Session 1: World Projection in 2023
This panel session will explore critical factors projected to shake, shift or shape the global landscape, and to what extent these may constrain choices and shape opportunities for nation-building. Which scenarios of the ‘world’ and ‘lives’ exist in the post-crisis era? Scenarios of the world in 2023 are projected in the context of the contest between the US and China; conflict in the middle-east and central Europe; the opportunities for world economy recovery given the possibility of COVID-19 virus mutation; the rise of nationalism and inward-looking policies that might challenge global cooperation. How will these factors change and impact nation-building in 2023?
Moderator:
Dato’ Wei Chuan Beng, Founder & Former MD of Redtone, Former Chairman of PIKOM and Young Presidents Organisation (YPO), Former Commissioner, Malaysia Communication & Multimedia Commission (MCMC)
Speakers:
1. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,
Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)
2. H.E. Maxie C. Cuffie,
Former Minister of Public Administration and Communications of Trinidad and Tobago
3. Akihiko Yoshida,
Director of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
4. Dr. Alexandr Hobza,
Chief Economist and Head of Common R&I Strategy & Foresight Service, European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
5. Young-Gak (Ken) Yun,
President of Asia Future Institute (Co-Host), Founder and Group Chairman of Pavilion Investment Group, South Korea