2021 Speakers
2021 Featured Speakers
Steve Chabot
Congressman, Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation
Ami Bera
Congressman, Chairman
Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation
Naoshi Hirose
Vice-Minister for International Affairs
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Japan (METI)
Jose W. Fernandez
Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment
U.S. Department of State
The following speakers are listed alphabetically by last name.
Hazeen Ashby
Deputy Chief of Staff & White House Liaison
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Reta Jo Lewis
President and Chair of the Board of Directors
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Julinette Bayking
Senior Financial Advisor
Papua New Guinea Electrification Partnership
Takanari Yamashita
Deputy Director-General for International Economic Affairs
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
Shigeru Hayakawa
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors (Representative Director)
Toyota Motor Corporation and Chairman of the Committee on U.S. Affairs, Keidanren
Myung-Ho Lee
President
Japanese Commerce and Industry Association in Dhaka, Country Representative for Bangladesh, Mitsubishi Corporation
Hans Klemm
Japan Representative
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
Mehnaz Ansari
Senior Regional Representative for South Asia
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Mayuko Tatewaki
Senior Vice President, 5G Strategy and Business, Network Service Business Unit
NEC Corporation
Scott Nathan
Chief Executive Officer
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
Donald Lu
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Sharifa Khan
Secretary of Economic Relations Division
Ministry of Finance of Bangladesh
Akihiro Okochi
Deputy Director-General Economic Affairs Bureau and Ambassador in Charge of Economic Diplomacy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Tadashi Maeda
Special Advisor to the Cabinet of the Government of Japan
Chairman, Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Alfredo “Fred” Pascual
Secretary (Minister) of Trade and Industry
Department of Trade and Industry of the Philippines
Ambassador Delia Domingo-Albert
Former Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines
Jose Ma. Clemente “Joey” Sarte Salceda
Representative
Philippines House of Representatives
Toshiaki Tanaka
Representative Director, Executive Vice President, and Executive Officer
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
Steve Lang
Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Information and Communications Policy, Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy
U.S. Department of State
Sarah Ellerman
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (Acting)
Office of the US Trade Representative
Afreen Akhter
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Dr. Benjamin E. Diokno
Secretary of Finance & Monetary Board Member
Department of Finance of the Philippines
Nishimura Yasutoshi
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
Hiroshi Yoshida
Vice-Minister
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
Marisa Lago
Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade
US Department of Commerce
Sharon H. Yuan
Counselor and Chief Negotiator, Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, Office of the Under Secretary
U.S. Department of Commerce
Matt Murray
U.S. Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Jose W. Fernandez
Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment
U.S. Department of State
Ambassador Katherine Tai
Ambassador, US Trade Representative
Office of the US Trade Representative
Stephen Anderson
U.S. Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Communications and Information Policy
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Jeffrey Baker
U.S. Treasury Representative to Southeast Asia, U.S. Embassy Singapore
U.S. Department of Treasury
Myron Brilliant
Executive Vice President and Head of International Affairs
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
John Bruns
Vice President, Commercial Sales & Marketing India & Southeast Asia
The Boeing Company
Vinayak Chatterjee
Chairman
Confederation of Indian Industry’s National Council on Infrastructure
Lisette Cipriano
Senior Digital Technology Specialist (Digital Financial Technology)
Asian Development Bank
Nathaniel Dean
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Energy Resources
U.S. Department of State
Verinda Fike
Regional Director for the Indo-Pacific
U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)
Tetsuro Fukunaga
Director-General, International Affairs
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI)
Ken Haig
Head of Energy and Environment Policy, Asia-Pacific region and Japan
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Dale Huntington
Senior Director, Health Care Systems for Emerging Markets
Johnson and Johnson, Singapore
Stephen Jacques
Principal Commercial Officer
Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Keith Lawson
Senior Vice President & General Manager Asia Pacific & Middle East
Jacobs
Durga Malladi
Senior Vice President and General Manager, 5G, Mobile Broadband & Infrastructure
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Larry McDonald
Acting Assistant Secretary for International Markets
U.S. Department of Treasury
Matt Murray
Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Krishna Nacha
Senior Vice President, Head of GBS and Operations Transformation
Wipro Ltd
Malachy Nugent
Vice President, Financial Services
US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF)
Craig O’Connor
Renewable Energy & Environmental Exports Officer
Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM)
Michael J. Paulus
Managing Director and Head of the Public Sector Group, Asia-Pacific
Citigroup, Hong Kong
Carol A. Petsonk
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs
U.S. Department of Transportation
Akhil Saxena
Vice President, Customer Fulfilment Operations, APAC, MENA & LATAM
Amazon
Joesph “Joe” Taets
Senior Vice President & President - Asia Pacific
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM)
Nolty Theriot
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF)
Makoto Uchida
Managing Executive Officer, Global Head of Infrastructure and Environment Finance Group
JBIC
Shoya Yoshida
General Secretary
International Trade Union Confederation - Asia Pacific
