World Rubber Week in Singapore - May 22 - 24, 2012

The biggest gathering of business and political leaders for the rubber industry - The World Rubber Summit 2012 is to be held at the Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore, on May 22-24, 2012.

The Guest-of-Honor, Teo Ser Luck, Minister of State for Trade and Industry, will deliver the opening speech at the summit. Held under the umbrella of “Rubber Week”, the World Rubber Summit will be combined with the International Rubber Study Group’s inter-government and industry meetings plus the Rubber Traders Association of Singapore Annual Gala Dinner and Golf Day event on May 25, 2012.

Themed “How rubber will bounce in a volatile world” the summit will examine how world leaders and global CEOs are adjusting to the rapidly changing world economy and new paradigm occurring globally that may impact the rubber industry. During the conference, panel sessions will feature discussions on how best in a volatile macro-economic environment to strategize and harness opportunities in sectors such as automobiles, tires, smallholder sustainability, natural and synthetic rubber innovations, commodities and pricing volatility, development aid plus China and India growth engines.

More than 25 prominent CEOs and business leaders have been invited to speak at the conference, including for example Renault-Nissan, Goodyear, Michelin, Bridgestone, Lanxess, World Bank and Government representatives.