Global business leaders convene for Horasis
THE HORASIS Asia Meeting kicked off Sunday as one of the biggest business forums in Bangkok this year as more than 350 businesspeople from across the world convened for a two-day meeting at the Shangri-la Hotel.
One topic of debate was how US president-elect Donald Trump will change outgoing President Barack Obama’s “pivot to Asia” policy.
The Bangkok meeting is being chaired by Frank-Jurgen Richter, chairman of Horasis, which is based in Switzerland, and Vachara Phanchet, of Thailand’s Sittipol Holdings.
Among the topics discussed yesterday were faith, globalisation, Thailand’s growth path and the “vision” for Asia.
Discussion topics today will include Asian youth, managing complex Asian geopolitics, the new Silk Road, finance and investment, branding, the |next challenges for Asean, |education and urbanisation.
High-level participants include:
- Lalit Bakshi, chairman, Golden Eagle Group, Japan
- Debbie Chien, managing director, Society of Family Offices, Singapore
- Pana Janviroj, president, The Nation, Thailand
- Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, president, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
- Barbara Mockli-Schneider, secretary-general, Swiss-Asian Chamber of Commerce, Switzerland
- Sunil Munjal, president, AIMA, and chairman, Hero Corporate Services, India
- Wilfred Wong, president, PBEC, and president, Sands China, Macau
- Alexander Wan, senior adviser, China Daily Asia Pacific, Hong Kong
- Michael Yeoh, chief executive officer, Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute, Malaysia
