ASEAN JAPAN Plus Young Business Leaders’ Community

October 26, 2026Event

ASEAN-Japan Young Business Leaders' Summit 2026 Announced

Heritage, Resilience and Innovation — Creating New Value for the Next Generation. November 25–27, 2026, in Tokyo and Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

September 15, 2025Event

ASEAN JAPAN Young Business Leaders' Summit 2025 Announced

Next-generation leaders from ASEAN and Japan gather to discuss cooperation for a sustainable future.

About

While ASEAN serves as the world's growth center, it faces diverse social challenges including inequality. Japan, on the other hand, possesses valuable experience and assets cultivated through its growth process, even as it confronts the challenge of an aging population.

Building on this context, our community creates a space where young Leaders’ from ASEAN and Japan can learn from each other and tackle social challenges in areas such as environment, education, and startups.

Through regular exchanges and collaborative projects, we nurture talent to lead next-generation transformation and strengthen the new partnership between ASEAN and Japan by generating innovative ideas and businesses.

Community Background

The ASEAN-Japan Business Leaders' Summit was first held in 2023 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of friendship between Japan and ASEAN countries. On this occasion, a policy proposal was submitted to former Prime Minister Kishida and Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who served as co-chairs of the Japan-ASEAN Commemorative Summit.

Since the first summit in 2023, we have held annual summits bringing together young leaders to formulate policy recommendations and strengthen ties between both regions.

To develop this initiative into mid- and long-term collaboration, we established the "ASEAN Japan Young Business Leaders' Community" to further strengthen the partnership.

The 4th summit is scheduled for 2026, and we will continue driving concrete co-creation from the perspective of the next generation.

Summit Reports

Steering Committee

Core members selected from ASEAN countries and Japan who lead the operation of the Business Leaders’ Community.

Japan

Mr. MASHITA Naoaki

President & Group CEO (Founder), V-Cube, Inc.

Indonesia

Mr. Aldi HARYOPRATOMO

- Founder of Karma Fund
- Commissioner of Halodoc
- Commissioner of Visinema Studios
- ex CEO of Gopay

Japan

Mr. Teruhide SATO

Founder & CEO, BEENEXT Capital Management Pte. Ltd.

Malaysia

Mr. Keong Yuan YEOH

Executive Director, YTL Construction

Vietnam

Ms. Vy Le

- Chair, Vietnam Private Capital Agency (VPCA)
- Founder & General Partner, Do Ventures

Singapore

Mr. Gareth WONG

Chief Operating Officer Integrated Urban Solutions, Sembcorp Industries Ltd

Japan

Ms. Chikako KUROKAWA

Founder and CEO, esa Inc.

Thailand

Mr. Gavin VONGKUSOLKIT

- Managing Director, Heritage Estates
- Director, Erawan Group Plc.
- Founder, Young Entrepreneurs Chamber under Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC)

Indonesia

Mr. Yohanes LUKIMAN

Head of Permanent Committee for Asia Pacific, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Future Programme Committee

Playing a central role in promoting policy recommendations and building the community among participants of the ASEAN JAPAN Gen Z Business Leaders' Summit 2023 and ASEAN JAPAN Future Gen Business Leaders' Summit 2024.