ASEF Executive Director, Ambassador Morikawa Toru, delivered the opening remarks at the Asia-Europe Sustainable Connectivity Conference (AESCON) on 22 September 2020.
AESCON is the first scientific conference on Asia-Europe sustainable connectivity, bringing together researchers and policy analysts working in the field of international connectivity, globalization and their impacts on sustainable development, with a particular focus on Asia-Europe connections. The conference aims to provide an academic forum to discuss global challenges on transport infrastructure, energy transition, climate change, digital economy, trade and investment flows, security, people mobility, among others.
AESCON is organised by the European Union, ASEF, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and the Center for China & Globalization.