(as of Oct.03)
**Program is subject to change.
* English, Thai and Japanese simultaneous interpretations will be available during this forum.

09:30-09:35 Opening Remarks

Naotoshi Okada

President & CEO, Nikkei Inc.

09:35-10:25 Session 1

"Global alliances for a global age"

Dhanin Chearavanont

Chairman & CEO, Charoen Pokphand Group (Thailand)

Moderator

Tetsuya Iguchi

Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Headquarters for Asia, Nikkei Inc.

10:25-10:35 Break

10:35-12:00 Session 2

"Beyond Asia: The challenges of branching out abroad"

Natarajan Chandrasekaran

CEO & Managing Director, Tata Consultancy Services (India)

Xiang Wenbo

President, Sany Heavy Industry (China)

Tony Lo

CEO, Giant Global Group (Taiwan)

Moderator

Sonoko Watanabe

Editor-in-Chief, Nikkei Asian Review, Nikkei Inc.

12:00-13:20 Luncheon

13:20-14:45 Session 3

"Assessing the ASEAN Economic Community's impact"

Mohd Munir Abdul Majid

President, ASEAN Business Club (Malaysia)

Chartsiri Sophonpanich

President, Bangkok Bank (Thailand)

Truong Gia Binh

Chairman, FPT (Vietnam)

Moderator

Gwen Robinson

Chief Editor, Nikkei Asian Review, Nikkei Inc.

14:45-15:05 Coffee Break

15:05-16:30 Session 4

"Catching Asia's middle-class wave"

Hiroshi Ohnishi

President & CEO, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings (Japan)

Wang Zhenghua

Chairman, Spring Airlines (China)

Garibaldi Thohir

President Director & CEO, Adaro Energy (Indonesia)

Moderator

Takehiko "Ken" Koyanagi

Editor-at-Large, Nikkei Asian Review, Nikkei Inc.

16:30-16:40 Break

16:40-18:05 Session 5

"ASEAN as a business hub for multinationals"

Vivek Chaand Sehgal

Chairman, Samvardhana Motherson Group (India)

Hiroshi Ishino

President, Kansai Paint (Japan)

Kevin Burrell

CEO, DHL Supply Chain Thailand, Philippines, and Vietnam

Wirat Sirikajornkij

Partner & Head of ASEAN+, KPMG in Thailand

Moderator

Jamil Anderlini

Asia Editor, Financial Times

18:30-20:00 Reception

**Honorifics and titles omitted, names in no particular order.
*We regret to inform you that Mr. Nazir Razak, Chairman, CIMB Group will not be able to participate in the forum.