09:00 - 11:00 SGT

Welcome 

Address by Guest of Honour

Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Singapore

Marching to the future with our children

Kailash Satyarthi, 2014 peace laureate

Our future in space

George Smoot, 2006 physics laureate

12:00 - 12:15 SGT

Welcome and introduction to the dialogue

12:15 - 14:30 SGT

Wellbeing dialogues: Part I

Inter-generational dialogues to generate ideas of how to maximise wellbeing in each of six unique categories.

Our digital future

How can digital technologies enhance healthcare? Can we reduce the harm that social media can have on teenagers? How do we combat misinformation online? We will discuss these questions and more in a session looking at our digital futures.

Panellists: Wharton Chan, Serge Haroche, Reuben Ng, Stuart Russell (participating digitally), Aqsa Shafique, Bill Tai (pre-record)

Featuring video highlights of pre-recorded discussions with young people from across the Asia-Pacific region.

Wellbeing in the face of climate change

How are people in the Asia-Pacific being affected by climate change? What would climate justice look like? Can we remove carbon from the atmosphere? This discussion will look at how we can make an impact on a growing challenge.

Panellists: Anna d’Addio, Serge Haroche, Pok Wei Heng, Lian Pin Koh, Nicole Shanahan (participating digitally), Elaine Tan Su Yin

Featuring video highlights of pre-recorded discussions between Steven Chu, physics laureate 1997, and young people from across the Asia-Pacific region.

Economic wellbeing

How can we reduce inequality? What is the impact of youth unemployment? Can we tackle poverty traps for communities with little access to education? We ask how economic growth links to wellbeing.

Panellists: Armida Alisjahbana (participating digitally), Margianta Surahman Juhanda Dinata, Jessica Pan, Junofy Anto Rozarina, Monica Wihardja

Featuring video highlights of pre-recorded discussions between Paul Romer, economic sciences laureate 2018, and young people from across the Asia-Pacific region.

14:30 - 15:00 SGT

Break

15:00 - 17:00 SGT

Wellbeing dialogues: Part II

Inter-generational dialogues to generate ideas of how to maximise wellbeing in each of six unique categories.

Education and the future of youth

How does education differ around the Asia-Pacific? Can digital innovations enhance learning? What are the barriers to women’s education? How can education learn from experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic? Does education need to move beyond learning of facts?

Panellists: Anna d’Addio, Teguh Dartanto, Devashi Paliwal, George Smoot, Junzhe Zhao

Featuring video highlights of pre-recorded discussions between Esther Duflo, economic sciences laureate 2019, and young people from across the Asia-Pacific region.

Health after the pandemic

How can we reduce health inequalities and increase access to healthcare? Should we be changing our diets to enhance our health? What public health interventions could save lives? We look at our future healthcare and the accompanying ethical challenges.

Panellists: Dame Sally Davies, Zarni Lynn Kyaw, Kenneth Mak, George Smoot, Thaarun Thirumeninathan

Featuring video highlights of pre-recorded discussions between May-Britt Moser, medicine laureate 2014, and young people from across the Asia-Pacific region.

Pursuit of happiness

Is happiness something we should aspire to? How do perceptions of happiness vary around the Asia-Pacific? Do governments have a role in tackling the mental health crisis? Our final discussion takes on the topic of happiness.

Panellists: Anna d’Addio, Claudine Enduma, Shiao-Yin Kuik, Emma Goh Xin Ni, Sha-En Yeo

Featuring video highlights of pre-recorded discussions between Angus Deaton, economic sciences laureate 2015, and young people from across the Asia-Pacific region.

18:50 - 21:00 SGT

Welcome

Panel discussion: The future we want together

Dame Sally Davies, Teguh Dartanto, Serge Haroche, May-Britt Moser (online), Kailash Satyarthi, George Smoot

Reflections

Kishore Mahbubani