The Regional Outlook Forum 2019, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s flagship annual one-day conference, took place on 9 January 2019 at the Island Ballroom of Shangri-La Hotel.
More than 650 participants spent the day with our speakers, including Ms Bonnie Glaser, Professor Zha Daojiong, Mr Peter Varghese, Dr Alexander Vuving, Dr Vu-Thanh Tu-Anh, Mr Matthew Wheeler, U Min Zin, YB Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar and many more, who brought us on an intellectual tour around Southeast Asia and shared insights on their respective area of expertise.
The “State of Southeast Asia: 2019” survey was conducted by the ASEAN Studies Centre at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute between 18 November and 5 December 2018. The survey assessed the views of over 1,000 Southeast Asians on the region’s strategic and economic situation in 2019, as well as views on major power engagement in the region