Wonderful session with incredible Myanmar’s youth

March 7, 2026

Written by Ledy Simarmata, Co-founder of VINSY Group and Host of Asia Forward

One of the most rewarding moments for me as a Co-founder of VINSY Group and Host of Asia Forward. In the evening on March 6, 2026, thanks to my incredible McCain Institute’s Global Leaders fellow Zaw Tu Hkawng, I had the honor to share with around 50 amazing young leaders in multiple locations in Myanmar. They are all Zaw’s students. We touched on variety of subjects about life and leadership journey, with the help of Zaw translating English to Burmese and vice versa. The main character/s of this session is truly these young people, who gathered around on Saturday morning to gain new insights and learn from each other. And truly I salute Zaw for his consistent efforts to bring positive impact to his community back home in Myanmar, all the way since the completion of McCain fellowship to this date. The fact that Zaw has moved to the US doesn’t make him stop serving his community back home. I was really the one who was blessed by them.