AMRO-CEP-SEACEN High-Level Roundtables

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AMRO-CEP-SEACEN High-Level Roundtables

Date & Time:

March 5, 2026 | Tokyo, Japan
March 9, 2026 | Seoul, Korea
March 12, 2026 | Singapore

Contact: By invitation only

AMRO, the Council on Economic Policies (CEP), and the South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Research and Training Centre jointly convened for roundtables in Japan, Korea and Singapore for policymakers and thought leaders in financial governance. The discussion provided a platform to exchange views on emerging challenges and explore ways to adapt financial governance over the next five years.

Insights from the discussions will shape country policy briefs with recommendations for policymakers in Japan, Korea, and the ASEAN region.

Participants discussed issues affecting economic growth and welfare such as cost-of-living pressures and extreme weather, and how to navigate long-term structural shifts, including digitalization, population aging, green transition, and rapid technological change. Financial authorities will play a critical role in strengthening resilience and supporting sustainable growth amid these transformations.

Program

Time

Program

PROGRAM FOR MARCH 5

*All times below refer to Japan Standard time (GMT+9)

12:45

Arrival

13:00 – 13:15

Welcome and Introductions

13:15 – 14:30

Governing Finance in Times of Structural Transformation

14:30 – 14:45

Break

14:45 – 15:45

Monetary Policy for Sustainable Prosperity

15:45 – 16:15

Break

16:15 – 17:15

Financial Supervision for Building Resilience

17:15 – 17:30

Break

17:30 – 18:30

Deep Dive: Governing the Digitalization of Money and Finance

18:30

Closing

PROGRAM FOR MARCH 12

*All times below refer to Korea Standard time (GMT+9)

12:45

Arrival

13:00

Welcome and Introductions

13:15 – 14:30

Governing Finance in Times of Structural Transformations

14:30 – 14:45

Break

14:45 – 15:45

Monetary Policy for Sustainable Prosperity

15:45 – 16:15

Break

16:15 – 17: 15

Financial Supervision for Building Resilience

17:15 – 17:30

Break

17:30 – 16:30

Deep Dive: Governing the Digitalization of Money and Finance

18:30

Closing

PROGRAM FOR MARCH 12

12:45

Arrival

13:00

Welcome and Introductions

13:15 – 14:30

Governing Finance in Times of Structural Transformations

14:30 – 14:45

Break

14:45 – 15:45

Monetary Policy for Sustainable Prosperity

15:45 – 16:15

Break

16:15 – 17:15

Financial Supervision for Building Resilience

17:15 – 17:30

Break

17:30 – 18:30

Deep Dive: Governing the Digitalization of Money and Finance

18:30

Closing

Speakers

Shigeru Ariizumi

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Rie Asakura

Financial Services Agency

Alexander Barkawi

Council on Economic Policies

Aziz Durrani

AMRO

Satoshi Ikeda

Japan Finance Corporation

Shun Kobayashi

Bank of Japan

Haruhiko Kuroda

Japan Center for Economic Research

Yutaka Matsushita

AMRO

Prashant Pande

AMRO

Matthew Poggi

Council on Economic Policies

Sayuri Shirai

Keio University

Hideki Takada

Ministry of Finance, Japan

Natsuki Tsuda

Ministry of Finance, Japan

Yuji Yamashita

ADB

Alexander Barkawi

Council on Economic Policies

Hyung-Kyu Choi

DSRV

Youngju Choi

Bank of Korea

Jaehak Hwang

Financial Supervisory Service

Hyunjoon Joo

Ministry of Finance and Economy, Korea

Kwangmin Jung

Pohang University of Science and Technology

Dongsoo Kim

Kim & Chang

Yoonhee Kim

Financial Services Commission

Seunghyun Shim

Ministry of Finance and Economy, Korea

Jhinyoung Shin

Yonsei University

Minkee Song

Korea Institute of Finance

Sumit Agarwal

National University of Singapore

Elsa Allman

Banque de France

Julia Bingler

Council on Economic Policies

Nathan Crespy

Banque de France

Victoria Fanggidae

The PRAKARSA

Alia Fariza

Bank Indonesia

Ashutosh Jaiswal

The SEACEN Centre

Solikin Juhro

Bank Indonesia

Cynyoung Park

The SEACEN Centre

Muhammad Qaisar

Council on Economic Policies

Suraya Sani

Bank Negara Malaysia

Lay Sokheng

National Bank of Cambodia

Ramkishen Rajan

National University of Singapore

Michael Tang

Singapore Exchange / SGX RegCo

George Thomson

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

Yasuto Watanabe

AMRO

Tang Wei

Stripe

Kah Kit Yip

United Overseas Bank

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