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| AsiaSource is the gateway to publicly available
information on Asia issued by the Federal Reserve Bank
of San Francisco. The two main sources of Asia related
publications and analysis are the Center for Pacific Basin
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Department, and the Country Analysis Unit (CAU), which
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June 18-19, 2008
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We regret that space is NO LONGER AVAILABLE for the "The Changing Landscape: Asia's Role in Global Finance" conference. For more information on the conference or to be placed on the waiting list, please contact the conference coordinators.
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Observers of the global economy are focused on developments in Asia, and the influence the region will have on growth, stability, and the health of the world’s financial systems. Please join the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco for our annual Asian banking and finance conference on The Changing Landscape: Asia’s Role in Global Finance.
The conference will assemble top bankers, policymakers, regulators and researchers from the United Sates and Asia for an in-depth look at the economic and financial outlook for Asia, focusing on issues and opportunities in the financial arena, new risks and risk management, and growth and profitability throughout the region.
Information regarding conference fees and registration deadlines are located at the bottom of the page.
We look forward to having you with us for this important conference.
- Past Conference Series -
Asian Financial Crisis Revisited Conference Series 2007
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| Day 1 -June 18 |
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| Opening and Welcome Remarks by Janet Yellen, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco |
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| Opening Keynote Address: Peter R. Fisher, Managing Director, BlackRock |
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Asia’s Economic and Financial Outlook |
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Barry Eichengreen, Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Liqun Jin, Vice President, Asian Development Bank
Gillian Tett, Capital Markets Editor, Financial Times
Thomas Connors (moderator), Deputy Director, International Finance, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Development of Asian Financial Centers |
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Khiem Do, Head of Asian Multi-Asset Investment, Baring Asset Management (Asia) Limited
Yasuhiro Maehara, Professor, Hitotsubashi University
Lucien Wong, Managing Partner, Allen & Gledhill
Mark Spiegel (moderator), Vice President, Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco |
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Lunch
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* Issues and Opportunities in Islamic Banking |
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Mohammad Faiz Azmi, Executive Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Agil Natt, CEO, International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF)
Abdi Shayesteh (moderator), Associate, King & Spalding
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* Financial Risk Management in Asian banks |
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Ed Hida, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Roy Ramos, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC
David Wright (moderator), Group Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco |
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* Consumer Banking in Asia: Growth Profitability & Risk |
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Chanda Kochhar, Joint Managing Director, ICICI Bank Limited
Rudjito, Chairman, Indonesia Deposit Insurance Corporation (IDIC)
David Marshall, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings Asia--Pacific
Susan Baker (moderator), Financial Attache for Southeast Asia, U.S. Department of theTreasury |
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Financial Market Regulation: Lessons from Recent Turmoil |
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William Rutledge, Executive Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Teo Swee Lian, Deputy Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Paul Wright, Head of International Strategy & Policy Coordination, Financial Services Authority (UK)
Mike Johnson(moderator), Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco |
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Dinner Keynote Address: Robert Hormats, Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs (International) and Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co
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| Day 2 - June 19 |
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Keynote Address on China: Chairman Liu Mingkang, China Banking Regulatory Commission (invited)
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| Special Treasury Address: David H. McCormick, Under Secretary for International Affairs, U.S. Department of theTreasury |
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Chinese Financial Institutions as Global Competitors & Partners |
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Nick Lardy, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Donald Tang, Vice Chairman, Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. and Chairman, Bear Stearns Asia
Anthony Walton, Vice-Chairman, Americas, Standard Chartered Bank
Thomas Wu, Chairman, President and CEO, UCBH Holdings
Nick Hope (moderator), Director, Stanford Center for International Development
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Strategic Directions: A Conversation with Asian Banking Leaders |
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O.P. Bhatt, Chairman, State Bank of India
He Guangbei, CEO, Bank of China (Hong Kong)
Nobuyuki Hirano, Managing Director, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
Nicholas Moore, incoming CEO, Macquarie Group Limited
David Tang (moderator), Chairman, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and Managing Partner, K&L Gates |
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Conference Conclusion
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An early-bird rate of $550 is available for all those registering before May 12, 2008. After May 12, the conference fee will be $600.
The conference fee includes all conference sessions, continental breakfast (June 18 and 19), lunch, reception, and dinner (June 18). All events will take place in the Bank’s conference facilities at 101 Market Street, San Francisco.
For out-of-town guests, there are several hotels in the vicinity of the conference facilities. For your convenience a list has been provided below.
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