Asia and the US are the most dynamic and innovative regions in the world, and their combined talent, capital and entrepreneurial spirit will jointly shape the global economy in the 21st century.

By 2030 Asia will have tripled its middle class population to some 3 billion people – and by 2050 more than 50% of world GDP will be generated in Asia, up from one third today. This exponential rate of change also brings challenges – economic, social, political, military, cultural and environmental.

The Future of Asia Conference will have keynote speakers and panel discussions addressing opportunities and answering questions about this rapidly-transforming continent of 4.4 billion people – and how it will relate to California and the US.

Stella Li

President & CEO,
BYD Motors
North America

Speaker

Opening Night Keynote Speaker

Thursday, September 15

Admiral Harry Harris 

Overall Commander of the US Navy in the Pacific

The Los Angeles World Affairs Council’s Future of Asia Conference will be held from September 15th-16th in Los Angeles.

50 international speakers discuss and debate the rapidly evolving Future of Asia and its relationship with California & the US. 

Topics Include: 

• Where will the economies of India and China be in 15 years?
• Building Asia’s Middle Class
• Avoiding great power conflict: US-China
• Asian Youth Culture: Crossing Borders
• Future of Investing: US-Asia/Asia-US

Schedule:

Thursday, September 15
5:30pm “Asia in 2030” and “Asia’s Middle Class” Panel Discussions

7:30pm Welcome Dinner with Keynote Speaker Admiral Harry Harris, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command

Friday, September 16
7:30am Breakfast
8:30am Opening Remarks, Panel Discussions

12:30pm Lunch

2:30pm Panel Discussions
7:30pm Closing Dinner

Check speaker and schedule updates here: Future of Asia Conference

You can also email futureofasia@lawac.org or call 424-258-6160

Admiral Harry Harris

Commander, U.S. Pacific Command

Hiroko Akiyama

Professor of Gerontology, University of Tokyo

Charlene Barshefsky

Former US Trade Representative

Julie Bishop

Foreign Minister of Australia

Dennis Blair

Chairman & CEO of Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Wen Bo

Environmentalist, Beijing

Clay Chandler

Founder, The Barrenrock Group, Hong Kong

Duncan Clark

Author & President BDA China

Thomas J. Coates

Director of the UCLA Center for World Health

Bernard D. Cole

Captain, US Navy (Ret.)

Albert del Rosario

Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines

Martin Drew

Etihad Airway SVP of the Americas

Clayton Dube

USC US-China Institute Head

Michael Dunne

President, Dunne Automotive

Rebecca Fannin

Founder & Author, Silicon Dragon

John Humphrey

Senior VP & GM,  J.D. Power Global Automotive Practice

Huang Jing

Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Eiichi Katahara

Professor, National Institute of Defense Studies, Japan

Bilahari Kausikan

Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore

Arthur Kroeber

China Economist, GaveKal Dragonomics

Chung Min Lee

Professor of International Relations, Yonsei University

Hyeonseo Lee

North Korean Defector and Activist

Stella Li

President & CEO, BYD Motors

Michael Lynton

Chief Executive Officer of Sony Entertainment

Tanvi Madan

Director of The India Project, Brookings

Ashok Malik

Fellow, Observer Research Foundation

James McGregor

Chairman, APCO Worldwide, Greater China

Richard McGregor

Kissinger Institute on China & the US

Leland Miller

CEO, China Beige Book International

Shivshankar Menon

Former Indian National Security Advisor

Liu Ming

Executive Director, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

Katharine Moon

SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies, Brookings

Minxin Pei

Chinese Governance Expert, Claremont McKenna College

Daniel Russel

US Assist. Secretary of State for East Asian & Pacific Affairs

Mihir Sharma

Author and Editor, India Columnist, Bloomberg View

Sheila A. Smith

Japan Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

Matthew Spence

Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Internat’l Affairs

Bruce Stokes

Director, Pew Research Center

Jan Swartz

President, Princess Cruises

Edward Tse

CEO, Gao Feng Advisory Company

Tsuneo ‘Nabe’ Watanabe

Director, Tokyo Foundation

Jonathan Woetzel

Director, McKinsey & Company

Andy Xie

Finance Expert, Hong Kong & Shanghai

Tatsuo Yamasaki

Japan’s former Vice Finance Minister for Internat’l Affairs