Security Bank Economic Forum 2025: Navigating tariffs, trade, and ASEAN’s next moves

[From left] Mimi Ong, business journalist and TV host; Cirilo P. Noel, Chairman; Curtis S. Chin, former U.S. Ambassador to the ADB and Senior Advisor for Global Markets at Milken Institute; Dr. Cielito F. Habito, former Socioeconomic Planning Secretary; and Sanjiv Vohra, President and CEO at the Security Bank Economic Forum 2025.

Now in its 15th year, the Security Bank Economic Forum continues to be a premier platform for business and investors to understand trends driving growth and opportunity across ASEAN. This year’s theme, “Trump, trade, and the impact on ASEAN,” zeroes in on how shifting US trade and tariff policies are reshaping the region’s economic outlook and influencing strategies for resilience and growth.