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Monday, December 07 2020 - 16:57
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Milken Institute Asia Summit Kicks Off with Virtual, in Person, Hologram Features
SINGAPORE, Dec. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/--

The 2020 Asia Summit is one of the first in-person events in Singapore since 
the pandemic began, taking place Dec. 8-10.


The Milken Institute Asia 
Summit(https://milkeninstitute.org/events/asia-summit-2020) will be an 
ambitious gathering of more than 1,100 global leaders and senior executives 
across 30 countries centered around the theme of "Reconnect and Reimagine." 
Taking place from December 8-10, the event will feature distinguished speakers 
and experts exchanging ideas and insights on rebuilding the region and enabling 
Asia's next era of prosperity. 

New this year, the event will incorporate virtual and holographic components 
with an in-person event. This will include hosting the first-ever hybrid panel 
since the Summit's inception, linking speakers from three different countries 
over hologram to be featured on stage at the L5 Marina Bay Sands Grand Ballroom.

Over the course of three days, attendees will have the opportunity to gain 
insights from leaders in government, finance, technology, philanthropy, 
business, and academia. These include: Kevin Aluwi, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of 
Gojek; Heenam Choi, CEO of KIC; Paulo Guedes, Minister of Economy, Brazil; S 
Iswaran, Minister for Communications and Information & Minister-in-charge of 
Trade Relations, Republic of Singapore; Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo; Ho 
Kwon Ping, Founder and Executive Chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings; Wilbur Ross, 
US Commerce Secretary; and Jane Jie Sun, CEO of Trip.com Group. 

"Reimagined in a new format, this year's Asia Summit will allow us to hear from 
some of the world's foremost leaders who are catalyzing solutions to help 
people build meaningful lives," said Michael Klowden, CEO of the Milken 
Institute. "As the Institute's second-largest gathering, the event continues to 
foster deep and meaningful conversations, and promises to continue to grow in 
stature and importance for years to come." 

Laura Deal Lacey, Executive Director of the Milken Institute Asia Center, 
added: "As Asia moves forward in its economic recovery from the COVID-19 
pandemic, it is even more crucial to facilitate discussions between key 
innovators and change-agents across various industries. Doing so will go a long 
way in promoting a world of inclusivity, opportunity, and equality for all."

The Milken Institute Asia Summit may be monitored through social media using 
the hashtag #MIGlobal. Tune in to the 2020 Asia Summit tomorrow (December 8) 
via livestream link 
here(https://milkeninstitute.org/events/asia-summit-2020/livestream).

For the full agenda and list of speakers at the Asia Summit, visit 
www.asia-summit.org. For online media passes, please reach out to 
ychong@milkeninstitute.org.

2020 Milken Institute Asia Summit (December 8-10, 
2020)(https://milkeninstitute.org/events/asia-summit-2020)

The Milken Institute Asia Summit brings the ambitious spirit of the Milken 
Institute's flagship Global Conference to Singapore. The Asia Summit brings 
together over 1,800 CEOs, senior government officials, high-level finance 
executives, institutional investors and philanthropists from around the world 
to address challenges and propose workable solutions. The theme of this year's 
Summit is "Reconnect and Reimagine", which will be taking place from December 
8-10. The Asia Summit is available both virtually and in-person, as the first 
large-scale convening in a post-pandemic Singapore. View the agenda 
here(https://milkeninstitute.org/asia-summit-2020-program).

About the Milken Institute

The Milken Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that helps people 
build meaningful lives, in which they can experience health and well-being, 
pursue effective education and gainful employment, and access the resources 
required to create ever-expanding opportunities for themselves and their 
broader communities. For more information, visit www.milkeninstitute.org.

SOURCE:  Milken Institute
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