Country-focused Sessions to become Highlights of the Boao Forum

To help delegates deeply understand the reform ideas and development strategies of the major economies in the world, the BFA Annual Conference 2014 will run four country-focused sessions on EU, the US, Japan, and Russia.

Governmental leaders, important entrepreneurs and economists of the aforesaid economies will be invited as panelists to have face-to-face interactions and dialogues with conference attendees.

So far, Mr. Raffarin, former prime minister of France, and François-Henri PINAULT, Chairman of Kering Group (former PPR Group), have confirmed their attendance for the EU session.

The Japan session, which involves top Japanese entrepreneurs led by Yasuo Fukuda, former prime minister of Japan, will discuss Japan's new economic growth strategies and its prospect.

The US session will be moderated by Nik Gowing, BBC World News anchorman. Kenneth Dam, former Deputy Secretary of State and former Deputy Secretary of Treasury of the US, and Dr. Doomsday Nouriel Roubini have confirmed their participation.

The Russia Dinner will involve a vice prime minister of Russia and some Russian business leaders in energy, finance, and high-tech sectors.

Source: boaoforum.org