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              MALAYSIA                      MEXICO                                VIET NAM                                                           APEC VOICES OF THE FUTURE                       70
              The Voices of the Future was   The first-ever United States-Mexico joint   Voices representatives from each APEC                       To give the program an official identity,
              created in 1998 during the    multimedia classroom on Asia-Pacific   economy shared their APEC vision at the                           the Voices of the Future was renamed            PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC
              APEC Leaders’ Meeting in      trade and education connected Mexican   APEC CEO Summit closing ceremony                                 the APEC Voices of the Future                   OF CHINA
              Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia        and American students and educators to                                                                                                                   APEC Voices delegates
                                            schools around the Pacific Rim                                                                                                                           addressed the challenges
                                                                                                                                                                           54                        faced by the younger
                                                               18                                    22                                                                    RUSSIA                    generation in the       88
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Asia-Pacific region and
                                                                                                                                                                                                     how they can contribute
                   14                                          CHILE                                 PERU                            34                                    The APEC Voices of the    to make it a vibrant region  PERU
                                                                                                                                                                           Future played a key role and
                                                               Leaders reaffirmed their
                                                                                                     “A New Commitment to
                                                                                                                                                                           contributed to the success
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             APEC Voices delegates were
                                                               commitment to achieve                 Asia-Pacific Development”,      JAPAN                                 of the APEC Youth Festival                        able to find common areas
                   BRUNEI DARUSSALAM                           sustainable and equitable             highlighted the importance      The participation of youth            2012 at the Far Eastern                           and identified issues and
                   The Voices of the Future students           growth and reduce economic            of reducing the gap between     leaders at the APEC Summit            Federal University                                concerns to be addressed
                   engaged policy makers and business          disparities for the well-being        developed and developing        is important because much                                                               by the APEC Leaders
                   leaders at the APEC CEO Summit              of its people                         member economies                of what the APEC Leaders
                                                                                                                                     decide today will lead to
                                                                                                                                     outcomes in the future





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                                                     THAILAND
                                                     VTM Foundation chose not                  AUSTRALIA
                                                     to convene the Voices of                  Climate change and clean                                                                                    THE PHILIPPINES
           NEW ZEALAND                               the Future program as a                   renewable energy were                                        THE UNITED STATES                              APEC Voices of the
           The Voices of the Future                  cautionary measure due                    highlighted at the Voices of the                             OF AMERICA                                     Future presented their
           students learned and                      to the SARS epidemic                      Future program where NYAA                                    The inaugural Wayfinder   INDONESIA            ideas on how youth
           discussed the potential                                                             Singapore organized the APEC          SINGAPORE              Award was presented       The inaugural APEC   can play a role in APEC
           threats Y2K brings and                    17                                        Youth Forum on building a             Voices of the Future   to the National Youth     Voices Outstanding   at a special session
           the damages it will cause                                                           sustainable future                    delegates engaged APEC   Achievement Award       Leadership Award     with distinguished   VIET NAM
           to businesses that would                                                            21                                    and business leaders on   Council of Singapore.   was presented at the   members of ABAC   APEC Voices delegates
           affect their lives      PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC                                                                                 a myriad of APEC-relevant  The June Mayne Gould   APEC Leaders’ Week in   chaired by Ms Doris   were encouraged to take
           13                      OF CHINA                              KOREA                                                       issues at the APEC CEO   Leadership Award was    Bali. The recipient for   Magsaysay Ho, ABAC   up the baton of building
                                                                                                                                                                                                           Chair 2015
                                                                                                                                                            officially launched in
                                                                                                                                     Summit and various
                                                                                                                                                                                      this prestigious award
                                   The Voices of the Future
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               a vision for a dynamic,
                                                                                                                                                                                      was Ms Aileen Yap,
                                   program was cancelled due             The Voices of the Future                                    dialogue sessions      Honolulu during the       Co-Chair, APEC Voices  78                interconnected,
                                   to the terrorist attack in            student leaders witnessed                                                          APEC Week to honour                                                sustainable and inclusive
                                   New York, USA                         the signing of the ABAC                                     26                     outstanding APEC Voices   Working Committee                        APEC community
                                                                         anti-corruption pledge by the
                                                                                                                                                            leader at the annual APEC
                                   15                                    CEOs at the APEC CEO Summit                                                        Voices event              60                                       96
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