ASEAN Women Economic Summit (AWES 2025)

What You'll Experience

Summit Access
Join the region’s top voices on inclusive economic leadership.
Gain full access to all keynote sessions, panels, fireside chats, and curated breakout rooms featuring 30+ leaders and decision-makers from across ASEAN.
Meaningful Connections
Meet changemakers shaping ASEAN’s future.
Network with 700+ leaders from business, government, and civil society, organized by your preferred industry focus areas.
Legacy Impact
Your contribution creates real-world change.
Support Bridging Lives — AWES 2025’s social impact initiative building bridges for underserved communities in Malaysia and ASEAN.

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Breakout Session Preference

As part of your AWES 2025 experience, you will have the opportunity to attend a specially curated Mentorship Circle featuring distinguished leaders and mentors from across ASEAN.
We invite you to select the industry that most resonates with your professional interests or aspirations. Your selection will determine the breakout room you will be placed in for the Mentorship Circle session, where you’ll gain valuable insights and personal leadership stories from experts in that specific field.
Choose your top 3 of the following breakout industry categories: Finance & Banking, Insurance & Risk, Energy & Sustainability, Public Service & Policy, Telecommunications & Digital Economy, Fashion & Creative, Economy, Oil & Gas (Leadership & Business Legacy), and Corporate Leadership & Global Business

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Meet the Visionaries (Coming Soon)

At AWES 2025, we are bringing together trailblazers from across ASEAN — from boardrooms to grassroots — to reimagine a more inclusive, resilient, and empowered future for our region. Who’s joining us? You can expect an exceptional gathering of: Ministers & Policymakers, Industry Titans, CEOs & Founders, Cultural Icons & Advocates, Mentors, Thinkers & Changemakers.These voices will spark transformative dialogue — not just sharing insights, but igniting action. Full Speaker Lineup to Be Revealed Soon! Stay tuned for our full reveal featuring names, stories, and the reasons they’ve chosen to be part of this historic summit.Because progress begins with presence. And every voice matters.

Beyond AWES 2025 — Bridging Lives

A Legacy That Crosses Borders. Bridging Lives: From Conversation to Concrete Change A Lasting Impact of AWES 2025. AWES 2025 isn’t just a summit. It’s a starting point.As leaders gather in Kuala Lumpur to shape the future of ASEAN, we are committing to a legacy that lives on — one that turns dialogue into dignity, and momentum into movement. Introducing Bridging Lives — the official social impact initiative of AWES 2025. In remote parts of Malaysia, there are children who cross rivers on makeshift rafts just to get to school. Mothers — many of whom are the first entrepreneurs in their families — forgo growth to ensure their children’s safety. Economic potential is often cut short by something as basic as the lack of physical infrastructure. We believe dignity should never be defined by a zip code. As part of Bridging Lives, we will fund and construct a pedestrian bridge in a rural Malaysian village to safely connect children to education, families to healthcare, and communities to opportunity. This is more than a build — it is a symbol of what regional solidarity looks like in action. As Malaysia holds the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025 and prepares to hand it over to the Philippines in 2026, this initiative is a tangible reminder that progress doesn’t pause at borders — it bridges them. And we intend to present this project’s story — and progress — at the ASEAN Chairmanship closing events in October 2025. Your Role: Leave a Legacy That Walks the Talk! When you contribute to Bridging Lives, you: Help children access school safely. Enable women to pursue economic independence. Build infrastructure that strengthens rural communities. Support a region-wide statement of commitment to shared developmentThis is not just an initiative. It’s an invitation — to shape what ASEAN leadership looks like from the ground up. Note: To uphold the quality, safety, and sustainability of this initiative, up to 30% of all contributions will support the administration and project management efforts behind Bridging Lives. Your pledge not only builds bridges — it empowers the work that makes them possible.