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Keynote

17 March 2022
Thanks to the pandemic, the Philippines is now rethinking "tourism for the future," said Philippine Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) third Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS). She said the government is currently drawing up a 6-year tourism…

Keynote

17 March 2022
The pandemic has transformed many of the world's cities into hot spots, reversed many socio-economic achievements, and devastated labor markets, leading to adverse economic effects, said United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif at the Asian…

Keynote

17 March 2022
Since the pandemic, Asia has gone beyond just digital transformation, with the region clearly moving and with urgency toward digital acceleration, said Microsoft Asia Pacific President Andrea Della Mattea at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) third Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS). She…

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: A New Paradigm in Asia’s Trading Architecture (ADB)

17 March 2022
As Asia embarks on its path of economic recovery in 2022, it gets a boost in regional cooperation as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement took effect on 1 January 2022. In this session at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) third Southeast Asia Development Symposium (…

Enabling Empowered Women for Asia’s Sustainable Recovery

17 March 2022
In this session at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) third Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS), women leaders offered perspectives on the role empowered women can play in the region's recovery. The session was organized by World Women Tourism. Speakers: Catheryn Khoo, Gender Expert,…

Destination Success: 7 Tools for Tourism Resilience & Sustainability (Pacific- Asia Travel Association)

17 March 2022
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) believes resilience is key to the tourism sector's recovery. In this session at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) third Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS), experts explored tools to help destinations, tourism businesses, and communities not only…

Enhancing ASEAN's Participation in the Global and Regional Value Chains

17 March 2022
ASEAN has been an important player in the global value chains (GVCs) and global production networks for decades. In this session, experts at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) third Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS) examined the risks and challenges facing ASEAN's participation in GVCs…

Women Driving Sustainable Transformation in ASEAN

17 March 2022
Across Southeast Asia, female leaders from different fields are driving the region’s sustainable transition through policymaking and the creation of new business models. In this session from the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) third Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS), experts discussed the…

The Future of Sustainable Cities

17 March 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has given Southeast Asia the opportunity to reimagine its cities and make them more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable, said experts at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) third Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS). In a panel, "The Future of Sustainable Cities,"…

Accelerating Climate Finance for Green Recovery

17 March 2022
Southeast Asia needs to design and develop more bankable projects in order to mobilize private capital to finance its climate ambitions, said experts at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) third Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS). In a panel, "Accelerating Climate Finance for Green…