The Asia Symposium: Asia in Transition – The Middle Power Moment

The future of international engagement will be shaped not only by strategy, but also by culture and values.

The Asia Symposium: Asia in Transition – The Middle Power Moment took place in Wellington this week. It focused on key geostrategic developments and featured leading experts, senior policymakers, business leaders, regional practitioners, and researchers from New Zealand and across Asia.

Notable speakers included Professor Kuik Cheng-Chwee, Professor of International Relations at the National University of Malaysia, who delivered the morning keynote address, and New Zealand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rt Hon Winston Peters, who delivered the evening keynote address.

New Zealand Asian Leaders was represented by Kayo Sakey, Co-Chair, who shares her thoughts on the role cultural values can play in this evolving landscape. Read more here.