World Ecomomic Forum on East Asia 2006 - An East Asian Community: Is There a Design that Can Deliver? (japanese)

Japanese version. The economic rise of Asia now appears inevitable, yet paradoxically its deeper intetration does not. Political tensions among its largest trading partners, unsettled territorial issues, concern over scarce resources and differences in development models all loom large yet are not at the top of the regional agenda. Does Asia have the necessary institutional architeccture to foster integration despite these challenges? Speakers: Najib Tun Razak, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia; Sadako Ogata, President, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japan; Ong Keng-Yong, Secretary-General, ASEAN, Jakarta; Mari Pangestu, Minister of Trade of Indonesia; Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum. Challenger: Douglas K. Bereuter, President, The Asia Foundation, USA. Moderated by: Victor L. L. Chu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Eastern Investment Group, Hong Kong SAR; Member of the Foundation Board of the World Enonomic Forum