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LSE Director Howard Davies addresses the LSE Asia Forum 2008
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ISEAS Director, Ambassador Kesavapany welcomes the room.
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Peter Sutherland, Chairman of the LSE Court of Governors, introduces the Prime Minister of Singapore.
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The Guest of Honour in the opening session was Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore
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Prime Minister Lee speech discussed Knowledge Economies in Asia.
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Prime Minister Lee addressed the assembled business leaders, academics, LSE alumni and students.
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After his presentation Prime Minister Lee was presented with a commemorative certificate and LSE cap.
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The Prime Minister meets members of the LSE Alumni Association of Singapore in a networking reception.
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Networking at the reception with the Prime Minister.
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Networking at the reception with the Prime Minister.
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Professor Saw Swee Hock (PhD Statistics, 1963), LSE Honorary Fellow, in conversation with other Asia Forum attendees at the networking reception.
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Professor Danny Quah, Head of the Economics Department, LSE, delivers his lecture - Knowledge as a Driver for Economic Growth in Session One..
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Dato Timothy Ong (MSc International Relations, 1983), Acting Chairman, Brunei Economic Development Board, responds to a question from the audience.
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Dr Teh Kok Peng, President, GIC Special Investments Pte Ltd, responds to a question from the audience.
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Professor Danny Quah and Tharman Shanmugaratnam (BSc Economics, 1981), Finance Minister of Singapore, respond to questions from the audience.
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The panel for Session Two, Protecting Knowledge: balancing commercial needs and public benefits.
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Professor Nik Rose, James Martin White Professor of Sociology. and Director of BIOS, LSE begins the session.
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Professor Conor Gearty, Rausing Director, LSE Centre for the Study of Human Rights takes over to end the session presentation.
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Dr Kevin Tan, Adjunct Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University, responds to the Professors' session.
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Justice Robert Ribeiro (LLB 1971, LLM 1972), Permanent Judge, Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal adds his opinion to the session.
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Professor John Sidel, Sir Patrick Gillam Professor of International and Comparative Politics, LSE, delivers Session Three, Controlling Knowledge: responding to contest and change in control over religious knowledge.
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Zainah Anwar, Board Member, Sisters in Islam, responds to Professor Sidel's presentation.
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Professor Tariq Ramadan, Oxford University, responds to a question from the audience.
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Professor Sarah Worthington, Pro Director, LSE, and Zainah Anwar.
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Professor Tariq Ramadan and Professor John Sidel.
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Howard Davies, Director LSE, introduces Session Four, Sharing Knowledge: reconciling conflicting aims on climate change and the environment.
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Professor Lord Nicholas Stern of Brentford, IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government and Director of the Asia Research Centre, LSE, addresses the audience.
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Nitin Desai (MSc Economics, 1965), Distinguished Visiting Fellow, The Energy and Resource Institute, India.
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Howard Davies and Lord Stern in conversation.
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The final goodbye - Ambassador Kesavapany and Howard Davies exchange gifts.
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