This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
DATE AND TIME
Thu, 10 Nov. 2016, 08:00
Thu, 10 Nov. 2016, 17:00
EVENT LOCATION
The Philippines
Manila,
Philippines
The Economist’s ‘Invest in emerging Asia’ series
The Philippines Summit 2016 will bring together leading voices from government, business and finance, civil society and academia for a forthright discussion about the opportunities and challenges facing the country.
Topics to be discussed
- Could weaker global demand lead to stuttering prospects for the Philippines? Or can strong domestic consumption and cheaper oil continue to prop up the economy?
- What will the key growth areas be in 2017?
- What will it take to put the country at the head of the tech-focused manufacturing revolution? And what will this mean for the country’s workforce?
- How can the Philippines play a global leadership role on climate change?
- What needs to happen to hasten the Philippines’ industrial diversification?
- What are the greatest risks the Philippines might face in the South China Sea?
- How can the Philippines foster improvements in communications infrastructure to help its tech sector prosper?