KUALA LUMPUR - The Youth Economic Forum 2022 saw 32 prominent figures delivering impactful and significant messages for youths to face in seeing challenges, seize challenges seizeas opportunities and ways to avoid pessimism.
Among notable speakers were caretaker Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz, Pengerang MP Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, Ikhlas Capital Chairman and Founding Partner Tan Sri Mohamed Nazir Abdul RazakTan Sri Nazir Razak and Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Organised by Perdana Fellow Alumni Associations (PFAA), the talk,s themed ‘Overcoming Crisis - Dangers and Opportunities’ was aimed at to engaginge all levels of societyies in rebuilding a resilient recovery following from the pandemic.
Over 1,000 participants attended the talks held from 8.30am to 6.30pm held at Sasana Kijang, Bank Negara Malaysia.
The event was divided into six key topics starting with The Education Agenda, The Sustainability Agenda, The Digital Agenda, The Business Agenda, The Economic Agenda and The Political Agenda.
PFAA president Mistika Idris during her speech reminded youths that they had a huge responsibility to for the country which was to restore Malaysians’ dream of prosperity, inclusivity and sustainability.
"My primary message today is tois reject pessimism and cynicism; know that progress is possible, and that our problems can be solved.
"Progress requires the harder path of breaking down barriers, and building bridges, and standing up for the values of tolerance and diversity.
"Progress is not inevitable, and it requires struggles, and perseverance, and discipline and faith. But that’s the story of how we as a generation will persevere,” she said.
Meanwhile, Tengku Zafrul during the event spoke on "Charting a Positive Course for Nation Building with Agility, Resilience and Impact” which signified the challenges facing Malaysia and how the country will overcome face them.
"I have mentioned the importance of youths in policy making for the country, and our economy in 2022 is are still in a sound good situation.
"However, we need to be careful and ready as the global economy rate is expected to be more challenging next year due to several factors such as geopolitics in Russia and Ukraine and rising prices due to inflation and also climate change.
"We have to be ready for this and the government should be more prepared to face 2023 as we, being a as a small country, willcountry will be affected by the global crisis,” he said.