The UOB Global Markets Economic Forum 2023 was held on 11 January 2023 at Pan Pacific Singapore. It provided a platform for businesses to learn more about this year's macroeconomic outlook for the region and to hear how leading players in the investment, real estate and energy industries have turned risk into resilience. The event highlight was a spirited fireside chat with Mr George Yeo, visiting scholar at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore and former Singapore Cabinet Minister, on opportunities and risks for ASEAN and China in the coming decade.
Opening the forum was Mr Frederick Chin, Head of Group Wholesale Banking and Global Markets, UOB, who shared that despite trade conflicts, major economies remain highly interconnected, thriving on trade and collaboration. As re-globalisation occurs, the reorganisation of supply chains will present new investment opportunities for ASEAN.
Mr Suan Teck Kin, Head of Research, Global Economics and Markets Research, UOB, shared the five key drivers of the year, their implications on market volatility and opportunities from structural shifts.
To tide through the volatility, businesses must be able to capture opportunities amid uncertainties. On the topic of 'Turning risk into resilience', business leaders from the investment, real estate and energy industries shared their experiences in a lively panel discussion.
(From left) Mr Heng Koon How, Head of Market Strategy, Global Economics and Markets Research, UOB, moderating the discussion featuring panellists Ms Angelia Lim, Chief Executive Officer (Singapore) and Co-Chief Financial Officer (Asia Pacific) of LaSalle Investment Management; Ms Beh Siew Kim, Chief Financial and Sustainability Officer, Lodging, CapitaLand Investment and Managing Director of The Ascott Limited; Mr Lim Chern Yuan, Group Chief Executive Officer of Yinson Holdings Berhad; and Mr Peter Chia, Senior FX Strategist, First Vice President, Global Economics and Markets Research, UOB.
The forum concluded with a spirited fireside chat where Koon How and Mr George Yeo, visiting scholar at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore and former Singapore Cabinet Minister from 1990-2011,talked about the 'Opportunities and risks for ASEAN and China in the coming decade.'
To find out more, watch the full event recording via this YouTube playlist.
