15 - 16 October 2018Monash University City CampusMelbourne, Australia
About The New Silk Roads World Forum
The New Silk Roads World Forum is an independent non-political and not-for-profit entity. Surpluses from our activities will go to good causes such as scholarships, medical research and others.
The main goal of the New Silk Roads World Forum is to connect countries, peoples and promote positive activities along the New Silk Roads.
The main goal of the New Silk Roads World Forum is to connect countries, peoples and promote positive activities along the New Silk Roads.
New Silk Roads World Forum Speakers
The Honourable Datuk YEO Boon HaiMayor of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.Dr. Geoffrey CHOWFounder & Chief Strategist, New Silk Roads World Forum.Professor Kriengsak CHAREONWONGSAKChairman, National Building Institute of Thailand; Harvard Professorial Fellow; Former Advisor to the Prime Minister and Former Member of Parliament of Thailand.Professor Joseph LIOW Chin YONGDean, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technology University, Singapore.Professor Paul Tae-Woo LEEDirector, Maritime Logistics and Free Trade Islands Research Center, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, China.Professor Tim WINTERProfessor of Critical Heritage Studies, University of Western Australia, Australia.Professor Datuk Dr. Wilson YONGPresident, Sabah Maritime Silk Road Research SocietyCEO & President, Sabah Institute Art.Professor James CHINDirector, Asia Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania. Associate Professor Mark CROSBYDirector, Bachelor of International Business, Monash University. Associate Professor Ferry JIEAssociate Professor in Supply Chain and Logistics Management, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University, Australia. Associate Professor Catherine PRENTICEGriffiths Business School, Griffiths University, Australia.Dr. David TREISMANLecturer in International Business, Monash University, Australia.Dr. HU ZhengyuDirector, Sustainable Development and Blue Economy Research Department, China Development Institute.Dr. Bill YOUNGPresident, Asia Pacific Federation of Project Management.Dr. Giovanni BUTERAChairman of Global Association of International Artists; Managing Director, Nixora GroupDr. Michael WANGResearcher, SCION Research, New Zealand.Dr. Vanaja KARAGIANNIDISSenior Management Lecturer, Melbourne Institute of Technology.Dr. David BREWSTERVisiting Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University.Dr. Danny NGLecturer in International Business School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University, Australia.Dr. Damain LEECEO/MD, DRL Corporation, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.Dato Dr. Jessie TANGCEO, East West One Group, Malaysia.Mr. Muan LIMChairman, Advisory Board Centre for Asian Business and Economics, University of Melbourne.Mr. Matthews AZIZ Senior Lecturer, Sabah Institute of Art.
“Forging A New Era of Connectivity Along the New Silk Roads”
The two-day forum focuses on the cultural, social, legal, security, commerce and trade of both the overland and maritime Silk Roads. The New Silk Roads, also known as the Belt and Road Initiative, envisaged connecting corridors spanning over 68 countries from China, across Central Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. It is also a series of mega-projects with an estimated value of $1 trillion over the next five years. More trillions of dollars are expected to be invested in the decades to come. It is a revival of the ancient Silk Roads trading routes. It comprises of the building of roads, bridges, gas pipelines, ports, railways and power plants, in addition to special economic zones.
The 1st forum was held in Melbourne, Australia in the spring of 2018. The forum will be accompanied by three roundtable sessions: New Silk Roads Women Roundtable, New Silk Roads Culture & Art Roundtable and New Silk Roads Business Entrepreneurs Roundtable. The forum is planned for subsequent years. In 2020, the event will be staged in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
The forum in 2018 was organised for, and participated by business and government leaders; policy-makers; business entrepreneurs; practitioners; academics; thought leaders; and all interested individuals and organisations.
The 1st forum was held in Melbourne, Australia in the spring of 2018. The forum will be accompanied by three roundtable sessions: New Silk Roads Women Roundtable, New Silk Roads Culture & Art Roundtable and New Silk Roads Business Entrepreneurs Roundtable. The forum is planned for subsequent years. In 2020, the event will be staged in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
The forum in 2018 was organised for, and participated by business and government leaders; policy-makers; business entrepreneurs; practitioners; academics; thought leaders; and all interested individuals and organisations.
More About The Silk Roads
- Interview with Dr. Geoffrey Chow on the New Silk Roads
- UNESCO Silk Road Entry
- The 2017 BRI Forum held in Beijing attracted 29 national leaders from four continents
- The Third International Forum on the “New Silk Road” and Sino-European Cooperation held in Duisburg attracted over 200 experts, scholars, entrepreneurs and college students all over the world
- A brief history of globilization