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Time
Activities
9:00 - 9:30am​
Guest check-in
9:30 - 9:35am
Welcome remarks
9:35 - 9:45am
Overview and introduction: ASEAN Business and Technology Snapshot
9:45 - 10:00am
Plenary keynote: Road to APEC 2027 - ASEAN's Business Priorities27

Outline Vietnam's priorities as APEC 2027 host and how business forums can help shape the agenda
10:00 - 10:40am
Plenary panel discussion: Thriving as One ASEAN in an AI-Driven, Green and Fragmented World
10:40 - 11:40am
Parallel track sessions - 60 mins each track:
  • Track #1: Trade, Integration and Connectivity: Tackling tariff shocks, deepening intra-ASEAN trade, upgrading ATIGA, implementing RCEP and enhancing regional connectivity through ASEAN visa initiatives, green and digital shipping corridors and tourism recovery
  • Track #2: Digital Economy and AI: Harnessing DEFA to advance digital trade and interoperability, accelerating AI adoption while carefully managing associated risks and opportunities
  • Track #3: Sustainability, Green Transformation and Innovation: Advancing ASEAN's transition finance framework, scaling up renewable energy, EV corridors and carbon markets, while fostering innovation, start-ups and entrepreneurial ecosystems to drive sustainable growth
11:40 - 11:55am​
Report back and Moving forward

Track sessions present highlights (5 mins each track)
11:55am - 12:00pm
Introduction of "Phu Quoc 2027 ASEAN Business Priorities Brief" and Closing remarks

Parallel track sessions

Choose from three interactive tracks led by experts and practitioners:

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Tackling tariff shocks, deepening intra-ASEAN trade, upgrading ATIGA, implementing RCEP and enhancing regional connectivity through ASEAN visa initiatives, green and digital shipping corridors and tourism recovery.

  • Audience: Policymakers, economists, business leaders, investors, researchers
  • Track Chair: APEC Study Centre/AVPI
  • Presenters: to be updated

Harnessing DEFA to advance digital trade and interoperability, accelerating AI adoption while carefully managing associated risks and opportunities.

  • Audience: Tech leaders, sustainability executives, policymakers, researchers
  • Track Chair: RMIT CoBL Tech and RMIT Centre for Business & Emerging Technologies
  • Presenters: (TBC)
    • Professor Kok-Leong Ong - Director, CoBL Technology (10 mins)
    • Associate Professor Zhou Yimin - Director (Advisory & Partnership) of NUS Cities, National University of Singapore
    • Ji Cheng (Peter) - AWS Academy Technical Program Manager, Asia Pacific, AWS Training & Certification TBC (10 mins)
    • Dr Kevin Nguyen - Program Manager for Online Programs and Courses, RMIT Vietnam
    • Dr Huy Doan Bao - CoBL Tech - Senior Lecturer, Finance, RMIT Vietnam (10 mins)

Advancing ASEAN's transition finance framework, scaling up renewable energy, EV corridors and carbon markets, while fostering innovation, start-ups and entrepreneurial ecosystems to drive sustainable growth.

  • Audience: Start-up founders, investors, innovation hubs, government agencies, researchers
  • Track Chair: Dr Phuong Hoang - Co-Head, RMIT Centre for Business & Emerging Technologies (10 mins)
  • Presenters: (TBC)
    • Dr Justin Xavier - Senior Manager, International & Projects, The Business School and Project Lead, SPARK Hub, RMIT Vietnam
    • Ms Thao Tran - Country Director, New Energy Nexus Vietnam
    • Mr Paul Nguyen - Founder & CEO, Dealers EDGE Asia; Co-Founder, MET-Electric Transportation
    • Dr Diana Sari - Professor, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia
    • Professor Patraporn Bhatarasaloon - Professor in psychiatric nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University
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