• PDIE Purpose Driven Innovation
• Erik Berglof, Chief Economist,Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank, China
• Vivian Claire Liew, ClimateAlphaAdvisor to SWFs & Institutions, Singapore
• Girish Ramachandran, PresidentAsia Pacific,TCS, Singapore
• Michael Yeoh, President, KSI Strategic Institute forAsia Pacific, Malaysia
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• Murat Seitnepesov, Chairman, Caspian Week, Switzerland
• Tatsuo Hatta, Chairman of Executive Board,Asian Growth Research Institute, Japan
• Yoshito Hori, Founder and Chairman, Globis, Japan
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• Roger King, Founder and Chairman, ODS Holdings Inc , Hong Kong
• Naushad Forbes, Co Chairman, Forbes Marshall, India
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• Vinod Sekhar, Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer, Petra Group, Malaysia
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• Bo IngeAndersson, Chief Executive Officer, Uzauto Motors, Uzbekistan
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• Ken Shibusawa, Chief Executive Officer, Shibusawa and Company, Japan
• Preeti Sinha, Executive Secretary, United Nations Capital Development Fund, United Nations
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• Vijay Eswaran, Chairman, QI Ltd, Hong Kong
• Pamela Lau, Managing Director, Green Gold Group, Indonesia
• Richard David Hames, Chairman,Asian Foresight Institute, Thailand
• Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC)
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22November: Day three
09.00–09.45GrandOpening
16.30-17.30Reception
11.00-12.30DialogueSessions
-Highcostofremotelearning
16.15-17.45DialogueSessions
WithinAsia-Pacific–Japanisthekey-stone
Asia’sfluxoverseveralfronts
18.45-19.00SpecialMessage
15.00-16.30UpdateSessions
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19.00-21.30Dinner
19.15-22.00Dinner
TowardstherealizationofaGreenSociety
-DisruptivetechnologytransformingAsia-COVID slowingAsianDevelopment-CompetinginAsia’snew -ageDifficultiesindefiningclimatetransitions-TheArts
07.30-08.45BreakfastSessions
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09.00-13.00Sightseeing
14.30-16.00DialogueSessions
17.45-18.45Plenary Achievingouragreementonclimatechange
-ReestablishingAsian-originsupply-chains-Asianaccords tohaltCOVID
-Geo-politicsintimesofwar
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13.30-14.30Plenary Asia:Unitedindiversity
12.30-13.30Lunch -NetworkingLunch
Japan’seconomicrecoverypost-COVID
TheneedforanewAsianunity
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-ChangingDis-toU-topian -Considerationsaboutdigitalcurrencies-HowAsian entrepreneurspioneerchange-Businessbenefitsof net-zero
18.30-19.00MovetoDinnerVenue
-ExtendinggenderdiversityacrossAsia
-Inflationisheretostay -DevelopingAsianeconomies -AsiaasBlockchainbreedingground
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-KitakyushuSession:ESGInvestment-Climate ResilientAsianCities
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Although many like to argue differently, all nations need the produce of others: no one in this modern age is self sufficient: and since the age of industrialization traders have linked buyers and sellers advantageously COVID, the Ukraine war, plus certain trade embargoes have cut regular supply chains often originating inAsia How best to regenerate them?
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How to regenerate trust and dependance in times of global unrest?
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Over past decades there have been several wars or intense ethic disputes over which international fora have discussed and condemned.The Russian invasion of the Ukraine has stimulated strong sanctions but not in every nation, perhaps especially acrossAsia How are geo-political alignments shifting as the realities of this war are realized? Will the post World War declarations be strengthened to prevent further wars?
