• PDIE Purpose Driven Innovation
• Michael Yeoh, President, KSI Strategic Institute forAsia Pacific, Malaysia
• Richard David Hames, Chairman,Asian Foresight Institute, Thailand
• Vivian Claire Liew, ClimateAlphaAdvisor to SWFs & Institutions, Singapore
• Girish Ramachandran, PresidentAsia Pacific,TCS, Singapore
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• Yoshito Hori, Founder and Chairman, Globis, Japan
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• Naushad Forbes, Co Chairman, Forbes Marshall, India
• Kris Gopalakrishnan, Chairman,Axilor Ventures, India
• Roger King, Founder and Chairman, ODS Holdings Inc , Hong Kong
Co-chairs:
• Preeti Sinha, Executive Secretary, United Nations Capital Development Fund, United Nations
• Bo IngeAndersson, Chief Executive Officer, Uzauto Motors, Uzbekistan
• Vinod Sekhar, Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer, Petra Group, Malaysia
Co-organizers:
• Murat Seitnepesov, Chairman, Caspian Week, Switzerland
Co-hosts: City of Kitakyushu HorasisAsia Meeting Kitakyushu Executive Committee
• Ken Shibusawa, Chief Executive Officer, Shibusawa and Company, Japan
• Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC)
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• Caspian Week
• Vijay Eswaran, Chairman, QI Ltd, Hong Kong
• Erik Berglof, Chief Economist,Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank, China
• Tatsuo Hatta, Chairman of Executive Board,Asian Growth Research Institute, Japan
• Pamela Lau, Managing Director, Green Gold Group, Indonesia
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09.00–09.45GrandOpening
-Highcostofremotelearning
-Maintainingbio&socialdiversity
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16.30-17.30Reception
-DisruptivetechnologytransformingAsia-COVID slowingAsianDevelopment-CompetinginAsia’snew -ageDifficultiesindefiningclimatetransitions-TheArts
16.00-16.15Break
-Inflationisheretostay -DevelopingAsianeconomies -AsiaasBlockchainbreedingground
-Geo-politicsintimesofwar
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15.00-16.30UpdateSessions
WithinAsia-Pacific–Japanisthekey-stone
Asia’sfluxoverseveralfronts
19.00-19.15MovetoDinnerVenue
09.45-.10.45Plenary Asianeconomicoutlook
18.45-19.00SpecialMessage
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TheneedforanewAsianunity
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11.00-12.30DialogueSessions
13.30-14.30Plenary Asia:Unitedindiversity
14.30-16.00DialogueSessions
-Un-Metaverseofreality
-ReestablishingAsian-originsupply-chains-Asianaccords tohaltCOVID
19.00-21.30Dinner
-AroundtheCityofKitakyushu
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-Digitaltransformationforsustainability-Stakeholder’s net-zeroexpectations-Asianinnovationclusters’responseto Covid
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12.30-13.30Lunch -NetworkingLunch
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17.45-18.45Plenary Achievingouragreementonclimatechange
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07.30-08.45BreakfastSessions
09.00-13.00Sightseeing
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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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• Royston Flude, President, CSPOC, Switzerland
• Samrendra Mohan Kumar, Co founder and Managing Director, MitKatAdvisory Services, India
Reestablishing Global Supply Chains Originating inAsia
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How to regenerate trust and dependance in times of global unrest?
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• Yogesh Singh, National Co Head of the Corporate Practice and Partner,Trilegal, India
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10min walk from the Hotel to the Kitakyushu International Conference Center 3 Chome 9 30Asano, Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu, Japan
• Toshihiro Toyoshima, Chief Executive Officer, Mercuria Investment Co , Japan
• Kanesan Veluppillai, Chief Strategic Communications Officer, Cahya Mata Sarawak, Malaysia
• Duncan J. McCampbell,Associate Professor, Metropolitan State University, USA
• Francis Schortgen,Associate Dean, University of UtahAsia Campus, Korea
• Harukata Takenaka, Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan • John West, Executive Director,Asian Century Institute,Australia
Altering Geo political Stances in the Face of War
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• Alejandro Reyes, Professor, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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• Donny Huang, Founder and Managing Director, 4stones, China
• Robert Dujarric, Professor,Temple UniversityTokyo, Japan
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• Mahesh M Gandhi, Managing Director,AFII Capital, Germany
Arrival via Fukuoka or KitakyushuAirports, Check-in at RIHGARoyal Hotel Kokura, 2 Chome-14-2Asano, Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu
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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?
