BIMP-EAGA SOM/MM

As BIMP-EAGA prepares to launch its Vision 2035, the subregion is entering a transformative phase, one that calls for greater agility, innovation, and strategic alignment with ASEAN’s regional integration agenda. Guided by ASEAN’s pillars of connectivity, competitiveness, and community, BIMP-EAGA is poised to take on a more assertive role in shaping a borderless, resilient, and future-ready economic corridor.

The BIMP-EAGA Investment Conference serves as a high-level platform to convene key stakeholders from across the subregion and the broader ASEAN community. It aims to catalyze investment partnerships, surface actionable strategies, and showcase BIMP-EAGA’s potential in three priority sectors: tourism, cross-border trade, and the digital economy.

The conference theme “BIMP-EAGA 2035: Driving Integration through Tourism, Trade, and Digital Innovation” reflects the subregion’s renewed commitment to inclusive growth and regional synergy. Through keynote addresses, strategic presentations, and sector-focused panel discussions, the program will highlight how BIMP-EAGA can contribute meaningfully to ASEAN’s vision while advancing its own development goals.

The event will also underscore BIMP-EAGA’s evolving role as a model for subregional cooperation. It will emphasize the subregion’s capacity to bridge borders, amplify local strengths, and foster collaboration among governments, businesses, MSMEs, and development partners. As the Philippines prepares to host ASEAN in 2026, this conference sets the stage for deeper engagement and stronger alignment between BIMP-EAGA and ASEAN.