Speakers 2026

His Excellency Joko Widodo

Immediate Past President

Republic of Indonesia

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Prof Victor Gao

His Excellency Joko Widodo

Vice President, Center for China and Globalization

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Prof Kishore Mahbubani

His Excellency Joko Widodo

Prof Kishore Mahbubani

Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute (ARI), National University of Singapore (NUS).

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Dr Joanna Lei

His Excellency Joko Widodo

Prof Kishore Mahbubani

Chairwoman, National Women's League, Taiwan

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Prof Jeffrey D Sachs

Dr. (HC) Setyono Djuandi Darmono

Prof Jeffrey D Sachs

Honorary Distinguished Jeffrey Cheah Professor at Sunway University and President of UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

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Dr Wang Sheng-Wei

Dr. (HC) Setyono Djuandi Darmono

Prof Jeffrey D Sachs

Founder, Chine-US Friendship Exchange

Independent scholar and writer

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Dr. (HC) Setyono Djuandi Darmono

Entrepreneur, social innovator, and advocate of civilizational dialogue. Founder and Chairman of PT Jababeka Tbk

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Tan Sri Dr Mazlan Othman

Dr. (HC) Setyono Djuandi Darmono

Former Director, Malaysian Space Agency

Former Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

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Timofey Egorov

Prof Danny Hilman Natawidjaja

Timofey Egorov

Leading Cosmonaut Trainer

Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre

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Yeoh Lam Keong

Prof Danny Hilman Natawidjaja

Timofey Egorov

Former Chief Economist

Government Investment Corporation Singapore

Chairman

Conservation International Singapore Trust

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Prof Danny Hilman Natawidjaja

Prof of Geology. Chief of Indonesian archeology survey team for Gunung Padang.

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Dr Peter Lee

Prof Danny Hilman Natawidjaja

Chairman, Joseph Needham Foundation for Science and Civilisation, Hong Kong

First President, Coca Cola China

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Dr Arun Bala

Research Director

Joseph Needham Foundation for Science and Civilisation Hong Kong

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Woon Tai Ho

Dr Arun Bala

Author, Media Strategist, Producer

Founding CEO, Channel News Asia

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Dr Peter Eng

Dr Arun Bala

Dr Peter Eng

Integrative medicine doctor

Recipient of the National Institute of Integrative Medicine, Australia, Award

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Lee Khai

Dr Arun Bala

Dr Peter Eng

Chairman, State Art Gallery, Penang

Managing Partner Ong and Manecksha

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Kwok Kian Chow

Prof Emeritus Jomo K. Sundaram

Dr Sushila Chang

Former Director of Singapore Art Museum and Singapore National Gallery

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Dr Sushila Chang

Prof Emeritus Jomo K. Sundaram

Dr Sushila Chang

Founding Vice Chancellor of the Asian Women’s Leadership University College

in Penang, Malaysia.

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Viswa Sadasivan

Prof Emeritus Jomo K. Sundaram

Founder and Managing Consultant of Strategic Moves, Media Consultancy

Former Nominated Member of Parliament, Singapore.

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Prof Emeritus Jomo K. Sundaram

Research Adviser, Khazanah Research Institute,

Former UN Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development

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Prof Zainul Abidin Rasheed

NTU Board of Trustees Member

Former Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Dr Peter TC Chang

Prof Zainul Abidin Rasheed

Visiting Professor at the China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU), Beijing

Research Associate at the Malaysia-China Friendship Association

Former Deputy Director, Institute of China Studies, University Malaya

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Nurul Izzah Anwar

Prof Zainul Abidin Rasheed

Nurul Izzah Anwar

Executive Chairman, Polity

Chairman, Social & Economic Research Initiative (SERI)

Deputy President, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)

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Chew Kheng Chuan

Prof Zainul Abidin Rasheed

Nurul Izzah Anwar

Independent consultant in philanthropy and an advocate of the arts in Singapore

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Robert Jones

Dr Pierre Kory

Robert Jones

Author, political theorist, and filmmaker

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Wu Shaopeng

Dr Pierre Kory

Robert Jones

Curator | Artist

Founder, "Return to Nanyang" International Cultural and Artistic Outreach Initiative

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Dr HIra Singh

Dr Pierre Kory

Integrative GP and author

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Dr Pierre Kory

Former Associate Professor and Chief of the Critical Care Service

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Prof Emeritus Yuen Kah Hay

Research pharmacist in bioequivalence, generics and nutraceutical formulations

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Dato' Dr Ooi Kee Beng

Prof Emeritus Yuen Kah Hay

Executive Director, Penang Institute

Festival Director, George Town Literary Festival

Founding Editor, Penang Monthly and ISEAS Perspective

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