In a panel discussion, Visiting Professor of Economics Rhema Vaithianathan drew on the examples of Japan and Singapore to illustrate the impact of an ageing society on economic growth. She commented that the possibility of having to fund more eldercare services might drain money from the next generation, which will then affect economic growth. She agreed that both China and Japan will face demographic hurdles. For India, which has a high fertility rate, she recognises that it has potential, but is unsure of whether it is doing enough to tackle corruption and building its infrastructure fast enough to take advantage of the demographic dividend.