August 10, 2021
7:30 PM
Zoom
Join Frontier Myanmar’s inaugural “Myanmar Economic Summit 2021: Navigating the Crises” as
we bring together the nation’s leading economists, policy experts, advocates, investors and
corporate leaders to examine the immediate and multiple crises facing Myanmar, and their
implications for the economy.
The virtual Summit is set to cover a wide range of topics, notably the current COVID-19 crisis,
disruptions to company operations, poverty, border trade, employment and energy security.
The Summit is supported by our Supporting Partners: the American Chamber of Commerce in
Myanmar (AmCham Myanmar), the British Chamber of Commerce Myanmar (BritCham
Myanmar), CCI France Myanmar, the European Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar
(EuroCham Myanmar), the Myanmar-Taiwan Business Association and the US-ASEAN
Business Council.
The event will be held under the Chatham House Rule via Zoom. Under the Chatham House
Rule, anyone who comes to a meeting is free to use information from the discussion, but is not
allowed to reveal who made any particular comment.
SUMMIT AGENDA
Day 2 – August 10 (7.30pm MMT2)
Keynote presentation: World Bank’s Myanmar Economic Monitor
Panel discussion: Myanmar’s Economic, Food, Health and Energy Security
Panellists:
Stephen Anderson, United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP)
Benedikt Hofmann, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Guillaume de Langre, independent energy expert
Dr Gershu Paul, Pun Hlaing Hospitals
Chair: Kyaw Soe Htet, Frontier Myanmar