ASEAN NEW ZEALAND YOUTH CONFERENCE 2019 (ANZYC’19)

A project of the ASEAN Committee in Wellington

and the Philippine Embassy Wellington Youth Ambassadors

9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. on Monday–Tuesday, 30 September 2019–01 October 2019

Sacred Heart Performing Arts Centre, Sacred Heart College (SHC),
65 Laings Rd, Lower Hutt 5010

(Provisional Programme – Version 01 as of 30 July 2019)

Background

The ASEAN New Zealand Youth Conference 2019 (#ANZYC19) aims to promote greater
awareness of ASEAN and its flourishing relations with New Zealand among Kiwi youth. It
intends to present opportunities for youth engagement, study and careers in ASEAN-New
Zealand relations. It will also introduce the participants to the Youth Ambassador
(#YAMBA) programme, of which the ANZYC is a core component.

The Conference is among the key projects of the ASEAN Committee in Wellington (ACW)
currently chaired by the Ambassador of the Philippines, and was an initiative of the
Philippine Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2017. The ACW comprises of the resident missions
in Wellington of Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

The first Conference in 2017 was held at St. Patrick’s College, Kilburnie, and the second
at Palmerston North Girls’ High School in 2018.

Through the Conference’s presentations and group discussions, students will have the
opportunity to interact, dialogue, and learn with diplomats, academicians and researchers.
The Conference also intends to provide students with a forum for interaction, networking
and leadership development.

New to #ANZYC 2019 is the introduction of a Model ASEAN-NZ Simulation. Similar to

the popular Model United Nations simulations, students will play the role of ASEAN & NZ
Foreign Ministers / Diplomats in a joint ASEAN-NZ Conference.

The event is open to all Colleges / High Schools in the Wellington and surrounding
regions. In addition to the ACW, the NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hutt City, and the
Asia New Zealand Foundation will be invited to send speakers.

The AWC is grateful that Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt (SHC) has generously
offered to serve as host and venue for #ANZYC19, and pleased that Ms. Sophia Nem, a
Year 13 SHC Student and Cambodian-Kiwi, will serve as its Secretary-General.
Day 1: Monday, 30 September 2019

CONFERENCE

8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. ASEAN Anthem – The ASEAN Way

New Zealand Anthem – God Defend New Zealand

9:10 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. Welcome Remarks (SHC / Conference Sec-Gen)

9:20 a.m. – 9:35 a.m. Opening Remarks: Overview of ASEAN Committee in

Wellington (ACW Chair)

9:35 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Overview of country-per-country bilateral relations with

New Zealand (ACW Members)

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Morning Tea

10.30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. General Overview of ASEAN

10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Overview of ASEAN-New Zealand (NZ) Relations

 With subtopics on, among others, political and security;
economic and business; culture and education; and
humanitarian concerns.

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Thailand’s ASEAN chairmanship priorities

11:15 a.m. – 11:45 p.m. Dialogue with students (1): NZ-ASEAN Youth
Engagement
 YBLI programme and the Leadership Network
 Asia New Zealand Foundation Activities

11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Q & A [with panel of resource persons]

12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch [featuring one signature national dish and one dessert
from each individual country of ACW member missions]

1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Dialogue with students (2): “Pursuing a career in
ASEAN-New Zealand relations through the diplomatic
service”

1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Dialogue with students (3): “#YAMBA Programme /
District and City Promotion of ASEAN-New Zealand
relations”
 City / District Sister City and Citizen Diplomacy
 YAMBA programme / School-School Relations

2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Student’s Open Forum

3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Afternoon Tea

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Briefing on the Model ASEAN-NZ Exercise

Day 2: Tuesday, 01 October 2019

MODEL ASEAN-NZ SIMULATION

8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Briefing

 Country groupings, role assignments
 Schedule of Proceedings

9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Preparatory Session

9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Session One

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Morning Tea

10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Session Two

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Session Three

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Afternoon Tea

3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Concluding Session