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2011 Honolulu, The United States

THE INAUGURAL

WAYFINDER AWARD

H.E. Francisco J. Sanchez,
At the same function held at the Monarch Ballroom, Royal Hawaiian, Under Secretary of Commerce

the NYAA Council of Singapore was honored with the inaugural Wayfinder for International Trade, US
Department of Commerce,
Award for its outstanding leadership and immense contributions in addressing the APEC Voices
bringing the APEC Voices of the Future Program to greater heights. delegates during the APEC
Leaders’ Week in Honolulu. APEC Voices delegates from Singapore with
The award was presented by H.E Francisco J. Sanchez, Under-Secretary H.E. Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of the An evening of fun and relaxation at Paradise Cove Luau.
of Commerce for International Trade. Republic of Singapore.

In Honolulu, the APEC Voices delegates were provided full access to the
APEC CEO Summit 2011 which was the main highlight of the APEC Week, CLOSING

where heads of economies and key business leaders gathered to discuss
on possible pathways to achieve a free trade area in the Asia-Pacific CEREMONY CUM
CULTURAL NIGHT
region and set new directions for APEC.

APEC Voices delegate from Japan,
fielding a question to Under
Secretary Sanchez. The closing ceremony cum cultural night hosted

by the Kamehameha Schools was an evening
APEC Voices delegates from Delegates from different countries participating in a
Peru, with H.E. Ollanta Humala, of recognition for the hard work put in by the cultural dance at the closing ceremony cum cultural night.
President of Peru. organizers of the APEC Voices of the Future 2011.

The winner of the inaugural June Mayne Gould
Award was Ms Jenai Akina, an outstanding APEC
APEC Voices delegates
from Canada with Voices delegate from Hawaii who received the
H.E. Stephen Harper,
Prime Minister of Canada. highest number of votes casted by fellow APEC
Voices delegates. The closing ceremony cum
cultural night ended with a presentation of the
city of Vladivostok, Russia, host city of the APEC

H.E. Barack Obama, President of the Leaders’ Week in 2012. A baton from the APEC
United States of America, sharing his
views at the APEC Leader Interaction APEC Voices delegate from the Voices of the Future, Hawaii was handed to the
session moderated by W. James Philippines, with Eric Schmidt, representative of the APEC Voices of the Future A taste of Japan at the APEC Voices 2011 closing ceremony
McNerney, Jr., Chairman, President Chairman of Google, at the APEC in Honolulu, Hawaii.
and CEO of The Boeing Company. CEO Summit. of Russia.

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