On September 17, 2026, Dr. Favour Omileke, Program Specialist at Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI), took part as a panelist in the webinar “Developing an Asian Brain Health Economy Strategy,” hosted by the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA) and the Global Brain Economy Initiative (GBEI).
Experts from different parts of Asia gathered online to discuss the establishment and progress of the Asian Brain Health Economy Strategy.

Asia is positioned to be a defining region in the global transition towards a model of economic development grounded on brain health, brain skills, cognitive resilience and human flourishing. The Asian economies face opportunities and vulnerabilities that make a regional brain health strategy a necessity.
This webinar convened leaders from policy, finance, healthcare, academia, and industry and explored a regional brain economy strategy in the Asian context. Discussions spanned national policy frameworks, measurement systems, corporate innovation, investment ecosystems, and place-based implementation models.
The webinar introduced emerging regional initiatives and strategies that are being established in China, Malaysia, India and Japan.

In the panel discussion, Dr. Omileke shared the importance of evidence-based, implementable policies that address the needs of society to establish brain health in the Asian context. She also highlighted that a collaborative, multidisciplinary, solution-focused approach is essential for policy formation.
Other panelists also underlined the importance of cross-country learning within the Asian context, innovation and multi-sectoral collaboration.

This webinar marked the beginning of many other seminars to come in the Asian region.