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Date: 13 - 14 November 2009
Location:
Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre
Website
and registration: http://ceosummit.apec2009.sg

Synopsis

The APEC CEO Summit 2009 will bring together more than 800 of the world’s top business leaders to Singapore to meet with leaders of some of the Pacific Rim’s most powerful nations.

The two-day CEO Summit will focus on addressing the economic crisis and key global issues. These include topics to prepare for the recovery of the global economy, strengthening corporate governance, harnessing the economics of climate change, leveraging on the power of sovereign wealth funds and multilateral institutions, as well as discussing the shape of things to come in the new global economic landscape.

This year, we have confirmed the following APEC Leaders:

  • HE Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of Australia
  • HE President Michelle Bachelet of Chile
  • HE President Hu Jintao of the People’s Republic of China
  • HE Chief Executive Donald Tsang of Hong Kong, China
  • HE President Dr H Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia*
  • HE Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama of Japan
  • HE President Lee Myung-Bak of the Republic of Korea
  • HE Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Najib Razak of Malaysia
  • HE President Felipe Calderon of Mexico
  • HE Prime Minister John Key of New Zealand
  • HE President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia
  • HE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore
  • HE Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of Thailand
  • HE President Nguyen Minh Triet  of Viet Nam

Engagement between the public and private sector is the highlight; Interactive open dialogue and panel discussions will pave the way for the alignment of APEC policies and goals with global business, in a powerful forum where insights and ideas will be shared in preparation for the post-crisis world.

Over 1,000 of the world’s top business leaders are converging in Singapore for the only international forum that offers interaction with leaders of the most powerful nations in the Pacific Rim.

To date, the CEO Summit has confirmed the following role players:

