Cyn-Young Park is Director of the Regional Cooperation and Integration Division in the Economics Research and Regional Cooperation Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In her current capacity, she manages a team of economists to examine economic and policy issues related to regional cooperation and integration (RCI) and develop strategies and approaches to support RCI. During her progressive career within ADB, she has been a main author and contributor to ADB’s major publications including Asian Development Outlook (ADB’s flagship publication), Asia Capital Markets Monitor, Asia Economic Monitor, Asia Bond Monitor, and ADB Country Diagnostic Study Series. She has also participated in various global and regional forums including the G20 Development Working Group, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), ASEAN+3, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). She has written and lectured extensively about the Asian economy and financial markets. Her work has been published in peer reviewed academic journals including the Journal of Banking and Finance, the Journal of Futures Markets, the Review of Income and Wealth, and the World Economy.

Prior to joining the ADB, she served as Economist (1999-2002) at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), where she contributed to the OECD Economic Outlook. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University. She holds a bachelor degree in International Economics from Seoul National University.

Arjun Goswami holds a degree in Law (Juris Doctor) from the American University; a Master of Law degree (Public International Law) from Cambridge University; a Master of Arts degree (Modern History) from Oxford University; and a Master of Science Certificate in Financial Management from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University. With 21 years in ADB in both operations and knowledge and a decade of RCI experience, he brings strategic direction and a focus on innovation and quality for future RCI work by ADB.

Li Lian Ong is Group Head of Financial Surveillance and Acting Group Head of Regional Surveillance at AMRO. She currently oversees the production of AMRO’s flagship report, the ASEAN+3 Regional Economic Outlook; the ERPD Matrix work for surveillance and CMIM qualification purposes; and is helping to develop AMRO’s financial surveillance capacity.

Prior to AMRO, Li Lian was a Senior Vice President in the Investment Strategy Department at the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC). Before moving to GIC in 2014, Li Lian was a Deputy Division Chief in the Monetary and Capital Markets Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, DC. Prior to the IMF, Li Lian was an Associate Director and the Asia Regional Economist at the Macquarie Bank Group (Sydney and Hong Kong). She had previously worked at Arthur Andersen & Co. in Kuala Lumpur, and then as an academic at The University of Western Australia.

Li Lian holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) and a PhD in international finance from The University of Western Australia. She is also a qualified CPA with the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants.She has published on a variety of topics in financial economics, and is the author of the book, The Big Mac Index: Applications of Purchasing Power Parity, as well as editor of the IMF volume, A Guide to IMF Stress Testing: Methods and Models, and its forthcoming sequel, A Guide to IMF Stress Testing II: Principles, Concepts and Frameworks.