Event Details

Join us and our panel of economists and commentators for our Regional Strategic Forecast as we discuss:


• The outlook for the global economy and regional highlights for the remainder of 2020 and beyond.

• Dealing with debt - at an individual, corporate and sovereign level.

• The key risks beyond Covid19, how they might play out, and what they mean for our region.

• The role of technology and innovation in facilitating an economic recovery.

• The impact of the low oil-price environment on global and regional growth.

• Tomorrow's big questions: what next for civil liberties, globalisation and capitalism?


For participants in Seoul we would like to deliver a complimentary lunch from JW Marriott Hotel as an option for you so that we can share our meals while having this discussion. If you'd like to accept our lunch delivery offer, please make sure to fill in the address field of the registration form.Please note that registration must be completed by Sep 4th to receive the complimentary breakfast


Please note that this event is limited to senior-level executives and per invitation only. If you are not an existing member of The Economist Corporate Network, but would like to learn how you can attend our events, please contact us.

Speakers

  • Simon Baptist (Editorial Director and Chief Economist of The Economist Intelligence Unit)

    Simon Baptist

    Editorial Director and Chief Economist of The Economist Intelligence Unit

    Simon Baptist is Editorial Director and Chief Economist at The Economist Intelligence Unit. Prior to his current role, he has held a number of other senior management and editorial positions in the business, including Managing Director for Asia, Regional Director of our Asia editorial team, Director of Global Forecasting, and Consulting Director in both Europe and Asia

    Simon’s focus is on the global economy, national and international political developments, and public policy. He engages with business, government and international organisations, helping them to understand the operational and strategic implications of the EIU’s forecasts.

    He has a doctorate in economics from and was a lecturer at Oxford University, along with degrees in economics and science from the University of Tasmania. His academic research investigated technology and the determinants of productivity in manufacturing firms.

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  • Dimitry Rakin (Associate Director, ECN North Asia of Economist Corporate Network)

    Dimitry Rakin

    Associate Director, ECN North Asia of Economist Corporate Network

    Dimitry Rakin is the Associate Director of the Economist Corporate Network North Asia, where he is responsible for events planning, private briefings, data analysis and research in Japan and South Korea. He is an expert on Japanese economy, business and trade as well as on the history and politics of the East Asia region.

    Prior to joining The Economist Group, Dimitry was a Senior Officer of Economic Affairs in the Trade Delegation Unit of the Russian Embassy in Japan connecting Russian and Japanese companies, promoting Russia as an investment destination and facilitating Russia-Japan intergovernmental negotiations on economic cooperation. He started his career as an editor covering East Asia in one of the biggest Russian news agencies (ITAR-TASS) working in the central office and Tokyo Bureau of the agency.

    Dimitry has an MA degree in Japanese language and history from the Institute of Asian and African Studies at Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) and was also a Japanese government (MEXT) research scholar at Meiji University’s Graduate School of Law, Tokyo. In addition to native Russian language skills, he is fluent in English and Japanese.

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