STATE OF ASIA 2022
A Conference on the World's Most Dynamic Region
All event pictures by André Hengst
And just like that, the first edition of our STATE OF ASIA Conference is history.
Speakers from across Asia, Europe and the U.S. and 120 hand-selected guests joined us at the beautiful Swiss Re Center for Global Dialogue to discuss the key developments in Asia.
Thank you to everyone who joined us!
In case you couldn't attend in person this time: videos of all sessions are available below and on Youtube. And the latest episode of our STATE OF ASIA podcast features C. Raja Mohan’s eloquent assessment of where the region stands from the State of Asia Address on the night before.
We're already looking forward to next year where we'll be opening our doors again to talk about the most dynamic region of the world with you once more.
State of Asia Adress
With C. Raja Mohan
Opening Remarks
With Sergio P. Ermotti
Session 1: The State of Asia
With Leni Robredo, Tomohiko Taniguchi, C. Raja Mohan
Session 2: The Rise of Sovereign Asia?
With James Crabtree, Tomohiko Taniguchi, C. Raja Mohan
Moderated by Nico Luchsinger
Session 3: The State of Technology
With John Lee and Shotaro Tani
Moderated by Nico Luchsinger
Session 4: The State of Asian Economies
With Kristine Braden and John Zhu
Moderated by Mark Dittli
Session 5: The State of Democracy
Keynote by Leni Robredo
With responses from Tomohiko Taniguchi and C. Raja Mohan
Session 6: The State of China
Virtual keynote by Kevin Rudd
With responses by both Agatha Kratz and Markus Herrmann
Session 7: What the State of Asia Means for Us
With Agatha Kratz, Markus Herrmann,
Moderated by Nicola Forster
Gen A Input – Korean Digital Comics
With Kimberly Schlegel, 2022 Fellow of the Gen A Young Leaders Program at Asia Society Switzerland
Gen A Input – Of Rules, Power and Order
With Boas Lieberherr, 2022 Fellow of the Gen A Young Leaders Program at Asia Society Switzerland
Gen A Input – Mapping the Rights of Sexual Minorities Across Asia
With Loïc Jent, 2022 Fellow of the Gen A Young Leaders Program at Asia Society Switzerland
Gen A Inputs: The Fellows
In our mission to foster Asia Competence, Asia Society Switzerland is committed to empowering young voices in the dialogue with Asia. We offer the Gen A (short for Generation Asia) program to young professionals and advanced students in Switzerland. This year, some of the most outstanding final projects and interventions of the 2022 class of the Gen A Young Leaders Program are presented at the STATE OF ASIA Conference:
- Kimberly Schlegel, "Korean Digital Comics"
- Boas Lieberherr, "Of Rules, Power and Order"
- Loïc Jent, "Mapping the Rights of Sexual Minorities Across Asia"
- Manuela Coldesina & Thibault Maillard, "Golden Shadows – Voices of Two Exiled Artists" (Off-stage project)
- Lea Hasenzahl & Tim Hofer, "Highlighting China's Techno Scene – An Exposé" (Off-stage project)
More info and full list of the current fellows can be found here.