The document provides information about the Sasin Bangkok Forum event that will take place on July 8-9, 2012 at the Plaza Athénée Bangkok in Thailand. The forum is an independent platform that brings together key public and private sector figures, academics, and media to discuss issues impacting the economic and social welfare of Thailand and Asia. It will include plenary sessions, lunch talks, and concurrent sessions over the two days covering topics like connectivity in Indochina, ASEAN's role in Asia, social media marketing, financial crises, green energy, and whether Asia is already in an Asian Century. Notable speakers include the presidents of the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago and Boston, the chief economist of Bank of Communications,

1. Event Profile
Asia in Transformation
8-9 July
Plaza Athénée
Bangkok Thailand

2. Brought to you by:

3. Media Partners
Sasin Bangkok Forum will be supported by the following
media partners with special edition supplements:

4. Be a part of
Asia’s biggest Financial Event
The Sasin Bangkok Forum (SBF) is held on the 8 th and 9th of
July 2012 at the Plaza Athénée Bangkok. It is an
independent, non-ideological platform dedicated to
advancing the economic and social welfare of Thailand and
its Asian neighbors by engaging key figures in the public
and private sectors, scholars, civil society members, and
the media to shape the regional agenda.
Sponsored and supported by Thai Airways, PTT, AIS and
TTR, a sample of the organizations involved includes the
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, China Daily, Kellogg
Institute, MIT, Bank of Communications and other industry
specialists.
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5. FORUM CONTENT
The Sasin Bangkok Forum will include Plenary sessions and Lunch
talks where all participants are welcome to attend. There will also be
concurrent sessions where participants will have the option to select
and attend those that most appeal to their interest.
Sunday July 8, 2012 Monday July 9, 2012
8:30 am – 10:15 am Opening 7:00 am – 8:15 am Exclusive
10:15 am – 10:45 am Coffee Breakfast meeting (Limited to 40
Break seats)
10:45 am – 15:30 pm Plenary 8:30 am – 10:00 am Plenary
Session on "Indochina Session
Connectivity for Sustainable 10:00 am – 10:30 am Coffee Break
Prosperity” and Luncheon talk 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Concurrent
on “Position of ASEAN in Session
growing Asia”. 12:00 pm – 14:00 pm Luncheon
15:30 pm – 16:00 pm Coffee Talk
Break 14:00 pm – 15:30 pm Plenary
16:00 pm – 17:30 pm Session “Green Energy in Asia”
Concurrent Sessions on 15:30 pm – 16:00 pm Coffee Break
important topics 16:00 pm – 17:30 pm Live TV
18:30 – 21:00 pm Private Debate
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6. FORUM CONTENT
At Sasin Bangkok Forum, prominent and prevailing issues in
Thailand and the region will be discussed. Some key topics
are:
Asia on the Rise: Fearful or Cheerful?
Is competition for Resources- Energy, Food, Water- a zero sum
game?
Internationalization of Renminbi & Future of Asian economy
Social Media Marketing: Game Changer in Asia
Financial Crises & The Future of Global & Asian Banking
Green Energy in Asia
Are We Already in the Asian Century?
SBF offers a two-day program packed with rising world
leaders and executives discussing these issues and their
solutions. SBF will facilitate an insightful and fruitful
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discussion.

7. Notable Speakers
Mr. Charles Ivan- President
and Chief Executive Officer
- Federal Reserve Bank of
Chicago
Dr. Eric S. Rosengren-
President and Chief
Executive Officer - Federal
Reserve Bank of Boston
Dr. Lian Ping, Chief
Economist of Bank of
Communications- Ph.D. in
Economics, Shanghai, PRC
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8. Prof. Dipak Jain, Dean of
INSEAD, the international
business school with
campuses in Fontainebleau
(France), Singapore and
Abu Dhabi.
Prof. Dr. Eric Cornuel,
Director General & CEO-
EFMD
H.E. Kittiratt Na-Ranong,
Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Finance,
Thailand
Prof. Tan Eng Chye,
Deputy President
(Academy Affairs), Provost
at the National University
of Singapore (NUS)
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9. Thank You
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