Angelina Jolie to Speak at 2026 ASEAN Inclusive Growth Summit in Manila

Academy Award-winning actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie is set to visit Manila for the 2026 ASEAN Inclusive Growth Summit on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.

The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth announced that Jolie will join key leaders in Manila to discuss inclusion, opportunity, and regional growth across Southeast Asia.

"A global voice for human rights and humanitarian action is joining the conversation on ASEAN’s future," the center wrote. "We’re excited to welcome Angelina Jolie, Academy Award-winning actress, filmmaker and humanitarian, as a featured speaker at the 2026 ASEAN Inclusive Growth Summit."

Jolie will join Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh for a panel discussion titled "From Memory to Possibility: Cambodia, Courage and the Power of Staying." The conversation will be moderated by Shamina Singh, Founder and President of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth.

The two notably worked together on the film First They Killed My Father, based on the non-fiction book by Loung Ung published in 2000. The film, which premiered in 2017, follows the story of then-five-year-old Ung, who is forced by the Khmer Rouge to become a child soldier.

Other featured speakers include Lea Salonga, Kylie Verzosa, Rajo Laurel, and Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Cristina Roque. The summit will bring together leaders from various sectors to discuss Southeast Asia's economic growth and development.

Jolie has served as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador from 2001 to 2012 and Special Envoy until 2022. She adopted her son, Maddox, from Cambodia in 2002 and was granted Cambodian citizenship in 2005.

The 2026 edition, hosted by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, marks the second iteration of the Summit. The first was held in 2025 in Kuala Lumpur.

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