Pistis Group joins the inaugural Asia Australia Emerging Leaders Summit 2026 at Macquarie University, Sydney

Pistis Group was honoured to take part in the Asia Australia Emerging Leaders Summit (AAELS) 2026, the first-ever Summit hosted by the Asia-Australia Youth Association (AAYA), held at Macquarie University, Sydney on 14 July 2026 under the theme “A Connected Region. A Brighter Future.”

The Summit brought together leading experts from business, government and the academy, alongside hundreds of students, young professionals and changemakers from across the Asia-Pacific — creating a candid forum on the future of the Asia–Australia relationship and the role the next generation will play in shaping it.

Pistis Group at the Summit

The panel: “Business and Finance in the Asia Pacific”

Both representatives joined the panel “Business and Finance in the Asia Pacific”, moderated by Ms Holly Lombardo, before a full lecture theatre of delegates at Macquarie University.

On the panel, our representatives shared practical experience from building the Australia–Vietnam corridor in construction, building materials and real estate — from structuring cross-border partnerships and meeting Australian Standards (AS/NZS) compliance, to the modular and offsite housing supply chain now taking shape through the AusMod20K program.

An exceptional line-up

The AAELS 2026 program featured a distinguished group of speakers and guests, including:

• The Hon Gareth Evans AC KC — Former Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs; Former Chancellor of the Australian National University
• Mr Andrew Goledzinowski AM — Former Australian Ambassador to Vietnam; Former Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia; Former Australian Ambassador to the United Nations
• The Hon Tim Watts MP — in a Fireside Chat moderated by Mr Joseph Brake

Alongside voices from Asia Society Australia, The Sydney Morning Herald, the UTS Australia-China Relations Institute, PwC Australia and the wider regional business community.

Thank you

Our sincere thanks to the Asia-Australia Youth Association and the entire AAELS 2026 Organising Committee — a team largely made up of young people themselves — for the vision, the months of preparation, and a first edition delivered with real professionalism in both substance and execution.

Thank you for building a room where experience could be handed over without a generational gap, and where young people could put their questions directly to those who have gone before them.

Our thanks also to Ms Holly Lombardo for moderating “Business and Finance in the Asia Pacific” with clarity and real energy.

A commitment to the next generation

For Pistis Group, investing in young talent is not a communications exercise — it is strategy. The Australia–Vietnam construction corridor can only grow sustainably with a generation that understands both markets, both standards regimes and both cultures.

That is why Pistis Group runs its Architecture Internship Program, supports academic and industry events across Australia, and keeps its door open to young people building careers in the Asia–Australia space.

We look forward to seeing you again — at AAELS 2027, or sooner.