2024 Agenda

• The Honorable Enoh T. Ebong, Director, United States Trade and Development Agency

• His Excellency Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., President, The Republic of the Philippines

• The Honorable Daniel J. Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Global and regional corporate leaders will provide their businesses’ views on key policies and investment opportunities in the Indo-Pacific region as well as areas where governments in the region can help catalyze additional economic growth.

Moderator: Ambassador Brian McFeeters, Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director, US-ASEAN Business Council

Panelists:

• Stephen Braim, Vice President, Government & Regulatory Affairs Asia-Pacific, IBM Asia Pacific
• Shahrukh A.R. Mirza, Vice President, ExxonMobil LNG Market Development

Senior officials from countries in the Indo-Pacific region will highlight how to create an enabling business environment and areas where governments in the region can work to address obstacles to regional growth.

Senior government and private sector officials will discuss how to bolster the supply chain ecosystem, in areas such as critical minerals and semiconductors, through like-minded partner collaboration.

Moderator: Bobby Batungbacal, Executive Director, Makati Business Club

Senior U.S. government officials will discuss U.S. government tools, such as project preparation grants and financing options, that can support trade and investment projects across the Indo-Pacific region, as well as their development impact in the region.

Senior officials from multilateral development banks and private sector financiers will discuss their efforts to support projects that mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Panelists will discuss how SMEs can support economic growth in the Indo-Pacific region.

 Panelists:

• Sarah Ellerman, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific
• Tricia Van Orden, Director, Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee Secretariat, U.S. Department of Commerce
• Sharon Yuan, Counselor, and Chief Negotiator, Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, U.S Department of Commerce (Invited)

Panelists will discuss the region’s clean energy transition, key projects, and tools available to support this transition. Key topics will cover upscaling renewable energy generation, supportive transmission and distribution infrastructure required to support the clean energy transition, unlocking energy finance, and how to encourage workforce development.

Moderator: John Goyer, Executive Director, Southeast Asia, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Panelists:

• Rhett Jones, Co-Founder, RISE Philippines
• Mashiur Rahman, Chief Executive Officer, CdNet Communications Ltd.

Panelist:

• Ambassador Matt Murray, U.S. Senior Official to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), U.S. Department of State