Speakers

Securing Our Future: ASEAN in a Gladiatorial Arena

Security and stability, once taken for granted, is now more pressing of an issue than ever before. Amid deepening tensions between
Western nations and China, it is pivotal all sides strive to maintain stability in the region by working along economic and political fronts.



Mr Simon Anholt

Independent Advisor to Presidents, Prime Ministers, monarchs and governments of over sixty countries, cities, and regions; Founder of Good Country Index

Mr Tomáš Petříček

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechia

Dr Ralf Emmers

Senior Lecturer in International Politics of East Asia and Co-Chair of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy (CISD)

Moderated by

Dr Sasikumar Sundaram

Lecturer in International Politics (Foreign Policy/Security) at City, University of London

Economic Diplomacy: Cooperating with the Asian Dragon

Covid-19 has had a drastic effect on both ASEAN and China. As both countries transition to a world beyond the pandemic, the two parties have an opportunity to forge a stronger economic relationship that can prove to be more resilient and beneficial in light of the challenges presented by Covid-19.

Mr David Stringer-Lamarre

Founder and Managing Director of Fortis Consulting London

Mr Henry Tillman

Chief Executive Officer of Grison's Peak

Mr Brian Wong

Rhodes Scholar at Balliol College, University of Oxford

Moderated by

Dr Lucie Qian Xia

China Policy Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science