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Update Sessions
• Kanesan Veluppillai, Chief Strategic Communications Officer, Cahya Mata Sarawak, Malaysia
• Alejandro Reyes, Professor, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Harukata Takenaka, Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan • John West, Executive Director,Asian Century Institute,Australia
• Francis Schortgen,Associate Dean, University of UtahAsia Campus, Korea
Altering Geo political Stances in the Face of War
• Toshihiro Toyoshima, Chief Executive Officer, Mercuria Investment Co , Japan
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• Robert Dujarric, Professor,Temple UniversityTokyo, Japan
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• Samrendra Mohan Kumar, Co founder and Managing Director, MitKatAdvisory Services, India
• Yogesh Singh, National Co Head of the Corporate Practice and Partner,Trilegal, India
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• Royston Flude, President, CSPOC, Switzerland
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• Duncan J. McCampbell,Associate Professor, Metropolitan State University, USA
• Mikhail Treyvish, President, OmniGrade Universal CrowdsourcingAgency, Russia Chaired by
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AsianAccords to Halt COVID’s Future Development COVID’s global status varies some people think it is finished; others are just coming to grips with it The reality, across various medico political protocols, is that COVID continues to mutate and there is no cure as yet Plus, ‘long COVID’is becoming a recognized issue CanAsia, as a unit, coherently address COVID, its mutations and its endemic future? What will drive this need science, economics or politics? How might other nations help, and thus gain from,Asian knowledge?
• Noritaka Kobayashi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Bajji, Inc, Japan
• ConstanceAgyeman, Director International Development, Challenge Works, United Kingdom
• Asif Iqbal, President, Indian EconomicTrade Organization (IETO), India
• Phil O'Reilly, Director, Iron Duke Partners, New Zealand
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Maintaining Bio- and Socio-diversity post-COVID Asia comprises many developing nations they are beset by global woes of debt, COVID and lack of economic growth How to up tik their innovation in the face of skills and funding issues? How to persuade partners to join positive growth initiates in the social spaces leading to greater protection of bio diversity? How to find clear goals and achievable solutions?
• B Thiagarajan, Managing Director, Blue Star Limited, India
Extending Gender Diversity to all Parts ofAsia Firms world wide are being asked, even pushed by investors, to transform from their historic male dominated boards and C suites Women have been shown to increase a firm’s performance Will enforcing a random percentage of newcomers be welcome, will they have the right skill mix and experience? And will they be willing to accept this new responsibility?
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• Takashi Kawashima, Professor, Kyoto University, Japan
• Ayumi MooreAoki, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Women inTech, France
• Siddharth Poddar, Founder and Managing Editor, StoneBench, Singapore
• Betty Enyonam Kumahor, Founder and Managing Partner, The Cobalt Partners, Ghana
• Anne Nalder, Chief Executive Officer, Small Business Association ofAustralia,Australia phone +41 79 305
• Marc Verissimo, Executive Chairman, Lighter Capital, USA Chaired by
• Yoshiki Sasaki, Chief Executive Officer, Japan Strategic Capital, Japan Chaired by
• HindAbou Nasr, Founder, Seeds, UAE
• Bernhard Bauhofer, Founder and Managing Partner, Sparring Partners, Switzerland
• Yoshitaka Hirano, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, 2nDREAM Corporation, Japan
• Rohan Shetty, Co founder, Icon MaritimeTechnologies Group, USA
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• Erik Berglof, Chief Economist,Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank, China
• Frank-Jürgen Richter, Chairman, Horasis, Switzerland
• Miki Ebara, Chief International Correspondent, NHK World, Japan
17.30-18.30
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• Frank Jürgen Richter, Chairman, Horasis, Switzerland
• MichaelYeoh, President, KSI Strategic Institute forAsia Pacific, Malaysia
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Horasis and the City of Kitakyushu welcome participants to celebrate the sixth HorasisAsia Meeting We welcome you to a prodigious reception at the Kitakyushu International Conference Center
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Opening Plenary:Asia’s Flux –Across Several Fronts
16.30 17.30 Welcome Reception (Foyer)
• Richard David Hames, Chairman,Asian Foresight Institute, Thailand
• Ken Shibusawa, Chief Executive Officer, Shibusawa and Company, Japan
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The world has suffered several major shocks over the last few years There are trade disputes leading to re shoring, the COVID pandemic has no cure and has led to supply chain disruptions Recently Russia have had sanctions imposed against it TheAsia/Pacific nations must consider their alliances where are they going? What are their short and long term futures?Are there outstanding issues?
