Geneva, 21–22 November 2024: Dr Giulia Ajmone Marsan, Head of Startups and Inclusion at ERIA and a member of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Strategic Intelligence Expert Network, participated the 2024 Strategic Intelligence Outlook meetings at the WEF headquarters in Geneva from 21 to 22 November 2024.

The meetings brought together leaders from Asia, Europe, the US, Brazil, and the Middle East, as well as representatives from international organisations such as the UN Futures Lab, UNESCO, and WIPO. They discussed current and future global trends in relation to geopolitics, technology (including artificial intelligence), systems thinking, and the future of work.

Dr Ajmone Marsan highlighted current trends in ASEAN and shared some of the key findings of the ERIA One ASEAN Startup White Paper 2024. She also introduced the ASEAN+3 Programme on Deep Tech Startups for Sustainable Development and other initiatives she is leading.

ERIA is strengthening its collaboration with WEF, including by curating the WEF ASEAN Transformation Map for the second year. The map, which covers issues such as trade integration, digital innovation, entrepreneurship, and green transformation, was prepared by Lina Maulidina Sabrina, Adelia Rahmawati, Mahirah Mahusin, and Hilmy Prilliadi under the supervision of Dr Ajmone Marsan.

The WEF ASEAN Transformation Map is available here: https://intelligence.weforum.org/topics/a1Gb0000000M7HdEAK/key-issues/a1Gb0000004cJAuEAM