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High-Level Policy Dialogue on Regional Cooperation to Support Innovation, Inclusion and Stability in Asia

Date & Time:

Thursday, October 11, 2018, 3:00 PM – 05:00 PM

Contact: enquiry@amro-asia.org

Location: Sahadewa Room, Grand Bali Nusa Dua, Indonesia

The High-Level Policy Dialogue on Regional Cooperation to Support Innovation, Inclusion and Stability in Asia, to be held on 11 October 2018 in Bali, Indonesia, will gather central bankers, financial regulators, international organization heads, and market participants to discuss the role of technology in creating new markets and opportunities for the inclusive future of Asia, and how to foster technological entrepreneurship that can have a positive impact on innovation, inclusion, and sustainable development in Asia.

Co-organized by Bank Indonesia, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), the high-level policy dialogue aims to shed light on key drivers of innovation in financial technology and their implications for financial inclusion and stability. It will also discuss the role of regional cooperation, policy makers including central bankers and financial regulators in managing this process.

Policymakers from the Asian region, think-tanks, institutes, academia, and centers of excellence, NGOs and civil society organizations, embassy/trade commissioners are encouraged to join. Please join through the registration page.

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Program

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Program

Asia’s Future—Harnessing Technology to Promote a Stronger and More Inclusive Asia: A high-level panel will discuss the future of Asia and the role of technology in creating new markets and opportunities, technological entrepreneurship that can have a positive impact on growth and inclusive development in Asia. In particular, the panel will aim to answer the following questions:

What are the new opportunities and challenges associated with rapid technology-driven transformation in the region’s financial systems and markets? What are the key policy and regulatory issues to unlock the technology potential and minimize the adverse consequences?
How can we harness the technology potential to facilitate financial development and help the region meet its long-term development needs, promote greater financial inclusion, and maintain financial stability? In particular, how can we ensure FinTech solutions to assist those currently excluded from financial services and help them engage in economic activities and enjoy the growth benefits?
What is the role of the private sector, financial regulators, and policy makers in promoting innovation and facilitating the use of greater financial technology to support Asia’s development goals while safeguarding financial stability and security during the revolutionary transformation?
What is the role of international organizations and MDBs in shaping a more consistent, harmonized, and sufficient regulatory framework and creating an enabling environment, including international rules and standards?
AGENDA

2:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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Opening Session

3 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.

Welcome Remarks:
Junhong Chang, Director, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)

3:05 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.

Opening Remarks:
Mirza Adityaswara, Senior Deputy Governor, Bank Indonesia

3:10 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Introduction of the Moderator and the Panel

Moderator: Tanya Beckett, BBC World News

3:15 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.

Panelists:
Takehiko Nakao, President, Asian Development Bank

Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus, Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia

Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Veerathai Santiprabhob, Governor, Bank of Thailand

Diwa Guinigundo, Deputy Governor, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Neav Chanthana, Deputy Governor, National Bank of Cambodia

Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and CEO, Women’s World Banking

4:50 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Photo Session

Speakers

Junhong Chang

Director, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office

Takehiko Nakao

President, Asian Development Bank

Ravi Menon

Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Veerathai Santiprabhob

Governor, Bank of Thailand

Mirza Adityaswara

Senior Deputy Governor, Bank Indonesia

Diwa Guinigundo

Deputy Governor, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour

Deputy Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia

Neav Chanthana

Deputy Governor, National Bank of Cambodia

Mary Ellen Iskenderian

President and Chief Executive Officer, Women’s World Banking

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