• Kenji Kitahashi, Mayor of Kitakyushu, Japan
19.00 21.30 Welcome Dinner: Japan’s Economic Recovery Post COVID The welcome news is that Japan avoided the most severe effects of COVID and its subsequent variants: partly by closing its borders effectively and partly by a good roll out of effective vaccines Presently it is seeing a boom of domestic consumption and travel.The big questions are how the Japanese economy will react to global inflation, the rapid rise in global energy costs and curtailment of cereal sales from war torn Ukraine? How will the Japanese central bank react?
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How Disruptive Technologies are TransformingAsia
• Claire Chen, Managing Partner, SZLT iSource Consulting Group,Taiwan
• Renita Kalhorn, Leadership Development Coach, France
Disruptive technologies change the way in whichAsian markets operate What are the most important emerging technologies with the potential to transform post COVID society, economy and industries? Which sectors, products and related investments may yield the best results for Asian commerce and humankind at large?
COVID Dragging onAsian Development
• Charles Tang, President, Brazil China Chamber of Commerce, Brazil Chaired by
•John J Ying, Managing Director, Peak Capital, Hong Kong Chaired by
• Preeti Dubey, Founder and Director, Strive High, Singapore
• Sinartus Sosrodjojo, Founder, PannaFoto Institute, Indonesia
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• Jarvous Chen, Managing Director, Sinda Corporation UK, United Kingdom
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The spread of COVID has been rapid as the virus is no respecter of national boundaries, even of lockdowns Major outbreaks worldwide have hampered growth perhaps more so inAsia’s mega cities and economic clusters How to redevelop clusters that originally thrived on face to face ideas exchange and rapid local exchange of goods? Do digital links offer an equivalent development potential? Would more international co operation aid growth?
• Marios P Efthymiopoulos, Chief Executive Officer, Strategy International, Cyprus
• Genri Goto, Chief Executive Officer, Kotozna Inc, Japan
• Fred Burke, SeniorAdvisor, Baker & McKenzie (Vietnam), Vietnam
• Jan Goetz, Chief Executive Officer and Co Founder, IQM Quantum Computers, Finland
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• Daniel Koppelkamm, Managing Partner, Convergence Partners, Switzerland
• Wook Lee, Founder and Chairman, W Foundation, Korea
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• Tatsuya Masubuchi, Chief Executive Officer, HighNetWorthLab, Japan
• NobumitsuAkai, Director, JFR Group, Japan
• Thian Chew, Managing Partner, Polar Ventures, Hong Kong SAR
• Li Xu, Founder, LXI Consulting, USA
• Martin Schulze, Founder and Director, Public Delivery, Korea
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• Michael Walsh, Secretary General, PBEC, Hong Kong
• Andrea Monni, Co founder and Managing Partner, Blue Spark Hub, Singapore Chaired by
• Sergey Demin, Chief Executive Officer, Rosatom Japan, Japan
• Seelan Palay, VisualArtist, Singapore
• Megan Jing Li, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Shanghai iMega Industry Co , China
Competing inAsia’s NewAge Post-COVID
TheArts: UniquelyAsian Expression of our Global State Artists have never been constrained, yet those in Asia were formerly channeled into national themes Asian artists have long been able to express commentary on the pressing issues of the continent, and presently express our global angst against pandemics and the uncontrolled environment. How might we describe Asian art without defining and thus restricting it?
• Haruka Mitta,Artist, Japan
• Dariusz Gibasiewicz, Chief Executive Officer, SATIS, Poland
•Adam Cooley,Artist, Designer, andAuthor, Japan
In fact, we are not yet post COVID as no cure presently exists, but there are effective vaccines and management modes being deployed worldwide. Economies look to rebuild, based on digital markets: how to ensure these are inclusive? Within the competition for limited natural resources, exacerbated by climate change transformations, how canAsia compete cooperatively and sustainably?
