REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BEIJING -- Students from across the Asia-Pacific engaged in a dialogue with APEC Leaders, regional experts and business executives presented their vision for the future during the 2014 APEC Leaders’ Week.
Two separate youth programs, the 2014 APEC Youth Program, hosted by the All-China Youth Federation, and the APEC Voices of the Future Program, brought together young leaders from across the Asia-Pacific to represent the views of the future generation on key APEC issues.
University students from the 2014 APEC Youth Program presented a set of policy recommendations on various topics of the APEC agenda, including people-to-people connectivity and the internet economy, which was delivered to APEC Senior Officials.
"We are still the creatures of social media and pop culture but we care about economics and international relations,” said Han Xiaomeng, a student at Tsinghua University in Beijing who spoke at the opening ceremony of the 2014 APEC Youth Program, as cited from the press release, Wednesday, November 12.
Meanwhile, running on a parallel track, the APEC Voices of the Future brought 116 students and educators from 16 APEC member economies to Beijing this year.
“Youth delegates participated in cultural exchanges and attended the APEC CEO Summit this past week where they had the opportunity to interact with leaders and business executives,” James Soh, Executive Director of the National Youth Achievement Award Council who manages the APEC Voices of the Future program, explained. “During this process, students were enriched through their exposure to the Leaders of our region as well as through discussions with each other.”
The APEC Voices of the Future Program selected students based on a competitive essay submission coordinated by the APEC Voices Leadership Council, led by China, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore and the United States.
The 2014 APEC Youth Program and the APEC Voices of the Future Program activities both occurred on the sidelines of the APEC Leaders’ Week during 5-11 November, capturing the voice of the region’s future generation of leaders.
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