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?
• Takashi Kawashima, Professor, Kyoto University, Japan
• Anne Nalder, Chief Executive Officer, Small Business Association ofAustralia,Australia phone +41 79 305
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• Phil O'Reilly, Director, Iron Duke Partners, New Zealand
• Noritaka Kobayashi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Bajji, Inc, Japan
• Ayumi MooreAoki, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Women inTech, France
• HindAbou Nasr, Founder, Seeds, UAE
• Siddharth Poddar, Founder and Managing Editor, StoneBench, Singapore
• ConstanceAgyeman, Director International Development, Challenge Works, United Kingdom
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• Yoshitaka Hirano, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, 2nDREAM Corporation, Japan
• Betty Enyonam Kumahor, Founder and Managing Partner, The Cobalt Partners, Ghana
• Mikhail Treyvish, President, OmniGrade Universal CrowdsourcingAgency, Russia Chaired by
• Marc Verissimo, Executive Chairman, Lighter Capital, USA Chaired by
• Rohan Shetty, Co founder, Icon MaritimeTechnologies Group, USA
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?
• B Thiagarajan, Managing Director, Blue Star Limited, India
• Asif Iqbal, President, Indian EconomicTrade Organization (IETO), India
• Bernhard Bauhofer, Founder and Managing Partner, Sparring Partners, Switzerland
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?
• Yoshiki Sasaki, Chief Executive Officer, Japan Strategic Capital, Japan Chaired by
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• Erik Berglof, Chief Economist,Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank, China
• Kenji Kitahashi, Mayor of Kitakyushu, Japan
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• MichaelYeoh, President, KSI Strategic Institute forAsia Pacific, Malaysia
• Miki Ebara, Chief International Correspondent, NHK World, Japan
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• Ken Shibusawa, Chief Executive Officer, Shibusawa and Company, Japan
• Frank-Jürgen Richter, Chairman, Horasis, Switzerland
Opening Plenary:Asia’s Flux –Across Several Fronts
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• Frank Jürgen Richter, Chairman, Horasis, Switzerland
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
17.30-18.30
16.30 17.30 Welcome Reception (Foyer)
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18.30-19.00 Move to Dinner Venue
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?
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?
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• Richard David Hames, Chairman,Asian Foresight Institute, Thailand
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?
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• Daniel Koppelkamm, Managing Partner, Convergence Partners, Switzerland
• Charles Tang, President, Brazil China Chamber of Commerce, Brazil Chaired by
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•John J Ying, Managing Director, Peak Capital, Hong Kong Chaired by
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• RosauroAngelo Rodriguez, Founder, PAD1925, Inc , The Philippines
• Preeti Dubey, Founder and Director, Strive High, Singapore
• Marios P Efthymiopoulos, Chief Executive Officer, Strategy International, Cyprus
from 07 00 Registration (Kitakyushu International Conference Center) 07 30-08 45 Breakfast
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How Disruptive Technologies are TransformingAsia
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COVID Dragging onAsian Development
• Sinartus Sosrodjojo, Founder, PannaFoto Institute, Indonesia
• Fred Burke, SeniorAdvisor, Baker & McKenzie (Vietnam), Vietnam
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?
• Jarvous Chen, Managing Director, Sinda Corporation UK, United Kingdom
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• Claire Chen, Managing Partner, SZLT iSource Consulting Group,Taiwan
• Jan Goetz, Chief Executive Officer and Co Founder, IQM Quantum Computers, Finland
• Genri Goto, Chief Executive Officer, Kotozna Inc, Japan
• Renita Kalhorn, Leadership Development Coach, France
• Metin Guvener, Founding Chairman,The Salon, United Kingdom
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?
• Haruka Mitta,Artist, Japan
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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?
• Ann Luo, Founder, CodingGirls, Singapore
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?
