The lingering sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone, a tepid recovery in the US, and the slowdown in emerging markets continued to have profound impact on the global economy. AFF 2013 focused on how Asia is shaping the next global landscape and what business strategies companies might adopt under this new economic order.

Organised by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, AFF 2013 featured some of the world's most influential leaders in government, financial and business sectors and they were

Dai Xianglong, Chairman, National Council for Social Security Fund (invited)

Charles L. Evans, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government

Datuk Ranjit Ajit Singh, Chairman, Securities Commission Malaysia

Saeb Eigner, Chairman, Dubai Financial Services Authority

Ning Gaoning, Chairman, COFCO

Pan Shiyi, Chairman, SOHO China Ltd

... and many more.