Private Equity : Cracking the Code for Superior Returns
As capital market liquidity improves and access to debt financing tools grows, private equity investors are strengthening their positions, and global private equity houses have been hanging up their signs in Asia. This panel will provide insight on the current situations and future developments of the private equity market in Asia. Topics to be explored include venture capital, buyout activities, distressed debt, and real estate investing. It will also discuss the impact of continuous privatization, capital market reforms, and restructuring of companies in the region by private equity firms.
Capital Markets: Satisfying the Appetite for Capital in the Rising Markets
The panel will discuss the public capital markets in Asia, including the stock, bond, future and derivative markets, and explore market opportunities, the roles of capital markets in supporting the economic advances of Asia countries, as well as improvements needed for future development.
Entrepreneurship: Discovering a New Asia Renaissance
To explore the Asian formula for entrepreneurship, speakers from different regions of Asia and a wide spectrum of industries will discuss the strategies of successful entrepreneurship in two contexts: first, within their local markets and cultures; second, within a larger global or Asian marketplace. They will share their unique experiences and challenges in dealing with the differences and intricacies of operating in various countries.
Innovation : Setting the Pace for Communications in the 21st Century
Asia’s eager adoption of mobile technology and the active involvement of Asian firms in the development of this technology present an intensely competitive regional market. Heavyweights such as NTT DoCoMo, Intel, eBay, AOL and Microsoft have already taken significant strategic steps in blurring the lines defining related industries such as telecommunications, media and the Internet, with the Asian region being the most fierce battlefield. This panel will cover the recent development of the market and the untapped opportunities that this phenomenon presents to both Asian and American firms and individuals.
Business environment in Asia: Challenges to Growth and Development in the New Asian Marketplace
An efficient and market-friendly business environment is a key for economic growth of a country and prosperity of business enterprises. The panel will discuss the current business environment in Asia, the essential elements for a business-friendly market, the impact of public policies on the business decisions, and the way to further improve the current business infrastructure to support the sustainable growth of the continent. With insight from speakers from both the public and private sectors, the panel will offer a balanced and complete picture on one of the most important issues for the future of Asia.
Development of Securities Industry in China
(Conducted in Mandarin with real time translation to English on a projection screen)
