Asia 2025 Publication Launch

This invitation-only networking reception from 18.00-20.00 will see the launch of Asia House’s Asia 2025 publication – a collection of 25 informed opinion pieces by some of the most influential thought leaders in and from Asia. We are extremely grateful to Prudential for their sponsorship of this publication.

CEOs and Chairmen from some of the world’s most prominent multinationals, international government figures, academics and experts have all contributed their forecasts for the region including; Paul Manduca, Chairman of Prudential; Sir Henry Keswick, Chairman of Jardine Matheson; Nazir Razak, Chairman of CIMB Group; Carrie Lam, Chief Secretary for Administration in Government of Hong Kong;  HE Jusuf Kalla, Vice President of Indonesia; Tatsuo Yasunaga, President and CEO of Mitsui & Co; HE Liu Xiaoming, Chinese Ambassador to the UK; Dominic Barton, Global Managing Director of McKinsey & Company and Sam Walsh, Chief Executive of Rio Tinto.

The event will bring together senior business figures, the diplomatic community from Europe and Asia, and UK government representatives. Speeches will begin at 18.30.

Confirmed speakers:

Hugo Swire, Minister of State, Foreign & Commonwealth Office

     Paul Manduca, Chairman of Prudential      

Nazir Razak, Chairman of CIMB Group

 Beth McKillop, Deputy Director, V&A Museum

For further information, please contact: Samantha Deave, Business & Policy Team at samantha.deave@asiahouse.co.uk or call 0207 307 5442.

  Asia 2025 publication kindly sponsored by Prudential plc                                

 Drinks are kindly sponsored by Diageo       

Pictured above Asia 2025 contributors (left to right): Dominic Barton, Global Managing Director, McKinsey & Company; Naotoshi Okada, President and CEO, Nikkei; Sir Henry Keswick; Chairman, Jardine Matheson Holdings; Sung-Joo Kim, Chairperson, Sungjoo Group; Vahid Alaghband, Chairman, Balli Holdings Limited; Tony Fernandes, Group CEO, AirAsia;  Pascal Lamy, Former Director General, WTO; Sir Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive, WPP; Samir Brikho, Former Chief Executive, Amec Foster Wheeler; H.E. Jusuf Kalla, Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia; Sam Walsh, Chief Executive, Rio Tinto; Nazir Razak, Chairman, CIMB Group; Beth McKillop, Deputy Director, V&A Museum; Paul Manduca, Chairman, Prudential; Lord Browne of Madingley, Former Group Chief Executive, BP; Parminder Singh, Managing Director, Southeast Asia, Twitter; Naina Lal Kidwai, Former Chairman, HSBC India;  Lord Bilimoria, Chairman, Cobra Beer Partnership; Tatsuo Yasunaga, President and CEO, Mitsui & Co; H.E. Liu Xiaoming, Chinese Ambassador to the UK; Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Chief Secretary for Administration of the Government of Hong Kong SAR; Ivan Menezes, Chief Executive, Diageo; H.E. Le Luong Minh, Secretary General of ASEAN; Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, Chairman, Ayala Corporation; Dr Ra Jongyil, Distinguished Professor, Hanyang University.