The leadership forum attracts
about 100 influential people from the political, economic and civil society
fields in the ASEAN region and was first held in 2003. The 9th ASEAN 100
Leadership Forum will be held on December 5 and 6 at Yangon’s Sedona Hotel
Yangon, said Dato Timothy Ong, founder of the Asia Inc Forum, which organises
the leadership event.
“I invited President U Thein Sein
but he is still not confirmed to come but Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will give an
address,” said Mr Ong, who is based in Brunei.
“We’re very excited about this
year’s leadership forum because it is being held in Myanmar [at a] very special
time [for the country]. Myanmar today is going through very good change. …
After many decades of isolation, it became a very poor country [but] now it is
regaining its place in ASEAN, opening up and undertaking reform,” he said.
He said participants will speak
about ASEAN reform and the recent economic reforms in Myanmar. A question and
answer section will also be included.
“Myanmar is a latecomer to the
ASEAN association so the advantages are that you can learn from what other
countries have done,” he said. “We will also invite young businesspeople from
Myanmar to participate.”
About 20 participants from
Myanmar have been invited, including Minister for the President’s Office U Soe
Thein, author and historian Dr Thant Myint-U and businessman U Serge Pun of SPA
Group.
“People who are rising as leaders
now as well as the leaders of the future, people from politics, people from
business and civil society … intellectuals and journalists; we will bring them
together to talk at this forum,” Mr Ong said.
The first forum was held in
Malaysia at 2003.
Kyaw Hsu Mon
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