02 May 2013 (2:00 pm-3:30 pm, Hall 8, Room 1)

A reasonably well-paying and productive job is central to an individual's ability to contribute to and participate meaningfully in society, and thus to empowerment. In an era when countries are rapidly integrating through increased flows of trade, finance, and even people across borders, and technological change is believed to be 'skill-biased', leading experts will address questions such as:

• How is technology shaping the number and types of jobs that will be available in the developed world and in Asian developing countries?
• What types of economic policies and regulatory systems hold the greatest promise for generating well-paying and productive jobs for workers (in Asia and its main trading partners in the developed world)?
• In which sectors will Asia's workers find "good" jobs?
• What types of skills will workers need for these jobs?
• What types of systems for skills development and training will impart Asian workers with the human capital needed for work in the 21st-century?
• With competition and rapid technological change contributing to a high degree of churning in labor markets, how should current systems of social protection in Asia evolve to meet the challenges of the new century?

Panelists:

Honorable Armida Alisjahbana
Alternate Governor for Indonesia, Asian Development Bank and Minister of National Development Planning and Chair Person of BAPPENAS, Indonesia

Duncan Campbell
Director, Policy Planning in Employment, International Labour Organization

John Haley
Chairman and CEO, Towers Watson

Santosh Mehrotra
Director General, Institute of Applied Manpower Research, Planning Commission, Government of India

Vineet Nayar
Vice Chairman and Joint Managing Director, HCL Technologies Ltd.

John van Reenen
Director, Centre for Economic Performance and Professor of Economics, London School of Economics

Moderator: Shereen Bhan
Executive Editor of CNBC-TV18