| Since
the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997/98, Asian economies have
bounced back. Can Asia continue to strengthen its economies
and financial systems, and contribute to a more robust and
stable international financial state? How vulnerable is Asia
and the new global financial architecture to economic and
financial risks that have been building since the Asian Crisis
like the explosive growth of hedge funds, new derivative markets,
LBOs and other financial leverage?
This year, the ESS had the honor of inviting Mr Timothy F.
Geithner, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
to share his views on Asia, The World Economy & The International
Financial System, at the Annual Dinner.
Amongst the 550 guests who attended were Minister Tharman
Shanmugaratnam, Mr Terence Checki (Executive Vice President
& Head of Emerging Markets, Federal Reserve Bank of New
York), Mr Calvin A. Mitchell III (Senior Vice President, Federal
Reserve Bank of New York), Mr Jackson Tai (CEO, DBS Bank),
Dr Teh Kok Peng (President, GIC Special Investment), Mr J
Y Pillay (Chairman, SGX), Mr Philip Lee (Senior Country Officer,
JPMorgan Chase SG), Ms Teo Swee Lian (Deputy MD, Prudential
Supervision, MAS) and Prof Wang Gungwu (Director, East Asia
Institute). |
The annual dinner is also held in conjunction
with the prize presentation of the MAS-ESS Essay Competition
2006/07, which featured on the topic “The Asian Financial
Crisis 10 years on: What has changed and what have we learnt?"
Please click here
for the results of the essay competition. |
