EmbracingWarwick ASEAN

Conference 2020 Programme Booklet Disruption

"If you visit Jakarta and Ho Chi Minh City, or Yangon or Bangkok, you are sending postcards from the future."

Kishore Mahbubani

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CONTENTS

4 Programme Agenda

6 Remarks from Chief Coordinator

7 Opening & Closing Addresses

8 Keynote Speaker

10 Technology and Sustainability

Breakout Sessions

14 Lunch Programme

15 Youth Speaker

16 Economics and Politics Panel

19 The 2020 Committee

21 Sponsors

22 Supporting partners

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PROGRAMMETiming Event

0830 – 0915Delegates’ Registration

(Delegates to be seated in OC1.05 by 0915)

0915 – 0925Entrance of VIPs

(Ambassadors/Speakers and Embassy Staff)

0925 – 0930Welcome Address

(Mr. Joshua Sim – Chief Coordinator,

Warwick ASEAN Conference 2020)

0930 – 0950Opening Address

(His Excellency Mr. Pisanu Suvanajata - Ambassador of Thailand to the United Kingdom and Ireland)

0950 – 1040

Keynote Speech

(Tan Sri Dato’ Azman Mokhtar – Previous Managing Director of Khazanah Nasional Berhad)

1040 – 1220Breakout Seminars

(Technology and Climate Sustainability)

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AGENDATiming Event

1220 – 1415

Lunch and Engagement Sessions(Embassy Engagement Sessions to be

held concurrently)

1415 - 1425 Reconvene at OC1.05

(Delegates to be seated by 1420)

1425 – 1455

Youth Speaker(Ms Yi Ning Chang – President of Cambridge

University Southeast Asian Society and Founderof Kopitiam Kembrij)

1455 – 1630 Panel Session (Economics and Politics)

1630 – 1645

Closing Address

(His Excellency Mr Tran Ngoc An - Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam

to the United Kingdom and Ireland)

1645 – 1700 Departure of VIPs and Photo-taking

1715 – 1810 Networking Session with Keynote Speaker

(Tan Sri Dato’ Azman Mokhtar)

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Mr. Joshua Sim

Dear Excellencies, distinguished guests, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen,

As this year’s Chief Coordinator, it gives me great delight to welcome you to Warwick

ASEAN Conference 2020. I am extremely grateful to you all for taking time off from your

busy schedules to support our conference this year.

For 6 years, WAC has provided a platform for Southeast Asian youths from around the UK

to gather as a community and discuss contemporary issues affecting the region we’re proud

to call home. The theme for this year, Embracing Disruption: ASEAN’s Role in an Evolving

World, aims to answer the question – how can we be ready for a tomorrow that is changing

at an unprecedented pace today?

'Disruption' can easily be an empty buzzword when carelessly thrown around. However, the

rate at which our world has rapidly evolved over the last few years cannot be treated with

the same amount of ambivalence. We must square up to certain realities. These include

the accelerated growth of technology in our economies, the rising threat of climate change

to our livelihoods, and the rising geopolitical tensions between global powers that has

reshuffled our world order.

Rather than painting an overly-pessimistic future, this serves as a reminder that the world

our generation will grow up to inhabit is markedly different. While we cannot expect to

change much in a day, I hope this conference will introduce new ideas, initiate productive

conversations, and inculcate a sense of shared commitment towards building a progressive

future together.

On a final note, I would like to thank all the partners and stakeholders without whom this

conference would not have been possible. To our corporate sponsors, our embassy partners,

the ASEAN student societies in Warwick and beyond, and especially to the dedicated

organizing committee, thank you for your tireless efforts in making this a reality. Wishing

everyone a very pleasant and productive conference.

Mr. Joshua Sim

Chief Coordinator, Warwick ASEAN Conference

From the Chief Coordinator

Opening &Closing RemarksHIS EXCELLENCY MR. PISANU SUVANAJATA

Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of

Thailand to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Ireland

His Excellency Mr. Pisanu Suvanajata started his career in

the Thai Prime Minister’s Office in 1984. He was granted a

posting in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1986 and did his

first tour in Cambodia from 1997 to 1999. From 2010 to 2012,

Mr. Suvanajata served as the Consul General in Guangzhou,

the People’s Republic of China. Following that, Mr. Suvanajata

was posted as Ambassador to the Republic of the Union of

Myanmar from 2012 to 2016, before taking up his current

position in 2017 as the Ambassador to the United Kingdom.

