Notable Speakers

HPAIR's annual conferences have drawn prestigious speakers from around the world. These speakers have included prominent business leaders, distinguished faculty from preeminent universities, and renowned leaders from Asian governments. Below is a list of some of our most notable past speakers:

The Honorable Ban Ki-moon
Secretary General, United Nations
Former Foreign Minister, Republic of Korea

Ong Keng Yong
the Secretary-General of ASEAN

His Excellency Kim Dae-jung
Former President, Republic of South Korea
Laureate, Nobel Peace Prize, 2000

His Excellency Rudolfo Severino
Director General, Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)

His Excellency S. R. Nathan
President, Singapore

His Excellency Kim Young-sam
President, Republic of South Korea

His Excellency Prince Norodom Ranariddh
Prime Minister, Cambodia

His Excellency The Right Reverend Peter Hollingworth
Governor General, Australia

His Excellency Dato' Ajit Singh
Secretary General, ASEAN

The Honorable Long Yong-tu
Secretary General, The BOAO Forum
Former Vice Minister of MOFTEC, P.R. China

The Honorable Song Sang-Hyun
Justice, International Criminal Court

The Honorable Sasaki Takeshi
President, University of Tokyo

The Honorable Joseph Prueher
US Ambassador to P.R. China

The Honorable David Hong-Tsung
Secretary for Home Affairs, HKSAR

The Honorable Narongchai Akrasanee
Minister of Commerce, Thailand

The Honorable Dr Jesus Estanislao
Minister of Finance, Philippines

The Honorable Yoo Chong-Ha
Foreign Minister, Republic of South Korea

The Honorable Alexander Downer
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Australia

The Honorable Dr. Brendan Nelson
Minister of Education, Australia

Rear Admiral Teo Chee Hean
Minister of Education and Defense, Republic of Singapore

Admiral Seri Ahmad Ramli Mohd Noor
Chief of Navy, Malaysia

Ambassador Richard Solomon
President, Institute of Peace

Professor Jeffrey Sachs
Director of the Earth Institute, Columbia University
Former Director of the Center for International Development, Harvard University

Professor Ezra Vogel
Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences, Harvard University

Professor Carter Eckert
Director of the Korea Institute, Harvard University

Professor Roderick Macfarquhar
Chairman, Department of Government, Harvard University

Professor Wm. Theodore de Bary
John Mitchell Mason Professorssor and Provost Emeritus, Columbia University

Professor Dwight Perkins
Director of the Asia Center, Harvard University

Professor Susan Pharr
Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University

Professor Simon SC Tay
National University of Singapore

Bill Emmott
Chief Editor, The Economist

Foong Wai Fong
Founder and CEO, Megatrends Asia

Victor Fung
Chairman, Prudential Asia

Vincent Lo
Chairman, Shui On Group

Fred Hu
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Asia

Philip Murphy
President, Goldman Sachs Asia

Charles Zhang
CEO, Sohu.com

Constantijn Claessens
Principal Economist, World Bank

Frank-Jurgen Richter
Asia Director, World Economic Forum

David Li
Chair and CEO, the Bank of East Asia

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