  • Ms Chong Siak Ching, Chair of the APEC CEO Summit 2009 and President & CEO, Ascendas Pte Ltd
  • Dr Victor Fung, Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce and Group Chairman, Li and Fung
  • Mr Madhu Koneru, Group CEO, MEC Holdings
  • Dr Luis Alberto Moreno, President, Inter-American Development Bank
  • Mr Dennis M Nally, Global Chairman, PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd
  • Mr Robert Zoellick, President, World Bank
  • Dato Timothy Ong, Chairman, Brunei Economic Development Board
  • HE Shaukat Aziz, former Prime Minister of Pakistan
  • Dr Yoon-Dae Euh, Chairman, Presidential Council on Nation Branding and Chairman, Steering Committee, Korea Investment Corporation
  • Ms Carol Hansell, Senior Partner, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP and Chairperson of the Corporate Governance Committee, American Bar Association
  • Mr George Kirkland, Executive Vice President, Chevron Global Upstream and Gas
  • Mr Brian Dumaine, Global Editor, FORTUNE
  • Mr Stephen Green, Chairman, HSBC Holdings plc
  • Mr Barry Desker, Dean, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University and Vice Chairman, Singapore Business Federation
  • Mr Jiang Jianqing, Chairman & Executive Director, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
  • Mr Hermann Ude, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding
  • Mr Derek Williams, Executive Vice President, Oracle Corporation
  • Ms Marjorie Yang, Chairman, Esquel Group
  • Mr Andrew Stevens, Anchor and Correspondent, CNN
  • Mr Richard Adkerson, CEO, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc
  • Mr Teng Theng Dar, ABAC Chair 2009 and CEO, Singapore Business Federation
  • Mr Rex W Tillerson, Chairman & CEO, Exxon Mobil Corporation
  • Mr Thomas J Donohue, CEO, US Chamber of Commerce
  • Mr Michael Elliott, Editor, TIME International
  • Mr D Nick Reilly, President, GM International Operations and US ABAC Member
  • Ms Barbara Kux, Member of the Managing Board, Head of Supply Chain Management & Chief Sustainability Officer, Siemens AG
  • Prof Tim Flannery, Australian of the Year in 2007 and Chairman of the Copenhagen Climate Council
  • Mr Frank Kern, Senior Vice President, IBM Global Business Services
  • Ms Barbara Kux, Member of the Managing Board, Head of Supply Chain Management & Chief Sustainability Officer, Siemens AG
  • Mr Liu Thai-Ker, Chairman, Centre for Liveable Cities, Singapore
  • Mr Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) and Schwartz Fellow, Asia Society
  • Mr Scott Davis, Chairman & CEO, UPS
  • Mr Peje Emilsson, Executive Chairman, Kreab Gavin Anderson
  • Mr Gary Locke, Secretary of Commerce of the United States of America
  • Mr Tony Meloto, Chairman, Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation Inc
  • Mr Joel Santos, Co-Founder, Entrepreneurs School of Asia
  • Ms Elizabeth Benham, President, The International Federation of Business and Professional Women
  • Mr John Chen, CEO, Sybase Inc
  • Mr Richard Edelman,  President & CEO, Edelman
  • Mr Kelvin Leung, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding North Asia Pacific
  • Ms Doris Magsaysay Ho, President & CEO, Magsaysay Group of Companies and Philippines ABAC Member
  • Mr Kwan Chee Wei, Chief Human Resource Officer, IMC Corp
  • Prof Tommy Koh, Ambassador At-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore and Chairman, Singapore Institute of Policy Studies
  • Mr Ko Kheng Hwa, CEO, Singbridge International Singapore Pte Ltd
  • Dr Bjorn Lomborg, Director, Copenhagen Consensus Center and author of “Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist’s Guide to Global Warming”
  • Mr Dorjee Sun, CEO, Carbon Conservation
  • Ms Deborah Henretta, Group President for Asia, The Procter & Gamble Company
  • Mr Craig Mundie, Chief Research & Strategy Officer,  Microsoft  Corporation
  • Mr Hiroshi Mikitani, CEO, Rakuten Inc
  • Mr Patrick Daniel, Editor-in-Chief, English and Malay Newspaper Division, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
  • Mr Bader M Al-Sa’ad, MD, Kuwait Investment Authority
  • Mr Jin Liqun, Chairman of Board of Supervisors, China Investment Corporation (CIC)
  • Mr Yngve Slyngstad, CEO & Chief Investment Officer, Norges Bank Investment Management
  • Dr Tony Tan, Deputy Chairman, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd, Singapore
  • Mr Heng Swee Keat, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore
  • Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of Community Development, Youth and Sports of Singapore
  • Mr Gary Locke, Secretary of Commerce of the United States of America
  • Mr Peter Loescher, President & CEO, Siemens AG
  • Mr Anand G Mahindra, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
  • Mr Stephen S Roach, Chairman, Morgan Stanley Asia, and author of "The Next Asia" (2009)
  • Mr Rex W Tillerson, Chairman & CEO, Exxon Mobil Corporation
  • Prof Kishore Mahbubani, Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and author of “The New Asian Hemisphere” (2008)
  • Mr Shoei Utsuda, Vice Chairman, Nippon Keidanren and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mitsui & Co, Ltd

The CEO Summit offers extensive networking opportunities, providing participants with access to distinguished guests and delegates from the 21 APEC economies and outstanding business figures from the Middle East and India.
The CEO Summit has drawn solid support from the world’s leading companies and organisations. These include Major Partners HSBC and Siemens; Knowledge Partner, PriceWaterhouseCoopers; Logistics Partner, DHL; Associate Partners - Far East Organization, P&G, PeopleSearch, Temasek Holdings, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Chevron and MEC Holdings; Supporting Organisations - Ascendas and Saigon Invest Group and Official Airline - Singapore Airlines. The media partners include Time Warner (CNN, Fortune and Time), America Economia, Financial Times, Singapore Press Holdings (Business Times, Lianhe Zaobao and The PEAK), and Channel Newsasia.

