This session is organized in partnership with the Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore.

DESCRIPTION: Asia is one of the most diverse regions in the world, with a variety of different environments within its vast lands. Several countries with Asia, including Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, and Qatar, are at risk of weather extremes and rising sea levels due to climate change. There is a growing realization that past efforts will not be enough to thwart future threats. What are variable risks posed to the Asian continent, and what approaches have been taken to approach the problem?

MODERATOR:
H.E. Bilahari Kausikan - Chairman of the Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore. 

FEATURING:

• H.E. Rachmat Witoelar - Former President's Special Envoy for Climate Change, Indonesia. 
• H.E. Pham Quang Vinh - Former Ambassador to the United States, and former Deputy Foreign Minister, Vietnam. 
• Mr. Kiyoshi Ando - Senior Staff Writer and Editorial Writer for Nikkei, Japan. 
• H.E. Albert Chua - Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE), Singapore.

WITH OPENING REMARKS FROM:

• H.E. Grace Fu - Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, Singapore.
• H.E. Bader Omar Al Dafa - Special Envoy for Climate Change and Sustainability, and the Executive Director of the Global Dryland Alliance, Qatar.

This session is organized in partnership with the Institute of International and Strategic Studies at Peking University.

Description: A crushing pandemic and a global power put under the microscope—What is the future of Chinese foreign policy? How will the new American administration change U.S-Chinese dynamics, and what obstacles are hindering Chinese ambitions within Asia and the roleit plans to play in the Middle East?

Moderated by Dr. Wang Jisi - President of the Institute of International and Strategic Studies at Peking University.

Featuring:

• Dr. Jon B. Alterman - Senior Vice President, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy and Director of the Middle East Program at CSIS.
• Dr. Zha Daojiong - Professor at the School of International Studies and Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development at Peking University.
• Dr. Hani K. Findakly - Former Vice Chairman at Clinton Group.
• Dr. Emilie Tran - Director of European Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University.
  
• Dr. Cui Hong Jian - Senior Fellowes & Director of European Studies, China Institute of International Studies.
• Dr. Wu Bingbing - Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for International and Strategic Studies at Peking University, and Deputy Director of Department of Arabic Language.

This webinar is organized in partnership with RUSI. 

Moderated by Rageh Omaar - International Affairs Editor at ITV News.

Featuring:

• Sir Peter Westmacott - Former British Ambassador to Turkey, France and the US.
  
• Dr. Seyyed Mohammed Kazem Sajjadpour - Professor of International Relations and President of the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS).
  
• Dr. Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi - Senior Research Fellow at RUSI 

This webinar is organized in partnership with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Moderator: Dr. Alexis Antoniades - Director of Economics at Georgetown University.

Featuring:

• H.E. Khalifa Bin Jassim Al-Kuwari - Director General of the Qatar Fund for Development.
• Joe Cerrell - Managing Director at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
• Alexander Kazan - Managing Director at Eurasia Group.
• Ebru Ozdemir - Chair at Limak Group of Companies.
  

This webinar is organized in partnership with the Wilson Center. 

Moderated by Congresswoman Jane Harman - President and CEO of the Wilson Center.

Featuring:

• Fatima Gailani - Member of the Negotiating Team of The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and former President of the Afghan Red Crescent Society.
  
• Habiba Sarābi - Former Afghanistan Minister of Women’s Affairs and former Minister of Culture and Education.
  
• Roya Mahboob - Afghan businesswoman and entrepreneur.

Featuring:

• Congressman Robert Pittenger
  
• Honorable Chad Wolf
  
• HE Dr. Mutlaq Al-Qahtani
  
• HE Mrs. Reem Mohammed Al-Mansoori
  
• Congressman David Rouzer
  
• Khalid Al-Hashemi
  
• Patrick Alcor
  
• Richard DiZinno
  
• Jacob Norwood

We kick off the tenth edition of CyFy live from New Delhi to the world, with welcome remarks from ORF's Chairman Sunjoy Joshi; President and Chair, CyFy, Dr. Samir Saran; and Co-Chair, CyFy, Trisha Ray. With ministerial keynotes from Ministers Moulay Hafid Elalamy of Morocco, Timo Harakka from Finland and John Whittington from the UK. Inaugural address by Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister for Communications, Electronics & IT and Law & Justice, India.