Friday, September 5

Asia Economic Forum (AEF) 2025

By Enterprise Asia

Join the AEF 2025 and discover how innovation, sustainability & talent can future-proof your business for lasting, sustainable growth!

Date and time

Location

Sands Expo & Convention Centre

10 Bayfront Avenue Singapore, 018956 Singapore

Agenda

9:00 AM

Welcome Address

9:30 AM

The Power of Digital Connectivity: Fuelling Asia's Next Growth Wave

The session will discuss the transformative impact of enhanced digital infrastructure and connectivity on economic growth, innovation, and social development across Asia. It will explore the role of ...

10:00 AM

Value-Driven Sustainability: Navigating the ESG Landscape for Long-Term Impact

This session will explore the evolving ESG landscape in Asia, highlighting rising investor and regulatory demands. It will demonstrate how integrating strong ESG frameworks drives resilience, strengt...

10:45 AM

Networking Break

11:00 AM

Panel Discussion: The Untapped Potential of Regional Partnerships for Growth

This session will discuss the strategic importance of collaborations and partnerships in driving economic growth and addressing shared challenges in Asia. It will focus on fostering innovation ecosys...

12:00 PM

Panel Discussion: The Future of Work in Asia

This discussion will delve into the evolving workforce landscape in Asia, focusing on the skills needed for the future. Topics will include strategies for upskilling and reskilling the workforce, ada...

1:00 PM

Networking Lunch

2:00 PM

Building Future-Ready Enterprises: Leadership in an Era of Disruption

The session will explore how forward-thinking leaders are navigating rapid digital transformation, integrating sustainability as a core business driver, and cultivating organizational cultures primed...

2:45 AM

Doing More Good, Not Just Less Harm: DBS's Journey to Restorative Procurement

This session will showcase how DBS implemented a framework that integrates circularity, carbon reduction, biodiversity, and social agendas into their procurement processes. This case study offers pra...

3:15 PM

Mobilizing Capital for Asia's Green Transition

This plenary session will focus on the critical role of finance in achieving Asia's sustainability goals. It will highlight how investors, financial institutions, and policymakers are driving green f...

4:00 PM

Summit Ends

Good to know

Highlights

7 hours
In person

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

In an era defined by rapid technological advancements, shifting global economies, and rising sustainability demands, businesses must evolve to remain competitive. The Asia Economic Forum (AEF) 2025 brings together visionary leaders, policymakers, and industry pioneers to explore how businesses can integrate innovation, ESG principles, and workforce transformation to drive long-term, sustainable growth.

This year’s theme, “Building Future-Ready Enterprises for Sustainable Growth”, underscores the critical need for businesses to adapt, innovate, and integrate sustainable strategies while leveraging emerging technologies and human capital development. Through insightful discussions and expert-led panels, the forum will equip leaders with the knowledge and tools to navigate disruption, enhance business agility, and create lasting value in an ever-evolving global economy.

Join us as we shape the future of business—where sustainability, innovation, and talent converge to create enterprises that are not only future-ready but built to last.

For more details on the summit, please visit : https://economicforum.asia/

Organized by

Enterprise Asia

Enterprise Asia is a non-governmental organisation in pursuit of creating an Asia that is rich in entrepreneurship as an engine towards sustainable and progressive economic and social development within a world of economic equality. Its two pillars of existence are investment in people and responsible entrepreneurship. Enterprise Asia works with governments, NGOs and other organisations to promote competitiveness and entrepreneurial development, in uplifting the economic status of people across Asia and in ensuring a legacy of hope, innovation and courage for future generations.