JAKARTA (May 31, 2016) – Forbes Media LLC today announced that it will hold its annual Forbes Global CEO Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia from November 29 to December 1, 2016.
Now in its 16th year, the Forbes Global CEO Conference serves as an annual platform for some 400 influential CEOs, tycoons, entrepreneurs and thought leaders to discuss and debate issues of global concern.
Under the theme of ‘Rising to the Challenge’, this year’s conference will focus on how leaders globally are dealing with today’s economic environment. Some 50 prominent speakers will gather from around the world to share insights through panel discussions across a wide range of topics including the outlook for the global economy, prospects in emerging markets and investment opportunities across various asset classes. Sessions will also discuss best strategies in leadership, building brand value, technology and innovation, entrepreneurship, managing succession and philanthropy.
William Adamopoulos, CEO/Asia, Forbes Media LLC said: “We are delighted to bring the Forbes Global CEO Conference to Indonesia, a country with tremendous potential which has risen in prominence on the world stage. Jakarta, the center of Indonesia’s economic activity, is the ideal location to convene our conference delegates, who are among the world’s most economically powerful business people.”
Past speakers of the Forbes Global CEO Conference include Li Ka-Shing, Chairman of CK Hutchison Holdings and Cheung Kong Property Holdings, Carlos Slim Helú, Chairman of Fundación Telmex A.C., Rob Walton, Retired Chairman of Wal-Mart, Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman and CEO of steelmaker ArcelorMittal, Dhanin Chearavanont, Chairman and CEO of Charoen Pokphand Group, Dr. Tahir, Chairman and CEO, Mayapada Group, Sheldon Adelson, Chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., Anthony Pratt, Global Chairman of Visy Australia/Pratt Industries USA, Wilbur Ross, Chairman of WL Ross & Co., Stephen Riady, Executive Chairman, OUE Ltd., John Sculley, Managing Partner of Sculley Family Office, Sri Prakash Lohia, Group Chairman, Indorama Group, Nobel-prize winning economist Michael Spence, Mario Moretti Polegato, President of GEOX Group, Teresita Sy-Coson, Vice Chairperson, SM Investments Corporation, Mohamed Alabbar, Chairman of Emaar Properties, Zong Qinghou, Chairman of Hangzhou Wahaha Group, Stefano Pessina, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Chairul Tanjung, Chairman of CT Corp., Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson and MD of Biocon, Hiroshi Mikitani, President, Chairman and CEO of Rakuten, Kathy Ireland, CEO and Chief Designer of Kathy Ireland Worldwide and Eduardo Saverin, Co-Founder and Investor, Facebook.
The Forbes Global CEO Conference is supported by Credit Suisse and OUE Ltd as Principal Sponsors; and Mayapada Group, PT Nippon Indosari Corpindo Tbk, RGE Pte Ltd, PT Indo-Rama Synthetics Tbk and Weber Shandwick Worldwide as Corporate Sponsors.
For more information on the Conference, please visit:
www.forbesglobalceoconference.com
About Forbes Media:
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