Programme

AAF 2023

Rebuilding Resilience in a Prolonged Polycrisis

 

Venue: Fullerton Hotel, Singapore
Date: Friday, 4 August 2023
Time: 9:00am – 1:40pm

0830 – 0900 

Registration 

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

  • How has the polycrisis affected ASEAN and Asian countries in their recovery from the health, social and economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic?
  • How can ASEAN centrality under Indonesia’s chairmanship drive the recovery and growth of ASEAN member states and partners amid the polycrisis?
  • 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. 

  • What are the economic prospects and challenges amid the prolonged geopolitical tensions? 
  • 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: 

  1. Mr. Liew Chin Tong, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry, Malaysia 
  2. Amb. Pham Quang Vinh, Former Ambassador to the United States and Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Socialist Republic of Vietnam
  3. 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

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? 

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

  1. Mr. Anthony Tan, Deputy Group Head and Senior Economist, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)  
  2. Prof. Anthony Cheung Bing-Leung, former Secretary for Transport and Housing, Hong Kong SAR and former President, Education University of Hong Kong  
  3. Prof. Lee In-ho, Vice Chairman, National Economic Advisory Council (NEAC), South Korea 
  4. 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

  • How has the polycrisis affected Singapore in its recovery from the health, social and economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic? 
  • With COVID-19 being treated as “endemic”, how has Singapore formulated strategies to prepare against the potential healthcare and socioeconomic shocks from future outbreak? 
  • 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

*Conference programme is subject to changes (updated 4 July 2023)

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