• David Drake, Founder and Chairman, LDJ Capital, USA
• Metin Guvener, Founding Chairman,The Salon, United Kingdom
• Ann Luo, Founder, CodingGirls, Singapore
• Evi Pangestu, Painter, Indonesia
The Impossibility of Being DefinitiveAbout Climate Transition Time after time major climate changes studies are found to be biased, written by authors supported by fossil fuel advocates The science of climate change is complex, much is still unknown how to ensure the arguments for transition are unbiased and simple to comprehend? How to understand the effects of not meeting Carbon Zero by 2050? How do we embrace the behavioral and political changes needed for faster transition?
• Peter Polzin, Co founder, Heidiseum, Switzerland
• Marina Velez, MultidisciplinaryArtist and Researcher, United Kingdom
• Andy Habermacher, Founder, leadingbrains, Switzerland
• Renz Baluyot,Artist,The Philippines
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•Anthony Chan, Chairman, Gretchen, Hong Kong
• Hannah Shin,Artist, South Korea
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• Murat Seitnepesov, Chairman, Caspian Week, Switzerland
• Christian Schmitz, Founder, PDIE Purpose Driven Innovation, Japan
• Michael Walsh, Secretary General, PBEC, Hong Kong
• Frank Jürgen Richter, Chairman, Horasis, Switzerland
• Vinod Sekhar, Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer, Petra Group, Malaysia Chaired by
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• Roger King, Founder and Chairman, ODS Holdings Inc , Hong Kong
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Japan: The Keystone Nation Within theAsia Pacific Nations
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The developing economies ofAsia are expected to grow at over 5 percent despite the Russian invasion of the Ukraine One worrying factor is the continued mutation of the COVID virus that, through China’s zero tolerance, is forcing that nation to lockdown major cities As many supply chains originate in China, global growth remains precarious, and nations consider re shoring their once dispersed manufacturing How areAsian nations resolving geo political uncertainties?
• Girish Ramachandran, PresidentAsia Pacific,TCS, Singapore
09.45-10.45 Plenary:Asian Economic Outlook
• Kris Gopalakrishnan, Chairman,Axilor Ventures, India
• Hiroshi Komiyama, President, KitakyushuAsian Center for Low Carbon Society, Japan
09 00-09 45 Grand Opening
• Murat Seitnepesov, Chairman, Caspian Week, Switzerland
Of the many nations across the Asia Pacific Japan plays a key role in economic development, in security, and in geo-politics With whom are its premier alliances? What are the supportive roles of Europe andAmerica that aid Japan’s actions? How will itsAsian role develop?
• Kenji Kitahashi, Mayor of Kitakyushu, Japan
• Shefali Rekhi, Editor,Asia News Network,The Straits Times, Singapore
• Hiroshi Komiyama, President, KitakyushuAsian Center for Low Carbon Society, Japan
• Theodore J. Waz, Member of the Board, WEDC Smart Cities, USA
• Daisuke Takatsuki, Principal,Asia Operations, CVC Capital Partners, Japan Chaired by
• Naoki Mori, Programme Director, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan
• Tris Dyson, Founder and Managing Director, Challenge Works, United Kingdom +41
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Climate ResilientAsian Cities
The population ofAsian cities is rapidly growing, but these cities are particularly vulnerable to climate change, facing risks from extreme weather events and natural disasters, grappling with rising temperatures, ageing infrastructure, and buildings not suited for changing conditions Asian cities are also centers of innovation and knowledge sharing and models for breakthrough technology How to tap into the remarkable creativity and ingenuity that resides in these urban environments in order to develop, test and rapidly scale ways to transform how we live? What are the solutions that will help them to adapt to climate change and build climate resilience alongside equitable growth?
