Thailand ADB-IMF Conference 

“Towards a More Stable Global Economic System”  

July 12, 2012   

at Grand Hyatt Erawan, Bangkok 

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On July 12, 2012, Thailand’s Ministry of Finance, together with the Asian
Development Bank and the International Monetary Fund jointly organized a conference on
“Towards a More Stable Global Economic System.” The conference brought together senior
policy makers from Asia and around the world to discuss key challenges in building a more
stable global economic system after the recent financial and economic crisis in 2008 that
affects all countries and continues to have repercussions for global growth and stability.

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9:00-10:00 am                       

Registration

10:00-10:15 am                     

Welcome address—Kittirat Na Ranong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Thailand

10:15-11:15 am   
                  
Opening panel: “Stability and Inclusive Growth”

Moderator:                  Martin Soong (CNBC Asia)
Panelists:                    Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
                                   Haruhiko Kuroda, President, Asian Development Bank 
                                   Prasarn Trairatvorakul, Governor, Bank of Thailand

11:15-11:30 am                     

Coffee break

11:30 am-1:00 pm       
          
Panel: “Managing Volatile Capital Flows”

Moderator:                   Narongchai Akrasanee, Chairman, MFC Asset Management Public Co., Ltd. and 
                                    Honorary Advisor, Fiscal Policy Research Institute, Thailand
Panelists:                      Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore 
                                    Subir Gokarn, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India
                                    Andrew Sheng, President, Fung Global Institute                            

1:00 pm-2:30 pm  
                
Lunch (hosted by the Bank of Thailand)

2:30 pm-4:00 pm                  

Panel: “Crisis Prevention and Policy Cooperation”

Moderator:                     Kanit Sangsubhan, Director, Fiscal Policy Research Institute,
                                      Ministry of Finance, Thailand
Panelists:                        Takehiko Nakao, Vice Minister of Finance, Japan 
                                      Je Yoon Shin, Vice Minister, Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Korea
                                      Yoichi Nemoto, Director, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office
                                      Iwan Azis, Head, Office of Regional Economic Integration, Asian  
                                      Development Bank and Cornell University



   

Conference summary is available here!