Dear Colleague, Asia is an exciting place and accounts for a significant and increasingly large share of the global economy, boasting three of the ten biggest economies - China, Japan and India. It is the growth center of the current world economy, with two of the fastest emerging economies, China and India. More than sixty percent of the world's population resides in Asia. There is an increasing number of Asian multinationals among the Global Fortune 500. The influence and impact of Asia in the world economy is significant. Though on a growth trajectory, Asia is diverse and complex and faces numerous challenges. To accelerate growth and face the challenges requires substantial strategic thought, guidance and implementation; which is the primary reason for organizing this strategy forum with a focus on practice. The forum will draw best of experts from industry, government, think tanks, international organizations and academia to discuss various strategic issues in the Asian context. The focus of the forum is on practice. It's purpose is to improve practice of strategy in an Asian context as well as to inform and enrich the participants on various strategic issues. The forum will have interactive sessions, interesting academic visits / tours and networking breaks. The forum will discuss various strategic issues related to corporate strategy practices, Asian MNCs, innovations, SMEs, leadership, governance, doing business in India, doing business in China, energy and sustainability etc. The forum is an ideal place for senior corporate executives, strategy practitioners, policy makers and researchers engaged in or are going to engage in near future with Asia. Contributions are invited on various aspects of strategy in Asia. Important Dates Last date for submission of abstracts September 20, 2010 Notification of acceptance September 30, 2010 Submission of Abstracts Kindly submit the abstract to rajesh@pillania.org" target="_blank">rajesh@pillania.org mentioning Asia Strategy Forum in subject. Selected papers, after due review process, would be published in a special issue. Contact For further information/ any queries, contact us at rajesh@pillania.org" target="_blank">rajesh@pillania.org and visit us at www.asiastrategy.org Best regards, Rajesh. Dr Rajesh K Pillania Asia Fellow, Harvard, Boston.
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