SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad, Malaysia

• Hamish Tyrwhitt, Chief Executive Officer, Leighton Holdings, Australia

• Gita Wirjawan, Minister of Trade of Indonesia

Moderated by

• Amrita Cheema, Anchor, Deutsche Welle TV, Germany

From Social Protection to Financial Inclusion

How can East Asian economies implement a sustainable social protection system, given such diverse challenges as an ageing population and seasonal unemployment?

Dimensions to be addressed:

- Building effective distribution channels

- Integrating growth, employment and social protection - Addressing social and gender inequities

• Jeroo Billimoria, Managing Director, Child and Youth Finance International, Netherlands; Social Entrepreneur

• Matthew Driver, President, South-East Asia, MasterCard Worldwide, Singapore

• Keat Chhon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance of

Cambodia

• Thomas Klotz, Managing Partner, South-East Asia, Roland Berger Strategy

Consultants, Singapore

• Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on

Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Geneva

Moderated by

• Donald P. Kanak, Chairman, Prudential Corporation Asia, Hong Kong SAR;

Global Agenda Council on Social Security Systems

Chasing the Next Big Idea

As the world looks to East Asia for resilient growth and new models of regional integration, what lessons of leadership and innovation are coming out of the region?

Dimensions to be addressed:

- Investing in smart infrastructure of the future

- Moving beyond low-cost manufacturing and up the value chain

- Prioritizing goals of social equity in the development agenda

- Achieving macroeconomic stability and responding to global financial shocks

• Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder and Chairperson, BRAC, Bangladesh; Social Entrepreneur; Global Agenda Council on the Role of Civil Society

• Tony Blair, Middle East Quartet Representative

• Do Hang, General Manager, iVIVU.com, Vietnam

• Haider Rashid, Regional President, South Asia, ABB, Singapore

• April Rinne, Chief Strategy Officer, Collaborative Lab, USA; Young Global Leader

• Heizo Takenaka, Director, Global Security Research Institute, Keio University,

Japan; World Economic Forum Foundation Board Member; Global Agenda Council on Japan

Moderated by

• Gary Coleman, Managing Director, Global Industries, Deloitte, USA

Taking Myanmar to Work

As Myanmar opens up to new business and investment, what steps are needed to

match the demand for skilled workers and foster innovation?

Dimensions to be addressed:

- Engaging with interactive technology and online education

- Promoting multiple tracks of success through vocational courses - Creating strong incentives for on-the-job training

• Hiroto Arakawa, Vice-President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan; Global Agenda Council on Poverty & Sustainable Development

• Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Chairman of the National League for Democracy (NLD); Member of Parliament from Kawhmu Constituency, Myanmar

• Annie Koh, Vice-President, Business Development and External Relations; Associate Professor of Finance, Singapore Management University, Singapore

• Subramanian Ramadorai, Vice-Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services, India; Co- Chair of the World Economic Forum on East Asia

• Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ayala Corporation, Philippines

Moderated by

• Aiko Doden, Senior Commentator, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation),

Japan

The Triple Bottom Line: Investing for Impact

How can governments and investors meet the triple bottom line: economic, environment and social?

Dimensions to be addressed:
- Channelling large-scale investments in novel ways
- Designing a favourable regulatory environment for investor protection - Avoiding hot money and managing capital flows

• Kriss Deiglmeier, Executive Director, Center for Social Innovation, Stanford University, USA
• Don Lam, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, VinaCapital Group, Vietnam; Global Agenda Council on South-East Asia
• Andi Taufan Garuda Putra, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Amartha Microfinance, Indonesia
• Omar Lodhi, Partner, The Abraaj Group, Singapore
• Keely Stevenson, Chief Executive Officer, Bamboo Finance, USA; Young Global
Leader

Moderated by
• Hannah Beech, East Asia Correspondent, Time Magazine, People's Republic of
China

The Business Mandate in Myanmar

How can businesses balance shareholder and stakeholder interests to partner in Myanmar's growth agenda?

Dimensions to be addressed:
- Exploring the role of anti-corruption and transparency in promoting competitiveness, growth and public trust
- Implementing business practices to reward a long-term mindset
- Empowering the bottom of the pyramid by scaling indigenous solutions

• Ajit Gulabchand, Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Construction Company, India
• Serge Pun, Chairman, Serge Pun & Associates (Myanmar), Myanmar
• Eddy Setiawan, President, South-East Asia, The Dow Chemical Company,
Singapore
• Salil Shetty, Secretary-General, Amnesty International, United Kingdom;
Global Agenda Council on the Role of Civil Society
• Sir Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive Officer, WPP, United Kingdom

Moderated by
• Andrew Stevens, Anchor and Correspondent, CNN International, Hong Kong
SAR

Pursuing the Asian Century

How can ASEAN use its rising economic and geopolitical stature to ensure regional stability and consistent economic growth?

Dimensions to be addressed:
- Increasing engagement with the United States and India
- Enhancing China's role as economic partner and strategic competitor - Competing for natural resources and resolving territorial disputes

• Kishore Mahbubani, Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Global Agenda Council on China
• Yasutoshi Nishimura, Senior Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office of Japan
• Naoyuki Shinohara, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
(IMF), Washington DC; Global Agenda Council on New Growth Models
• U Thant Kyaw, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar
• Zha Daojiong, Professor, School of International Studies, Peking University,
People's Republic of China
Moderated by
• Parag Khanna, Senior Fellow, New America Foundation, United Kingdom; Young
Global Leader

Mapping Risks An East Asia Context

How can the top risks in East Asia be addressed?

Dimensions to be addressed:
- Identifying top risks challenging Asia and their interconnections
- Evaluating the impact of risks on business, governments and society - Building risk resilience through a multistakeholder approach

Discussion Leaders

• Richard A. Boucher, Deputy Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-
operation and Development (OECD), Paris
• Ashvin Dayal, Managing Director, Asia, Rockefeller Foundation, Thailand
• Christopher Fossick, Managing Director, Singapore and South-East Asia, Jones
Lang LaSalle, Singapore
• Rashid Khalikov, Director, United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Geneva
• Martyn Parker, Chairman, Global Partnerships, Swiss Re, United Kingdom
• Lutfey Siddiqi, Managing Director, Foreign Exchange Asia-Pacific, UBS,
Singapore; Young Global Leader

Facilitated by
• Nik Gowing, Main Presenter, BBC World News, United Kingdom

The Long term View

As Myanmar undergoes rapid political and economic reforms, how can it balance the inflow of foreign interests with domestic capacity-building?

Dimensions to be addressed:
- Strengthening governance institutions and civil society - Enabling an environment for entrepreneurship
- Improving employability of workforce
- Prioritizing the environment and sustainable practices

• Michael Andrew, Global Chairman, KPMG International, Hong Kong SAR
• Helen E. Clark, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),
New York; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on East Asia
• Indra Nooyi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo, USA; Co-Chair of
the World Economic Forum on East Asia; World Economic Forum Foundation
Board Member
• Serge Pun, Chairman, Serge Pun & Associates (Myanmar), Myanmar
• Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Textiles of India

Moderated by
• Martin Soong, Anchor, CNBC, Singapore


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