Seminar 1: Competitiveness, Trade, Liveability and Productivity in ASEAN Economies
Economic Forum Programme (Seminar 1)
Guest of Honor:
Mr K Shanmugam
Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law, Republic of Singapore
Discussants/Speakers:
Professor Tan Eng Chye
President Designate, Deputy President (Academic Affairs) and Provost, National University of Singapore
Ms Fatouma Toure Ibrahima
Acting Director and Operations Adviser, World Bank Infrastructure and Urban Development Hub
Professor Liew Mun Leong
Chairman, Changi Airport Group and Surbana Jurong Group & Provost’s Chair Professor (pro-bono) at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Professor Ramkishen S Rajan
Professor, LKYSPP, NUS
Dr Lee Jae Young
Group Head and Lead Economist, Surveillance (Indonesia, Malaysia & Japan), Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)
Dr Tham Siew Yean
Adjunct Professor, Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS) & Senior Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, NUS
Ms Ren Dongyan
General Manager, China Construction Bank Singapore Branch
Ms Zhang Yi
Head of Operations, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Singapore Branch
Professor Dr Balthasar Kambuaya
Chairman, University Senate, Cenderawasih University, Republic of Indonesia
Dr Kasan Muhri
Head, Trade Policy Analysis and Development Agency, Ministry of Trade, Republic of Indonesia
Professor Wang Jiann-Chyuan
Vice President, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, Taiwan, ROC
Dr Alan Wong
Chair Professor, Department of Finance and Big Data Research Center, Asia University, Taiwan, ROC
Mr Timothy McDonald
Journalist, BBC News
Mr Nicholas Khaw
Vice President, Khazanah Research & Investment Strategy, Malaysia
Dr Nguyen Dinh Cung
President, Central Institute for Economic Management, Republic of Vietnam
Dr Vu Tien Loc
Chairman and President, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Chairman, 2017 APEC CEO Summit & Member of Parliament, 14th Legislature, Republic of Vietnam
Ms Almud Weitz
Practice Manager, Transport Global Practice, World Bank Group
Professor Kishore Mahbubani
Dean, LKYSPP, NUS
Discussants’, Speakers’ And Moderators’ Profile
Media Coverage:
- 【亚洲经济论坛】尚穆根：支持一带一路 积极发挥影响力
Link: 8频道新闻及时事节目，Channel 8 News & Current Affairs, 28 August 2017 - 尚穆根：中国有能力克服挑战 实现一带一路愿景
Link: 8频道新闻及时事节目，Channel 8 News & Current Affairs, 28 August 2017 - 尚穆根：我国会继续支持一带一路倡议
Link: 8频道新闻及时事节目，Channel 8 News & Current Affairs, 28 August 2017 - 尚穆根：智库扮演着重要角色 必须保持客观
Link: 8频道新闻及时事节目，Channel 8 News & Current Affairs, 28 August 2017 - Minister Shanmugam speaks at 2017 Asia Economic Forum, 28 August, Singapore
Link: Phoenix, 28 August 2017 - For Belt and Road to succeed, China must work harmoniously with other countries: Shanmugam
Link: Channel NewsAsia, 28 August 2017 - 尚穆根：中美双方要找出新的共存方式
Link: Zaobao Online, 28 August 2017
Source: Lianhe Zaobao © Singapore Press Holdings Limited. Permission required for reproduction - 先趕間諜後讚最強 完美示範打倒昨日的我 新加坡突力撐一帶一路
Link: www.hk01/com, 28 August 2017 - 1. 一带一路倡议可能面对风险
尚穆根：中国应争取他国合作支持
2. 智库应在必要时提供独立客观观点
3. 中国将很快超越美国 成为全球最大经济体
Link 1, Link 2, Link 3: Lianhe Zaobao, 29 August 2017
Source: Lianhe Zaobao © Singapore Press Holdings Limited. Permission required for reproduction - 尚穆根：新加坡应求新求变为“一带一路”做贡献
Link: Lianhe Zaobao, 29 August 2017
Source: Lianhe Zaobao © Singapore Press Holdings Limited. Permission required for reproduction - Think-tanks useful for policymaking, but must be objective: Shanmugam
Link: TodayOnline.com, 29 August 2017 - Think-tanks must be objective: Shanmugam
Link: The New Paper, 29 August 2017 - Singapore hails Belt and Road
Link: The Star Online, 29 August 2017 - S’pore well-positioned to reap gains in Belt & Road: Shanmugam
Link: The Business Times, 29 August 2017
Source: The Business Times © Singapore Press Holdings Limited. Permission required for reproduction - 1. S’pore must stay smart to profit in ‘multi-polar world’
2. Harmonious collaboration key to success OBOR: Shanmugam
Link: TodayOnline.com, 29 August 2017 - 1. S’pore in ‘a position to benefit’ from Belt and Road push
2. Think tanks ‘may disagree with Gov, but not under a foreign state’s influence’
3. Firms urged to ‘act fast to secure first-mover advantage’
Link 1, Link 2, Link 3: The Straits Times, 29 August 2017
Source: The Straits Times © Singapore Press Holdings Limited. Permission required for reproduction - Q N A Session At Asia Economic Forum On “The One-Belt One-Road Initiative: Impact And Implications”
Link: beltandroad.zaobao.com, 31 August 2017 - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s facebook posting on Minister Shanmugam’s speech on One-Belt One-Road
Link: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s facebook, 31 August 2017 - “一带一路”理念须集体来实现”
Link: Lianhe Zaobao , 2 September 2017