HIS EXCELLENCY MR. TRAN NGOC AN

Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of the Socialist

Republic of Vietnam to the United Kingdom of Great Britain

and Northern Ireland

His Excellency Mr. Tran Ngoc An started his career in the

Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1988. Mr. Tran’s first

posting was in the Republic of Korea from 1993 to 1996. From

2006 to 2010, Mr. Tran was the Ambassador to the Republic

of Finland and the Republic of Estonia. Before taking up his

current position as Ambassador to the United Kingdom in

2017, Mr. Tran played a key role in Vietnam’s establishment

of trade ties with the international community, including the

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific

Partnership and the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.

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KEYNOTESPEAKER

Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar is currently

the Distinguished Visiting Fellow at

the Centre of Development Studies,

University of Cambridge, a Bye-Fellow of

Darwin College, University of Cambridge,

and an Adjunct Professor at Universiti

Teknologi Malaysia. He is also currently a

member of the Global Future Council on

Investing of the World Economic Forum

for 2019, and a member of the Steering

Committee of the Global Ethical Finance

Forum. His research interest is in the area

of finance and its impact on society.

From 2016 to 2018, he was selected by

the World Economic Forum (Davos) to

the Board of Stewards for the Future

of Economic Progress and the Board

of Stewards for the ASEAN Regional

Strategy Group. In 2011, he was selected by

the World Economic Forum to the Global

Agenda Council on the Role of Business.

From 2005 to 2018, he was a member

and former trustee of the Asia Business

Council, and until November 2019, he was

a founding trustee of the Asia School of

Business.

From June 2004 to July 2018 he was the

Managing Director of Khazanah Nasional

Berhad (“Khazanah”), Malaysia's strategic

investment fund. During the 14-year period,

Khazanah established itself as a leading

sovereign fund in the region as its net

portfolio value rose 3.5x from RM33.3bn

in 2004 to RM115.6bn at the end of 2017,

an increase of RM82.3bn or a compounded

rate of 9.6% p.a. over the period.

Tan Sri Dato' Azman Mokhtar

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During his tenure as the CEO of Khazanah,

Tan Sri Mokhtar, among others, spearheaded

the GLC (Government-Linked Companies)

10-Year Transformation Program from 2005

to 2015, the development of the Iskandar

Malaysia special economic development

zone, the internationalization of Khazanah

and its companies into China, India, South

East Asia, Turkey, Middle East and Europe

and North America, and investing into

new growth sectors, notably in financial

services, telecommunications, infrastructure,

healthcare and technology.

Tan Sri Mokhtar drove the creation of IHH

Heathcare Bhd, which is today, one of the

largest listed hospital healthcare groups

in the world. He also founded, chaired and

served on various boards of companies and

national public interest bodies, including

Axiata Group Bhd and Iskandar Investment

Bhd.

During his tenure, Tan Sri Mokhtar founded

several notable institutions and practices,

including Yayasan Hasanah, Yayasan

Khazanah, Khazanah Research Institute,

the Khazanah Megatrends Forum, the Trust

School Program, Kembara Khazanah, Think

City, Amanah Warisan Negara and Taman

Tugu Park.

Tan Sri Mokhtar obtained a M. Phil in

Development Studies (with distinction) from

Darwin College, Cambridge University, as a

Chevening scholar, and a Diploma in Islamic

Studies from International Islamic University

Malaysia. In 2018, he was conferred an

Honorary Doctor of Letters from Wawasan

Open University, Malaysia. He is also a CFA

Charter Holder and a Fellow of the Association

of Chartered and Certified Accountants

(ACCA).

The professional accolades accorded to him

include Chairman of the Year in Malaysia (by

MSWG-ASEAN Corporate Governance in

2017), Value Creator for Outstanding CEO

of Malaysia (by The Edge in 2016), Most

Outstanding Individual for contributions

to Islamic Finance (by KLIFF in 2011) and

a Special Humanitarian Award by MERCY

Malaysia in 2019. For his services to the

nation, Azman was awarded the Panglima

Setia Mahkota (P.S.M.) medal by the King of

Malaysia in 2008 which carries the honorary

title 'Tan Sri', and the titles 'Dato' (2004)

and 'Datuk Wira' (2017) by the states of

Pahang and Melaka respectively. Born in 1961,

he makes home in Kajang, Malaysia and in

London, United Kingdom, with Mastura Abdul

Rahman. Together, they have five children.

