Asia Forum 2004 - The Future of the World Economy

LSE's Asia Forum events were held between 2004-2014 and were an important and very public part of the School's strategy to enhance its long standing relationship with the rapidly developing Asian region. LSE has historically attracted many very talented students and staff from all major Asian countries. The School has a large and distinguished group of alumni in the region and has been active in building partnerships with business and governments for many years.

The LSE Asia Forum bought together LSE's key partners in the region. The Forum provided an opportunity for analysis of different perspectives on the economic, social, political and cultural contributions Asia is making to global development.

The First LSE Asia Forum took place inThailand on 18 March 2004, at the Plaza Athénée Hotel in Bangkok.

Transcripts and Programme

The forum programme is outlined below. Please click on the links to access the relevant transcripts.

• Opening session: speeches were delivered by:His Excellency Dr Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of ThailandHoward Davies, LSE DirectorDr Surakiart Sathirathai, Thai Minister of Foreign AffairsA Gala Dinner Speech in Honour of Dr. Puey Ungphakorn By M.R. Pridiyathorn Devakula, Governor, Bank of Thailand
• Panel one: Human Capital and Development: Asian knowledge economiesChair: Professor Henrietta Moore, LSE Deputy DirectorDr Chizu Nakajima, Director, Financial Crime and Regulation, CASS Business SchoolProfessor Danny Quah, LSE Economics DepartmentNajib Razak, Deputy Prime Minister, MalaysiaDr Chirayu Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya, Director General Bureau of the Crown PropertyMR Disnadda, CEO, Doi Tung Development ProjectTimothy Ong, Executive Chairman, Asia Inc
  
  
• Panel two: The New Global Market: emerging trends for AsiaChair: Professor Lord Meghnad Desai, Emeritus Professor of Economics, LSEDr Teh Kok Peng, President, GIC Special Investments Private LimitedProfessor Wen Hai, Senior Deputy Director and the Inchcape Professor of International Economics at the China Center for Economic Research, Peking UniversityDr Razeen Sally, LSE International Relations DepartmentDr Supachai Panitchpakdi, Head of World Trade OrganisationCaptain Suchart Jaovisidha, Thai Minister of Finance

Previous Asia Forums

Find out about other Asia Forums and access podcasts, slides and photos at the links below.

Malaysia 2014 Building Asian futures: intergration, welfare and growth?
Beijing 2010, China and the World
Singapore 2008, The Politics of Knowledge
Delhi 2006 Challenging Globalisation
Hong Kong 2005 Managing the Dynamics of Growth

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