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Photos: 2018 Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit Kicks Off in Manila

The class of 2018 — 30 extraordinary selectees from across Asia — traveled to the Philippines for discussion, celebration, and networking.

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Belt and Road Initiative – Separating Myth from Fact

02 Apr 2019

2 - 5 p.m.

Disruptive Asia Launch | Melbourne

13 Dec 2018

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Disruptive Asia Launch | Sydney

30 Nov 2018

8:30 - 10 a.m.

Past Events

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Does ASEAN Matter?

A discussion of ASPI Distinguished Fellow Marty Natelegawa's new book about the Indo-Pacific's longest-standing regional organization.

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A Tongue Untied - The Story of Dakhani

A screening of the documentary A Tongue Untied - The Story of Dakhani, written and directed by Gautam Pemmaraju. A film about humour and satire in Dakhani - a vernacular form of Urdu spoken across the Deccan region.

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«Things Will Never Be the Way They Were»

Melissa Guzy – Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Arbor Ventures – joined Asia Society Switzerland on October 15 and introduced the Asian FinTech scene to an interested audience. In this interview, she gives her personal view on changing working environments in Asia, how the FinTech scene changes the whole financial sector, and why women in leading positions are better represented in Asia than in the U.S. and Europe.

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Fintech in Asia: From Micro-Lending to High Finance - A Conversation With Melissa Guzy

Melissa Guzy gives insights into the Fintech market in Asia.

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«It Is Just the Way People Do Things»

Fintech is changing and redesigning financial markets and our everyday monetary behaviour – and nowhere more so than in Asia. Investor Melissa Guzy explained, shared, and spread her knowledge on the topic.

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Malaysian PM Criticizes Previous Government's Excessive Borrowing

Mahathir Mohamad told Kevin Rudd and an Asia Society audience that Malaysia "must live within its means."

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Malaysia: Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (Complete)

The 93-year-old Malaysian leader delivers a brief address and engages in conversation about his country and region with Kevin Rudd.

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Far from Geography: A «Free and Open Indo-Pacific»

Among the many regional organizations in Asia one in particular has made headlines lately: the «free and open Indo-Pacific». Former Swiss Ambassador to India, Philippe Welti, and former Swiss Ambassador to Australia, Daniel Woker, have talked with U.S.-citizen and long-time Japan-resident Jeffrey Bohn, head of the Swiss Re Institute, about what the concept means.