The Cornell Asia-Pacific Leadership Conference

Friday, April 5 – Sunday, April 7, 2024
Seoul, Korea

About the conference

When, Where, and Why? Started in 2007 by alumni leaders in Hong Kong, the Cornell Asia-Pacific Leadership Conference brings together the most involved and committed university volunteers from around the region. Past events took place in Bangkok ’19, Beijing ’11, ’16, Hong Kong ’07, ’12, ’17, ’18, Seoul ’10, Shanghai ’13, and Singapore ’08, ’14. Conference attendees find the Conference a valuable opportunity to:

• Rekindle fond memories and celebrate the future of Cornell in good company
• Share best practices that contribute toward an enjoyable, satisfying, and impactful volunteer experience
• Reconnect with the rigor and relevance of the Cornell experience through alumni-faculty dialogues on timely subjects of regional impact

Who? The Asia-Pacific Leadership Conference is open to all alumni, parents, and friends who have been generous with their time, talent, and treasure in the Asia-Pacific and is primarily geared toward current and emerging Cornell alumni leaders in the region. Past attendees include university trustees, presidential councilors, members of the university council, Presidential Council of Cornell Women, volunteer leaders of various Cornell alumni groups (Cornell Clubs, Cornell Hotel Society/CHS, Johnson School Alumni Clubs, Cornell Alumni Admission Ambassador/CAAAN) as well as additional alumni, parents, and friends who have been generous with their time, talent, and treasure in their continued support of the university.

Past Conferences

Take a look back at some of the previous Asia-Pacific Leadership Conferences:

2023 Singapore | Schedule of Events | Conference Album ’23
2022 Hybrid | Schedule of Events | Virtual Kick-Off Landing Page | Hybrid Events Landing Page | Watch Virtual Kick-Off | Watch Conference Recordings | Conference Albums ’22
2021 Online | Schedule of Events | Watch segment recordings here.
2020 COVID-19: Origin, Response Management, and Its Impact on the Global Economy (virtual panel in response to COVID-19 pandemic) | Watch the recording here.
2019 Bangkok | Schedule of Events | Conference Album ’19
2018 Hong Kong | Schedule of Events | Conference Album ’18
2017 Hong Kong | Schedule of Events | Conference Album ’17
2016 Beijing | Schedule of Events | Conference Album ’16
2014 Singapore | Schedule of Events | Conference Album ’14
2013 Shanghai | Schedule of Events | Conference Album ’13
2012 Hong Kong | Schedule of Events | Conference Albums ’12

Leadership Conference Articles
• Collaboration evident during Asia-Pacific Alumni Conference, April 19, 2017
• Cornell Asia-Pacific leaders unite! May 9, 2016
• Asia-Pacific conference draws record turnout, May, 2013
• Hong Kong inaugural meeting of Asian alumni sows seeds for expanded club efforts, April 18, 2007