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Driving an Inclusive Tourism Recovery in Southeast Asia

17 March 2022
Southeast Asian countries should seize the opportunity presented by the pandemic to rebuild tourism so it is more sustainable, inclusive, and less susceptible to shocks, said leaders at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) third Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS). Moderator: David Ingles,…

COVID19 Vaccine Development and Challenges Update

17 March 2022
To prepare for more pandemics in the future, countries should continue surveillance efforts, boost vaccine research and development and manufacturing capability, and strengthen the regulatory environment and health structure and systems, said Anh Wartel, deputy director general for Clinical,…

Keynote

17 March 2022
Since the pandemic started, Tokyo has been accelerating measures so it does not return to life before COVID-19 but instead be able “to realize a city that is sustainable into the future,” said Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) third Southeast Asia Development…

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 Asias 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 Asias 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 ASEANs 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…