Hussain AlQemzi, CEO, Noor Islamic Bank explains the need to push for more collaboration to promote Islamic banking activities in Southeast Asia.

David Knox, CEO and MD of Santos says despite slowing growth in Asia, energy prices in the region will remain robust.

Jaspal Bindra, Group Executive Dir & CEO, Asia, Standard Chartered says that the group is seeing huge growth in Asia and is looking at expansion in markets like Myanmar.

Rajeev Singh-Molares, EVP & President, Asia Pacific at Alcatel-Lucent says that after a particularly slow first quarter, Asia's mobile markets will rebound over the rest of the year. China will publish its plan for a national broadband network later in the year and this will drive growth in the mobile industry.

Victor Chu, Chairman of First Eastern Investment Group discusses China's role in supporting demand and growth within the broader ASEAN region amid a slowdown in the country.

Geoffrey Riddell, Regional Chairman, Asia Pacific & Middle East, Zurich Insurance Group says there is growing caution in Asia and worries about Europe's debt crisis is weighing on business sentiment.

Chandran Nair, Founder and CEO, Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT), says Asian consumers cannot save the world and that the region must re-define the concept of capitalism in an Asian context.

Rob Subbaraman, Chief Asia Economist, Nomura discusses the implications of a sharp slowdown in the West on Asian economies. He adds that China, Indonesia and the Philippines would be the most resilient.

Frederic Neumann, MD & Co-Head of Asian Economics Research, HSBC says Asia needs fiscal stimulus rather than monetary stimulus to cushion the blow from the EU crisis.

Rob Subbaraman, Chief Asia Economist, Nomura says Asia has a lot of room to ease policy. He adds that doing so may help stimulate growth in the region.

Christian Whiton, Principal, DC International Advisory explains why he thinks the U.S. military shift to Asia is more rhetoric than concrete measures.

Harsha Basnayake, Singapore and Asean Leader for Transaction Advisory Services at Ernst & Young Solutions, says mergers and acquisitions activity is still healthy in Southeast Asia.

David Marshall, Senior Analyst, Asia-Pacific Financials at CreditSights, discusses growth prospects for banks in Asia-Pacific.

Mike Smith, CEO, ANZ says growth has been strong in "offshore" Asian operations.

Barry Stowe, CEO, Prudential Corporation Asia says ING Asia's insurance business, which is currently up for sale, may not be a strategic fit for the firm.

Vasu Menon, Vice President, Wealth Management Singapore, OCBC Bank talks about the implications of the weaker than expected U.S. jobs data on Asian markets, and explains why he's positive on the region's equities.

Marc Symons, APAC leader, Financial Services Transaction Advisory at Ernst & Young, discusses the increasing M&A activity in the mining & minerals and financial services sectors across the region.

Peter Seah, Chairman, DBS, says the Danamon acquisition will provide DBS a greater coverage of the greater China, South Asia and Southeast Asian markets. He explains why Indonesia will not elevate risk in the bank's profile.

Frederic Neumann, MD & Co-Head of Asian Economics Research, HSBC says central banks in South Korea and Thailand may hike interest rates in the second-half to cope with rising inflationary pressures.

Johnson Leung, Head of Asia Transport Equity Research, Jefferies Group explains why he thinks Asia's container shipping firms are set to outperform the rest of the shipping industry.