Join Tan Sri Mokhtar for an engagement

session at OC1.08 starting from 5.15pm!

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Climate change and technological advancement are both widely discussed

issues in the 21st century. In Southeast Asia, these two issues share a similarity

– while much spotlight has been shed on environmentalism and technological

advancements in the Western world, not much international attention has been

cast on Southeast Asia. Unbeknownst to outsiders, climate change has the

potential to threaten the existence of many Southeast Asian states in the short

term. Similarly, the Western world is often heralded as a technological hub, and

few are aware of the potential of the nascent technological industry in Southeast

Asia.

This year, there will be a total of four informative sessions on various topics

relating to technology and climate change. Each delegate may choose one

session to attend. Each session will feature a presentation by the relevant speaker

on their area of expertise, followed by a discussion and interactive session

between participants.

Technology &Climate SustainabilityBreakout Seminars

Future of FinanceMs Kirstin Gillon

Sharing on how AI & Big Data are transforming jobs in the finance industry

Introducing: InsurTechMr Rahul Mathur

Sharing on how InsurTech is disrupting & innovating ASEAN's industries

Rehabilitating RainforestsDr. Glen Reynolds

Sharing about his work in rainforest & wildlife conservation in Borneo

Tackling Climate Change through FintechDr. Srinivas Yanamandra

A webinar exploring how we can use Fintech to protect wildlife and monitor pollution crimes

OC1.01 OC1.03

OC1.04 OC1.09

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SPEAKERS

Ms. Kirstin Gillon plays a leading role in ICAEW’s

thought leadership programme on technology.

She researches and analyses how technology

trends such as big data, AI and cyber security

are impacting businesses and accountants, and

leads discussions on how they may transform the

profession more radically in the future.

She publishes widely on the above themes,

liaises with the business, academic and policy

communities and is a regular speaker at

conferences, including the 2018 World Congress of

Accountants. Recent publications include Artificial

Intelligence and the Future of Accountancy,

Fintech Innovation: Perspectives from Singapore

and London and Digital Transformation in Finance

Functions.

Ms. Gillon joined ICAEW from PwC’s IT consultancy

practice, where she specialised in M&A IT services.

She previously worked at IBM as a project manager

and business analyst. In her spare time, she is a

keen choral singer, and enjoys travelling, walking

and reading.

Kirstin Gillon

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Mr. Rahul Mathur is currently the Start-up

lead at the London chapter of Accenture's

FinTech Innovation Lab. In addition to

supporting the day-to-day operations of

the Lab, he has a keen interest in facilitating

engagement between insurance client

partners and InsurTech start-ups. He

is the ambassador of Asia InsurTech

podcast, Asia's first podcast dedicated

to InsurTech and innovation in insurance

featuring entrepreneurs, thought leaders

and investors.

Rahul Mathur

Dr. Glen Reynolds is the current Director of

the South East Asia Rainforest Research

Programme (SEARRP). He has over fifteen

years of experience in building institutional

and political support, as well as providing

advice across multiple disciplines. His

success in securing major grants include

work on forest rehabilitation and its

impacts on ecosystem functioning and

biodiversity.

SEARRP is widely regarded as the most

influential rainforest research programme

in the region that supports a multi-

disciplinary approach to research. Much

of SEARRP focuses on human impacts on

forests including logging, fragmentation

by plantation development and climate

change.

Dr. Glen Reynolds

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Dr. Srinivas Yanamandra is Chief,

Compliance at the New Development

Bank (NDB) headquarters in

Shanghai. NDB was established by

BRICS member countries to mobilize

resources for infrastructure and

sustainable development projects

in BRICS and other emerging

economies.

Dr. Yanamandra has close to 18 years

of experience as a compliance officer

relating to various aspects of banking

regulation, such as governance,

risk management, prudential

reporting, risk-based supervision,

digital banking and financial crime

compliance. His expertise further

spans regulatory developments

amongst BRICS member countries

in the area of sustainable

infrastructure, fintech and digital

economy. At NDB, Dr. Yanamandra

is responsible for operationalizing

the compliance function, monitoring

the implementation of compliance

Dr. Srinivas Yanamandrapolicy framework (comprising ethics & business conduct, anti-money

laundering, anti-fraud and anti-

corruption) and institutionalizing

the compliance culture across the

organization.

