PPI Executive Seminar 2021 | Pacific Pension & Investment Institute (PPI) | 27 October 2021 | The Langham, Huntington, Pasadena, 1401 S Oak Knoll Ave, Pasadena, CA 91106, USA

Global geopolitical events in the past five years have hastened the evolution of Asia from a traditional bilateral alliance structure into a new multilateral and multipolar architecture. Major trends ranging from changing demographics to the continued rise of technology and the digital transformation of industries have resulted in a new paradigm. Growing global pressure on de-carbonization and the push for “net-zero” emissions present unique challenges and opportunities for the diverse economies in various stages of growth and development. As the region seeks to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, new threats include the emergence of new variants, slower than expected vaccine rollouts, and waning vaccine effectiveness. The rethinking of supply chains is also key in Asia, but will have significant global implications as well. Likewise, the trajectory of strategic competition across various fronts will pose increasing complexity for long-term investors.

2021 Speakers

The Honorable Julie Bishop
Chancellor, Australian National University; Former Foreign Minister of Australia

Matt Pottinger
Senior Advisor, Martin + Crumpton Group; former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor

Jamie Allen
Founding Secretary General, Asian Corporate Governance Association

Aina Fukuda
Head of Japan Investment Stewardship, Legal & General Investment Management

Paul Irving
Chairman, Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging

Peta Latimer
Chief Executive Officer, Mercer Singapore (Invited)

Eduardo Saverin
Co-founder, Managing Partner, B Capital Group

Michael Harrington
Partner - Energy, Actis

Ulka Kelkar
Director – Climate, World Resources Institute India

Ben Meng
Executive Vice President and Chairman, Asia Pacific, Franklin Templeton

The Honorable Alfonso Bustamante
Chief Executive Officer, Corporación Financiera de Inversiones; former Prime Minister, Republic of Peru

Mauricio Cárdenas
Visiting Senior Research Scholar, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs; Former Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Republic of Colombia

Marla Bleavins
Deputy Executive Director, Finance and Administration & Chief Financial Officer, Port of Los Angeles

Kirby Fine
Partner, Head of Logistics, ATL Partners

Chris Mikosh
Portfolio Manager and Co-Founder, Tor Investments

Dominic Ng
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, East West Bank

Nobukatsu Kanehara
Professor of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Doshisha University; Former Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Ambassador Kishore Mahbubani
Distinguished Fellow, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore; Former Ambassador to the United Nations, Singapore

Lionel C. Johnson
President, PPI

Victor Chua
Founding and Managing Partner, Vynn Capital

Taejun Shin
Founder & CEO, Gojo & Company, Inc

MODERATORS:

Katie Schmitz Eulitt
Director, Investor Relationships; Head of APAC Outreach, Value Reporting Foundation

Ambassador Paul W. Speltz
Chairman and CEO, Global Strategic Associates

Takajiro Ishikawa
Senior Executive Vice President, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc.

Jim Pittman
Executive Vice President & Global Head, Private Equity, BCI

Shigeki Kimura
Executive Advisor, JP Investment Corporation; Senior Advisor, Brookfield Asset Management

Rebecca Chua
Managing Partner, Premia Partners