Vol 2 2015: June PP 8307/12/2012(032066) www.asli.com.my ASLI HOSTS ASEAN LEADERS Seated are The Prime Ministers of Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia, Sultan of Perak, President of Myanmar, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Representative of the Philippines President, Trade Secretary Gregory Domingo. Prime Minister Hun Sen, Tan Sri Michael Yeoh, Dato Sri Mohd Najib, Sultan Nazrin Shah, Secretary The Prime Minister arriving at the Forum received by ASLI Senior Vice President Mr. Max Say, CEO Tan Domingo, President U Thein Sein and Mr. C.Y. Leung (partly hidden). Sri Michael Yeoh and Senior Advisor Ms. Jean Wong. Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak flanked by Dato Sri Mustapa Mohamed, Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah,Tan Sri Chairman of ASLI Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah greeting the President of Myanmar U Thein Sein. Michael Yeoh and Dato Seri Abdul Wahid Omar. ...more inside 12TH ASEAN LEADERSHIP FORUM Linking hands in ASEAN solidarity - Sultan of Perak, Chief Executive of Hong Kong and ASEAN Leaders. HRH Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah arriving for the opening ceremony accompanied HRH Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah hitting the gong to open the Forum. Looking on are Dato’ by Tan Sri Michael Yeoh, CEO ASLI. Sri Mustapa Mohamed, MITI Minister, Tan Sri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah, Chairman, ASLI, Tan Sri Michael Yeoh, CEO ASLI and Dato’ Sri Abdul Wahid Omar, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department. In conjunction with the 26th ASEAN Summit hosted and chaired by Abdul Wahid Omar in his speech lauded ASLI for its initiative in bringing Malaysia, ASLI organised the 12th ASEAN Leadership Forum. The Forum together 50 young ASEAN Leaders to deliberate on future challenges was graced by HRH The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah; facing ASEAN. He added, the focus on the younger generation is the President of Myanmar U Thein Sein; the Prime Minister of Cambodia most welcome as interaction with the youth is critical to the success of Samdech Hun Sen; the Prime Minister of Laos Thongsing Thammavong; ASEAN. Mr. C.Y. Leung, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Mr. Gregory Domingo, Secretary of the Department of Trade and HRH Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, the Sultan of Perak was conferred Industry representing President Benigno Aquino of the Philippines; the with the ASEAN Lifetime Achievement Award at the Forum for His Royal Minister of International Trade & Industry Dato Sri Mustapa Mohamed Highness distinguished contributions to ASEAN studies and Southeast who is this year’s Chair of the ASEAN Economic Community Council; Asia research. In his Royal Address, Sultan Nazrin said ASEAN should and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Dato’ Sri Abdul Wahid focus on its people. The Sultan noted that ASEAN remains as a young Omar. Ministers and Business Leaders from the other ASEAN countries region, “The median age of the ASEAN countries in 2010 was only 28 were also present. years”. His Highness also warned that current leaders should not be complacent but rather be aware of the fragile and external circumstances Prime Minister Dato Sri Mohd Najib in his Special Message to the Forum from which ASEAN is not spared. “Most ASEAN countries are today in emphasized the efforts to develop a sense of Aseaness among the the middle of great intergenerational change impacting society, business people of ASEAN - “We hope to focus on a People-Centred ASEAN so and politics. It is imperative that these generations can be successive that it becomes more relevant to the ordinary people of ASEAN”, Dato ones in politics, business and civil society”. Sri Najib stressed in his Message, “The engagement with the younger generation as future leaders is timely and relevant”. The Prime Minister The Prime Minister of Cambodia H.E. Samdech Hun Sen said with the also said the Forum enables the business community to be updated on establishment of the ASEAN Community, the region would be able to new developments in ASEAN and the prospects arising from the full maintain peace, stability and growth and at the same time integrate implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community. The Prime Minister into an economic and political region. To achieve the One Community, welcomed and complimented ASLI for organising the timely Forum. One Vision, One Identity goal, ASEAN must strengthen its commitment to resolve challenges to narrow the development gap and promote Earlier in his Welcome Remarks, the Chairman of ASEAN Leadership connectivity. The Prime Minister of Laos H.E. Thongsing Thammavong, Forum and CEO of ASLI, Tan Sri Michael Yeoh spoke of the 4C’s and 4I’s the incoming Chair of ASEAN in 2016 said, this was a significant year for of ASEAN -Community, Connectivity, Centrality and Competitiveness; as ASEAN which would see the setting up of the ASEAN Community. well as Inclusive development, Investment, Infrastructure development and Innovation. The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Dato Sri Tan Sri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah, Chairman, ASLI presenting a memento to H.E. Samdech Hun Sen, Prime Tan Sri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah, Chairman, ASLI presenting the ASEAN Lifetime Achievement Award to HRH Minister of Cambodia, Looking on are H.E. Thongsing Thammavong (seated), Prime Minister of Laos Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah. Looking on are Tan Sri Michael Yeoh, CEO ASLI, and Tan Sri Michael Yeoh, CEO ASLI. H.E. U Thein Sein, President of Myanmar (seated left), H.E. C.Y. Leung, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (seated right). 