The main theme of the Jeju Forum 2016, “Asia’s New Order and Cooperative Leadership,” will be officially presented at the opening ceremony. Global leaders will share their insights and vision for a new, harmonious Asia.
The guest speakers delivering keynotes include Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Tomiichi Murayama, the 81st Prime Minister of Japan, who officially apologized for Japan’s colonial rule and aggression in the “Murayama Statement,” Mahathir bin Mohamad, the longest-serving Prime Minister of Malaysia who focused on economic growth and modernization, Jim Bolger, the 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand, well-known as an “icon of reform” for his bold reforms on all areas, Goh Chok Tong, who served as Singapore’s second Prime Minister for fourteen years and has been credited for his skilled management during the 1997 financial crisis, and Enrico Letta, the 55th Prime Minister of Italy, renowned for the second youngest leader in post-war Italy who is highly acclaimed for his flexibility to embrace both liberals and conservatives.