• Amandeep Midha, Founder, Nerd9, Denmark
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• Shiko Hayashi, Programme Director, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan
• Alberto Furger, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Amara Holding, Indonesia
• Daniel Zaretsky, Director, Israel USA Uzbekistan BusinessAssociation, Uzbekistan
• Kaori Suzuki, Representative Director & Chief Executive Officer, CodoAdvisory, Japan
• Hideki Okada, Executive Officer, Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development
• Girish Bhagat, Chairman, Saleri India, India
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• Leon Toh, Executive Director, Damson Capital, Singapore
• Suman Bose, Principal and Co founder, GoFarAdvisory and Investments, Singapore
• Motoya Kitamura, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Northvillage Investment, Japan
Kitakyushu Session: Expanding ESG Investment toward a Green Society The transition to a decarbonized and sustainable society toward the implementation of the ParisAgreement and the 2030Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires mobilizing and shifting public and private invested capitals Global demand for responsible investment with a focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) related factors has been increasing acrossAsia What enabling factors can driveAsian society shifting to a sustainable pathway? How does theAsian market attract ESG investments?
11 00-12 30 Boardroom Dialogue Sessions
• Bonnie Liao, Executive Director, Social Enterprise ResearchAcademy, Hong Kong SAR
• Susanne Hannestad, Chief Executive Officer, Fintech Mundi, Norway
• Alexander R. Malaket, President, OPUSAdvisory Services International Inc, Canada
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• KimballAndrews, Founder, Nova Finance Group,Australia
Asia as Blockchain Breeding Ground
• Victor Guixer, Managing Partner, Guixer & Partners, Spain
• Jitesh Shetty, Founder, InfiniChains, USA
• Santosh Kaveti, Chairman and Founder, ProArch, Singapore
• Kam Hosn, Chief Executive Officer, Everest, USA
• Rishi Mehra, Chief Executive Officer, Wishfin, India
• Nagaraja Kumar Deevi, Managing Partner, Deevi, USA
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• GurvinderAhluwalia, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, DigitalTwin Labs, USA phone +41 79 305
• Dinesh Malkani, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Smarten Spaces, Singapore
• Mark Minevich, Founder, Going Global Ventures, USA
• Shun Nagao, Venture Partner, White Star Capital, Japan Chaired by
Even before the Ukraine invasion the weaker economies of the developing nations acrossAsia, were economically shocked by the pandemic and a debt crisis the new war increased food and energy costs Their economies may fail, like that of Sri Lanka How might the richerAsian nations rally to help? Is there a common Asian bias, more amenable to local solutions than remotely posed by the IMF?
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ManyAsian nations have initiated blockchain education programmes as they have a high Internet penetration rate, over 70% of its population unbanked, and large remittances from migrant workers needing cashflow security, as does e commerce and global supply chains Is there any implementation hesitation across the region? How will the regional blockchains be integrated?
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• Ananda Setiyo Ivannanto, Director,A Wing Group, Indonesia
Let’s Be Clear: Inflation Is Here to Stay, also inAsia The worry coming into 2022 was the level of inflation, and was it transitory: prevailing theory upholds an arbitrary 2% target Analysist don’t note the many changes that are inherently inflationary demographics, build back better schemes, and above all the cost of energy What is the correct level of inflation? Is inflation control desirable, even necessary? How to guard against its effects?
DevelopingAsian Economies Under Multiple Threats
• Shailendra Goswami, Chairman and Managing Director, Pushkaraj Group, India
• Kouhei Kurihara, Co Founder, Privacy By Design Lab, Japan
• Ciprian Dan Costea, Member of the Board,Autonova, Romania
• Peter Pier, Chief Executive Officer, OmyaAsia Pacific, Singapore
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Asia is one of the most diverse regions in the world, with a dizzying array of cultural, linguistic, religious and ethnic heterogeneity Asian nations also vary significantly in economic development and population size What are the benefits of cultural pluralism in Asia? How to find a common goal to unite a culturally diverse continent, especially in times of the COVID pandemic?And how to turn diversity into a competitive advantage?
