Traversing a new macroeconomic reality

Just as the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 brought historic volatility, from the steepest global downturn on record to the strongest rebounds, 2022 has also been remarkably turbulent, with multiple idiosyncratic shocks including supply and demand imbalances, persistent waves of covid-19, and the war in Ukraine.

Join Corporate Network for our bi-annual Regional Strategic Forecast event series. During the event, participants will hear the EIUs economic, political and business outlook for the year ahead. Following the keynote, a panel of business leaders will discuss where they see opportunities for growth and how to navigate the economic and geopolitical risk.

About this event

What will 2023 bring?

With many central banks likely to remain on a monetary tightening course, a substantial rise in borrowing costs will suppress consumer activity as well as business costs. Have we finally reached the inflationary peak? And how will currency markets react to the pause in Fed hikes? Meanwhile, geopolitical risk is mounting against the drumbeat of self-sufficiency and protectionism. What will a bifurcated world with parallel supply chains look like? Further exacerbating economic stability, dwindling private sector savings will put the resiliency of emerging economies to the test as growth looks to remain well below pre-pandemic trends. Where are the new growth markets? And how will they fare against the continued tightening of global finances and weaker global growth?

We invite you to join us at this critical juncture for our March Regional Strategic Forecast. This flagship programme convenes twice a year to explore how companies can become more resilient in the face of risk and navigate emerging challenges to global business.

In this programme, we will:

  • Present our latest analysis of the global and regional economies,
  • Address the question of whether inflation has peaked and the consequences of a pause in Fed hikes,
  • Consider which emerging economies exhibit the most potential for consumer growth and which are on the wane,
  • Explore changes in the global trade landscape and their implications for business, and
  • Share perspectives on addressing current business challenges.

Event details

Singapore

Date: March 3, 2023
Time: 08:00am – 10:00am (GMT+8)
Venue: Four Seasons Hotel Singapore

Beijing

Date: March 7, 2023
Time: 08:00am – 11:00am (GMT+8)
Venue: Hotel Eclat Beijing

Shanghai

Date: March 8, 2023
Time: 08:00am – 11:00am (GMT+8)
Venue: Park Hyatt Shanghai

Hong Kong

Date: March 9, 2023
Time: 08:00am – 11:00am (GMT+8)
Venue: Island Shangri-La Hong Kong

Johannesburg

Date: March 13, 2023
Time: 08:00am – 11:00am (GMT+2)
Venue: Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa

Tokyo

Date: March 14, 2023
Time: 08:00am – 10:00am (GMT+9)
Venue: Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo

Seoul

Date: March 15, 2023
Time: 07:30am – 09:30am (GMT+9)
Venue: Lotte Hotel Seoul

Dubai

Date: March 21, 2023
Time: 08:30am – 11:00am (GMT+4)
Venue: TBC

Speakers

Singapore

  • Simon Baptist, Global Chief Economist and Editorial Director of EIU
  • Suhaimi Zainul-Abidin, Director of Quantedge Capital
  • Grace Kerrison, Head of LinkedIn sales solutions, LinkedIn
  • Angie Stephen, VP and managing director of Asia Pacific, Royal Caribbean International
  • Polka Mishra, Partner and managing director, Javelin Wealth Management
  • Sumana Rajarethnam, South-east Asia Director of EICN

Beijing

  • Simon Baptist, Global Chief Economist and Editorial Director of EIU
  • Ye Li, VP and Head of Corporate Affairs & Government Relations at Merck China
  • Dr Keyu Jin, Professor of economics at LSE
  • Dr Kai Guo, Member of China Finance 40
  • Mattie Bekink, China Director of EICN
  • Robert Xiao, Beijing Director of EICN

Shanghai

  • Simon Baptist, Global Chief Economist and Editorial Director of EIU
  • Lily Zhang, Director and CEO of Zhejiang CHINT Electrics; President of CHINT Global
  • Gayle Lacey, Chief Risk Officer, HSBC China
  • Siu Fung Chan, Managing Director of Korn Ferry Greater China
  • Yermolai Solzhenitsyn, Senior Partner, Shanghai at McKinsey & Co
  • Mattie Bekink, China Director of EICN
  • Weisi Xie, Shanghai Director of EICN

Hong Kong

  • Simon Baptist, Global Chief Economist and Editorial Director of EIU
  • Claire Thielke, Senior Managing Director and Country Head of Greater China at Hines
  • Julie Yoon, Managing Director, Mintz Group
  • Sandeep Nair, President of APAC and MEA, Emerson Electric
  • Yuan Ding, VP and dean, professor of accounting and Cathay capital chair, CEIBS
  • Mattie Bekink, China Director of EICN
  • Edward Chui, Hong Kong Director of EICN

Johannesburg

  • Pat Thaker, Editorial and Regional Director for MEA at EIU
  • Amol Prabhu, Country CEO for South Africa and Market Head for Africa at Barclays Africa Group
  • Lunga Siyo, CEO of Consumer and Small Business at Telkom
  • Sam Rolland, Sub-Saharan Africa Director of EICN

Tokyo

  • Simon Baptist, Global Chief Economist and Editorial Director of EIU
  • Hiroo Murota, VP and General Manager of Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Naoko Ishii, EVP and professor at the Institute for Future Initiatives; Director for the Center for Global Commons of The University of Tokyo
  • Vivian Tokai, North Asia Director of EICN

Seoul

  • Simon Baptist, Global Chief Economist and Editorial Director of EIU
  • Ji Sook Lee, CFO at Bayer Group Korea
  • Katie Wilson, Head of Economics at the British Embassy in Seoul
  • Jacco Zwetsloot, Network Moderator, Seoul at EICN

Dubai

  • Pat Thaker, Regional and Editorial Director for MEA at EIU
  • Melanie Noronha, Senior manager of policy and insights at Economist Impact
  • Robert Willock, MENA Director of EICN

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