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1st Colloquium For Journalists: How Can Europe Help Asia Without Provoking A Backlash

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12 Oct 98 - 12 Oct 98
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Singapore
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OVERVIEW

This colloquium was timed to coincide with the World Economic Forum’s East Asia Economic Summit in Singapore, to raise the awareness of Asia-Europe issues amongst the media. The colloquium was organised as a breakfast meeting, at which four distinguished speakers from the region were invited to share their views on the topic. Their presentations were followed by a question-and-answer session chaired by the ASEF’s then-Executive Director Tommy Koh.

The colloquium was attended by more than 60 participants from almost 40 national, regional, and international media organisations in Asia and Europe. The attendees included prominent journalists.

SPEAKERS

Mr. Jusuf Wanandi, Chairman of the Supervisory Board and member of the Board of Directors of CSIS in Jakarta, Indonesia

Mr. Amaret Sila-On, Chairman of Thailand’s Stock Exchange and Chairman of the FRA, Thailand

Mr. Takeshi Kondo, Member Of The Board and Managing Director of ITOCHU Corporation, Japan

Mr. Kenneth Courtis, then-First Vice President of Deutsche Bank Asia Pacific, internationally renowned economist

KEY ATTENDEES

Ms. Hilary Bowker, former Senior European Anchor, CNN

Ms. Lynette Lithgow, former Anchor, CNBC Asia

Mr. Nayan Chanda, Editor, Far East Economic Review

Mr. Akira Kojima, Chief Editor, Nihon Keizai Shimbun

Mr. Cheong Yip Seng, Editor-in-Chief, The Straits Times

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