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SUMMARY:ONERHT ASEAN Summit 2026
DESCRIPTION:  \nThis year marks a defining milestone as we convene the 10th edition of the ONERHT ASEAN Summit. Over the past decade\, this platform has grown into a trusted regional forum — convening policymakers\, diplomats\, regulators\, investors\, and industry leaders to examine the strategic and economic forces reshaping ASEAN and the wider region. \n\nWe are honoured to welcome Mr Heng Swee Keat\, Chairman of the National Research Foundation\, as Guest of Honour — a reflection of the summit’s standing as a venue for serious regional dialogue at a time of mounting global complexity. \n\nThis year’s theme\, “Positioning ASEAN in a US-China Contest Era\,” speaks directly to the moment. Rather than aligning with either pole\, ASEAN has chosen to steer its own course — deepening intra-regional cooperation\, diversifying partnerships\, and reinforcing the principle of ASEAN centrality even as great-power competition intensifies around it. Next year\, Singapore will assume the chairmanship of ASEAN as the bloc marks its 60th anniversary\, lending the occasion added significance. The summit will examine what this looks like in practice: how the region builds resilience\, secures strategic autonomy\, and translates its independent posture into economic advantage — not least in the fast-moving arenas of capital markets\, private assets\, digital transformation\, and tokenisation. \n\nThe programme brings together senior diplomats\, policymakers\, and industry leaders for a morning of high-level discussion\, followed by an exclusive networking luncheon. Conversations will centre on ASEAN’s ability to chart an independent course within a heavily contested geopolitical landscape\, and on the region’s rising weight in digital assets\, tokenisation\, and private capital markets. \n  \nPROGRAMME  \n9:00 AM\nRegistration & Welcome Coffee \n9:15 AM\nWelcome Address \nMr. Azman Jaafar\, Managing Partner\, RHTLaw Asia \n9:25 AM\nASEAN Plus Business Alliance Launch  \nMr. Azman Jaafar and Mr. Tan Chong Huat\, Co-chairmen\, ASEAN PlusBusiness Alliance \n9:30 AM\nOpening Plenary: Positioning ASEAN in a Fragmented Global Order  \nKeynote Address\nMr. Heng Swee Keat\, Chairman\, National Research Foundation and former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore \nPanellists: \n\nMr. Azman Jaafar\, Managing Partner\, RHTLaw Asia\nH.E. Askar Kuttykadam\, Ambassador of Republic of Kazakhstan to Singapore \nMr. Marcus Tantau\, Senior Associate\, Investment Research & Corporate Intelligence Specialist\, Templeton Research \nMr. Pushpanathan Sundram\, CEO\, PublicPolicyAsia Advisors \n\nThis opening discussion will examine how ASEAN is navigating growing geopolitical tensions between the US and China while strengthening its role as a resilient economic and investment bloc. \nThe session would explore: \n\nHow ASEAN should navigate the intensifying US–China contest without being forced into a binary choice\nASEAN centrality & strategic autonomy\nThe South China Sea\, supply-chain realignment & technology competition\nThe role of small and middle powers in preserving regional stability\nHow ASEAN can preserve its unity\, relevance and agency in a more contested world\n\n10:30 AM\nStrategic Networking Break \n11:30 AM\nKeynote Plenary: ASEAN’s Next Capital Wave: Tokenisation & the Future of Cross-Border Investments \nKeynote Address:\nMr. Tan Chong Huat\, Senior Partner of RHTLaw Asia\, Non-Executive Chairman of SDAX Exchange \nPanellists:   \n\nMr. Danny Chong\, Co-Chairman of Digital Assets Association\, CEO of Tranchess\nMr. Patrick Yeo\, Managing Director\, Head of Digital Assets Trading and Global Financial Markets of DBS Bank\nMr. Fidelis Oruche\, Global Head of Capital Markets and Digital Assets of HSBC\nMr. Anurodh Pandey\, Digital Currency Products\, Cash Management and Transaction Banking of Standard Chartered\nMr. Samson Leo\, Chief Legal Officer and Co-Founder of StraitsX\n\nThe session would explore: \n\nASEAN capital markets and cross-border fundraising trends\nReal-world asset tokenisation and institutional adoption\nDigital infrastructure and technology investments\nRegulatory challenges surrounding digital finance and innovation\n\n  \n12:00 PM\nKeynote Plenary: Managing Wealth\, Succession & Strategic Investments in ASEAN\n\nKeynote Address:\nMr. Albert Chiu\, Executive Chairman\, Asia Pacific\, EFG International \nPanellists:   \n\nMr. Azman Jaafar\, Acting Head of Private Wealth\, RHTLaw Asia \nDr. Kimmis Pun\, Managing Director\, Family Office\, FA Corp Group\nMr. Febby Avianto\, Head of Wealth Management (Emerging ASEAN)\, GWM\, Maybank Singapore\n\nThe session would explore: \n\nWealth preservation and succession planning amid global uncertainty\nFamily office growth and governance challenges in Asia\nCross-border investment structuring and mobility strategies\nAlternative investments and emerging asset classes\n\n1:00 PM \nClosing Reflections \n1:10 PM\nExecutive Engagement Luncheon (By Invitation Only) \n2:30 PM\nLuncheon Ends \n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.caba.org.sg/event-2/onerht-asean-summit-2026-positioning-asean-in-a-us-china-contest-era/
LOCATION:Level 3\, ROOM 334 to 336\, Suntec City Convention Centre\, 3 Temasek Blvd\, Singapore 038983\, Singapore
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