|
 Asian Banking in Challenging Times
Symposium
June 25, 2009
This half-day symposium continues our tradition of examining emerging trends and issues that will impact banking and financial centers both in Asia and in the United States. Specifically, we will be taking an in-depth look at how Asia is being affected by the current global economic and financial crisis, reflecting on the direct and indirect channels through which Asian economies have been affected, as well as assessing the challenges facing Asian financial institutions.
| Welcoming Remarks |
Teresa Curran, Group Vice President, Banking Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
|
| Opening Keynote Address |
Michael Mussa, Senior Fellow, the Peterson Institute for International Economics
|
| Panel I: Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Asian Economies |
Intro
David Fernandez, Managing Director, JP Morgan (Singapore)
Stephen Lumpkin, Principal Administrator, Financial Markets and Policies, Financial Affairs Division, OECD
Robert Madsen, Senior Fellow, MIT Center for International Studies
Dana Green (moderator), Director, Banking Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of Sam Francisco
Questions and answers
|
| Panel II: Asian Banking in a Global Recession |
Intro
Sally Davies, Section Chief, International Banking and Finance, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Jason George, Sr. Financial Sector Specialist, Financial Stability Institute, Bank for International Settlements, Rep. Office for Asia/Pacific
Walter Yao (moderator), Senior Manager, Banking Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Questions and answers
|
| Panel III: Asian Banks: A Closer Look |
Intro
Yoshiaki Kawamata, CEO for the Americas, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
Charles Ong, General Manager, Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation
WANG, Jun, Lead Financial Sector Specialist, East Asia and Pacific Region, the World Bank
Nick Hope (moderator), Director, the Stanford Center for International Development
Questions and answers Part 1
Questions and answers Part 2
|
| Closing Remarks |
Masaaki Tanaka, President and CEO, Union Bank
|
| Symposium Reception |
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco thanks the following organizations for their support and assistance as Associate Sponsors:
|
|
