Join thought leaders and changemakers across Southeast Asia to chart a bold, inclusive vision for human development toward ASEAN 2045.
Register hereSince its founding in 1967, ASEAN has championed human development as a cornerstone of regional progress—advancing income, education, and longevity across Southeast Asia. Over time, this vision has broadened to include human rights, inclusive governance, and workforce development in a changing global economy.
Key milestones such as the ASEAN Charter (2007), the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (2012), and the Human Resources Development Declaration (2020) reflect ASEAN’s deepening commitment to a people-centred community. The AEC and ASCC Blueprints for 2025 further embed priorities like equitable growth, lifelong learning, social protection, and gender equality.
As ASEAN looks ahead to 2045, this conference provides a timely platform for governments, civil society, academia, and the private sector to shape the region’s next-generation human development agenda.
The purpose of the conference is to organise a formal dialogue to discuss ASEAN’s human development goals and strategies, considering interrelated political, economic, social and cultural dimensions. As a space for dialogue, the conference will bring together different ASEAN stakeholders, international development organisations, private sector representatives, civil society organisations, and youth and student leaders.
The expected output of the conference is a written compilation of Proceedings in e-book format of speeches and policy papers in an accessible style for the general public as well as a video of the online streaming of the conference for participants not participating in real time.
14:00 - 14:15
Welcome Remarks
Bob Aubrey, Founder ASEAN Human Development Organisation and Rodora Babaran, Director of Human Development Directorate, ASEAN Secretariat
14:15 - 14:30
Setting the Context: ASEAN Human Development Priorities Towards 2045
Opening Address by Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, H.E. San Lwin
14:30 - 15:00
Indonesia’s Human Development Goals for 2045
Keynote Speech by Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs, H.E. Pratikno
15:20 - 15:40
Human Development Goals for State-owned Enterprises
Simon Aloysius Mantiri, CEO of Pertamina
15:40 - 16:00
Mainstreaming Human Development in ASEAN: The UNDP’s Perspective
Philip Schellekens, Chief Economist, Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Development Programme
16:00 - 16:20
What the OECD Better Life Index contributes to the ASEAN Human Development goal in the ASEAN Community Vision 2045
Alexander Böhmer, Head of Southeast Asia GlobalRelations of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (Online)
16:20 - 16:50
Panel Discussion
Moderated by AUN Deputy Executive Director / AUN hybrid moderators
09:00 - 09:30
Strategic instruments to achieve ASEAN’s Human Development goals
Keynote Speech by Dr Piti Srisangnam, Executive Director of ASEAN Foundation
09:30 - 09:50
Next generation leadership priorities for Human Development in 2045
Senjaya Mulia, Founder, ASEAN Youth Organisation (AYO)
09:50 - 10:10
Human Development Research and Education Roadmap 2045
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dawisa Sritanyarat, AUN Deputy Executive Director
10:30 - 10:50
Goal - ASEAN freedoms and human rights goals and measurements for 2045
Yuyun Wahyuningrum, Executive Director of the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR)
10:50 - 11:10
Human Development as ASEAN Business Goal
Executive Director of ASEAN-BAC (TBC)
11:10 - 11:50
Panel discussion
Moderated by Rodora Babaran & AUN hybrid moderators
13:20 - 13:40
Narrowing the Development Gap in ASEAN: A Path to Building a Resilient and Inclusive Future for All
James Villafuerte, Regional Lead Economist for Southeast Asia at the Economic Research and Development Impact Department of ADB
13:40 - 14:00
Lifelong Learning and Continuing Development in ASEAN
Dr. Renee Tan, Associate Director of Institute of Adult Learning (IAL) Singapore
14:00 - 14:20
White Paper on Mental Health and Wellbeing in ASEAN: an Emerging Human Development Priority for ASEAN 2045
Dr Oliver Suendermann, Vice President Clinical, Intellect
14:20 - 14:40
Human Development for the ASEAN Gig Workforce
Representative from Grab Indonesia
14:40 - 15:20
Panel Discussion
Moderated by Bob Aubrey & AYO hybrid moderators
15:40 - 16:30
Key Takeaways from the Dialogue: Recommendations and Proposals for ASEAN Secretariat
Moderated by Kamal Mamar, ASEAN Secretariat
16:30 - 16:50
Key Learnings from the Conference and Next Steps
Mr. Yulius Bulo, Chairman, AHDO Indonesia
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