At the same time alluring and yet challenging, the economic "rise" of Asia has been viewed by UK and US businesses with increasing interest.  This conference's objective is to review the impact of the apparent extraordinary growth of Asia on global business opportunities, and what this may mean for companies who already have a presence, or who are looking to expand into these markets. As Asian businesses and business interests seek new markets and investments, we will focus also on understanding their ambitions in our domestic economies, as buyers, providers of capital, and managers. What are the likely trends and opportunities here?

The conference will analyse the key issues shaping the transatlantic business relationship with Asia as well as identifying the opportunities and barriers to business for UK and US companies.

08.30-09.20 

Registration & Networking Breakfast

09.20-09.30

Welcome Remarks Irene Dorner, President and CEO, HSBC USA

Conference Moderator

Linda Yueh, Economics Editor, Bloomberg

09.30-10.00

Opening Address: What is at Stake for Business? Sam Fleming, Economics Editor, The Times

10.00-10.45

The Outlook for the Asian Giants Yuval Atsmon, Principal, McKinsey & Company Stephen King, Group Chief Economist, HSBC Bank plc Danny Quah, Professor of Economics and International Development, London School of Economics and Political Science

10.45-11.00

Coffee Break

11.00-12.00

Asia in the West: India and China as FDI Players

Michael Boyd, Managing Director, Strategic Investment and Accounts, UKTI

Stuart Fraser CMG, Deputy Policy Chairman, City of London

Dr Marc van Grondelle, Head of Joint Venture Practice, UK & Europe, KPMG

Srikanth Iyengar, Global Sales Head, Strategic Global Sourcing, Infosys

Haibin Xue, Managing Partner, Zhong Lun

12.00-12.45

The West in Asia: Managing the Barriers to Business and Seizing the Opportunities

Graham Armitage, Partner, Transaction Services, KPMG

Randy Philips, Managing Director, James Mintz Group

12.45-13.15

A Transatlantic Dialogue

Louis B. Susman, US Ambassador to the Court of St. James's 

Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint, Minister of State for Trade & Investment

John Fisher Burns, London Bureau Chief, The New York Times (Moderator)

13.15-14.00

Business Networking Lunch

14.00-14.45

A United West? The Feasibility of a Transatlantic Free Trade Area

Peter Chase, Senior Representative for Europe, US Chamber of Commerce 

David Frost CMG, Director for Europe, Trade and International Affairs, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Laura Lane, President, Global Public Affairs, UPS

14.45-15.15

Closing Remarks

Jeffries Briginshaw, Managing Director, London, BritishAmerican Business

Zed Cama, Deputy Chairman, Asia House

15.30-16.30

Networking Reception

BAB's Annual Conference is one of the highlights of their business events calendar each year, and Asia House is proud to be partnering with them for this event.  This year's conference will again feature high ranking leaders and opinion-formers from business and government, providing delegates with a programme of substantive and superior analysis of the relevant issues.

Asia House members will also receive complimentary tickets for this event.

Please quote "AH1311" when booking.

Full details of the programme can be found BritishAmerican Business's Conference page.