Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, participated in a roundtable discussion held at the Lowy Institute in Sydney today, 29 November 2024. The discussion focused on, among others, Australia’s foreign policy, Southeast Asian geopolitics, and geostrategic competition. SG Dr. Kao highlighted the role of the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) as a framework for ASEAN to engage its partners and to strengthen ASEAN Centrality in the regional architecture. Looking ahead, he shared the progress in the development of the ASEAN Community Vision 2045, which would guide ASEAN in navigating the current and future megatrends across the region and beyond.