DescriptionROF2019 is the 22nd edition of the event. This year, more than 650 participants attended the event at Shangri-La Hotel. They came from diverse backgrounds including the government and diplomatic community, the business and financial sectors, academia as well as domestic and international media.
The five sessions, with 11 speakers and five moderators in total, revolves around two broad themes. The first theme is the intensification of the geo-strategic competition between the United States and China that will affect the outlook of countries in Southeast Asia. The second theme is related to the pre- and post-election politics taking place in a number of Southeast Asian countries, namely, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Myanmar that will shape the political landscape in these countries in the years ahead.
One particular country where the dominant role of the ruling party is not threatened by periodic elections is Vietnam. For the first time, Vietnam is being allocated a session in the ROF because of its relatively large and dynamic population of over 90 million and a GDP growth rate that has exceeded 6% in recent years. SpeakerLiow, Chin Yong JosephShambaugh, DavidGodement, FrançoisDuration400 minutes