2 12TH ASEAN LEADERSHIP FORUM Left to right: Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, MITI Minister, H.E. Thongsing Thammavong, Prime Minister of Laos, H.E. Samdech Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia, H.E. U Thein Sein, President of Myanmar, Tan Sri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah, Chairman, ASLI, HRH Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, Tan Sri Michael Yeoh, CEO ASLI, H.E. C.Y. Leung, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Dato Seri Abdul Wahid Omar, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, H.E. Gregory Domingo, Secretary of the Department of Trade & Industry, Philippines. Tan Sri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah, Chairman, ASLI, presented memento to H.E. C.Y. Leung, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Tan Sri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah, Chairman, ASLI presenting a memento to H.E. Thongsing Thammavong, Prime Special Administrative Region. Looking on are Tan Sri Michael Yeoh, CEO, ASLI; H.E. Thongsing Thammavong, Minister of Laos. Looking on are HRH Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah and Tan Sri Michael Prime Minister of Laos; H.E. Samdech Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia; H.E. U Thein Sein, President of Yeoh, CEO, ASLI. Myanmar; HRH Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah. The President of Myanmar H.E. Thein Sein, last year’s Chair of Mr. Rajiv Biswas, Senior Director & Asia Pacific Chief Economist; and ASEAN, said the People-Centred ASEAN aspiration must be built Dr. Robert Yap, Executive Chairman, YCH Group. The Forum lunch was upon engagement and networking among individuals, business and hosted by MITI. The MITI Secretary General Tan Sri Dr. Rebecca Fatima organizations and also the private sector and civil society to bring a Sta Maria gave the Luncheon Speech on behalf of the MITI Minister. greater sense of belonging among stakeholders. President Benigno Aquino of Philippines said the development of the region rests not Other sessions covered are People Centred ASEAN-What More only on the governments but also the various communities and people Needs to be Done; Deepening ASEAN Integration and Strengthening should be involved. “As Leaders, we must also engage our peoples in Competitiveness, and Developing the Post 2015 Vision. Speakers treading the same path towards realizing our aspirations as One ASEAN came from the ASEAN countries and included Ambassador Pradap Community. That is why we are here today: to engage businessmen Pibulsonggram, Thailand’s Representative to the ASEAN High Level Task and key stakeholders in our shared quest to realize a more progressive, Force on Connectivity and ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee; more inclusive and more people driving ASEAN”. The President of the Mr. Pou Sothirak, former Minister of Energy & Industry Cambodia and Philippines stressed that good governance means good economics. Executive Director, Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace; “By creating more opportunities for collaborations and partnership with Prof. Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs citizens, we are promoting a balanced community, one that not only and former Chairman, Singapore National Environment Agency; Prof. uplifts our people’s welfare but also empowers them as contributors in Hidetoshi Nishimura, Executive Director, Economic Research Institute our growth as a region”. for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA); Ms. Elaine Tan, Executive Director, The ASEAN Foundation, Indonesia; Ms. Penny Low, Member of Parliament, The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Singapore and Founder/President of Social Innovation Park Ltd; Prof. Dr. Mr. C.Y. Leung also delivered a Special Address at the Forum where he Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Director, Institute of Security and International spoke about enhancing Hong Kong-ASEAN ties and how ASEAN and Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. Hong Kong can collaborate more closely. The President and CEO of AXIATA Dato’ Sri Jamaludin Ibrahim also delivered a Welcome Speech The Strategic Partners for the 12th ASEAN Leadership Forum were on the 2nd day of the Forum. The 1st session on the 2nd day on the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Maybank, Australia and New Zealand topic Realising the ASEAN Economic Community had an interesting Banking Group, Muhibbah Engineering, Siemens Malaysia and Global panel comprising Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz, former Minister of International Movement of Moderates. The Corporate Partners were Tenaga Nasional Trade & Industry; Mr. Ian Buchanan, Senior Adviser to PwC Strategy &; Berhad, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad and ASEAN Business Forum.