Outlook 2022 - Economic, Financial and Political Trends in Asia- IN-PERSON EVENT

A must-attend rendez-vous : Join us & ask your questions to our economics experts on the economic, political and financial trends in Asia for 2022.

Prepare 2022 with a thorough review of the economic, financial and political forecasts for the year. 

This must-attend breakfast talk will bring together two leading economists, Mr Manu BHASKARAN, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies, and Mr Herve OCHSENBEIN, Head of the Regional Economic Service for ASEAN at French Embassy in Singapore.
 
After the presentations, you will have the opportunity to interact with the speakers and ask them your questions. 
 

PROGRAMME

From 8 am: Welcome, registration and breakfast​

8:30 am-10:00 am: Presentation of the economic, political and financial trends in Asia for 2022 followed by Q/A from the audience.

About the Speakers

• Manu BHASKARAN, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, the Institute of Policy Studies

Manu Bhaskaran is Director of Centennial Group International and the Founding Director and Chief Executive Officer of Centennial Asia Advisors.

Mr Bhaskaran is an expert on economic and political risk assessment and forecasting. Before joining the Centennial Group, he was Chief Economist for Asia of a leading international investment bank and managed its Singapore-based economic advisory group.

Mr Bhaskaran is a well-regarded commentator on Asian financial and economic affairs, and has regular columns in business weeklies such as the Edge in Singapore/Malaysia. He serves as Senior Adjunct Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies, member of the Regional Advisory Board of the IMF for Asia, Council Member of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs and Vice-President of the Economics Society of Singapore.

Mr Bhaskaran has a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a Bachelor’s degree in economics from Cambridge University.  He has also qualified as a Chartered Financial Analyst. He is based in Singapore.

• Herve OCHSENBEIN, Head of the Regional Economic Service for ASEAN at the French Embassy in Singapore.

Herve Ochsenbein is head of the regional economic service for ASEAN since February 2021. Prior to this position, Mr Ochsenbein was Economic Counsellor at the French Embassy in Vietnam during 3.5 years. 

Herve Ochsenbein is an expert in economic and political topics and has been appointed to different roles in different countries for the past 20 years, starting his career as Head of the Agricultural Foreign Policy Division, Foreign Trade Directorate, and Deputy Secretary General, Treasury and Economic Policy General Directorate based in France. He had then pursued his career path as Managing Director of Business France in the US and the UK. And he also occupied the position of Senior Advisor at the French Treasury based in Paris before moving to Asia. 

Herve Ochsenbein is a graduate of ENA (Ecole Nationale d'Administration) and IEP (Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris). He is based in Singapore.

Terms and conditions

• Limited seats available 
• Safe distancing measures will be adhered to, throughout the event.
• Event only accessible for fully vaccinated persons based on current Safe Management Measures (SMMs)
• Unvaccinated attendees need to show a negative Antigen Rapid Test (ART) result taken in the past 24hours before the expected end of the event.
• Should you need to cancel after payment has been made, please do so no later than two working days before the date of the event for a refund.
• No shows will not be refunded.
• Please note that photographs and videos may be taken during the event for news and publicity purposes.

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