THE ASEAN LEADER’S CONFERENCE 2018 WAS ORGANISED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM-SINGAPORE STUDENTS’ COUNCIL. IT AIMS TO BRING TOGETHER YOUNG LEADERS FROM ACROSS ASEAN TO DISCUSS ISSUES FACING ASEAN TODAY, AND TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS FOR THE PROBLEMS OF TOMORROW.
THE CONFERENCE THIS YEAR CONSISTED OF A PANEL DISCUSSION, FOLLOWED BY GROUP DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATIONS BY THE PARTICIPANTS. THE TOPICS WERE CENTRED AROUND THE ASEAN ECONOMY AND IDENTITY, AS WELL AS GIVING BACK TO SOCIETY.
OUR GUEST OF HONOUR THIS YEAR WAS MS. FOO CHI HSIA, HIGH COMMISSIONER OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE TO THE UK. PANELISTS FOR THE PANEL DISCUSSION WERE MS. KETSUDA SUPRADIT, MINISTER (ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL) FOR THE UK AND EUROPE FROM THE ROYAL THAI EMBASSY IN LONDON, MR. MOHD. SUHAIMI JAAFAR, DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER OF THE HIGH COMMISSION OF MALAYSIA IN LONDON, AS WELL AS DR. ALAN COLLINS, SENIOR LECTURER ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS FROM SWANSEA UNIVERSITY.
THE CONFERENCE WAS HELD ON 3RD FEBRUARY 2018, AND WELCOMED A TOTAL OF 50 STUDENT LEADERS FROM ACROSS ASEAN TO ATTEND. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED, AND THOSE WHO HELPED US IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.