Enquiries:
APEC CEO Summit 2009 Secretariat
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Programme

“REBUILDING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: CRISIS AND OPPORTUNITY”
Programme as at 30 October 2009

Thursday, 12 November, 2009
9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. REGISTRATION at SUNTEC SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE
6:00 p.m.- 9:30 p.m. WELCOME RECEPTION AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM

Day 1 - Friday, 13 November, 2009
From 7:30 a.m. COFFEE AND TEA SERVED AT SUNTEC SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE
9:00 a.m.- 9:45 a.m.
SESSION ONE
SUMMIT OPENING SESSION

"REBUILDING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: ARE NEW MODELS OF GROWTH REQUIRED?"


Welcome Address by Ms Chong Siak Ching, Chair of the APEC CEO Summit 2009

Summit Opening Keynote Address by H.E. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore
9:45 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.
SESSION TWO
SUMMIT STOCKTAKING ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

"IS THE GLOBAL CRISIS REALLY OVER?"


WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IN 2010? WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES AND THE OPPORTUNITIES?


A dialogue on the state of the global economy led by:
  • H.E. Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Najib Razak of Malaysia
  • Dr. Victor Fung, Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce and Group Chairman, Li and Fung
  • Mr. Madhu Koneru, Group CEO, MEC Holdings
  • Dr. Luis Alberto Moreno, President, Inter-American Development Bank
  • Mr. Dennis M. Nally, Global Chairman, PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd
  • Mr. Robert Zoellick, President, World Bank Group
Moderated by Dato Timothy Ong, Chairman, Brunei Economic Development Board
11:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. NETWORKING BREAK
11:30 a.m.- 12:45 p.m.
SESSION THREE
SUMMIT DIALOGUE ON GLOBAL ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE:

"REGULATING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY FOR GLOBAL GROWTH"

HOW WILL THE RULES OF THE GAME CHANGE? IS BIG GOVERNMENT HERE TO STAY? WILL THE RESPECTIVE ROLES OF GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS BE RE-DEFINED?

A dialogue on governance between:
  • H.E. Chief Executive Donald Tsang of Hong Kong
  • H.E. President Dr H Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia*
  • H.E. Shaukat Aziz, former Prime Minister of Pakistan
  • Dr. Yoon-Dae Euh, Chairman, Presidential Council on Nation Branding and Chairman, Steering Committee, Korea Investment Corporation
  • Ms. Carol Hansell, Senior Partner, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP and Chairperson of the Corporate Governance Committee, American Bar Association
  • Mr. George Kirkland, Executive Vice President, Chevron Global Upstream and Gas
Moderated by Mr. Brian Dumaine, Global Editor, FORTUNE.
12:45 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
SESSION FOUR
LUNCHEON KEYNOTE ADDRESS

“GOOD VALUE: REFLECTIONS ON THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS AND THE WAY AHEAD.”


Luncheon Address by Mr. Stephen Green, Chairman, HSBC Holdings plc followed by Q&A.

Moderated by Mr. Barry Desker, Dean, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University and Vice Chairman, Singapore Business Federation.
2:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
SESSION FIVE
SUMMIT KEYNOTE ADDRESS

"CHINA’S RESPONSE TO THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: WHAT ROLE CAN CHINA PLAY TO SUPPORT GLOBAL RECOVERY?"


Keynote Address by H.E. President Hu Jintao of the People’s Republic of China followed by a dialogue on China’s longer term economic outlook led by:
  • Mr. Jiang Jianqing, Chairman & Executive Director, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
  • Mr. Hermann Ude, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding
  • Mr. Derek Williams, Executive Vice President, Oracle Corporation
  • Ms. Marjorie Yang, Chairman, Esquel Group
Moderated by Mr. Andrew Stevens, Anchor and Correspondent, CNN
4:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
SESSION SIX
SUMMIT LEADERS’ DIALOGUE ON APEC:

"WHAT CAN APEC DO FOR BUSINESS?"


