NIKKEI ASIA300 SUMMIT

AGENDA

AGENDA

(As of January 17)
*Honorifics and titles omitted, names in no particular order.
**Please be advised that agenda, speakers, presentation themes are subject to change.

10:00-10:05 Opening Remarks

Naotoshi Okada

President & CEO, Nikkei Inc.

10:05-10:50 Opening Session

The new industrial revolution and Asia
~ from the forefront of Industry 4.0

Christian Brecher

Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology

Moderator
John Thornhill

Innovation Editor, Financial Times

10:50-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 Asia300 Session

Transforming businesses in the new digital era

Vincent Chong

President & CEO, ST Engineering

Lim Wee Chai

Executive Chairman, Top Glove

Aireen Omar

Deputy Group CEO – Digital, Transformation, Corporate Services, AirAsia Group

Swapan Johri

Executive Vice President & Head, APAC Business, HCL Technologies

Moderator
Ken Koyanagi

Editor-at-Large, Nikkei Asian Review

Asia300 Power Performers Award presentation

12:30-14:00 Luncheon
14:00-14:45 Special Speech

Disruption of the global order and its impact on business

Robert Hormats

Vice Chairman, Kissinger Associates

Moderator
Yasu Ota

Columnist, Nikkei Asian Review / Editorial Writer, Nikkei

14:45-15:05 Coffee Break
15:05-16:25 Financial Session

Riding the fintech mega-wave

Kevin Guo

Founder and Co-Chairman, Dianrong

Jonathan Larsen

CIO, Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China

Susan Hwee

Managing Director and Head of Group Technology and Operations, United Overseas Bank

Moderator
Henny Sender

Chief Correspondent, International Finance, Financial Times

16:25-17:05 Closing Session

Leadership in the face of disruption

Narayan Pant

The Raoul de Vitry d'Avaucourt Chaired Professor of Leadership Development, INSEAD

Moderator
John Thornhill

Innovation Editor, Financial Times

17:30-19:00 Cocktail Reception