Dr. Yanamandra is a certified accountant

(Chartered Accountant and Cost &

Management Accountant with national

ranks in all academic examinations), a

Fellow of International Compliance

Association (UK) and a Certified

Anti Money Laundering Specialist

(USA). He holds a doctorate degree

from the University of Manchester.

His research interests span topics

relating to monetary policy, financial

instability, regulatory reforms and bank

governance. As a visiting fellow at the

University of Cambridge Institute for

Sustainability Leadership (CISL), Dr.

Yanamandra is currently exploring the

role of financial regulation in promoting

sustainable infrastructure in BRICS

countries.

Embassy of Indonesia, London (1.30pm onwards) OC 1.04

High Commission of the Republic of Singapore, London OC 0.01

Embassy of Thailand, London OC 0.02

Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, London OC 1.01

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LUNCH PROGRAMME

The Southeast Asia Food Fair is an annual initiative introduced by

the Warwick ASEAN Conference Committee to showcase the vibrant

culinary culture in Southeast Asia. Set up in a typical street food

setting commonly found in the region, external vendors will be

selling Southeast Asian and Asian-inspired delicacies. Head down

to the Piazza to tantalise your taste buds!

Southeast Asia Food Fair

This year, four Southeast Asian embassies will be conducting an

engagement session with students during the lunch break:

Embassy Engagement Sessions

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Ms. Chang Yi Ning is a final-year undergraduate

studying Human, Social and Political Sciences

(HSPS), specialising in Politics, at the University of

Cambridge. Her key ongoing projects include the

Decolonising Politics Working Group (based at the

Department of Politics and International Studies)

and the Cambridge University Southeast Asian

Society, which she leads. She is also the founder

of Kopitiam Kembrij, a critical-thinking workshop

series on race, religion and gender in Malaysia.

She researches the history of political thought in

Malaysia and Singapore, looking specifically at

ideas of race and justice in the two countries, and

how they have been imagined and re-negotiated

through the years.

Chang Yi Ning

YOUTH SPEAKER

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The concept of “ASEAN Centrality” is

regarded as one of the most quintessential

values guiding its institutional diplomatic

conducts between and among external

powers within the region. Central to

this concept is the notion that ASEAN

should be positioned at the driver’s

seat of managing regional affairs

alongside other relevant major powers.

Recent geopolitical and geoeconomic

developments in the past few years,

however, have called into question the

salience of this notion to the regional

community. Ongoing debates revolve

around the question as to whether

ASEAN will be able to cushion against

the currents of emerging political and

Economics and Politics Panel

Ms. Junyan Chen is Academy Schwarzman Fellow

at Chatham House hosted by the Asia-Pacific

Programme. Her research interests are in regionalism,

identity and nation building in different contexts.

Her current research focuses on Southeast Asian

countries, and how they can exercise more agency

in order to better serve their own developmental

needs when receiving competing infrastructure

investment offers from various suppliers such as

China, Japan and multilateral development banks.

She has attended and spoken at conferences such

as the G20 Youth Summit and Laeken Dialogue.

Junyan Chen

economic mega-trends like the strategic

competition between the U.S. and China

or the threats emanating from domestic concerns to name just a few. This panel will explore the status of ASEAN Centrality

in light of the current state of affairs as

well as its future prospects in the long-run.

This year, each speaker will give a

15-minute presentation, which offers

his or her perspective on the current

geopolitical and economic landscape in

Southeast Asia. Thereafter, there will be a

45-minute Q&A segment for participants

to direct questions to either one speaker

or the entire panel.

SPEAKERS

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Dr. Bill Hayton is the author of 'Vietnam: Rising

Dragon' (Yale, 2010), 'The South China Sea: the

Struggle for Power in Asia' (Yale, 2014) and ’The

Invention of China’ (Yale, 2020). He is an Associate

Fellow with the Asia-Pacific Programme at Chatham

House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs) in

London and a journalist with BBC World News. He

worked as a BBC reporter in Vietnam between 2006

and 2007 and as a media development consultant

in Myanmar in 2013. He was made a Fellow of the

Royal Geographical Society in 2015 and received his

PhD from the University of Cambridge in 2019. He

has given presentations to government agencies,

companies, universities and think-tanks in Europe,

the United States and Asia and has written widely

on Southeast Asian current affairs.

