Andy Xie Keynote Speaker

Leading expert on the economies of China and Southeast Asia
Has built a reputation for calling major economic bubbles
Former Head of Morgan Stanley’s Asia/Pacific economics team

Andy Xie's Biography

Andy Xie is an independent economist and financial advisor, widely regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on the economies of China and Southeast Asia.

He was at Morgan Stanley from 1997 to 2006, where he took on positions as Managing Director and Head of Morgan Stanley’s Asia/Pacific economics team. He was voted the number one economist in Asia between 2000 and 2006 by Institutional Investor Magazine and was selected by CCTV and the World Economic Forum as one of ten future economic leaders in China.

Andy has built a reputation as one of the few economists who has been able to consistently predict major market bubbles. He correctly called the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the 1999 dot-com bubble and the subprime mortgage crisis of 2008.

Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Andy was an associate director for two years with Macquarie Bank, where he pioneered the firm’s expansion into Southeast Asia. He also spent five years as an economist with the World Bank. Here, he was responsible for the World Bank programmes in industry and finance in Indonesia and telecom and power programmes in other Asia/Pacific countries.

China's Economy and Global Markets

The Future of Asia and Emerging Markets

Global Economic Outlook and Financial Markets

Investment Strategy and Market Cycles

Economic Bubbles, Financial Crises and Risk

Geopolitics, Trade and the Global Economy

He helps leaders and organisations understand the economic forces shaping China, Southeast Asia and the global economy, enabling better strategic decisions in an increasingly uncertain world.
He translates complex macroeconomic trends into practical insights, helping businesses navigate market cycles, geopolitical shifts, financial risk and investment opportunities across Asia.
He combines decades of experience as an economist, financial adviser and market strategist, offering a unique perspective shaped by senior roles at Morgan Stanley, Macquarie Bank and the World Bank.
As former Head of Morgan Stanley’s Asia/Pacific economics team and a six-time Institutional Investor-ranked number one economist in Asia, he is renowned for accurately forecasting major financial crises and market bubbles.
His thought-provoking keynotes equip audiences with practical frameworks to understand global economic trends, anticipate market disruption and identify opportunities in the evolving Asian and international economy.