Mr Bilahari Kausikan
Chairman, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore; Senior Fellow, School of Social Sciences (SMU)

Keynote Title: The Impact on international relations during COVID-19
An examination of the geopolitical and geo-economic consequences of the pandemic. It is likely to accentuate
existing trends in both domains, but not fundamentally shift them. Uncertainties will nevertheless be enhanced and
we will face a more risky regional and global environment for some time to come.

About the Speaker
Bilahari Kausikan is currently Chairman of the Middle East Institute, an autonomous institute of the National University of Singapore. He has spent his entire career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During his 37 years in the Ministry, he served in a variety of appointments at home and abroad, including as Ambassador to the Russian Federation, Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, and as the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry. Raffles Institution, the University of Singapore and Columbia University in New York all attempted to educate him.