Empowering Communities, Connecting Nations
Held alongside
ACE 2026
ASEAN Cooperative Expo 2026
Palm Spring Hotel
Díli Convention Centre (CCD)
2Fri
3Sat
4Sun
Building a bridge between policy and practice, communities and markets, and Timor-Leste and ASEAN.
Policy and dialogue
Exhibition and public engagement
The cooperative sector has a strategic part to play in empowering communities, in creating economic opportunity and in sustainable development.
In a spirit of cooperation, solidarity and sharing, Timor-Leste is holding DRCCMD 2026 and ACE 2026 to bring together leaders, cooperatives, governments, the private sector and partners, to share experience, build partnerships and move forward together.
Díli will be a bridge connecting communities and nations through cooperatives.
Moderator
National Director
for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Timor-Leste
A Timor-Leste diplomat and trade-policy professional who leads coordination of Timor-Leste’s ASEAN economic integration agenda, including ASEAN economic commitments, the National AEC Implementation Roadmap 2026–2030, and preparations for Timor-Leste’s ASEAN Chairship in 2029. Her experience includes ASEAN and WTO accession, international trade negotiations, economic diplomacy and multilateral affairs.
Panelist
Minister of Commerce and Industry - Timor-Leste
Minister of Commerce and Industry since July 2023, leading policies related to commerce, industry, entrepreneurship and MSMEs. He previously served as Vice Minister of Commerce, Industry and Environment and as Secretary of State for Industry and Cooperatives. His priorities include MSME development, domestic industry, economic diversification and regional market participation.
Panelist
Governor
of Central Bank of
Timor-Leste
Governor of Banco Central de Timor-Leste since September 2023, responsible for the central bank’s strategic direction, including monetary policy, financial stability, banking supervision and international financial cooperation. He has more than 20 years of experience in economics, public finance and economic policy.
Panelist
Deputy Secretary- General
of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for the ASEAN Economic Community for the 2021–2027 period. He provides strategic advice on regional economic integration and leads implementation of ASEAN’s economic agenda. His expertise includes trade and investment, regional connectivity, digital transformation, and sustainable and inclusive economic development.
The public-facing days feature talkshows, music and cultural performances alongside the exhibition.
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
2–4 October 2026Díli Convention Centre (CCD)
Conference venueDíli2–3 October 2026
To be published before the event
Expo venueDíli2–4 October 2026
To be published before the event
ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Satvinder Singh, participated in the opening of the Díli Regional Cooperative Conference 2026 and also served as a panelist in the Special Session entitled “Advancing Timor-Leste’s ASEAN Economic Integration: Sectoral Pathways Forward.”
Adjuntu Sekretáriu-Jerál ASEAN, Sr. Satvinder Singh enkoraja SECoop atu prepara proposta konkretu sira ne’ebé relasiona ho prioridade no programa dezenvolvimentu kooperativa, hodi bele esplora oportunidade apoiu liuhusi mekanizmu Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI).
Sekretáriu Estadu Kooperativas, Eng. Arsénio Pereira da Silva, hala’o enkontru bilaterál ho Prezidente ASEAN Cooperative Organization (ACO), Datuk Seri Dr. Abdul Fattah Abdullah, ne’ebé mós hanesan Prezidente Angkatan Koperasi Kebangsaan Malaysia Berhad (ANGKASA), iha Palm Spring Hotel, Díli, Timor-Leste, iha marjen Díli Regional Cooperative Conference and Ministerial Dialogue 2026.
