{"id":15690,"date":"2026-09-21T10:37:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T02:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.nus.edu.sg\/thealumnus\/?p=15690"},"modified":"2026-09-29T09:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T01:30:23","slug":"asean-2045-geopolitics-innovation-and-opportunity-in-changing-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.nus.edu.sg\/thealumnus\/2026\/09\/21\/asean-2045-geopolitics-innovation-and-opportunity-in-changing-world\/","title":{"rendered":"ASEAN 2045: Geopolitics, Innovation, and Opportunity in a Changing World"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15690\" class=\"elementor elementor-15690\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e375ace elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e375ace\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-713b4dc\" data-id=\"713b4dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513fde7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"513fde7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We were honoured to have the Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn deliver his remarks at the event. We were also pleased to hear perspectives from Mr Ahmad Shaleh Bawazir, Director for ASEAN Political-Security Cooperation at <span class=\"b1883ad9 d1901be7\"><strong>Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia<\/strong><\/span>; Dr <span class=\"b1883ad9 d1901be7\"><strong>Jimmy Gani<\/strong><\/span>, Chairman, <span class=\"b1883ad9 d1901be7\"><strong>Asosiasi Pengusaha Indonesia (APINDO)<\/strong><\/span> and Founder &amp; Chairman, Proven Force Indonesia, moderated by Ms <span class=\"b1883ad9 d1901be7\"><strong>Talitha Chairunissa, Ph.D<\/strong><\/span> (Public Policy PhD &#8217;25), Senior Economist &amp; Public Policy Specialist, Indonesian Economist Alliance.<\/p><p>Beyond the ASEAN 2045 discussion, the evening was also an opportunity for our alumni to reconnect, exchange ideas and expand their networks in Jakarta.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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