Sharing ideas and B2B insights in an informal setting
• Andrew McGregor, Director and Founder, Oomvelt Research, USA
12.30 13.30 Networking Lunch (Foyer)
• Pamela Lau, Managing Director, Green Gold Group, Indonesia
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• Tim Kobe, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Eight Inc, Singapore
• Ted Katagi, Chief Executive Officer, Kenja, Japan
• Hidetoshi Uchiyama, Chief Executive Officer, Unerry, Japan Chaired by
• Mattias Bergström, Chief Executive Officer, Quantum1Net, Spain
• Yoshito Hori, Founder and Chairman, Globis, Japan
Greater and cheaper computing power offers individuals who wear virtual reality headsets full access to the Internet: it is a future comprising an escapist vision In reality, people wish to spend time with real people in the wonderful real world What inescapable benefits does the Metaverse offer to us? Will we all learn to wear VR sets? Can we all afford these VR machines? What of the left behind?
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14.30 16.00 Boardroom Dialogue Sessions
• Navroop Sahdev, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Digital Economist, USA
• Pranjal Sharma, Contributing Editor, BusinessWorld, India
• Vijay Eswaran, Chairman, QI Ltd, Hong Kong
• Bo IngeAndersson, Chief Executive Officer, Uzauto Motors, Uzbekistan
• Girish Ramachandran, PresidentAsia Pacific,TCS, Singapore
The un-Metaverse of Reality
• Girish Ramachandran, PresidentAsia Pacific,TCS, Singapore
• Frank von Seth, Chief Executive Officer, Cyan,Austria
• SamYilmaz, General Partner, Bloccelerate VC, USA
13.30-14.30 Plenary:Asia: United in Diversity
• Yurong Li, Chief Executive Officer, Lipatech, USA
• KasuoYamamoto, President, ZOSUI Promotion Center, Japan phone +41 79
• Greg Crichton, Managing Director, GreaterAsian Advisors Limited, Hong Kong SAR
• Atul Temurnikar, Executive Chairman Global Schools Foundation, Singapore
• Ed Sewell, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, VelocityAI, USA Chaired by
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• Worsak Kanok Nukulchai, Director, Chulalongkorn School of Integrated Innovation,Thailand
• Amir Hosseini, Co Founder, Curry Up Now, USA
• Gabriel Levesque-Tremblay, ChiefTechnology Officer and Co Founder, Orbillion Bio, USA
• Divya Lal, Founder and Managing Director, Fliplearn Education, India
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Managing Stakeholders’Net Zero Expectations
• DavidArmitage, Chief Executive Officer, Velocity Solutions Group, Hong Kong SAR
• Jenni Risku, Impact Partner, Click Ventures, Singapore
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• Antonio Cantalapiedra, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Woonivers, Spain
• Chevy Beh, Founder, BookDoc, Malaysia
• Allen Tang, Excecutive Director, Intsig Information Technology, Singapore Chaired by
• Sindhu Bhaskar, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ESTGlobal Inc , USA
The COVID pandemic broke all learning systems as teachers and pupils became ill Computers are seen as a solution, but many regions ofAsia are not well connected digitally or have suitably trained teachers Learning modes need a boost how to make remote teaching more effective? Is any nation ahead on this task? What are pupils’ reactions, can they be better helped? Is there a cheaper technology?
• MayraAndrea, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, CIpta Graha Holding, Indonesia
• David Bruemmer, Chief Strategy Officer, NextDroid, USA
• Jean-Pierre Cubizolle, Founder and Managing Director, CHC, Switzerland
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• Clas Neumann, Senior Vice President, SAP, China
The High Cost of Remote Learning
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It is difficult to act in unison to achieve a net zero system in a town, or region, or globally: the public is also confused and inconsistent in its reaction How to persuade businesses that new processes, inclined to anti pollution, will be profitable? How to persuade individual consumers to be future looking, to be economical? What changes will best care for the planet and our children’s futures?
