Asia Pacific Conference2022

Session information

Special Session (ST)

Pre-formed Session » English Session

Development and Sustainability Challenges for Emerging Asia

Sun. Dec 4, 2022 3:25 PM - 5:05 PM F109 (Build. F)

Dr. Tanaka speech addresses general outlooks for post-pandemic economic recovery in emerging Asian countries. The future of sustainable recovery and further development in emerging Asia will be along with the global movement towards the green economy through sustainable resource management, community development and digitalization. Tourism significantly contributes to the economic recovery of emerging Asia, as the industry is important to the region in terms of its potential growth, contribution to GDP and employment. However, critical issues concerning the sustainability of tourism initiatives for the region calls for further attention from policy makers and academia.

3:25 PM - 5:05 PM

[2F109-1525-1add] ST Session Keynote

Development and Sustainability Challenges for Emerging Asia

Kensuke Molnar-Tanaka (Head of Asia Desk, OECD Development Centre)

【Short bio】
Kensuke Molnar-Tanaka is the Head of the Asia Desk at the OECD Development Centre, leading a team to produce thematic, region-specific analysis on development in Asia.

He initiated and is in charge of various OECD regular products, such as the OECD Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India from 2010 (altogether 16 editions), OECD Revenue Statistics in Asian and Pacific Economies from 2014 (altogether 6 editions), This Quarter in Asia (2010-13). He also constructed the Medium-term Projection Framework to serve the forecasts for the regional development outlook.

He published four books including a book on macro-prudential policy and two on infrastructure development, and is currently preparing a book on disaster risk reduction. He also set up annual policy dialogue in the Asian region, the OECD-AMRO-ADB/ADBI-ERIA Asian Regional Roundtable on Macroeconomic and Structural Policies, from 2012 (currently the 10th roundtable was held).

Previously, he was a Programme Manager on Southeast Asia, at CCNM, OECD and taught at Sciences Po, France and held lectures at various universities in Asia. He wrote various articles in the field of development and disasters, mainly in Asia, particularly, development/public policy, disasters/catastrophes, and development finance.
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