Regional Agenda World Economic Forum on ASEAN Shaping the ASEAN Agenda for Inclusion and Growth Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1-2 June 2016 Contents 3 Preface 4 Co-Chairs 6 Kuala Lumpur Highlights 8 Driving Sustainable Growth and Social Inclusion 14 Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution 20 Strengthening Regional Relationships 26 Outcomes of the Meeting 27 Acknowledgements 28 Digital Update 29 Upcoming Meetings World Economic Forum 91-93 route de la Capite CH-1223 Cologny/Geneva Switzerland Tel.: +41 (0)22 869 1212 Fax: +41 (0)22 786 2744 Email:
[email protected] www.weforum.org World Economic Forum ® © 2016 – All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system. REF 140616 Preface In 2016, the World Economic Forum economic reforms, upgrading human celebrated the 25th anniversary of our capital, developing infrastructure and regional summit in Asia, with Malaysia strengthening the quality of institutions as the host country. It was the first and governance. It also means time that our regional meeting focused continuing to push the AEC forwards. specifically on the Association of All of these issues were on the agenda Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a at the meeting in Kuala Lumpur. decision driven by recognition that the region stands at a critical moment. But the theme of the meeting, Shaping the ASEAN agenda for Inclusion Without question, South-East Asia and Growth, was about more than is full of opportunity and potential. the quantity of growth. Just as ASEAN continues to be one of the important was the quality of growth.