BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20150616T180000Z DTEND:20150616T200000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Roundtable Discussion on Infrastructure in ASEAN: Opportunities and Challenges for U.S. Businesses DESCRIPTION:Southeast Asia is in dire need of infrastructure investment: it's estimated that approximately $60 billion is needed each year through 2022 to meet physical infrastructure needs in the region\, much of it necessary to support continued economic growth and development in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). China's movement forward with the creation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) which was originally announced in Indonesia has refocused international attention on the vital role played by international financial institutions\, private-public-partnerships\, and the private sector in addressing infrastructure needs. The commercial part of the U.S. pivot to Asia has also included a focus on physical and regulatory infrastructure\, connectivity\, and other Asian development needs in ASEAN and the Lower Mekong. This event will examine the challenges for funding infrastructure in the ASEAN region\, including national policies that support or hinder investment\, the role of multilateral banks and China's growing policy investment\, the comparative advantage that U.S. companies have in the infrastructure sector\, and the role of corporate social responsibility in large infrastructure projects.\n\n\n\nModerator:\n\nRichard Cronin\, Director of the Southeast Asia Program\, The Stimson Center\n\nPanelists:\n\nJames Carouso\, Director of Maritime Southeast Asia Affairs at the U.S. Department of State\n\nEconomic Counselor Tien Le\, Embassy of Vietnam\n\nSpeaker from the Private Sector (To be determined)\n\nJonathan Kaufman\, Earthrights International X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Southeast Asia is in dire need of infrastructure investment: it&rsquo\;s estimated that approximately $60 billion is needed each year through 2022 to meet physical infrastructure needs in the region\, much of it necessary to support continued economic growth and development in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). China&rsquo\;s movement forward with the creation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)&mdash\;which was originally announced in Indonesia&mdash\;has refocused international attention on the vital role played by international financial institutions\, private-public-partnerships\, and the private sector in addressing infrastructure needs. The commercial part of the U.S. pivot to Asia has also included a focus on physical and regulatory infrastructure\, connectivity\, and other Asian development needs in ASEAN and the Lower Mekong. This event will examine the challenges for funding infrastructure in the ASEAN region\, including national policies that support or hinder investment\, the role of multilateral banks and China&rsquo\;s growing policy investment\, the comparative advantage that U.S. companies have in the infrastructure sector\, and the role of corporate social responsibility in large infrastructure projects.
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\nModerator:
\nRichard Cronin\, Director of the Southeast Asia Program\, The Stimson Center
\nPanelists:
\nJames Carouso\, Director of Maritime Southeast Asia Affairs at the U.S. Department of State
\nEconomic Counselor Tien Le\, Embassy of Vietnam
\nSpeaker from the Private Sector (To be determined)
\nJonathan Kaufman\, Earthrights International LOCATION:The Stimson Center 1211 Connecticut Avenue NW 8th Floor Washington\, DC UID:e.9078.1591 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260419T070352Z URL:http://usasean.memberzone.com/events/details/roundtable-discussion-on-infrastructure-in-asean-opportunities-and-challenges-for-u-s-businesses-06-16-2015-1591 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR