What is it?

Asia NEXT is a program designed for rising executives and leaders who wish to increase their Asia Competence and join an active community of like-minded professionals with an Asia interest. It is offered by Asia Society Switzerland and supported by IMD.

Who is it for?

Access to Asia NEXT is reserved exclusively for employees of partners of Asia Society Switzerland. Each partner can nominate 1-2 participants per cycle. The program is aimed at rising talents interested in boosting their understanding of important trends and issues in Asia, and how they are impacting Switzerland and the world. Participants don’t need any prior knowledge or exposure to Asia.

What can you expect?

If you join Asia NEXT, you get access to six exclusive roundtable conversations with Asia experts across the fields of business, policy, and technology. You also get full member-level access to Asia Society Switzerland’s program of 60+ events per year for the duration of the program. After completing the program, you will join the Asia NEXT Alumni community and receive regular invitations to exclusive events and conversations.

Requirements

To join the program, you need to be employed by one of Asia Society Switzerland’s partners. To complete the program, you are expected to attend the launch and graduation events, at least 4 out of 6 roundtable discussions, and 3 additional Asia Society Switzerland events of your choice during the program.

Why Asia Competence?

Asia’s influence on the world is growing – across the spheres of business, policy, technology, society, and culture. To be successful in an international environment, it is crucial to develop a deeper and more holistic understanding of Asia and Asian issues: We refer to this as Asia Competence.

Timeline

Experts

Kevin Rudd
President and CEO of Asia Society, President of Asia Society Policy Institute, Former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Australia

Mark Greeven
Professor of Innovation and Strategy at IMD, Research Associate at China's National Institute for Innovation Management and the US-China Innovation Research Center at Duke Kunshan University

Patrick Reinmoeller
Professor of Strategy and Innovation at IMD

Agatha Kratz
Associate Director at Rhodium Group

Yumiko Murakami
General Partner at MPower Partners

Deborah Elms
Founder and Executive Director of the Asian Trade Centre

Nominate / Register

To nominate a participant or register for participation, send an email to Nico Luchsinger, nluchsinger@asiasociety.org.

About Asia Society Switzerland

Asia Society Switzerland is an independent Swiss foundation dedicated to improving Asia Competence, and to foster understanding of Asia and Asian issues. We are part of the global family of Asia Society with 13 Centers around the world.

More information

For any questions regarding the program, please contact Nico Luchsinger, Executive Director Asia Society Switzerland, nluchsinger@asiasociety.org.