Asia Matters
The Global Asia Matters Business Summit & Awards
21 & 22 November 2019 Dublin
ASIA NOW
The New Dynamics of Global Business
In partnership with
| 7.30 | Registration and Leaders breakfast | |||||||||
| 8.30 | Opening Address Irish Government Minister tbc | |||||||||
| 9.00 | The Impact Of Geopolitics – The New Economic Reality | |||||||||
| Chair Alan Dukes, Chairman Asia Matters | ||||||||||
| Robert Koopman, Chief Economist, World Trade Organisation | ||||||||||
| Jinny Yan, Managing Director, Chief China Economist, ICBC Standard Bank Plc | ||||||||||
| Dr. Saori Sugeno, Executive Director, Economic Research Department, Daiwa Capital Markets | ||||||||||
| 9.45 | New Technologies Driving Global Growth | |||||||||
| Chair Niall Dowling, Asia Matters Advisory Board | ||||||||||
| James O’Connor, Managing Director Microsoft Global MBS Operations tbc | ||||||||||
| Kuangyi Wei, Director of Strategy and External Affairs, Parker Fitzgerald | ||||||||||
| Elaine Coughlan, Managing Partner Atlantic Bridge tbc | ||||||||||
| 10.30 | Coffee Break and Networking | |||||||||
| 11.15 | The Future of Finance – Prioritising responsible Investment | |||||||||
| Chair Mark Fitzgerald, Chairman BNY Mellon | ||||||||||
| Pooma Kimis, Director AB Bernstein & UN Digital Finance Taskforce | ||||||||||
| Reza Valdo Maspaitella, Managing Shareholder, PT Valdo Solusi Integra, Indonesia | ||||||||||
| 12.00 | Key Address Speaker tbc | |||||||||
| 12.45 | Networking Lunch with Speakers and Participants | |||||||||
| 14.00 | Innovation Creating Smarter and Sustainable Cities | |||||||||
| Chair Martin Murray, Executive Director Asia Matters | ||||||||||
| Alice Charles, Cities & Urban Development Lead at World Economic Forum | ||||||||||
| Poonam Balan, Founder, Tacthub, Germany | ||||||||||
| Shen Xin, Director General Europe, Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries | ||||||||||
| 14.45 | Asian Tourism Transforming Cities and Regions | |||||||||
| Chair Martin Murray, Executive Director Asia Matters | ||||||||||
| Paul Kelly, Chief Executive, Fáilte Ireland, the National Tourism Development Authority | ||||||||||
| Noreen Hegarty, Global VP Digital Content, Lonely Planet | ||||||||||
| 15.30 | Concluding Remarks from Alan Dukes, Chairman Asia Matters | |||||||||
| 16.00 | Networking Reception | |||||||||
| Friday 22 November | ||||||||||
| 7.30 | Registration and leaders breakfast | |||||||||
| 8.30 | Opening Address Michael D’Arcy TD, Minister of State for Financial Services | |||||||||
| 9.00 | The Power of Partnership – Reshaping Global Trade Policy | |||||||||
| Chair Alan Dukes, Chairman Asia Matters | ||||||||||
| Richard Grenfell-Hill, Chief Economist, Diageo | ||||||||||
| Danny McCoy, Chief Executive IBEC | ||||||||||
| Takeshi Hajiro, Executive Vice President, Mitsui & Co. Europe Plc | ||||||||||
| 9.45 | Agrifood Megatrends From Tech to Trust | |||||||||
| Chair Aidan Cotter, Asia Matters Advisory Board | ||||||||||
| Brendan Gleeson, Secretary General, | ||||||||||
| Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine | ||||||||||
| Jason Hawkins, Chief Executive Carbery Group | ||||||||||
| Tara McCarthy, Chief Executive, Bord Bia Irish Ford Board tbc | ||||||||||
| 10.30 | Coffee Break and Networking | |||||||||
| 11.15 | Achieving Success in Asian Markets to Grow a Global Business | |||||||||
| Chair Martin Murray, Executive Director Asia Matters | ||||||||||
| Cathal Gaffney, Managing Director, Brown Bag Films | ||||||||||
| Howard Zhang, Editor-in-Chief BBC Chinese | ||||||||||
| Jinny Yan, Managing Director, Chief China Economist, ICBC Standard Bank Plc | ||||||||||
| 12.00 | Key Address Speaker tbc | |||||||||
| 12.45 | Networking Lunch with Speakers and Participants | |||||||||
| 14.00 | FDI Driven by Talent for Internationally Mobile Investment | |||||||||
| Chair Martin Murray, Executive Director Asia Matters | ||||||||||
| Key address by Dr Chris Chen, Chief Executive WuXi Biologics, China | ||||||||||
| followed by panel discussion with | ||||||||||
| Shinichi Hayashida, Chairman SMBC Aviation Capital | ||||||||||
| Wei Xu, Managing Director ICBC Aviation Leasing | ||||||||||
| Reza Valdo Maspaitella, Managing Shareholder, PT Valdo Solusi Integra, Indonesia | ||||||||||
| 15.00 | Concluding Remarks from Alan Dukes, Chairman Asia Matters | |||||||||
| The Asia Matters Business Awards | ||||||||||
| 19.00 | Cocktail Reception | |||||||||
| 20.00 | Black Tie Gala Awards Dinner | |||||||||
| 23.00 | Carriages | |||||||||