AcceleratingAsia’s Digital Transformation for Sustainable Growth Digitalization is changing the wayAsian organizations use and think about technology, moving tech from a supporting to a leading force in innovation, revenue and sustainability. How to start a digital business that fills the needs of tomorrow?And how to achieve an equitable digital transformation?
• Louis Li, Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Founder Ventures, Singapore
• Arun Sharma, President, GrovepikeAssociates, USA
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• KenjiYokoyama, Dean, NUCB Business School, Japan
• Stuart Hutton, Chief Investment Officer, Simply Ethical, United Kingdom
• Shaun Deverson, Director, Lighthouse Futures,Australia
• Steven Klemencic, Managing Director,Ankura, USA
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• James Seng, Co founder and Chief Operating Officer, VOYRobotics, Singapore
16.15-17.45 Boardroom Dialogue Sessions
• AlexanderAthanassoulas, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Stirixis, Greece
Asian Innovation Clusters' Response to the Pandemic
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• Barry Lustig, President, Cormorant Group, Japan
Cluster regions inAsia are closely packed with innovators and venture capitalists with meeting areas to exchange ideas and contracts The onset of the pandemic pushed all into home working How will the concept of ‘the cluster’change in the hybrid working post COVID? Do we, as social animals, still need close, casual contact to innovate?
• Tom Ludescher, Chairman, SGProtein, Singapore
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• Stephen Edkins, Co Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Rice Exchange, Singapore
• Niraj Sharan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Aura, India Chaired by
• Kunihiko Shimada, Chief Executive Officer, K S International Strategies, Japan
• Sourav Sinha, Associate Partner & Head of Strategy, Longevity Vision Fund, USA Chaired by
• Hiroyuki Ohnishi, Chief Executive Officer,Technology Seed Incubation Co , Japan
We live in a dystopian world: conflicts, strife or natural disasters abound Nations address each other by economic means, if not via actual conflict MightAsian nations lead change to a better world, more caring, so endorse our general wellbeing? Is this just wishful thinking, an example of our rose tinted glasses? Would stronger faith groups provide this impetus?
• Nazli Ersen, Founder, Blink Minds, USA
• Shin Ito, Chief Executive Officer, iKoyoo Inc , Japan
• William R Palaia, Founder,Tgther, USA
• Lou Marinoff, Professor of Philosophy,The City College of NewYork, USA +41
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• John Blakey, Founder,TheTrusted Executive Foundation, United Kingdom
ManyAsian NationsAre Considering a Digital Currency India, China and the Philippines have advanced studies on the matter, noting their Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) will be less environmentally costly than crypto, and be better for international FX control How will nations link their CBDCs to the real cash in smaller economies and across the globe? What are the issues to be solved?
• Trista Bridges, Principal and Co founder, Read theAir, Japan
• Katsuyuki Tochimoto, Managing Partner Japan, Simon Kucher and Partners, Japan
HowAsian Entrepreneurs Pioneer Change
• Kartik Sharma, Co founder, DcodeAI, India
• Aditya Berlia, Founder, Svran Apeejay Journalism Foundation, India
• Rufus Lidman, Founder,AIAR EdTech, Singapore
• Paul Sanar, President, Paul Sanar Ventures, USA
• Peter Lazou, Founding Member, Otherdots Foundation, United Kingdom
• Simon Lovegrove, Chief Executive, M Health Limited, United Kingdom Chaired by
• William Wescott, Chairman, BrainOxygen, USA
• AmirYaar, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, CISH Impact Investments Holdings, Israel Chaired by
• JunArima, Senior Policy Fellow, ERIA, Japan
• Ruth P Briones, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Greenergy Solutions,The Philippines
COVID 19 is having lasting impact on entrepreneurship, both positive and negative Those who choose to pivot will succeed whereas those who are hesitant will get disrupted How to transform tough economic challenges into entrepreneurial opportunities? What are the beliefs, visions, and tactics of the post COVID generation ofAsian entrepreneurs and their global counterparts?
