APEC CEO Dialogues Malaysia 2020 Virtually Connects Asia-Pacific's Government and Business Leaders to Discuss Top Priorities in the Aftermath of the Pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR,Malaysia,Nov. 18,2020 --The APEC CEO Dialogues Malaysia 2020 will take place Thursday,November 19 to Friday,November 20,Kuala Lumpur time (GMT+8),and concurrently in time zones around the world. Under the theme "APEC Re-Imagined: Priorities in the Aftermath of COVID-19," the virtual event,hosted by the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) - Malaysia,will connect government and business leaders from across the 21 APEC member economies to discuss urgent issues facing the Asia-Pacific region and the world in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum that promotes economic integration and trade. The APEC CEO Dialogues Malaysia 2020 will be the first all-virtual reimagination of the annual APEC CEO Summit,known as "the Board meeting of the Asia-Pacific," for the COVID-19 era. APEC economies comprise approximately 60% of global GDP,half of the world's global trade and 40% of the world's population.
"This year has been more disruptive,difficult,uncertain and challenging than most people could have imagined. Global trade and investment can lead to economic recovery and resilience to future crises," said Dato' Rohana Mahmood,Chair,ABAC 2020. "The APEC CEO Dialogues Malaysia 2020 will offer a forum for the region's leaders to discuss their commitment to open markets,integration,inclusion and sustainability to achieve economic growth and stability within our communities."
The APEC CEO Dialogues will feature an engaging,25-hour program. Participants will include APEC Leaders,global CEOs,visionary entrepreneurs,highly respected thought leaders and subject matter experts from across the region.
"The current challenges facing the world call for a globally coordinated response," said Datuk Ruben Emir Gnanalingam,APEC CEO Dialogues Malaysia 2020. "The APEC CEO Dialogues Malaysia 2020 present a unique opportunity for exchange,cooperation and partnership – both between the public and private sector,and among the 21 Economies that comprise APEC."
This year's APEC CEO Dialogue discussions will focus on our region's and the world's most pressing challenges and how governments and the private sector can work together to spur growth in the aftermath of the pandemic.
Session topics include:
Essential Digital Ingredients of a Path to Post-COVID Recovery
The State of the World in the Aftermath of COVID-19
The Future of International Cooperation
The Future of Global Growth
Indonesia's Priorities
Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World
Asia-Pacific's Time
The Economic Value of Modernizing Our Health System: Lessons Learned from COVID-19
ASEAN's Place in APEC's Future
APEC's Artificial Intelligence Opportunity
Resilience Through Digitalization,Innovation and Technology
The Challenge of Inclusive Growth
Empowering Women for Economic Recovery
Re-Energizing APEC's Economic Recovery
Restarting Asia Pacific Growth
APEC Reimagined
Confirmed current speakers include:
Featured Economy Leaders:
H.E. Muhyiddin Yassin,Prime Minister,Malaysia
H.E. Justin Trudeau,Canada
H.E. Sebastián Piñera,President,Chile
H.E. Xi Jinping,People's Republic of China
H.E. Joko Widodo,Indonesia
H.E. Yoshihide Suga,Japan
H.E. Jacinda Ardern,New Zealand
H.E. Lee Hsien Loong,Singapore
H.E. Prayut Chan-o-cha,Thailand
Notable Business and Thought Leaders:
Richard Adkerson,CEO and Vice Chairman,Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold
Ian Bremmer,President and Founder,Eurasia Group
Antony Cook,Regional Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel,Microsoft
Rana Foroohar,Global Business Columnist and Associate Editor,Financial Times; Global Economic Analyst,CNN; and Best-Selling Author
Dr. Ralph Highnam,CEO and Founder,Volpara Solutions
Ho Meng Kit,CEO,Singapore Business Federation
Dr. Panos Kanavos,Deputy Director,London School of Economics Health
Professor Kishore Mahbubani,Author of "Has China Won?"
Masamichi Kono,Deputy Secretary-General,OECD
Marc-Antoine Lucchini,Senior Vice President and Head of International General Medicines,Sanofi
Peter Lovelock,Director and Founder,Technology Research Project Corporate (TRPC)
Simon Milner,Vice President,Public Policy Asia-Pacific,Facebook
Robert Moritz,Global Chairman,PwC
Sridharan Nair,Managing Partner,PwC Malaysia
Kawal Preet,Asia Pacific,Middle East and Africa,FedEx Express
Irtiza Sayyed,ExxonMobil LNG Market Development,Inc
Sheryl Sandberg,COO,Facebook
Brad Smith,Microsoft
Surina Shukri,Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation
Takesi Soda,Director,Petroleum & Natural Gas Division,METI
Tengku Muhammad Taufik,President & Group CEO,Petronas
Garance Wattez-Richard,Head of AXA Emerging Customers,AXA
Fareed Zakaria,Host,"Fareed Zakaria GPS," CNN; Columnist,Washington Post; and Best-Selling Author
Mari Pangestu,Managing Director,Development Policy and Partnerships,World Bank
APEC CEO Dialogues Malaysia 2020 sponsors include PwC (Knowledge Partner); Microsoft (Technology Partner); CIMB,Facebook,Freeport-McMoran,Petronas,Sanofi and Westports (Principal Partners); and Chevron,ExxonMobil and FedEx Express (Gold Sponsors).
Media Partners include Bloomberg,CGTN,CNBC,Financial Times and Media Prima Berhad.
For more information and to view the latest program agenda,please visit apecceodialogues2020.com. Follow the event on Facebook,Instagram,LinkedIn and Twitter.
About APEC
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific. APEC's 21 members aim to create greater prosperity for the people of the region by promoting balanced,inclusive,sustainable,innovative and secure growth and by accelerating regional economic integration.
About APEC CEO Dialogues Malaysia 2020
APEC CEO Dialogues Malaysia 2020 is the Asia Pacific's premier meeting of business and government leaders. The 25-hour all-virtual event invites APEC's business and government leaders to discuss the region's priorities in the aftermath of COVID-19. Participants will include APEC Leaders,highly respected thought leaders and subject matter experts from across the region. The APEC CEO Dialogues is hosted by the Malaysia delegation of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC).
The APEC CEO Summit,established in 1996,takes place annually alongside APEC Leaders' meetings and is a unique opportunity for global business leaders to engage with Presidents,Prime Ministers and other key ministers from across the region. In 2020,given the ongoing COVID-19 health pandemic,the APEC CEO Summit is being reimagined by its Malaysia host as a virtual series of APEC CEO Dialogues.