A dialogue between APEC and business leaders:
  • H.E. President Michelle Bachelet of Chile
  • H.E. Prime Minister John Key of New Zealand
  • Mr. Richard Adkerson, CEO, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc
  • Mr. Teng Theng Dar, ABAC Chair 2009 and CEO, Singapore Business Federation
Moderated by Mr. Tom Donohue, CEO, US Chamber of Commerce
5:00 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. NETWORKING BREAK
5:30 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
SESSION SEVEN
SUMMIT KEYNOTE ADDRESS

"SUSTAINING ASIA'S GROWTH FOLLOWING THE CRISIS"

HOW THE G20 PROCESS CAN HELP

Keynote Address by H.E. President Lee Myung-Bak of The Republic of Korea.
6:00 p.m.- 6:45 p.m.
SESSION EIGHT
SUMMIT DIALOGUE WITH MR. LEE KUAN YEW, MINISTER MENTOR OF SINGAPORE ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS:

"HOW WILL THE GLOBAL CRISIS CHANGE THE WORLD?"

Moderated by Mr. Michael Elliott, Editor, TIME International
7:30 p.m.- 10:30 p.m. DINE AROUND SINGAPORE – AN EVENING AT SOME OF SINGAPORE’S ICONIC ATTRACTIONS.

Enjoy dining in Singapore’s finest restaurants boasting tantalising cuisine in the company of like minded peers while prominent experts provide you food for thought.
DINE AROUND OPTIONS INCLUDE:

A) “MEETING THE GLOBAL ENERGY SUPPLY CHALLENGE” AT ONE°15.

Enjoy Singapore's award winning marina located one degree and 15 minutes north of the equator with a dinner keynote address by an energy leader on the key issues facing the future of energy at the exclusive Sentosa Cove enclave.

Keynote address by Mr. Rex W. Tillerson, Chairman & CEO, Exxon Mobil Corporation followed by Q&A.

Moderated by Mr D Nick Reilly, President, GM International Operations, and US ABAC Member

B) “MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ARE THERE TRADE-OFFS WITH ECONOMIC GROWTH? WHAT ROLE DOES TECHNOLOGY HAVE TO PLAY?” AT JEWEL BOX

DINNER CO-HOSTED BY SIEMENS SUPPORTED BY THE CENTRE FOR LIVEABLE CITIES

Take in the view over a dinner keynote address by a renown climate change expert followed by a conversation with business leaders at Singapore’s iconic restaurant located in the lush tropical surrounds of Mount Faber’s hilltop. This uniquely designed location features green architecture and boasts stunning sights of the breathtaking city skyline and harbour view.

Scene Setting by Ms. Barbara Kux, Member of the Managing Board, Head of Supply Chain Management, and Chief Sustainability Officer, Siemens AG

Keynote address by Professor Tim Flannery, Australian of the Year in 2007 and Chairman of the Copenhagen Climate Council followed by panel discussion with business leaders:
  • Mr. Frank Kern, Senior Vice President, IBM Global Business Services
  • Ms. Barbara Kux, Member of the Managing Board, Head of Supply Chain Management and Chief Sustainability Officer, SIEMENS AG
  • Mr. Liu Thai Ker, Chairman, Centre for Liveable Cities, Singapore
Moderated by Mr Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) and Schwartz Fellow, Asia Society

C) “CSR PARTNERSHIPS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE (DESPITE DIFFICULT TIMES)” AT INDOCHINE AT THE ASIAN CIVILISATIONS MUSEUM

Savour fine indo china cuisine over dinner conversations with Corporate Social Responsibility leaders that have made real change. Located by the serene Singapore river at the Museum that showcases the rich culture of Singapore’s multi ethnic society.

