PGMA to keynote 11th Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is set to regale investors from Asia-Pacific including Australia and Japan about the Philippines as a valued investors destination when she flies to Hong Kong on Sunday to address the 11th Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference (AIC) which will run from March 31 to April 3.

The AIC recently unveiled its strong lineup of speakers to celebrate a decade of the Asian Investment Conference and identified President Arroyo as one of three keynote speakers to the investment forum. The future of the US dollar will be the focus of the discussion.

President Arroyo shall also talk about the emerging opportunities for investors and the measures being taken by the Philippines to attract more inward investment, according to the AIC which revealed that the keynote speakers confirmed to address the conference are President Arroyo; Jesse Wang Jianxi, Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, China Investment Corporation; and Steve Hanke, Professor of Applied Economics of John Hopkins University.

"This is our 11th year of hosting the Asian Investment Conference. To reflect this special milestone, we have put together an excellent lineup of keynote speakers, all of whom are experts in their field. Together, they represent the majority of industries and markets that are the focus of the investing community today," said Kai Nargolwala, chief executive officer of Credit Suisse, Asia-Pacific.

Key policy and decision makers from China, the Philippines and Vietnam will speak at the region's premier private sector investment event, joining an expected 1,500 investors and almost 300 of the leading companies in the Asia-Pacific region, added the AIC.

The 2008 Credit Suisse AIC will be held at the Island Shangri-La Hotel and the Conrad International Hotel in Hong Kong.

President Arroyos speech will be delivered on Day One, Monday, March 31, which will be kicked off by a debate on the future of the US dollar.

The currency experts will then be followed by the second keynote of the day, delivered by Her Excellency the President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who will speak on the emerging opportunities for investors and the measures being taken by the Philippines to attract more inward investment.

As usual, the AIC will feature a range of its popular panel sessions, this year focusing on the outlook for China property, the resurgent Philippine economy, Vietnam's much-anticipated privatization pipeline, as well as a host of panels examining green industries, such as water, solar and biofuels, added the AIC.

AIC sponsor Credit Suisse is one of the world's leading banks, providing its clients with private banking, investment banking and asset management services worldwide; and offering advisory services, comprehensive solutions and innovative products to companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients globally, as well as retail clients in Switzerland.

Active in over 50 countries and employs approximately 48,000 people, Credit Suisse's parent company, Credit Suisse Group, is a leading global financial services company headquartered in Zurich.

In its Investment Banking business, Credit Suisse offers securities products and financial advisory services to users and suppliers of capital around the world. Operating in 57 locations across 30 countries, Credit Suisse is active across the full spectrum of financial services products including debt and equity underwriting, sales and trading, mergers and acquisitions, investment research, and correspondent and prime brokerage services, revealed the AIC. (PNA)<br>LDV/OPS/utb

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