1. Panel discussion:

(from left) Oake Media CEO and former CNBC anchor Lisa Oake, Maybank Group president and chief executive Datuk Abdul Farid Alias, HSBC CEO global banking and markets Samir Assaf, State Bank of India chairman Shri Rajnish Kumar and Asian Development Bank president and chairperson Takehiko Nakao at the ‘ Asia Outlook-Views from the C-Suite’ session during the recent Institute of International Finance Annual Membership Meeting. The panellists discussed the challenges and opportunities amid the Federal Reserve increase in rates, trade uncertainty, China’s Belt & Road initiative, regional cooperation, and rise of financial technology.