• Christian Schmitz, Founder, PDIE Purpose Driven Innovation, Japan
• Devin Narang, Managing Director, Sindicatum Sustainable Resource, India
• Sebright Chen, Chairman, SummerAtlantic Capital, USA
Focusing on the Business Benefits of Net Zero Presently politicians, business leaders and the public seem to agree that all pollution must be halted But the present global economic unrest is causing manyAsian leaders to guard their fossil fuel supplies how to entice them into better behavior? How to more clearly integrateAsian business processes to reduce total pollution and waste and to ensure calculations are correct?
• Yemu Xu, Co founder, Bella Protocol, Singapore
• Pina Hirano, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Asteria, Japan
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• Stacy Kenworthy, Chief Executive Officer,Asylum Investment Group, USA
• Yash Chandan, Founder, Biopapro, India
• John Liu, Chief Executive Officer, HAN Capital, China
• Joe Hyrkin, Chief Executive Officer, Issuu, USA
Chaired by
• Kiran Sethi, Chief Executive Officer, Jupiter International Corporation, Japan
• EvanAuyang, Group President,Animoca Brands, Hong Kong SAR
• Tsutomu Ishiai, Deputy Managing Editor,TheAsahi Shimbun, Japan
• Cod Satrusayang, Editor in Chief,Thai Enquirer, Thailand
There is an existential need to join acrossAsia to overcome common difficulties: the COVID and post COVID effects, the debt crisis, and the disrupted economic growth due to food and energy derangements
• Tatsuo Hatta, Chairman of Executive Board,Asian Growth Research Institute, Japan • Vivian Claire Liew, ClimateAlphaAdvisor to SWFs & Institutions, Singapore
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• Kenji Kitahashi, Mayor of Kitakyushu, Japan
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Participants are invited to join a guided tour to explore the vibrant City of Kitakyushu which greatly contributed to Japan’s industrial modernization The city is blessed with spectacular natural and architectural features, including Kokura Castle and the Mojiko Port Retro area. We meet at 08.50 at RIHGARoyal Hotel Kokura.
Chaired by
• Naushad Forbes, Co Chairman, Forbes Marshall, India
17.45 18.45 Closing Plenary:Achieving OurAgreement on Climate Change The UN persuaded all governments to limit climate change to a 1.5C pathway Maybe a rapid adoption of decarbonization will lower fossil fuel pollution, but will we really reach the stabilization goals? Have global leaders too many short-term issues like pandemics to solve rather than concentrate on climate change? What is the future to be like?
November 22, 2022
• Vijay Eswaran, Chairman, QI Ltd, Hong Kong
How may the nations ofAsia resolve these issues? WillASEAN, RCEP or other fora be sufficient? What solutions are awaiting innovation?
09.00-13.00 Sightseeing: Discovering Kitakyushu
• Preeti Sinha, Executive Secretary, United Nations Capital Development Fund, United Nations Chaired by
18 45-19 00 Special Message: Towards the Realization of a Green Society The people of the globe, while mired in many issues, are waking up to the real issues of climate change and the need to meet all the goals of the SDGs Mayor Kenji Kitahashi and Horasis Chairman Frank Jürgen Richter share their philosophy on the realization of a Green Society
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19.00-19.15 Move to Dinner Venue Walk to Rihga Royal Hotel Kokura
• Frank-Jürgen Richter, Chairman, Horasis, Switzerland
19 15-22 00 Closing Dinner: The Need for a NewAsian Unity
Horasis:TheGlobalVisionsCommunity Maurerstrasse 2, CH 8500 Frauenfeld, Switzerland, wwwhorasis org phone +41 79 305 3110, fax +41 71 686 50 59, mail richter@horasis org