Connecting the Greater
Bay Area and ASEAN
Strengthening trade, finance, technology, and policy linkages between two of Asia's fastest-growing regions.
upcoming
2026 GBA-ASEAN Conference on Energy Transition and Integration
July 29-30, 2026 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Latest news
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Supporting the Philippines’ ASEAN Presidency: SDSN GAI Delegation Meets Government Leaders
January 21-23, 2026
📍ManilaFrom January 21 to 23, 2026, Professor Jeffrey Sachs (President of UN SDSN), Dr. Sonia Sachs (Research Scholar at Columbia University), and Philo Wang (Head of Policy and Research for Asia and SIDS, SDSN) visited Manila to meet with senior officials from the Philippines government.
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Visiting Hong Kong SAR Government
January 13-15, 2026
📍 Hong KongFrom January 13 to 15, 2026, Professor Jeffrey Sachs (President of UN SDSN), Dr. Sonia Sachs (Research Scholar at Columbia University), and Philo Wang (Head of Policy and Research for Asia and SIDS at the SDSN) visited the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) for a series of high-level meetings with key government officials.
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The GBA-ASEAN Conference on Trade, Finance, and Sustainable Development
October 31-November 1, 2025
📍Hong Kong & ShenzhenOn October 31 and November 1, 2025, the UN SDSN launched the Greater Bay Area-Association of Southeast Asian Nations Initiative (GBA-ASEAN Initiative, GAI), a new multi-year flagship program hosted by the SDSN and its partners in Asia.
