Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference 2021 | Credit Suisse | 21 March 2021 | Virtual Event

Asia Pacific’s premier investment conference for influential ideas and actionable advice.

Focusing on the theme of 'Disruption Accelerated', the 2021 Asian Investment Conference will explore the disruptive forces that are changing our lives in a variety of ways at an expotential rate, how we can anticipate, understand and embrace them, and the investment opportunities they will create. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns will be discussed throughout the agenda.

The Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference (AIC) is widely regarded as the most exclusive leadership gathering in the Asia-​Pacific region. Attended by prominent political, economic, financial and academic figures, the conference attracts institutional and hedge fund investors as well as ultra high-​net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs and business leaders who seek access to influential ideas and actionable advice.

Presidents, prime ministers, finance ministers, central bankers, economists, Nobel laureates, social scientists, authors, academics, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, athletes and even robots, rock bands and artists from across the globe have stepped on to the AIC stage. Each brings a wealth of experience to shed light on the most relevant issues of the day.

Exclusive access to influential and actionable advice

Throughout the conference, thought-​provoking insights will be brought to the fore by influential keynote speakers and interactive panel discussions. A range of trends that are changing the nature of business will be explored, to enable investors to gain insights into what’s driving markets now, and in the period ahead.

Focusing on the theme of 'Disruption accelerated', the 2021 AIC will explore the disruptive forces that are changing our lives in a variety of ways at an exponential rate, how we can anticipate, understand and embrace them, and the investment opportunities they will create. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns will be discussed throughout the agenda.

Experience diverse ideas across a broad scope of influence

The AIC delivers unrivalled access to expert speakers from around the world. 

2021 Speakers

Benjamin Diokno
Governor, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Blythe Masters
CEO, Motive Capital Corp

Chong-​En Bai
Dean, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University

Iris Bohnet
Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government, and Academic Dean, Harvard Kennedy School

Liqun Jin
President and Chair, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Nicholas Christakis
Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science, Yale University

Tom Barkin
President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Esther Duflo
Co-winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences; Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics, MIT

Guillaume Cerutti
CEO, Christie's International

Hian Goh
Partner, Openspace Ventures

Nandan Nilekani
Co-Founder and Chairman, Infosys; Founding Chairman, Unique Identification Authority of India – UIDAI (Aadhaar)

Pamela Mar
Executive Vice President, Knowledge and Applications, Fung Academy

Kirill Pyshkin
Senior Portfolio Manager, Credit Suisse Asset Management

Stephen Yang
Executive President and CFO, New Oriental Education and Technology

Seth Fischer
Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Oasis Management

Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn
President and Group Chief Executive, Permodalan Nasional Berhad

Adrian Cheng
CEO, New World Development Company Limited; Founder and Chairman, K11 Concepts Limited; Executive Director, Chow Tai Fook Jewelry Group Limited

Shang Chuang
CFO, Klook

Koji Yanagisawa
Director, Executive Vice President and CFO, ZOZO, Incorporated

Takashi Shida
Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Ebisu Capital

Betsey Stevenson
Professor of Public Policy and Economics, University of Michigan