WASHINGTON -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) at the National University of Singapore will launch the Next STEP Global Conference on November 1-2 to advance Solutions To Economic Problems (STEP).
The inaugural conference is the first in a series of annual global dialogues where leaders meet to address challenges to human well-being arising from economic instability, insecurity, and exclusion. The sessions are aimed at producing solutions that can be adopted by national governments and international institutions.
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo will deliver keynote remarks on supply chain challenges, followed by a virtual discussion with Singapore Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam on November 1 at 8:45 AM EDT / 8:45 PM SGT.
In addition to the discussion with Raimondo and Shanmugaratnam, the conference will focus on:
- Supply chains in a world of conflict and COVID-19 (session 1)
- Economic policymaking in a Big Data, Big Tech global economy (session 2)
- Is it possible for humanity to cooperate in delivering global public goods? (closing dialogue with Martin Wolf of The Financial Times)
The conference is open to the media by registering here.
PROGRAM
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1
7 AM EDT / 7 PM SGT
Welcome
- Adam S. Posen, President, PIIE
- Danny Quah, Dean and Li Ka Shing Professor in Economics, LKYSPP at National University of Singapore
- Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister, Singapore
7:15 AM – 8:45 AM EDT / 7:15 PM – 8:45 PM SGT
Session 1: Supply chains in a world of conflict and COVID-19
Moderator: Danny Quah, dean of LKYSPP at National University of Singapore.
Speakers:
- Muhamad Chatib Basri, former Indonesian Finance Minister
- Chad P. Bown, Reginald Jones Senior Fellow, PIIE
- Michael Buchanan, Head of Portfolio Strategy & Risk Group, Temasek
- Jacqueline Poh, Managing Director, Singapore Economic Development Board
- Tsai Ming-Kai, Chairman, MediaTek Inc.
8:45 AM – 9:30 AM EDT / 8:45 PM – 9:30 PM SGT
Keynote Remarks by US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on supply chain challenges
Followed by a discussion withTharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister, Singapore
Moderator: Adam S. Posen, President, PIIE
8 PM – 9:30 PM EDT/ 8 AM – 9:30 AM SGT on November 2
Session 2: Economic policymaking in a Big Data, Big Tech global economy
Moderator: Adam S. Posen, President, PIIE
Speakers:
- Chong-En Bai, Dean, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University
- Karan Bhatia, Vice President of Government Affairs & Public Policy, Google
- Markus K. Brunnermeier, Sanford Professor, Princeton University; and Nonresident Senior Fellow, PIIE
- Martin Chorzempa, Senior Fellow, PIIE
- Elina Noor, Director of Political-Security Affairs and Deputy Director, Asia Society Policy Institute, Washington, DC
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Closing Dialogue* with Martin Wolf, Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator, The Financial Times on Is it possible for humanity to cooperate in delivering global public goods?
7 AM – 8 AM EDT / 7 PM – 8 PM SGT / 12 PM – 1 PM London
With introductory remarks by Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore, and the dialogue moderated by Danny Quah, Dean and Li Ka Shing Professor in Economics, LKYSPP at National University of Singapore
* This is a joint session with the Monetary Authority of Singapore's Golden Jubilee Conference and their Welcome Event.
MEDIA CONTACTS
Peterson Institute for International Economics: Michele Heller, [email protected]
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy: Alan Ho, [email protected]
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