There will be a series of ‘story tellers’ over dinner. The story tellers include:
  • Mr. Scott Davis, CEO, UPS
  • Mr. Peje Emilsson, Executive Chairman, Kreab Gavin Anderson
  • Mr Gary Locke, Secretary of Commerce of the United States of America
  • Mr. Tony Meloto, Chairman, Gawad Kalinga Community Development & Foundation Inc
Moderated by Mr. Joel Santos, Co-Founder, Entrepreneurs School of Asia

D) “THE SEARCH FOR TALENT: COMPETING FOR THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN A SHRINKING TALENT POOL” AT ONE ON THE BUND

A look at the human resource challenges facing the Asia Pacific and the people trends of the future post crisis. While searching for talent look no further for the finest Shanghainese cuisine located in the beautiful colonial-esque 75 year old Clifford Pier by the panoramic Marina Bay.

The evening will include a fire side chat with:
  • Ms. Elizabeth Benham, President, The International Federation of Business and Professional Women
  • Mr. John Chen, CEO, Sybase Inc
  • Mr. Richard Edelman, President & CEO, Edelman
  • Ms. Kelvin Leung, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding North Asia Pacific
  • Ms. Doris Magsaysay Ho, President & CEO, Magsaysay Group of Companies and Philippines ABAC Member
Moderated by Mr. Kwan Chee Wei, Chief Human Resource Officer, IMC Corp

E) "WINE & DINE WITH YPOERS AT DALVEY HOUSE"

DINNER CO-HOSTED BY YOUNG PRESIDENTS ORGANISATION AND SUPPORTED BY THE PACIFIC BASIN ECONOMIC COUNCIL.

Dinner and Dialogue with H.E. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of Thailand

'Come home' to Singapore and have dinner with the dynamic members of the Young Presidents Organisation at one of Singapore’s most exclusive private residences.

F) "RELAX AND UNWIND" AT THE WHITE RABBIT

We'll let you choose the topic of conversation while you enjoy a relaxing evening in the beautiful ambience of this restored chapel in the company of fine food and friends.

Day 2 - Saturday, 14 November, 2009
From 8:00 a.m. COFFEE AND TEA SERVED AT SUNTEC SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE
9:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m.
SESSION NINE
SUMMIT LEADERS' DIALOGUE ON REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION

"ARE OUR PRESENT MODELS OF REGIONALISM SUCH AS APEC AND ASEAN ADEQUATE?"


ARE NEW REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS REQUIRED? HOW CAN WE STRENGTHEN REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION?


A dialogue with:
  • H.E. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of Australia
  • H.E. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of Thailand
  • H.E. President Felipe Calderon of Mexico
10:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.
SESSION TEN
SUMMIT KEYNOTE ADDRESS

"THE ROLE OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE ASIA PACIFIC IN THE 21ST CENTURY"


Keynote Address by H.E. Amb. Ron Kirk, United States Trade Representative.
10:30 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.
SESSION ELEVEN
SUMMIT KEYNOTE ADDRESS

“INVESTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMERGING MARKETS”


WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES? WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES FACED BY FOREIGN INVESTORS? WHAT ARE THE REFORMS REQUIRED FOR COMPETITIVENESS?


Keynote Address by H.E. President Nguyen Minh Triet of Vietnam.
11:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.
SESSION TWELVE
SUMMIT KEYNOTE ADDRESS

"THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC AGENDA: PRIORITIES FOR ACTION"


Keynote Address by H.E. President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia.
11:30 a.m.- 12:45 p.m.
SESSION THIRTEEN
SUMMIT DIALOGUE ON THE ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

“ECONOMIC SENSE AND NONSENSE ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING”


ARE GLOBAL RESPONSES TO THE CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE COMPATIBLE WITH FUTURE ECONOMIC GROWTH? TO WHAT EXTENT ARE THERE TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS? IS TIGHTER REGULATION THE ANSWER? WHAT IS THE MESSAGE FOR COPENHAGEN?


