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IGE/ADB/IIF/KBFG International Conference

May 17~18, 2012

Westin Chosun Hotel, Seoul, Korea

Asia in the New Global Financial Scene

Organized by

Institute for Global Economics (IGE)

Asia Development Bank (ADB)

Institute of International Finance (IIF)

KB Financial Group (KBFG)

Sponsored by

KB Foundation

Program

Thursday, May 17, 2012
18:30-21:00	Welcoming Reception and Dinner (Orchid Room, 2nd Floor)
	Welcoming Remarks Chong-Hyun Nam President, Institute for Global Economics (IGE)
	Dinner Speech Choong-Soo Kim Governor, The Bank of Korea

Friday, May 18, 2012
08:30-09:00	Registration (Orchid Room, 2nd Floor)

09:00-09:10	Opening Ceremony
	Opening Remarks Il SaKong, Chairman, IGE
	Congratulatory Remarks Young-Rok Lim President, KB Financial Group

09:10-09:25	Keynote Address Seok-Dong Kim Chairman, Financial Services Commission, Korea

09:25-10:00	Special Guest Speaker Stephen Roach Senior Lecturer & Senior Fellow, Yale School of Management; Former Chief Economist, Morgan Stanley

10:00-11:10	Session I The Global Economy and Asian Financial Markets: Status and Challenges The session will provide an overview of the current state and outlook of the global economy and discuss its major implications for the Asian financial markets in particular. In doing so, the session will set the tone of the following sessions.
Chair:	Hung Tran, Deputy Managing Director, Institute of International Finance (IIF)
Speaker:	Changyong Rhee Chief Economist, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Discussants:	Andre Meier Resident Representative, IMF Hong Kong Office
	Shinji Takagi Professor, Osaka University
	Chang-Hyun Yun President, Korea Institute of Finance

11:10-11:20	Coffee Break

11:20-12:30	Session II European Sovereign Debt/Banking Crisis and its Implications for the Asian Financial Institutions The session will look into the latest developments of European sovereign debt/banking crisis and identify the practical challenges Asian financial institutions are faced with, along with presenting possible solutions for consideration.
Chair:	Yoonje Cho Professor, Sogang University
Speaker:	Hung Tran Deputy Managing Director, IIF
Discussants:	Andre Meier Resident Representative, IMF Hong Kong Office
	Alessandro Leipold Chief Economist, The Lisbon Council
	Junil Kim Deputy Governor & Chief Economist, The Bank of Korea

12:30-14:00	Luncheon (Grand Ballroom, 1st Floor)
	Lucheon Speech Jaewan Bahk Minister, Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Korea

14:00-15:10	Session III Consequences and Implications of Global SIFIs The session will zero in on the impact of continued deleveraging by banks in the advanced economies on the USD/euro funding markets, including trade finance and the best possible ways and means to stabilize international USD/euro funding conditions for Asian banks.
Chair:	Changyong Rhee Chief Economist, ADB
Speaker:	Michael Taylor Financial Stability Board
Discussants:	Wonkeun Yang Head, KB Research Institute, KB Financial Group
	Takashi Oyama Counsellor to President, Norinchukin Bank
	Hung Tran Deputy Managing Director, IIF

15:10-16:20	Session IV The Future of Asian Financial Cooperation: from CMIM to where? The session will focus on the Asian initiatives for financial cooperation since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, followed by discussions regarding their desirable evolution.
Chair:	Yung Chul Park Professor, Korea University
Speaker:	Jong-ku Choi Deputy Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Finance and Strategy, Korea
Discussants:	Benhau Wei Director, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office
	Masahiro Kawai Dean & CEO, Asian Development Bank Institute
	Andre Meier Resident Representative, IMF Hong Kong Office

16:20-16:30	Coffee Break

16:30-17:30	Wrap-up Roundtable Discussion
Chair:	Il SaKong Chairman, IGE
Panelists: