China, 2014 - “What I remember most about my time at the APEC Voices of the Future Program was how eager everyone was to cooperate. Not only during the week that we were together, but on a global scale into the future too. If the people I met are the leaders of the future, then it will be a world in which I would be happy to live and help shape. Not only this, but I met many peers with whom I can exchange
ideas in the years to come. Even now, as I write this, I received an email from my new friend. who lives in the Philippines, containing articles about sustainability and urban development. The people I met are my peers and colleagues, who have perspectives somewhat unique to what I find in the United States. I was honored to have the opportunity to speak in front of them and offer my own ideas.”