41st ASEAN-Japan Business Meeting
Sunday 11 October – Tuesday 13 October 2015
The Fullerton Hotel, Singapore
Main Ballroom Lower Lobby
PROGRAMME (as of 5 Oct, 2015)
Theme: ASEAN & JAPAN: THE NEXT 50 YEARS
Day 1: Sunday, 11 October 2015

@ EDB Room

18:00～19:00

Steering Committee Meeting (Steering Committee Members only)
Chair: Mr. Cecil Leong- Acknowledgement and Updates from national committees- The 41st AJBM schedule and agenda

19:00～19:30

Coach Pick-up @ Fullerton Hotel and @ Carlton Hotel

19:30～21:30

Welcome Dinner (by invitation only)
Red House Seafood Restaurant #01-14 The Quayside, 60 Robertson Quay, S 238252

Day 2: Monday, 12 October 2015

@ Main Ballroom

07:45～08:30

Registration

08:30～09:15
08:30 – 08:35

Opening Ceremony
Event Open by: Mr. Cecil Leong, Chair of 41st AJBM Singapore Steering
Committee; CEO of Mayer Brown Consulting
Welcoming Remarks by: Dr. Robert Yap, Chair, ASEAN Business Advisory
Council, Singapore Chapter and Chairman, ASEAN Business Group, Singapore
Business Federation (SBF)
Welcoming Remarks by: Mr. Toshiyuki Shiga, Co-Chair of Asia/Middle EastJapan Relations Committee, Keizai Doyukai
Message from Prime Minister Abe (delivered by His Excellency Haruhisa
Takeuchi, Ambassador of Japan to Singapore)
Special Remarks by Guest of Honour: to be advised
Opening performance

08:35 – 08:40

08:40 – 08:45
08:45 – 08:50
08:50 – 09:05
09:05 – 09:15

Coffee Break (09:15 – 09:45)
09:45～11:45
09:45 – 10:15

Panel Session 1
Winning in ever-changing ASEAN : The Future of Regional Operating Model
Keynote Speaker: Ms. Alison Kennedy, MD, ASEAN, Accenture Strategy

10:15 – 11:45

Moderator: Mr. Chikatomo Hodo, Chairman, Accenture Japan
Panelists:
Ms. Wong Chian Voen, Director, Mayer Brown Consulting
Ms. Jennifer Han, Vice President, Supply Chain, Unilever
Mr. Kerry Mok, COO, Goodpack
Mr. Kensaku Konishi, President & CEO, South &Southeast Asia, Canon
Singapore Pte Ltd
Mr. Eddie Siow, CEO & Founder, IM Holdings Group
Comments from participating countries and Q&A

11:45～13:15

Luncheon

13:15～14:30

Panel Session 2Topic: Business Integration: Closer ASEAN & Japan Partnerships
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Kazumi Nishikawa, Executive Director of JETRO
Singapore and Special Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Economy, Tradeand Industry (METI)
Moderator: Mr. Paul Theiss, Chairman, Mayer Brown
Panelists:
Mr.Tetsuya Iguchi, Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Headquarters for Asia of Nikkei Inc
Mr. Sony Harsono, CEO, Harsono Strategic Consulting; Chairman of theIndonesia-Japan Economic Committee of the Indonesian Chamber ofCommerce (KADIN)
Mr. Bruce Nicolas Delteil, Managing Director for Growth Strategy and M&A,
ASEAN, Accenture
Mr. Manu Bhaskaran, CEO & Founder, Centennial Asia Advisors
Dr. Bunluasak Pussarungsri, Vice Chairman Service and Investment
Committee, Thai Chamber of Commerce
Comments from participating countries and Q&A

13:15 – 13:35

13:35 – 14:30@Ballroom Foyer

Coffee Break (14:30 – 15:00)
15:00～16:45

16:25 – 16:45

Panel Session 3
Topic: Regional Opportunities in Selected ASEAN Countries
Introduction by Moderator: His Excellency Teng Theng Dar, Singapore’s NonResident Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman
Speaker 1: Mr. Aylwin Tan, Chief Customer Solutions Officer, Ascendas, onVietnam, Malaysia and Singapore
Speaker 2: Mr. Ryuji Nishisaki, Director and Deputy Head, Emerging Markets
Business Division, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, on "Indonesia inAsia Centric Strategy"
Speaker 3: Mr. A.M. Kusumo, Chairman & Founder, PT. Catur Yasa, onIndonesia
Speaker 4: Mr. Phu Sae Tong, President & CEO, ANCO Group, on Cambodia
Speaker 5: Mr. Nathan Dodd, Partner, Head of Projects, South East Asia
Mayer Brown JSM (Singapore), on Myanmar
Comments from participating countries and Q&A

16:45– 17:00

Wrap Up Summary and Closing Remarks

15:00 – 15:10
15:10 – 15:25
15:25 – 15:40

15:40 – 15:55
15:55 – 16:10
16:10 – 16:25

16:45 – 16:55

16:55 – 17:00

Summary and closing remarks by Mr. Cecil Leong, Mayer Brown Consulting
Closing Remarks by Mr. Koichi Kawana, Co-Chair of Asia/Middle East-Japan
Relations Committee
Greetings from the 42nd AJBM Host, by Mr. Keisuke Yokoo, Vice Chairman &President, Keizai Doyukai
Closing performance
Rest Break (17:00 – 17:30)

17:30～19:30

Closing Dinner (by invitation only)
Town Restaurant @ Fullerton Hotel Ground Floor
Greetings from Mayer Brown Consulting: Mr. Cecil Leong, CEO
Greetings from JETRO: TBC
Greetings from Keizai Doyukai: TBC

Day 3: Tuesday 13 October 2015

@Ballroom 2✔Event organized and hosted by JETRO (by invitation only)
09:00 – 11:50 JETRO International Symposium on Service Industry
TBCSionel Jose Boardroom
11:50 – 12:50 JETRO Networking Luncheon
TBC
13:00 – 13:45 AJBM Steering Committee Meeting
TBC* To be confirmed