Economists and entrepreneurs from Asian countries are invited to attend the 2010 CommonWealth Economic Forum in Taipei, Jan. 18-19, to exchange views on new thinking and new engines of economic growth in Asia after the global financial crisis. President Ma Ying-jeou will address the opening ceremony of the two-day event which is jointly sponsored by the Chinese-language CommonWealth Magazine and Taiwan's research institutes, media, and some local businesses. Asian economies still face considerable challenges and bottlenecks that threaten to stall their economic expansion, while Japan and China are the world's second and third largest economies in 2010, and the four Asian Tigers -- Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong -- all have unique competitive advantages in specific industrial sectors, according to the organizer. With the participation of decision makers, economic experts and corporation executives, sponsors of the meeting expect to ponder the future of economic growth in Asia and chart a new era of Asian prosperity. The three keynote speakers who will be featured at the event are: former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Tony Keng Yam Tan; Daniel Franklin, executive editor of the Economist; and Morris Chang, chairman of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). Topics to be discussed at the six sessions include: a new development model for the economy, innovation and branding, the rise of Asian enterprises, opportunities and challenges in Greater China's economic circle, economic cooperation across the Taiwan Strait, and the future of the financial sector. Among the panelists are: Nobuyuki Idei, former chairman of Sony Corporation; Jack Ma, chairman and CEO of Alibaba Group; Jiang Jianqing, chairman of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China ( ICBC); Fred Hu, chairman of Goldman Sachs Great China; Zhou Qu-ren, director of the China Center for Economic Research of Peking University; Girjia P Pande, executive vice president of Tata Consultancy Service in India; Johnsee Lee, president of the Hsinchu- based Industrial Technology Research Institute; Barry Lam, founder of Quanta Computer; Stan Shih, founder of Acer Group; and Douglas T. Hsu, chairman of Far Eastern Group. 