Asia Policy Forum 2017
Collaborative Policies to Enhance the Social Economy
5 June 2017
Building on the success of the 2016 inaugural dialogue in Hong Kong, AVPN held the Asia Policy Forum 2017 in Bangkok on 5 June 2017 in partnership with BMW Foundation, British Council, Credit Suisse and UNESCAP. The 2017 Forum convenes practitioners and advocates for the social economy and provide practical learning opportunities for governments across Asia around social economy development. The 2017 Forum, centered around “Collaborative Policies to Enhance the Social Economy”, brought together 89 policymakers and practitioners from 21 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe as well as North America, hosted at the UN Conference Centre. (Read more)
Programme Pack:
Speakers’ Materials:
- Introduction to AVPN by Doug Miller & Naina Batra
- Setting the Stage and Defining Objectives by Tristan Ace & Patsian Low
- Thailand Showcase & Discussion by Vice Minister of Finance Kiatchai Sophastienphong & Speech by Vice Minister of Finance Kiatchai Sophastienphong
- Sri Lankan Showcase & Discussion by Lakshman Wijeyawardena
- Pan-Impact Korea Leaflet
- Living with an ageing population by Seiko Adachi
- Living with an ageing population by Stephen Wong
- Education and Livelihoods in rural communities by Ichiro Miyazawa