Global business leaders convene at Horasis talks
THE HORASIS ASIA Meeting kicked off yesterday 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:
lLalit Bakshi, chairman, Golden Eagle Group, Japan
lDebbie Chien, managing director, Society of Family Offices, Singapore
lPana Janviroj, president, The Nation, Thailand
lWorsak Kanok-Nukulchai, president, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
lBarbara Mockli-Schneider, secretary-general, Swiss-Asian Chamber of Commerce, Switzerland
lSunil Munjal, president, AIMA, and chairman, Hero Corporate Services, India
lWilfred Wong, president, PBEC, and president, Sands China, Macau
lAlexander Wan, senior adviser, China Daily Asia Pacific, Hong Kong
lMichael Yeoh, chief executive officer, Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute, Malaysia
