Bangkok--17 Apr--NextVIEW group - Conference produced and organized by NextVIEW group with cooperation of the Vietnam Rubber Association The second ASEAN Rubber Conference (ARC 2006) will convene at the Park Hyatt Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on the 9th and 10th June 2006. The conference is set to provide an engaging forum with an equally exciting agenda for players of the rubber industry following the surging price and continued spotlight on natural rubber. It will also be a platform to strengthen the ASEAN rubber community as an integral part of the global rubber industry. This conference is organized by the NextVIEW Group of Singapore with the cooperation of the Vietnam government channeled through the Vietnamese Rubber Association. The NextVIEW Group is a leading solutions provider in the region for high quality, real-time financial market data, news and analytics serving the financial services community. The ARC 2006 Chairman, Paul Yeo noted, “The ASEAN Rubber Conference 2006 is an invaluable forum to gain further insight into the essential issues that underpins the world rubber industry which is now seen in a new light. It will also encourage the change of ideas from both the business and commercial aspects between delegates.” Topics to be covered at the event which will be presented by distinguished names in the rubber industry include: 1. Rubber Demand: What to expect? Who will supply? How to cooperate? Dr. Hidde Smit - Secretary General, International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) 2. Development of NR Production and Export Forecast: A Vietnam Perspective Le Quang Thung — Chairman, Vietnam Rubber Association (VRA) 3. Natural Rubber Production and Supply Forecast: A Thailand Perspective Sang Udomjarumani - CEO, International Rubber Consortium Limited, Thailand 4. China’s Economic Effect on Natural Rubber & Synthetic Rubber Consumption and Demand Prospects Chen Ke Xin - Ministry of International Trade & Logistics, People’s Republic of China 5. Natural Rubber Market Outlook in the Context of ANRPC Member Countries Toms Joseph - Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) 6. Natural Rubber and Synthetic Rubber Production and Supply Forecast: An Indonesian Perspective Dr. AFS Budiman — Advisor, Indonesian Rubber Research Institute 7. India’s Consumption and Forecast for Natural Rubber and Synthetic Rubber Sajen Peter — Chairman, Rubber Board of India 8. TOCOM Rubber Price Trends Forecast for 2006/2007 Daryl Guppy - guppytraders.com 9. Special Interest — World Class Manufacturing: The Outsourcing Paradigm for the ASEAN Rubber Industry Dr. R K Matthan - Revertex-KA Latex (India) 10. Special Interest — Trading Opportunities in TOCOM Jinichi Matsunaga - The Tokyo Commodity Exchange In addition to the seminar’s comprehensive panel discussions, attendees will also have the opportunity to visit and a rubber plantation owned by the Vietnamese Government to gain a broader perspective on the utilization and appropriation of high yields rubber trees as an economic resource. Further information and registration for ARC 2006 are available online at http://www.thenextview.com/arc2006/ or contact:Kusuma Ritthisakdikul, The Millennia Tower, Unit 1806, 62 Langsuan Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Thailand. Tel: +662 6518870 Fax: +662 6518871 Email: [email protected]