Asia's Best Kept Secret: The ASEAN Economic Community
VIEW EVENT DETAILSConference and Dinner Event
Did you know ...?
- The 7th largest economy in the world – at $2.4 trillion – is an economic and political organization called ASEAN – the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
- The ten nations comprising ASEAN – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – collectively represent the United States' 4th largest export market with total two-way trade in goods and services reaching $254 billion and accounting for more than 370,000 U.S. jobs.
- ASEAN is also America's #1 destination in Asia for U.S. foreign direct investment (FDI), home to more U.S. FDI than China, India, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong, combined.
ASNC is proud to be a supporting partner of the US-ASEAN Business Council for a unique and exciting opportunity to hear directly from senior ASEAN and U.S. government, business and academic leaders, including Indonesian President Joko Widodo, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN Nina Hachigian, Founder & CEO of AirAsia Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, ASEAN economic ministers and officials from the USTR's office about the economic powerhouse that ASEAN is becoming. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has also been invited to address conference participants.
“Asia's Best Kept Secret: The ASEAN Economic Community” is an all-day event on February 17, 2016, in San Francisco, CA, featuring a variety of topical panel discussions and closing with a formal dinner. The conference will focus on:
- Raising awareness about ASEAN to U.S. thought leaders.
- Offering a platform to ASEAN economic leaders to promote their vision of the ASEAN Economic Community and the opportunities it will create.
- Providing a platform for business leaders to engage government on their needs and ideas for the future of ASEAN.
For agenda, speaker information, registration and more, please visit the official conference website: www.asiasbestkeptsecret.com
ASNC is proud to support this event and members will receive a 20% discount off the public rate for individual tickets! To receive discount code, please email rhsu (at) asiasociety.org.
Logistical Details
Westin St. Francis, San Francisco, CA, (Business attire)
Conference Fees
All Day - includes Conference, Breakfast, Lunch, General Reception, and Dinner
Public: $1,000; Member and Partner: $850 (Asia Society members must email rhsu (at) asiasociety.org for discount code)
Conference Only - includes Conference, Breakfast, and Lunch
Public: $650; Member and Partner: $500 (Asia Society members must email rhsu (at) asiasociety.org for discount code)