World Ecomomic Forum on East Asia 2006 - Corporate Asia:. Who Is Climbing the Value Added Ladder? (japanese)

Japanese version. Asian companies are frequently criticized for competing solely on price and failing to pioneer new technologies and innovative services. Which sectors in Asia are proving the critics wrong and which are proving them right? Which multinationals in Asia are changing the competitive landscape globally? Speakers: Lee Boon-Yang, Minister of Information, Communications and the Arts of Singapore; Kunio Nakamura, President, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Japan; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on East Asia; Nandan M. Nilekani, President, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Infosys Technologies, India; Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on East Asia; Zhang Xiaoqiang, Vice-Chairman, National Development and Reform Commission, People's Republic of China. Challenger: Hirotaka Takeuchi, Dean, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University, Japan. Moderated by: Sir Martin Sorrell, Group Chief Executive, WPP, United Kingdom; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on East Asia