• Renz Baluyot,Artist,The Philippines
• Dariusz Gibasiewicz, Chief Executive Officer, SATIS, Poland
•Adam Cooley,Artist, Designer, andAuthor, Japan
• Sergey Demin, Chief Executive Officer, Rosatom Japan, Japan
• Wook Lee, Founder and Chairman, W Foundation, Korea
• Peter Polzin, Co founder, Heidiseum, Switzerland
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• David Drake, Founder and Chairman, LDJ Capital, USA
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•Anthony Chan, Chairman, Gretchen, Hong Kong
• Li Xu, Founder, LXI Consulting, USA
Competing inAsia’s NewAge Post-COVID
• Megan Jing Li, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Shanghai iMega Industry Co , China
• Seelan Palay, VisualArtist, Singapore
• Martin Schulze, Founder and Director, Public Delivery, Korea
• Marina Velez, MultidisciplinaryArtist and Researcher, United Kingdom
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• Andy Habermacher, Founder, leadingbrains, Switzerland
• Hannah Shin,Artist, South Korea
• Thian Chew, Managing Partner, Polar Ventures, Hong Kong SAR
• Tatsuya Masubuchi, Chief Executive Officer, HighNetWorthLab, Japan
• Michael Walsh, Secretary General, PBEC, Hong Kong
• Andrea Monni, Co founder and Managing Partner, Blue Spark Hub, Singapore Chaired by
• NobumitsuAkai, Director, JFR Group, Japan
• Evi Pangestu, Painter, Indonesia
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?
Japan: The Keystone Nation Within theAsia Pacific Nations
• Roger King, Founder and Chairman, ODS Holdings Inc , Hong Kong
• Kenji Kitahashi, Mayor of Kitakyushu, Japan
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09.45-10.45 Plenary:Asian Economic Outlook
• Michael Walsh, Secretary General, PBEC, Hong Kong
• Frank Jürgen Richter, Chairman, Horasis, Switzerland
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, with the co hosts and co organizers
10.45-11.00 Contact Break
• Vinod Sekhar, Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer, Petra Group, Malaysia Chaired by
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09 00-09 45 Grand Opening
• Hiroshi Komiyama, President, KitakyushuAsian Center for Low Carbon Society, Japan
• Christian Schmitz, Founder, PDIE Purpose Driven Innovation, Japan
• Hiroshi Komiyama, President, KitakyushuAsian Center for Low Carbon Society, Japan
• Murat Seitnepesov, Chairman, Caspian Week, Switzerland
• Girish Ramachandran, PresidentAsia Pacific,TCS, Singapore
• Murat Seitnepesov, Chairman, Caspian Week, Switzerland
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?
• Kris Gopalakrishnan, Chairman,Axilor Ventures, India
• Shefali Rekhi, Editor,Asia News Network,The Straits Times, Singapore
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• Amandeep Midha, Founder, Nerd9, Denmark
• Hideki Okada, Executive Officer, Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development
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• Daisuke Takatsuki, Principal,Asia Operations, CVC Capital Partners, Japan Chaired by
Climate ResilientAsian Cities
• Girish Bhagat, Chairman, Saleri India, India
• Bonnie Liao, Executive Director, Social Enterprise ResearchAcademy, Hong Kong SAR
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• Daniel Zaretsky, Director, Israel USA Uzbekistan BusinessAssociation, Uzbekistan
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• Tris Dyson, Founder and Managing Director, Challenge Works, United Kingdom +41
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?
• Motoya Kitamura, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Northvillage Investment, Japan
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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?
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• Theodore J. Waz, Member of the Board, WEDC Smart Cities, USA
• Leon Toh, Executive Director, Damson Capital, Singapore
11 00-12 30 Boardroom Dialogue Sessions
• Shiko Hayashi, Programme Director, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan
• Kaori Suzuki, Representative Director & Chief Executive Officer, CodoAdvisory, Japan
• Alberto Furger, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Amara Holding, Indonesia
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• Naoki Mori, Programme Director, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan
• Suman Bose, Principal and Co founder, GoFarAdvisory and Investments, Singapore
• Peter Pier, Chief Executive Officer, OmyaAsia Pacific, Singapore
DevelopingAsian Economies Under Multiple Threats
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• Santosh Kaveti, Chairman and Founder, ProArch, Singapore
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• Jitesh Shetty, Founder, InfiniChains, USA
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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?
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?
• Alexander R. Malaket, President, OPUSAdvisory Services International Inc, Canada
• Ciprian Dan Costea, Member of the Board,Autonova, Romania
• Nagaraja Kumar Deevi, Managing Partner, Deevi, USA
• Susanne Hannestad, Chief Executive Officer, Fintech Mundi, Norway
Asia as Blockchain Breeding Ground
• KimballAndrews, Founder, Nova Finance Group,Australia
• Shun Nagao, Venture Partner, White Star Capital, Japan Chaired by
• Shailendra Goswami, Chairman and Managing Director, Pushkaraj Group, India
• Dinesh Malkani, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Smarten Spaces, Singapore
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?
• Rishi Mehra, Chief Executive Officer, Wishfin, India
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• Ananda Setiyo Ivannanto, Director,A Wing Group, Indonesia
• Victor Guixer, Managing Partner, Guixer & Partners, Spain
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• Mark Minevich, Founder, Going Global Ventures, USA
• Kouhei Kurihara, Co Founder, Privacy By Design Lab, Japan
• Kam Hosn, Chief Executive Officer, Everest, USA
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• GurvinderAhluwalia, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, DigitalTwin Labs, USA phone +41 79 305
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?
• SamYilmaz, General Partner, Bloccelerate VC, USA
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12.30 13.30 Networking Lunch (Foyer)
• Pamela Lau, Managing Director, Green Gold Group, Indonesia
• Frank von Seth, Chief Executive Officer, Cyan,Austria
• Hidetoshi Uchiyama, Chief Executive Officer, Unerry, Japan Chaired by
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Sharing ideas and B2B insights in an informal setting
• Tim Kobe, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Eight Inc, Singapore
13.30-14.30 Plenary:Asia: United in Diversity
• Pranjal Sharma, Contributing Editor, BusinessWorld, India
• Navroop Sahdev, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Digital Economist, USA
• Yoshito Hori, Founder and Chairman, Globis, Japan
• Girish Ramachandran, PresidentAsia Pacific,TCS, Singapore
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• Bo IngeAndersson, Chief Executive Officer, Uzauto Motors, Uzbekistan
• Vijay Eswaran, Chairman, QI Ltd, Hong Kong
• Mattias Bergström, Chief Executive Officer, Quantum1Net, Spain
The un-Metaverse of Reality
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?
• Ted Katagi, Chief Executive Officer, Kenja, Japan
• Andrew McGregor, Director and Founder, Oomvelt Research, USA
• Girish Ramachandran, PresidentAsia Pacific,TCS, Singapore
14.30 16.00 Boardroom Dialogue Sessions
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?
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?
• Yurong Li, Chief Executive Officer, Lipatech, USA
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?
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• Greg Crichton, Managing Director, GreaterAsian Advisors Limited, Hong Kong SAR
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• Amir Hosseini, Co Founder, Curry Up Now, USA
• Louis Li, Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Founder Ventures, Singapore
• MayraAndrea, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, CIpta Graha Holding, Indonesia
The High Cost of Remote Learning
• Antonio Cantalapiedra, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Woonivers, Spain
• Arun Sharma, President, GrovepikeAssociates, USA
• DavidArmitage, Chief Executive Officer, Velocity Solutions Group, Hong Kong SAR
Managing Stakeholders’Net Zero Expectations
• Jean-Pierre Cubizolle, Founder and Managing Director, CHC, Switzerland
• Divya Lal, Founder and Managing Director, Fliplearn Education, India
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• Clas Neumann, Senior Vice President, SAP, China
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• KasuoYamamoto, President, ZOSUI Promotion Center, Japan phone +41 79
• Ed Sewell, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, VelocityAI, USA Chaired by
• David Bruemmer, Chief Strategy Officer, NextDroid, USA
• Chevy Beh, Founder, BookDoc, Malaysia
• Sindhu Bhaskar, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ESTGlobal Inc , USA
• Srikar Reddy, Chief Executive Officer, Sonata Software, India
• Allen Tang, Excecutive Director, Intsig Information Technology, Singapore Chaired by
• Gabriel Levesque-Tremblay, ChiefTechnology Officer and Co Founder, Orbillion Bio, USA
• Jenni Risku, Impact Partner, Click Ventures, Singapore
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• Atul Temurnikar, Executive Chairman Global Schools Foundation, Singapore
• Worsak Kanok Nukulchai, Director, Chulalongkorn School of Integrated Innovation,Thailand
• Nazli Ersen, Founder, Blink Minds, USA
• 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?
16.00-16.15 Contact Break
• Niraj Sharan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Aura, India Chaired by
Changing Dis- to U-topian: a Rose-Tinted Problem
• James Seng, Co founder and Chief Operating Officer, VOYRobotics, Singapore
• Sourav Sinha, Associate Partner & Head of Strategy, Longevity Vision Fund, USA Chaired by
• William R Palaia, Founder,Tgther, USA
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?
• Lou Marinoff, Professor of Philosophy,The City College of NewYork, USA +41
• Shin Ito, Chief Executive Officer, iKoyoo Inc , Japan
• KenjiYokoyama, Dean, NUCB Business School, Japan
16.15-17.45 Boardroom Dialogue Sessions
• AlexanderAthanassoulas, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Stirixis, Greece
• Stuart Hutton, Chief Investment Officer, Simply Ethical, United Kingdom
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• Tom Ludescher, Chairman, SGProtein, Singapore
• Steven Klemencic, Managing Director,Ankura, USA
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Asian Innovation Clusters' Response to the Pandemic
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• Kunihiko Shimada, Chief Executive Officer, K S International Strategies, Japan
• Barry Lustig, President, Cormorant Group, Japan
• Shaun Deverson, Director, Lighthouse Futures,Australia
• Stephen Edkins, Co Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Rice Exchange, Singapore
• Stacy Kenworthy, Chief Executive Officer,Asylum Investment Group, USA
• Katsuyuki Tochimoto, Managing Partner Japan, Simon Kucher and Partners, Japan
• Kartik Sharma, Co founder, DcodeAI, India
• John Liu, Chief Executive Officer, HAN Capital, China
• Pina Hirano, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Asteria, Japan
• Devin Narang, Managing Director, Sindicatum Sustainable Resource, India
• Simon Lovegrove, Chief Executive, M Health Limited, United Kingdom Chaired by
• Ruth P Briones, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Greenergy Solutions,The Philippines
• JunArima, Senior Policy Fellow, ERIA, Japan
HowAsian Entrepreneurs Pioneer Change
• Sebright Chen, Chairman, SummerAtlantic Capital, USA
• AmirYaar, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, CISH Impact Investments Holdings, Israel Chaired by
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?
• Kiran Sethi, Chief Executive Officer, Jupiter International Corporation, Japan
• Yemu Xu, Co founder, Bella Protocol, Singapore
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• Joe Hyrkin, Chief Executive Officer, Issuu, USA
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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?
• John Blakey, Founder,TheTrusted Executive Foundation, United Kingdom
• Peter Lazou, Founding Member, Otherdots Foundation, United Kingdom
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
• William Wescott, Chairman, BrainOxygen, USA
• Yash Chandan, Founder, Biopapro, India
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?
• Christian Schmitz, Founder, PDIE Purpose Driven Innovation, Japan
• EvanAuyang, Group President,Animoca Brands, Hong Kong SAR
• Rufus Lidman, Founder,AIAR EdTech, Singapore
• Paul Sanar, President, Paul Sanar Ventures, USA
• Trista Bridges, Principal and Co founder, Read theAir, Japan
• Aditya Berlia, Founder, Svran Apeejay Journalism Foundation, India
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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
• Cod Satrusayang, Editor in Chief,Thai Enquirer, Thailand
How may the nations ofAsia resolve these issues? WillASEAN, RCEP or other fora be sufficient? What solutions are awaiting innovation?
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.
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
• Frank-Jürgen Richter, Chairman, Horasis, Switzerland
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• Kenji Kitahashi, Mayor of Kitakyushu, Japan
• Naushad Forbes, Co Chairman, Forbes Marshall, India
• Tatsuo Hatta, Chairman of Executive Board,Asian Growth Research Institute, Japan • Vivian Claire Liew, ClimateAlphaAdvisor to SWFs & Institutions, Singapore
• Tsutomu Ishiai, Deputy Managing Editor,TheAsahi Shimbun, Japan
November 22, 2022
• Vijay Eswaran, Chairman, QI Ltd, Hong Kong
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?
• Preeti Sinha, Executive Secretary, United Nations Capital Development Fund, United Nations Chaired by
19 15-22 00 Closing Dinner: The Need for a NewAsian Unity
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09.00-13.00 Sightseeing: Discovering Kitakyushu
19.00-19.15 Move to Dinner Venue Walk to Rihga Royal Hotel Kokura
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