Regional Strategic ForecastTraversing a new macroeconomic realityTwo months into 2024, wars are raging in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. And shipping is under attack in the Red Sea, threatening new transport and commodity price spikes. These crises are explosive in their own right. Combine them with a presidential race in America and 2024 promises to be a make-or-break year for the post-1945 world order.Join Corporate Network for our bi-annual Regional Strategic Forecast event series of regional and global insights. During the event, participants will hear speakers from EIU and Corporate Network discuss regional economic, political and business outlook for the year ahead. Following the keynote, a panel of business leaders will discuss where they see growth opportunities and how to navigate the economic and geopolitical risks.
What will 2024 bring?The 2020s were destined to be dangerous. The West’s share of world GDP has fallen towards 50% for the first time since the 19th century. Countries such as India and Turkey believe the global institutions created after 1945 do not reflect their concerns. China and Russia want to go further and subvert this system. Their club – the enlarged BRICS bloc (now including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Iran) – has more than one eye on upsetting US political and financial hegemony. Though America’s economy is still pre-eminent, its unipolar moment has ended. And its allies in Europe and Japan are in relative economic decline. The new dynamic is one of instability and an unpredictable cycle of populism, interventionist economics and transactional globalisation. What does this mean for your region? Can it resist the siren calls to choose sides, and reap the benefit of both Asian economic growth and Western security assurances? 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 the global business environment by providing attendees with our 2024 economic, market, financial and business outlook. Our March 2024 forecast will: Present our latest analysis of the global and Asian economies for the rest of 2024 and beyond Discuss implications of continued inflation, energy security concerns, supply chain pressures, and more Unpack how companies can navigate through geopolitical influences on business Consider how companies can manage risk, remain resilient, and unlock opportunities
Hong Kong Emily Mansfield, Regional Director, Europe of Economist Intelligence Unit Dr. Jacob Kam, Chief Executive Officer at MTR Corporation Limited Joe Ngai, Senior Partner and Chairman – Greater China at McKinsey & Company Edward Chui, Director, Hong Kong of Economist Intelligence Corporate Network
Johannesburg Sam Rolland, Director, Sub-Saharan Africa of Economist Intelligence Corporate Network Robert Willock, Director and Regional General Manager of EICN Mpho Makwana, Chairman at Epitome Investments (Pty) Ltd Minister Pravin Gordhan, Minister of the Department of Public Enterprises
Singapore Emily Mansfield, Regional Director, Europe of Economist Intelligence Unit Bernard Aw, Chief Economist, Asia Pacific at Coface Jeep Kline, Berkeley Faculty, Venture Capital, Board of Directors at University of California, Berkeley Simon Kahn, Vice President, Marketing for Asia Pacific at Google Sumana Rajarethnam, Director, South-East Asia of Economist Intelligence Corporate Network
Kuala Lumpur Emily Mansfield, Regional Director, Europe of Economist Intelligence Unit Sumana Rajarethnam, Director, South-East Asia of Economist Intelligence Corporate Network
Shanghai Tom Rafferty, Head of Global Forecasting and Economics at Economist Intelligence Unit Professor Xu Xianchun, Former Deputy Commissioner at National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Dr. Weisi Xie, Director, Shanghai of Economist Intelligence Corporate Network Marjo Crompvoets, Consul-General, Shanghai at Consulate-General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Shanghai Jason Jiang, General Manger of Mysteel International Business
Beijing Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief at The Economist Tom Rafferty, Head of Global Forecasting and Economics at Economist Intelligence Unit Dr Kai Guo, Executive President at China Finance 40 Institute Dr Robert Xiao, Director, Beijing of Economist Intelligence Corporate Network Marc Horn, EVP, Merck Electronics, President at Merck China
Tokyo Tom Rafferty, Head of Global Forecasting and Economics at Economist Intelligence Unit Naomi Fink, Managing Director, Global Strategist of Nikko Asset Management Group Martin Schulz, Chief Economist at Fujitsu Limited Zuhair Khan, Managing Director at Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) Rodrigo González, Director, North Asia at Economist Intelligence Corporate Network
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2023 event recapAsia’s regional strategic forecastChina’s consumption-driven rebound will mainly benefit Asian exporters of consumer goods and tourism services, with more limited implications for commodity producers. Geopolitics will remain a major source of business risk. Read more
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