Asia Society's "Returning to Sustained Growth in Asia"
Conference to be held in New York City on April 22-23, 2002

This event entitled "Returning to Sustained Growth in Asia: How Asia's Economies Can Compete in Challenging Times" will be held on April 22-23, 2002 at the Asia Society (725 Park Avenue at 70th Street) in New York City.

The event will begin with an evening keynote address and reception on Monday, April 22nd from 6:00pm -8:00pm and conclude with a conference on Tuesday, April 23rd from 8:00am - 2:30pm. The cost to attend this event will be $125 for members of the Asia Society and collaborating organizations, $150 for non-members and $75 for accredited academics and members of NGO's. Presentation remarks will be on-the-record.

The event is organized in collaboration with KWR International, Inc. JPMorgan is the lead corporate sponsor. Additional support is provided by Verizon and United Airlines. Dow Jones and Co. is the sponsor of the 2002 Asia Society New York Business Programs.

Cooperating organizations include the American Australian Association; American Indonesian Chamber of Commerce; China Institute; Committee of 100; Downtown Economists Club of New York City; Eurasia Group; The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Japan Society; Japan External Trade Organization New York; Korea Economic Institute; The Korea Society; Malaysian Investment Development Authority; Philippine American Chamber of Commerce; U.S.-ASEAN Business Council; U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Confirmed U.S./Asian government leaders include (in speaking order):

- Jon Huntsman Jr., Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
- Xiang Huaicheng, Minister of Finance, People's Republic of China
- Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia
- Yong-Duk Kim, Deputy Minister for International Affairs,
Ministry of Finance and Economy, Korea
- Haruhiko Kuroda, Vice Minister for International Affairs,
Ministry of Finance, Japan
- Jose Isidro N. Camacho, Secretary of Finance, Philippines

Other confirmed speakers: (in speaking order):

- Nicholas Platt, President, Asia Society
- T.T. Ryan, Jr., Managing Director, Global Government
Institutions Group, JPMorgan
- Sean Wallace, MD & Co-Head of Inv. Banking, Asia Pacific
Ex-Japan, JPMorgan
- John P. Lipsky, Chief Economist, JPMorgan
- Motoatsu Sakurai, Executive Vice President, Mitsubishi
International Corporation
- Ken Richeson, Executive Director, US-ASEAN Business Council
- Michael Vatikiotis, Editor, Far Eastern Economic Review
- Nicholas Howson, Partner, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton &
Garrison
- Carl Walter, Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer for
China, JPMorgan
- Shahid Yusuf, Research Mgr., Dev. Economics Research Group,
World Bank
- Reginald Chua, Editor, Asia Wall Street Journal
- Toyoo Gyohten, President, Institute for International Monetary
Affairs
- Jun Okumura, President of Japan External Trade Organization NY
- Masaaki Kanno, Managing Director, Economic Research, Asia
Pacific, JPMorgan
- Richard Medley, Chairman, Medley Global Advisors
- Urban Lehner, Vice President, Business Development, The Wall
Street Journal
- Anthony Elson, Senior Advisor, Asia and Pacific Department,
IMF
- Barry Metzger, Partner, Coudert Brothers
- Stanley O. Roth, Vice President of International Relations,
Boeing Company
- Myron Brilliant, Vice President, Asia, International Policy,
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Melanie Kirkpatrick, Assistant Editor, The Wall Street Journal
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