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Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit 2016

December 8-10, 2016

Asia 21 Young Leaders at the 2016 Summit- Left to Right: Jao-ar Herrera, Avinesh Bhar, Jia Chuan Kwok, Nanxi Liu, Maysam Ali, Sylvia Kim, Mohit Gupta
Asia 21 Young Leaders and Executive Vice President Tom Nagorski with Dr. Sanduk Ruit, Himalayan Cataract Project
- Left to Right: Kongny Hav, Dr. Sanduk Ruit, Tom Nagorksi, Yin Myo Su, Magdelena Seol, Govinda Upadhyay, Anoka Abeyrathne
Asia 21 Young Leaders at the Luncheon Keynote Conversation with Dr. Sanduk Ruit, Himalayan Cataract Project
Asia 21 Leaders during the Asia 21: Next Steps Session
- Left to Right: Natharoun Ngo, Tania Hyde
Asia 21 Young Leader Gede Robi Supriyanto performs during the Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit
Asia 21 Young Leaders at the 2016 Summit
- Left to Right: Emily Chew, Scot Frank, Catlin Powers, Paul Chong
Asia Society Executive Vice-President Tom Nagorski and Executive Director Sanjeev Sherchan present Kristen Kagetsu, CEO & Co-Founder, Saathi with the 2016 Action Lab Award
Members of 2016 Class of the Asia 21 Young Leaders Network
Left to Right: Lotfullah Najafiazada, Tom Nagorski, Satchit Balsari
Plenary Session - Women in a Man's World: The Art of Negotiation
- Left to Right: Claire Chino, Wendy Cutler
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The 2016 Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit in Seoul, Korea welcomed over 80 young leaders from 30 different countries across the Asia-Pacific. Young Leaders from a wide variety of sectors including politics, business, arts, media, academia and civil society were in attendance.


The theme of the 2016 summit was Building a Resilient Future; Leveraging the Asia 21 Network. The three day Summit began with a forum for the members of the 2016 class to introduce them to the network, and each other, as well as delve deeper into the Asia 21 Action Lab, a year-long public service project. In the days that followed, all members of the Asia 21 network partook in formal and informal sessions on a variety of subjects including leadership, global affairs and social change. They participated in workshops and breakout sessions aimed at developing solutions to critical issues facing the region and each individual’s work.


In addition to sessions led by members of the Asia 21 network, the Summit included a few special guests: 2016 Asia Game Changer, Dr. Sanduk Ruit; DBS Chief Innovation Officer Neal Cross; Asia Society Policy Institute Vice President Wendy Cutler; Google's Director of Public Policy and Government Relations for the Asia Pacific Barbara Navarro; Korea's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Lim Sung-nam; and Commander, U.S. Marine Forces Korea, Major General Robert Hedelund.

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