Our Story
Mekong Future Initiative (MFI) is a Singaporean non-governmental organization established in 2019 by Oknha Rithy Sear.
We have grown out of a desire to fully understand of issues related to Mekong youth with a desire raise their standards of living.
Our work seeks to support international trade, investment and entrepreneurship both regionally and internationally.
Our Work
Designed to support policymakers and business by providing data and analysis on opportunities for engagement with Mekong youth.
Highlights the space between geopolitical agendas and youth perceptions, aspirations and attitudes.
“Meeting the youth where they are now, and where they will be in the upcoming decades”
Our Approach
To produce original hard-hitting research which is immediately useful to policymakers and businesses.
To produce accurate and balanced representations which present a rounded picture of realities on the ground.
To present information in a format digestible to the general public which is rigorous enough for the policy analyst.
Our Founder
Rithy Sear
Rithy Sear is a prominent Cambodian entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in running successful businesses. He is the CEO of Worldbridge International, a logistics company established in 1993 which has grown to be one of Cambodia’s leading freight forwarding companies.
Rithy suffered much adversity as a child, growing up during the Khmer Rouge’s oppressive regime and later a refugee of the Cambodian-Vietnamese War. In the early 1990’s, Rithy was appointed as a Freight Auditor for the United Nations Transitional Authority. A few years later, he started his own company and very quickly became one of Cambodia’s most renowned property developers. He is responsible for some of the country’s most iconic developments including The Peak, The Bridge and The Palms.
Rithy founded Worldbridge Land in 2011 and is the current Chairman. In addition to his highly lucrative business, Rithy is an Oknha, a title given to those who have made immense contribution to public projects. He is also a recipient of the Dignitary Medal of Mohasereywat, the highest honour granted by the King of Cambodia.
Our Board
George Yeo
Singaporean Business Executive and Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Singapore
Seamon Chan
Managing Partner at Palm Drive Capital, a New York based VC