More than 600 people attended the two-day forum. They included business people, government officials, academics and university students. The distinguished guest of honor and keynote speaker for the first-day forum was Mr David Lim Tik En, Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, Singapore. The second-day forum's keynote speaker was Mom Ratchawong Sukhumbhand Paribatra, a Member of Parliament from Thailand. They both kindly accepted to make keynote speeches on the theme for the 5th HYLI "Asia's Roadmap : Forging Regional Cohesion for Global Advancement" to show their support for the purpose of this program.
The forum sessions also covered panel discussions on the following three sub themes:
Cultivating Entrepreneurial Spirit in Asia
The Changing Role of the Media in Asia
The Growing Importance of Corporate Social Responsibility in Asia
The young leaders actively exchanged views with Asia's distinguished leaders. At the Question & Answer sessions, lively discussions were held between the speakers, young leaders and even the audience. The invited speakers and their speeches are as follows:
Mr David Lim Tik En
Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, Singapore
(Asia's Roadmap:Forging Regional Cohesion for Global Advancement)
M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra
Member of Parliament, Thailand
(Asia's Roadmap:Forging Regional Cohesion for Global Advancement)
Mr George Hara
Managing Partner, DEFTA Partners, Japan
(Cultivating Entrepreneurial Spirit in Asia)
Hon. Luis P. Lorenzo, Jr
Presidential Adviser on the Creation of One Million Jobs,The Philippines
(Cultivating Entrepreneurial Spirit in Asia)
Dr Dumrong Kasemset, Ph.D.
Chairman of the Executive Committee,
Shin Satellite Public Co., Ltd., and
Shinawatra International Public Co., Ltd.
Group-Vice Chairman,
Shin Corporation Public Co.,Ltd.,and
Advanced Info service Public Co., Ltd., Thailand
(Cultivating Entrepreneurial Spirit in Asia)
Dr Marwah Daud Ibrahim
Member of Commission VI of the House of Representatives, Indonesia
(The Changing Role of the Media in Asia)
Tan Sri Dato' Abdullah Ahmad
Editor-in-Chief, Member of Board of Directors,
The New Straits Times (Malaysia) Berhad, Malaysia
(The Changing Role of the Media in Asia)
Professor Ernesto D. Garilao
Asian Institute of Management, The Philippines
(The Growing Importance of Corporate Social Responsibility in Asia)
Dr Robert Mather
Country Representative, World Wildlife Fund, Thailand
(The Growing Importance of Corporate Social Responsibility in Asia)
Ms Claire Chiang
Executive Director of Banyan Tree Gallery, Singapore
(The Growing Importance of Corporate Social Responsibility in Asia)
