“I am inspired by how the ASEAN Business Youth Association (ABYA) as a youth-led organisation has grown from strength to strength since their early days and pitch at the Youth Action Challenge (Season 1) organised by the National Youth Council (NYC). Since then, NYC has partnered ABYA to co-develop programmes that aim to broaden our youth’s understanding and appreciation of the ASEAN region, such as the ‘Asia-ready Webinar Series’ and the ‘ABYA LEAPS x Talent@SWITCH Youth Challenge 2021’. As a group of young leaders themselves, ABYA’s commitment to equip their peers with the knowledge and skills needed to seek out opportunities and build connections within the region is heartening. I look forward to continuing our partnership with ABYA.”