The power and importance of strategy to business success is well understood.  Good strategies are always “stupidly” obvious, after the fact.  So, why are most firms and business executives so bad at strategy?  Our conversation will be on the difference between good strategy and bad strategy; and how to tell the difference.

Carl Voigt

Professor of Clinical Management & Organization, USC Marshall School

Businesses all over the world are entering a new age of innovation and growth—and the pace of change is accelerating.  Our panelists will share their experiences and their expectations of changes yet to come.

Kevin Cahya

CEO, Avarik Saga Universe

Dror Glass

Managing Partner, Israel Secondary Fund, Tel Aviv

Douglas Montgomery

CEO & Founder, Global Connects Media, Los Angeles & Tokyo

Paul Wilson

Regional Director (Government, Healthcare, Education & Research), Google Singapore

Moderator: Will Scott

CEO, Culture Czars, Chicago

Supply chain disruptions of the past few years due to trade wars, COVID-19 pandemic, flooding, the war in Ukraine, and economic sanctions have severely challenged the just-in-time inventory practices developed over the past decade.  Our panelists will share their ideas on how firms are becoming more supply chain resilient, while still maintaining competitive cost structures.

Prashant Chaturvedi

Former Senior Executive, American Express & Advisor, ITO EN North America

Budi Handoko

Co-Founder, Shipper Indonesia, Jakarta

Moderator: Carl Voigt

Professor of Clinical Management & Organization, USC Marshall School

The integration of digital technology into all areas of a business is fundamentally changing how firms operate and deliver value to customers.  Our panelists will share their experiences on what has worked best for their firms

Vimal Ambani

CEO, Tower Overseas, Ltd.

Franklin Fuentes

Regional Director, Hotels, Alibaba Fliggy

Paul Wilson

Regional Director (Government, Healthcare, Education & Research), Google Singapore

Bernie Lin

Chairman & CEO, Taipei Trading Co., Ltd. Taiwan

Moderator: Arif Ansari

Professor of Clinical Data Sciences & Operations, USC Marshall School

As it becomes ever more obvious that climate change is disrupting world weather patterns and causing major loss of life and economic damage, what are some of the best things that firms can profitably do to become more environmentally responsible and more climate-resilient?

Philip Effendy

Vice President of Operations, Xurya Daya Indonesia

Vorathep Sinthavanarong

Head of International Business, Gulf Energy Development Public Co. Ltd Thailand

Suhendra Setiadi

CEO of Plasticpay, Jakarta

Moderator: Prashant Chaturvedi

Former Senior Executive, American Express & Advisor, ITO EN (North America), Boston

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the nature of the workplace and the “delivery” modes of education.  Our panelists will discuss their experiences with these changes and the likely future trends.

Purwa Hartono

CEO & Founder Purwadhika Digital Technology School

Will Scott

CEO, Culture Czars United States

Ahmed Shabana

Managing Director, Parkpine Capital United States

Moderator: Caroline Kopot

Assistant Professor, Textile and Apparel Management, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Due to trade frictions between China and the U.S. and China’s COVID-19 lockdown policies, more firms are considering moving some of their operations outside of China.  Our panelists will discuss some of the opportunities for doing this in Southeast Asia and India, as well as some of the challenges of trying to make such major changes in their operations.

Mathias Alt

Executive Director & Owner, GetAhead Pte. Ltd. Singapore

Vimal Ambani

CEO, Tower Overseas, Ltd. India

Rich Robinson

Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Animoca Brand

Moderator: Richard Drobnick

Director, IBEAR MBA Program, USC Marshall

What are some important financing and investment opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region as more companies focus on ESG factors and more governments require firms to become more sustainable and encourage firms to produce renewable energy?

Chandra Firmanto

Managing Partner, IndoGen Capital & General Partner, Cydonia

Yosuke Fujimori

Head of Business Development, Wealth Management, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. Hong Kong

Andru Subowo

Managing Director, Bramadi Capital

Moderator: Bambang B. Surwarso

Managing Director, KIB Consulting and AUSCI Governance, Jakarta

As the number of business stakeholders concerned with ESG factors continues to grow —investment funds, customers, and employees, what are some of the “best practices” for firms to follow?

Dror Glass

Managing Partner, Israel Secondary Fund

Kevin McAuliffe

Founder & CEO, Newport Ltd. Japan

Will Scott

CEO, Culture Czars United States

Indra Uno

Founder OK OCE and Commissioner, Saratoga Investama and Commissioner, ANTV

Moderator: James C. Wong

Partner, H.A. Christie & Co., Singapore

Digital transformation and the globalization of investment funds are creating more opportunities for entrepreneurs.  Our panelists will discuss some of these new opportunities, as well as some of the new challenges faced by entrepreneurs.

Kevin McAuliffe

Founder & CEO, Newport Ltd., Tokyo

Rich Robinson

Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Animoca Brands

Anne Patricia Sutanto

Vice CEO, Pan Brothers Tbk.

Moderator: Florian F. Limjoco, Jr.

CEO, Xiphos Global Inc., Carlsbad, CA

As a result of inflation, contractionary Central Bank policies, China’s COVID-19 lockdowns, and the continuing war in Ukraine, the IMF forecast is for slower economic and trade growth in 2023.  Our panelists will discuss the implications of this slowdown for Asia-Pacific economies.

Narongchai Akrasansee

Chairman of the Thai National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (PECC), and Former Minister of Energy and Former Minister of Commerce, Thailand

Radju Munusamy

Partner, PwC Indonesia Advisory, Head of Deals Strategy & Operations Practice

Moderator: Richard Drobnick

Director, IBEAR MBA Program, USC Marshall School

Half-day excursions in the afternoon.
Register on site for available off-site activities (fee required)