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SINGAPORE ECONOMIC POLICY FORUM 2010
October 22, 2010 | 0900 - 1730 hours
Grand Ballroom (Level 2), Grand Hyatt Singapore
The Singapore Economic Policy Forum is the leading platform for economic policy discussion in Singapore. Organised by the Economic Society of Singapore, Singapore Management University and the Civil Service College, the 3rd Singapore Economic Policy Forum will bring together policymakers, scholars, business professionals, students and interested members of public to exchange views on contemporary economic issues facing Singapore and Asia.
Highlights and Main Speakers at the 3rd Singapore Economic Policy Forum
| Opening Address on Markets and Government - Striking a Balance in Singapore |
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Ravi Menon
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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| Post-Crisis Financial Regulation and Macroeconomic Stability in Asia |
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Andrew Sheng
Chief Adviser to the China Banking Regulatory Commission and Former Chairman of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (1998-2005) |
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Simon Ogus
Founder and CEO of DSGAsia and former Managing Director and Chief Economist for Asia at the Swiss Bank Corporation (now UBS) in Hong Kong |
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| Moderator: Mr Yeoh Lam Keong, Director of Economic Strategy, GIC |
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| Industrial Policy, Capabilities and Growth: Where does the Future of Singapore lie? |
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Jesus Felipe
Principal Economist, Asian Development Bank |
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| Moderator: Mr Manu Bhaskaran, Director and CEO of Centennial Asia Advisors, Singapore |
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| Inequality and its Impact on Well-Being |
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Richard Wilkinson
Professor Emeritus of Social Epidemiology, University of Nottingham and co-author of The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better |
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| Moderator: Mr Donald Low, Head of the Centre for Public Economics, Civil Service College |
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| Rethinking Singapore’s Social Safety Nets |
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Hui Weng Tat
Associate Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS |
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| Moderator: Dr Chua Hak Bin, Economist, Bank of America Merill Lynch |
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