State of Asia Address 2023
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Annually, on the eve of our flagship conference STATE OF ASIA, we are hosting our public State of Asia Address with a leading thinker from the region. As is customary with “State of the Union” addresses in the U.S., this event will deliver a broad assessment on the key issues and challenges in Asia today and provide a view into the future of the region.
This year, the State of Asia Address will be delivered by Bilahari Kausikan.
Registration will open in September, 2023.

Bilahari Kausikan is currently Chairman of the Middle East Institute, an autonomous institute of the National University of Singapore. He has spent his entire career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During his 37 years in the Ministry, he served in a variety of appointments at home and abroad, including as Ambassador to the Russian Federation, Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, and as the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry. Raffles Institution, the University of Singapore and Columbia University in New York all attempted to educate him.
This event is organized in collaboration with the University of Zurich.

Event Details
University of Zurich
Aula, KOL-G-201
Rämistrasse 71
8006 Zürich
(MAP)