Bringing together world renowned thought leaders and business luminaries from different sectors, GES Summit 2010 will host international speakers like Dr Mari Elka Pangestu, Minister of Trade, Republic of Indonesia; Sam Pitroda, Chairman and CEO, World-Tel and Adviser to Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations, Office of the Prime Minister, India; Jeffrey Rayport, Founder and Chairman of Marketspace LLC, also a recognised thought leader in digital marketing; and John Hagel III, Co-chairman of Deloitte Center for the Edge, and a visionary and market strategist. They will discuss thought-provoking insights on global trends and the impact on businesses in the future.
CEO of The Ascott, Lim Ming Yan; Group President, South, South East Asia and Middle East of LVMH Group, Ravi Thakran; President, Asia Pacific of Krafts Food, Pradeep Pant; and President, Asia Pacific of Mary Kay, KK Chua will show the importance of branding and how to build successful businesses in the growing China and India economies.
Other key speakers include Frank Lavin, Former U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade; Gita Wirjawan, Chairman of Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board, Indonesia; Dr Fereidun Fesharaki, Chairman of FACTS Global Energy and Member of the Board for Dubai Mercantile Exchange; and Douglas Brooks, Chief Economist of Asian Development Bank, who will share new perspectives and fresh strategic ideas to help CEOs navigate the ever-challenging market landscape.
Co-presented by the Singapore Economic Development Board and Singapore Business Federation, GES Summit 2010 will bring together global thought leaders, CEOs, entrepreneurs, policy makers and high net-worth individuals under one roof, making it the ideal platform for successful business networking and business matching.
Since its inauguration in 2003, GES has become an important event on the Singapore business meetings calendar attracting international participants from close to 60 countries.
Last year, GES 2009 was held to coincide with the APEC Week in Singapore and played host to the APEC SME Summit 2009. It brought together more than 1,500 international delegates from the Asia-Pacific and beyond, for two days of high energy, high power knowledge exchange and business networking.
GES 2009 attracted global business leaders, such as Scott Davis, Global Chairman and CEO of UPS, and Jack Ma, Chairman and CEO of the Alibaba Group, who shared the secrets of success and best practices especially in managing their organisations through the turbulent financial crisis.
GES Summit 2010 will be held on 6 – 8 October 2010 at the Raffles City Convention Centre. For more information, visit
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