Date: Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Time 5:00pm – 6:30pm

Location: Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Asia-Pacific Hall, Vancouver, BC

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada hosts a public forum that will explore whether Asia can continue to be the engine of global economic growth. Panel speakers include several highly respected economics scholars from around the Asia Pacific region. Questions framing the discussion include: What will it take for China to move up the value chain? Can Indonesia escape the middle income trap? What is the future of India’s economic reform? What is the US’s motivation behind the TPP and the Asia 'Pivot'? And, To which specific countries or sub-regions should Canada pay especially close attention?

Speakers:

• Dr. M. Chatib Basri, University of Indonesia, and Vice-Chairman, National Economic Committee of the President of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesia)
• Dr. Peter Petri, Carl J. Shaprio Professor of International Finance, Brandeis University (US)
• Dr. Yao Yang, Director, China Center for Economic Research, and Deputy Dean, National School of Development (China)
• Dr. Shekhar Shah, Director General, National Council of Applied Economic Research (India)
• Moderator: Professor Wendy Dobson, Senior Fellow, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and Professor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto