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12.00 Key Address: Dr. Youree Lee, CBO at Peertec & Co-Founder, CEO at W- Foundation, Korea ‘HOOXI APP’, the World’s First Climate Change App - a Greenhouse Gas Reduction Platform for Individuals

12.30 Networking Lunch with Speakers and Participants

12.30 Participation in China Workshop by Prior Registration From Twinning to Winning: A Strategic City & Region China Business Partnering Round Table Discussion led by Mr. Xin Shen, Director General Europe CPAFFC on Education, Tourism, Digital Hubs & Agri with The Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, partner for Asia Matters in China

14.00 Innovation Creating Smarter and Sustainable Cities Chair Niall Dowling, Group Strategic Director, Atomic Mark Kellett, Chief Executive, Velocity 1 Poonam Balan, Founder, Tacthub, Germany Shen Xin, Director General Europe, Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries

14.45 Asian Tourism Transforming Cities and Regions Chair Martin Murray, Executive Director Asia Matters Dr. J. Patrick Greene OBE, FSA, CEO, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum Jenny De Saulles, Director of Industry Development, Fáilte Ireland Siobhan McManamy, Head of Markets, Tourism Ireland

15.30 Concluding Remarks from Alan Dukes, Chairman Asia Matters

15.45 Networking Reception with remarks by H.E Mitsuru Kitano, Ambassador of Japan

07.30 Registration and Networking with Speakers and Participants

08.30 Opening Address Michael D’Arcy TD, Minister for International Financial Services 09.00 The Impact Of Geopolitics – The New Economic Reality Chair Alan Dukes, Chairman Asia Matters John Hancock Lead Strategic Policy, Economic Research and Statistics Division, WTO Jinny Yan, Managing Director, Chief China Economist, ICBC Standard Bank Plc Dr. Saori Sugeno, Executive Director, Economic Research Department, Daiwa Capital Markets

09.45 New Technologies Driving Global Growth Chair Martin Murray, Executive Director, Asia Matters Elaine Coughlan, Managing Partner, Atlantic Bridge Robert Schoellhammer, Chief Representative Europe, Asian Development Bank Reza Valdo Maspaitella, President & CEO, PT Valdo Investama, Indonesia

10.30 Coffee Break and Networking

11.15 The Future of Finance – Prioritising responsible Investment Chair Mark Fitzgerald, Chairman BNY Mellon Trust Company Clive Bellows, Head of Global Fund Services for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Northern Trust Teresa O’Flynn, Global Head of Sustainable Investing Strategy - BlackRock Alternative Investors Stephen Nolan, Managing Director UNEP International Network of Financial Centres for Sustainability Dr. Saori Sugeno, Executive Director, Economic Research Department, Daiwa Capital Markets

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12.00 A Strategic Vision for The Future of Smart Cities Chair Cathal Lee, Associate Director, Instinctif Partners Key address by Alice Charles, Cities & Urban Development Lead at World Economic Forum followed by panel discussion with Cristina Brandtstetter, Global CMO , FIWARE, Germany Professor Brian Donnellan, Chairman of the All-Ireland Smart Cities Forum Professor Youree Lee, CBO at Peertec & Co-Founder, CEO at W-Foundation, Korea

12.30 Networking Lunch with Speakers and Participants

12.45 Participation in Indonesia Workshop by Prior Registration Indonesia in Asia: A Strategic Business Partner - Business Round Table Discussion on Tech, Financial Services, Education and Agri in partnership with the Embassy of Indonesia with remarks by H.E. Dr. Rizal Sukma, Ambassador of Indonesia joined by Cathal Gaffney, Managing Director, Brown Bag Films; Reza Valdo Maspaitella, President & CEO, PT Valdo Investama and Robert Schoellhammer, Chief Representative Europe, Asian Development Bank

14.15 FDI Driven by Talent for Internationally Mobile Investment Chair Joe Tynan, Tax Partner & Head of Digital, PwC Ireland Key address by Dr Chris Chen, Chief Executive WuXi Biologics, China followed by panel discussion with Shinichi Hayashida, Chairman SMBC Aviation Capital Wei Xu, Managing Director ICBC Aviation Leasing Eileen Sharpe, Head of Growth Markets, IDA Ireland

15.00 Concluding Remarks from Alan Dukes, Chairman Asia Matters

08.00 Registration and Networking with Speakers and Participants

09.00 The Power of Partnership – Reshaping Global Trade Policy. Chair Alan Dukes, Chairman Asia Matters Richard Grenfell-Hill, Chief Economist, Diageo Karin Finkelston, Vice President, Partnerships, Communications & Outreach at IFC, World Bank Group Danny McCoy, Chief Executive IBEC

09.45 Agrifood Megatrends From Tech to Trust Key address by Brendan Gleeson, Secretary General, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine followed by panel discussion with Jason Hawkins, Chief Executive Carbery Group. Caroline Murray, General Manager Veterinary and Risk Management, Fonterra, New Zealand

10.30 Coffee Break and Networking

11.15 Achieving Success in Asian Markets to Grow a Global Business Key address by Cathal Gaffney, Managing Director, Brown Bag Films followed by panel discussion with Howard Zhang, Editor-in-Chief BBC Chinese Leo McAdams, Divisional Manager - International Sales & Partnering Division, Enterprise Ireland Takeshi Hajiro, Executive Vice President, Mitsui & Co. Europe Plc

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Friday 22 NovemberAviva Stadium Dublin

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Global Asia Matters Business Summit Business Awards Judging Panel

Danny McCoyChief Executive Officer, Ibec

Martina BromleyHead of Operations, Enterprise and Hospitality, Failte Ireland

Niall GibbonsChief Executive, Tourism Ireland

Julie SinnamonChief Executive, Enterprise Ireland

Jim BarryManaging Director & Global Head, BlackRock Real Assets

Padraig BrennanDirector of Markets, Bord Bia (Irish Food Board)

Alan DukesConvenor of Judging Panel

Dr. Paul RyanHead of International Finance Division, Department of Finance

Mr Wei XuChairman, Association of Chinese Enterprises in Ireland (General Manager ICBC Leasing)

Shinichi HayashidaChairman SMBC Aviation Capital

Eileen SharpeHead of Growth Markets, IDA Ireland

Elaine CoughlanManaging Partner, Atlantic Bridge

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Lifetime Achievement Award in memory of the life of Dr. TP Lyons, Irish founder of Alltech

• Award to an Irish Investor in Asia to Cathal Gaffney, CEO Brown Bag Films

• Award to New Asian investor in Ireland to Dr Chris Chen, CEO WuXi Biologics

• Award to Established Asian investor in Ireland to Shinichi Hayashida, Chairman SMBC Aviation Capital

• Special China Twinning Award to mark 40 years of China Ireland Diplomatic Relations presented to Cork County Council jointly by Asia Matters and our partner The Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries

The Awards recognise world class Irish companies who have achieved strategic success in Asia and Asian companies making a unique contribution to Ireland.

The Awards are presented at a Black Tie Gala Dinner with MC Gráinne Seoige from 19.00 Friday 22 November at Aviva Stadium Dublin

Shortlisted Companies: • Most Successful Market Entry into Asia Carbery Group, Cubic Telecom, Marco Beverage Systems

• Financial Services Exporter of the Year CurrencyFair, Know Your Customer, Northern Trust

• Food & Beverage Exporter of the Year Carbery Group, John Stone Beef, Silver Hill Farm

• Technology Exporter of the Year Currency Fair, Decawave, Know Your Customer

• Tourism Provider of the Year EPIC, Guinness Storehouse, Newbridge Silverware Visitor Centre

• Higher Education Institute Partnership of the Year Athlone Institute of Technology, Cork Institute of Technology, Technological University Dublin

Awards Judging Panel

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Tom HardimanCo-founder of Asia Matters

Ann RiordanFormerly Chairman of Science Foundation Ireland

Mark Fitzgerald Chairman, BNY Mellon Trust Company (Ireland) Limited

Cathal LeeAssociate Director, Instinctif Partners

Alan DukesChairman andCo-founder of Asia Matters

Lionel AlexanderChairman of the Institute of Technology Tralee

Donal BoylanPartner BCAP, Hong Kong and Chairman of the Ireland Funds of China

Tom Boland Formerly Chief Execu-tive, The Higher Educa-tion Authority

Mark Canning Formerly British Ambassador to Indonesia and ASEAN

Gerard MulliganFormerly Head Of Operations, Broadridge Japan

Niall DowlingStrategic Director, Atomic Creative Communications Agency

Aidan CotterFormerly Chief Executive of Bord Bia, The Irish Food Board

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Launched in 2011 by Dr. T.P Hardiman, Alan Dukes

and Martin Murray, Asia Matters is Ireland’s only Asia

think tank and is 100% focused on building dynamic

business links and informed understanding between

Asia, EU and Ireland to drive win-win partnerships and

economic growth.

We build powerful networks and connect our Corporate Member companies, key stakeholders in Government, State Agencies and Higher Education Institutes with Asian Corporates, Investors and Ambassadors.Recognised as a Centre of Excellence for Asia Business Knowledge & Partnership, Asia Matters is based in Dublin Over 17,000 people from 45 countries have attended our programme of cutting-edge events in Asia and Ireland.

Members participate in private closed circle briefings and high-level publications deliver thought leadership, market insights and access to strategic partners.

About Asia Matters

To discuss membership or how your organisation can partner with Asia Matters, please contact Samantha Hobbs, Director of Corporate Affairs by email: samantha.hobbs@asiamatters.eu or call: +353 (0)87 799 2913

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