Theme: Rebuilding Resilience in a Prolonged Polycrisis
It was organized by one of think tanks, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA).
Donors：　TEMASEC Foundation, MSD, HUAWE, MooDY’S, EQUINIX, MUFG

Date: Friday, 4 August 2023
Time: 9:00am – 1:40pm (On-site registration begins at 8:30am)
Venue: The Ballroom (Lower Lobby)
Fullerton Hotel Singapore
1 Fullerton Square
Singapore 049178
Dress code: Business Attire

0900 – 0905
Welcome Remarks
Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs

0905 – 0915
Welcome Remarks
Mr. Benedict Cheong, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Temasek Foundation

0915 – 0930
Opening Keynote: ASEAN Centrality in an Era of Prolonged Disruptions

１. How has the polycrisis affected ASEAN and Asian countries in their recovery from the health, social and economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic?

2. How can ASEAN centrality under Indonesia’s chairmanship drive the recovery and growth of ASEAN member states and partners amid the polycrisis?

3. How can policymakers and business leaders work alongside ASEAN in rebuilding resilience in the region?

Keynote Speaker:

H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

0930 – 1030
Panel 1: Charting Growth amid Geopolitical Challenges

The long-standing US-China rivalry and Russia-Ukraine war have brought about conflicting visions of world order, along with growing economic protectionism and attempted decoupling. Consequently, globalisation efforts have been set back and supply chains disrupted. With growth as the central theme of this year’s ASEAN chairmanship, businesses are an important support to foster regional resilience.

1. What are the economic prospects and challenges amid the prolonged geopolitical tensions?

2. What can businesses in the region do to stay resilient in the current geopolitical climate?

Panel Keynote: Mr. Liew Chin Tong, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry, Malaysia

Panellists:

Mr. Liew Chin Tong, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry, Malaysia
Amb. Pham Quang Vinh, Former Ambassador to the United States and Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Mr. Piyush Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, DBS

Moderator: Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs

1030 – 1050
Tea Break

1050 – 1200
Panel 2: Paths to Recovery and Rebuilding Socioeconomic Resilience

1. Against a bleak geopolitical backdrop, the paths to post-COVID-19 recovery in ASEAN and Asia have been muddied by politicised economic security challenges. Caught amid such challenges, have ASEAN and Asia learned from the lessons of COVID-19 to forge a path of recovery or have they suffered from pandemic amnesia?

2. How can the region build long-term socioeconomic preparedness, trade resilience and equitable access to healthcare?

3. How can businesses work alongside policymakers to rebuild regional resilience?

Panel Keynote: Prof. Mari Pangestu, former Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships, World Bank

Panellists:

Mr. Anthony Tan, Deputy Group Head and Senior Economist, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)
Prof. Anthony Cheung Bing-Leung, former Secretary for Transport and Housing, Hong Kong SAR and former President, Education University of Hong Kong
Prof. Lee In-ho, Vice Chairman, National Economic Advisory Council (NEAC), South Korea
Prof. Mari Pangestu, former Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships, World Bank
Moderator: Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs

1200 – 1230
Keynote Dialogue: Pandemic and Polycrisis

1. How has the polycrisis affected Singapore in its recovery from the health, social and economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic?

2. With COVID-19 being treated as “endemic”, how has Singapore formulated strategies to prepare against the potential healthcare and socioeconomic shocks from future outbreak?

3. How can ASEAN and Asia work together to rebuild regional resilience in the endemic state amid polycrisis?

Mr. Ong Ye Kung, Minister, Ministry of Health, Singapore

In conversation with Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs

1230 – 1240
Closing remarks:
Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs

1240 – 1340
Lunch

1340-
Free discussion