Dr. Bill Hayton

Ms. Jayashree Sadanandan has been in the Singapore

civil service for over 20 years. Ms. Sadanandan took

up the appointment of Executive Director in 2018.

Based out of EDB’s London office since 2019, she

is currently working with European companies

seeking to expand their market and manufacturing

presence in Southeast Asia.

Prior to taking up this post, she has held a

variety of positions within EDB. She led EDB’s

Regional Partnerships Division (RPD) from 2018

to 2019, to establish government-to-government

collaborations with a focus on strengthening the

economic ecosystem and linkages for industries

and companies based in Singapore. She was also

previously Executive Director / Director for Resource

Division (International Policy) & Asian Businesses

focusing on engaging Asian family businesses. From

2011-2012, as Deputy Director for EDB’s Logistics

Division, she helped support a new EDB initiative to

develop synergy across regional borders, land, sea

and air, to enhance Singapore’s value proposition

in the logistics industry.

Jayashree Sadanandan

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Firdaos Rosli

Mr. Firdaos Rosli started his career in

the accounting and banking sector

before moving to the public sector

as an Assistant Director in the

Ministry of International Trade and

Industry (MITI) Malaysia in 2004.

He has held various responsibilities

in promoting bilateral and regional

relations through the Asia Pacific

Economic Cooperation (APEC), and

as part of the main secretariat of the

Malaysia-US Free Trade Agreement

negotiation team. He also served in

the Minister’s Office as the Senior

Private Secretary to the Deputy

Minister of MITI since 2008.

Mr. Firdaos is currently the Director

of Economics, Trade and Regional

Integration at the Institute of

Strategic and International Studies

Malaysia. He was also a short-

term external consultant to the

World Bank on Malaysia's trade

and regional economic integration

issues. Mr. Firdaos is currently

pursuing Master of Public Policy at

the London School of Economics

and Political Science (LSE).

Executive Committee

Joshua Sim Chief Coordinator Singapore

Sabrina Jalil Co-Chief Coordinator Malaysia

Kai Ren Ang Secretary Singapore

Alicia Lukman Public Relations Coordinator Indonesia

Anindita Batubara External Relations Coordinator Indonesia

Cheong Kiat Lee Events Coordinator Singapore

Phoom Kuljanyavivat Finance Coordinator Thailand

Sambhaviy Kumaresan Outreach Coordinator Malaysia

Publications Team

Matthew Neo Executive Singapore

Benedict Choong Associate Singapore

Braedie Atkins Associate United Kingdom

Ting Fang Chu Associate Singapore

Denise Tan Associate Singapore

Marketing and Media Team

Sheralyn Loh Executive Singapore

Iffah Yusof Associate Singapore

Sunny Ching Associate Hong Kong

Puangkorn Trirat Associate Thailand

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The 2020 Committee

Operations Team

Nadya Goh Executive Singapore

Fabiola Susilo Associate Singapore

Ply Songwatana Associate Thailand

Si Qi Tan Associate Singapore

Vu Luu Associate Vietnam

Yanisa Sibunruang Associate Thailand

Ying Xuan Chong Associate Malaysia

Ying Yun To Associate Malaysia

Corporate Relations Team

Quynh Nguyen Executive Vietnam

Abhay Anam Associate Malaysia

Chantelle Wong Associate Malaysia

Darin Hansakul Associate Thailand

Jin Shien Tan Associate Singapore

Outreach Team

Abby Chen Associate Singapore

Annika Sirikulthada Associate Thailand

Natnijit Athavipach Associate Thailand

Rachel Nadin Associate Malaysia

Speakers Team

Archwin Intharasombat Executive Thailand

Isobel James Associate Singapore

Osmin Phumeesith Associate Thailand

Rath Daravuth Sithy Associate Cambodia

Richard Lai Associate Malaysia

Embassies Team

Putthachat Sinted Executive Thailand

Coral Koh-Reuben Associate Singapore

Euan Thum Associate Malaysia

Gloria Dang Associate Vietnam

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SponsorsThis conference was made possible with the generous support of our sponsors:

Platinum sponsor:

Gold sponsors:

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Supporting Student Societies at the University of Warwick:

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Supporting Embassies and High Commissions:

media partner: