A Public Forum on

Era of the AEC:

Scenarios, Stakes and Strategies
Tuesday, 31st March 2015 at 9.00 17.00
Plaza Athne Bangkok, A Royal Mridien Hotel
Athne Crystal Hall (Level 3, Athne Tower)
PROGRAMME
8:30 9:00

Registration and coffee

9:00 9:15

Introductory Remarks
Ken Koyanagi
Publisher,
Nikkei Asian Review

9:15 10:00

Keynote and Q&A

Surin Pitsuwan
Former Secretary General,
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

10:00 10:30

Coffee Break

10:30 12:00

Panel I: Outlook for Regional Economies in the AEC Era

Kavi Chongkittavorn
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ruth Banomyong
Senior Fellow,
Head, Department of International
ISIS Thailand
Business, Logistics and Transport,
Thammasat Business School
Kesara Manchusree
President,
The Stock Exchange of Thailand

Jayant Menon
Lead Economist,
Asian Development Bank

Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak

Director,
ISIS Thailand
12:00 13:30

Sponsored by

Buffet Lunch

13:30 15:00

Panel II: Nikkei Asian Reviews ASEAN100 Ranking

Seeing ASEAN as AEC
Tassapon Bijleveld
Pipit Aneaknithi
Chief Executive Officer,
Executive Vice President,
Thai AirAsia
KASIKORNBANK
Surong Bulakul
Chief Operating Officer of
Infrastructure,
PTT PCL
Moderator: Pavida Pananond
Associate Professor of International Business
Thammasat Business School

15:00 15:30

Coffee Break

15:30 17:00

Panel III: How CEOs see Industry and Business in the AEC
Kyoichi Tanada
Darren Buckley
President,
Country Head,
Toyota Motor Thailand
Citibank Thailand
Serge Pun
Executive Chairman,
Yoma Strategic Holdings
Moderator: Gwen Robinson
Senior Asia Editor,
Nikkei Asian Review, and
Senior Fellow,
ISIS Thailand

Sponsored by

Pak Lino
President Director,
PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II