POWERFUL CONTRASTING VIEWS FROM INDUSTRY AND THOUGHT LEADERS:
  • Prof Tim Flannery, Australian of the Year in 2007 and Chairman of the Copenhagen Climate Council
  • Mr. Ko Kheng Hwa, CEO, Singbridge International Singapore Pte Ltd
  • Dr. Bjorn Lomborg, Director, Copenhagen Consensus Center and author of “Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist’s Guide to Global Warming”
  • Mr. Dorjee Sun, CEO, Carbon Conservation
Moderated by Mr Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) and Schwartz Fellow, Asia Society
12:45 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
SESSION FOURTEEN
IT CONVERSATION OVER LUNCH ON INNOVATION:

"WHAT IS THE NEXT BIG THING?"


WHERE ARE THE NEW SOURCES OF INNOVATION? HOW CAN COUNTRIES PROMOTE INNOVATION?

In Conversation with:
  • Ms. Deborah Henretta, Group President for Asia, The Procter & Gamble Company
  • Mr. Craig Mundie, Chief Research & Strategy Officer, Microsoft Corporation
  • Mr. Hiroshi Mikitani, CEO, Rakuten Inc
Moderated by Mr. Patrick Daniel, Editor-in-Chief, English and Malay Newspaper Division, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
2:30 p.m.- 3:45 p.m.
SESSION FIFTEEN
SUMMIT DIALOGUE ON GLOBAL FINANCE:

“THE ROLE OF SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS IN RE-BUILDING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY”


DIALOGUE WITH:
  • Mr. Bader M Al-Sa’ad, MD, Kuwait Investment Authority
  • Mr. Jin Liqun, Chairman of Board of Supervisors, China Investment Corporation (CIC)
  • Mr. Yngve Slyngstad, CEO, Chief Investmen Officer, Norges Bank Investment Management
  • Dr. Tony Tan, Deputy Chairman, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd
Moderated by Mr. Heng Swee Keat, MD, Monetary Authority of Singapore
3:45 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
SESSION SIXTEEN
SUMMIT DIALOGUE ON ANTICIPATING THE FUTURE

"THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME"


WHAT WILL THE GLOBAL ECONOMY POST CRISIS LOOK LIKE? LOOKING BEYOND ECONOMICS, WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES TO ANTICIPATE IN TERMS OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, POLITICS, CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE? WHAT SHOULD BE ON THE GLOBAL AGENDA? HOW CAN WE BEST PREPARE OURSELVES FOR THE FUTURE?


A dialogue with:
  • Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Singapore
  • Mr Gary Locke, Secretary of Commerce of the United States of America
  • Mr. Peter Loescher, President and CEO, SIEMENS AG
  • Mr. Anand G. Mahindra, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
  • Mr. Stephen S. Roach, Chairman, Morgan Stanley Asia, and author of "The Next Asia" (2009)
  • Mr. Rex W. Tillerson, Chairman & CEO, Exxon Mobil Corporation
Moderated by Prof Kishore Mahbubani, Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and author of “The New Asian Hemisphere” (2008)
5:15 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
CLOSING SESSION
SUMMIT KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN

"ENSURING APEC’S CONTINUED RELEVANCE: WHAT MUST BE DONE?"

Keynote Address by H.E. Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Japan’s priorities for APEC as Japan assumes the Chair of APEC in 2010

Followed by Summit Closing Remarks by Ms. Chong Siak Ching, Chair of the APEC CEO Summit 2009 and introduction to the APEC CEO Summit 2010 in Japan by Mr. Shoei Utsuda, Vice Chairman, Nippon Keidanren and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
7:00 p.m.- 9:30 p.m SINGAPORE EVENING AT THE ESPLANADE

and introduction to the APEC CEO Summit 2010 in Japan by Mr. Shoei Utsuda, Vice Chairman, Nippon Keidanren and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mitsui & Co., Ltd.