Singapore's George Yeo on the 'The Geopolitics and Future of the Indian Ocean' - 23rd September 2026

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On Wednesday 23rd September 2026, the Geopolitical Cartographer hosted a session titled 'The Geopolitics and Future of the Indian Ocean'. The keynote address was delivered by Mr. George Yeo, Former Minister of Singapore.

Mr George Yeo is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy of the National University of Singapore, and the Founding Patron of its Asia Competitiveness Institute.

Mr Yeo was with Kerry Group in Hong Kong from 2012 to 2021. He was Chairman and Executive Director of Kerry Logistics Network from 2012 to 2019.

From September 1988 to May 2011, he served 23 years in the Singapore Government, and was Minister for Information and the Arts, Minister for Health, Minister for Trade & Industry and Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Mr Yeo has a BA in Engineering (Double First) from Cambridge University and an MBA (Baker Scholar) from Harvard University.

The Lecture took place at the Grand Crystal Ballroom of the Taj Samudra in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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The Geopolitical Cartographer is a research foundation specialising from the Himalayas to the Indian Ocean. It aims to promote the study, research, and analysis of the geopolitical, geoeconomic, climate changes, and maritime affair developments in the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and the connected landmasses, which are redrawing the global order.