Forbes Media will hold the 22nd Forbes Global CEO Conference in Bangkok on Nov 20-21.
The conference, which will be held under the theme "New Paradigms", will examine the world's rapidly unfolding future, according to a press statement.
Global business leaders have faced many new challenges this year, such as new administrations and elections worldwide, geopolitical and trade tensions, volatile economic conditions, energy transitions, and wildly accelerating tech, the statement said. Amid such tumult, the conference will gather insights from some 400 top CEOs, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors.
William Adamopoulos, Asia CEO for Forbes Media, said: "We are delighted to bring the Forbes Global CEO Conference back to Bangkok, where the conference was last held in 2018. So much has happened in the world since then."
To date, 37 speakers from around the world have confirmed their participation. They will gather to share their insights on topics such as the global economy, technology, innovation, AI and investment opportunities in sectors such as finance and venture capital, real estate and energy.
Speakers who have confirmed their attendance include Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media; Suphachai Chearavanont, Senior Vice Chairman and CEO of Charoen Pokphand Group and Chair of the Board of True Corporation; and Jenny Johnson, President and CEO of Franklin Templeton; Chip Kaye, Co-Chairman of Warburg Pincus; and Chartsiri Sophonpanich, President of Bangkok Bank.
Other speakers also include Enrique K. Razon Jr., Chairman and President of International Container Terminal Services, Inc.; Panote Sirivadhanabhakdi, Group CEO of Frasers Property; Jenny Lee, Senior Managing Partner at Granite Asia; Muhamad Chatib Basri, Former Minister of Finance of Indonesia and Chairman of Bank Mandiri and XL-Axiata; Jane Sun, CEO of Trip.com Group Ltd; Satish Reddy, Chairman of Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd; H. Roger Wang, Chairman of Golden Eagle International Group; Tony Fernandes, CEO of Capital A; Ho Kwon Ping, Founder and Executive Chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings; Aloke Lohia, Founder and Group CEO of Indorama Ventures; Nicke Widyawati, President Director and CEO of Pertamina; Nouriel Roubini, Professor Emeritus of NYU Stern School of Business and CEO of Roubini Macro Associates; Nisa Leung, Managing Partner at Qiming Venture Partners; John Studzinski, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of PIMCO; Allan Zeman, Chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Group; Clara Chan, CEO of Hong Kong Investment Corporation Ltd; Randall S Kroszner, Norman R Bobins Professor of Economics at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Min-Liang Tan, Cofounder and CEO of Razer; Jareeporn Jarukornsakul, Chairman of the Executive Committee and Group CEO of WHA Corporation; Mark Dalio, Founder and Co-CEO of OceanX; Rose Damen, Managing Director at Damen Yachting and Third generation Damen Shipyards Group family shareholder; Arif P Rachmat, Cofounder and Executive Chairman of TAP Group; Caroline Link, Co-Chairperson of B.GRIMM Pharma, President of B.Grimm Joint Venture and Board Member at B.Grimm Power; Goodwin Gaw, Chairman and Managing Principal of Gaw Capital Partners; Amit Anand, Founding Partner and Managing Director at Jungle Ventures; Antoine Blondeau, Cofounder and Managing Partner of Alpha Intelligence Capital; V Shankar, CEO and Cofounder of Gateway Partners; Sunghyun Park, Founder and CEO of Rebellions; Carolyn Choo, Managing Director and CEO of Worldwide Hotels; Aaron Tan, Cofounder and CEO of Carro; Magnus Grimeland, Founder and CEO of Antler and Tessa Wijaya, Cofounder and COO of Xendit.
Among the Forbes Global CEO Conference's supporters are Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd and Thai Beverage Public Company Ltd as co-host sponsors and the Bangkok Bank as principal sponsors.