Hundreds of the world's business leaders and
policymakers will arrive in Thailand this week to attend the World Economic
Forum on East Asia 2012.
Organised
by the Swiss-based non-profit World Economic Forum, the three-day conference
carries the theme "Shaping the Region's Future through Connectivity",
looking ahead to the creation of a single regional market under the Asean
Economic Community in 2015.
Scheduled
to speak at the forum are Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and the leaders of
Bahrain, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar and Indonesia; Surin Pitsuwan, the Asean
secretary-general; Pascal Lamy, the director-general of the World Trade
Organisation; and Supachai Panitchpakdi, the secretary-general of the UN
Conference on Trade and Development. Aung San Suu Kyi, the chairwoman of
Myanmar's National League for Democracy, is also set to attend.
The
activities will begin on Wednesday, with separate sessions on Thailand's
competitiveness and a conference on travel, trade and tourism. Gp Capt Anudith
Nakornthap, the minister of information and communication technology, and
Masami Yamamoto, the president of Fujitsu, will also chair a session on the
power of data for fuelling technological, social and economic growth.
The
World Economic Forum will start on Thursday with a panel discussion on Asia's
position in the global economy and run throughout the day with sessions on
supply chains, geopolitics and how to deal with natural disasters.
Other
sessions include discussions on infrastructure development, financial integration,
education and the labour market.
"This
year's summit is an excellent opportunity for leaders to understand the
opportunities, challenges and changes in the region and to put forward
solutions for sustainable growth," said Sushant Palakurthi Rao, senior
director and head of Asia for the World Economic Forum.
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