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AES SPEAKER EVENT

Why is the future Asian?

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Dr. Parag Khanna
Best-selling author & global strategy advisor

April 15, 2020
11 AM (1 hour)

Webinar

If the nineteenth century featured the Europeanization of the world, and the twentieth century its Americanization, then the twenty-first century is the time of Asianization. From investment portfolios and trade wars to Hollywood movies and university admissions, no aspect of life is immune from Asianization.

The “Asian Century” is even bigger than you think. Far greater than just China, the new Asian system taking shape is a multi-civilizational order spanning Saudi Arabia to Japan, Russia to Australia, Turkey to Indonesia—linking five billion people through trade, finance, infrastructure, and diplomatic networks that together represent 40 percent of global GDP. China has taken a lead in building the new Silk Roads across Asia, but it will not lead it alone. Rather, Asia is rapidly returning to the centuries-old patterns of commerce, conflict, and cultural exchange that thrived long before European colonialism and American dominance. Asians will determine their own future—and as they collectively assert their interests around the world, they will determine ours as well.

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We are delighted to welcome best-selling author and leading global strategy advisor Dr. Parag Khanna as guest speaker in our AES Speaker Series!

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Parag is going to briefly present key insights from his past experiences that build the foundation for his best-selling book “The Future is Asian”. Afterwards, we will have a moderated Q&A session about the role of Asia in the geopolitical world order of the 21st century and further related topics.

About the speaker

Based in Singapore, Dr. Parag Khanna is Founder & Managing Partner of FutureMap, a data and scenario based strategic advisory firm. Further, Parag is not only author of various best-selling books such as “The Future is Asian (2019) and Connectography (2016) but also frequent contributor to international media including CNN, New York Times, WSJ, Washington Post, and Harvard Business Review. His TED talks have been viewed more than three million times. Before starting Future Map, Parag worked for leading research institution and think tanks such as the Centre of Asia and Globalization at NUS Singapore, Brookings Institution, New America Foundation, and the World Economic Forum. He has been advisor to the US National Intelligence Council’s Global Trends 2030 program and served as a senior geopolitical adviser to United States Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. He holds a PhD in international relations from London School of Economics as well as degrees from Georgetown University and travelled to more than 150 countries. Born in India, the US citizen also speaks German, Hindi, French, Spanish, and basic Arabic.

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Please register for the event below. The registration is open until April 15, 10 AM. Every participant will get dial-in credentials for the webinar by April 15, 10:30 AM the latest.

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