The second day of the ASEAN Business & Investment Summit (ABIS) 2023 discussed government initiatives in supporting the private sector to address the challenges facing the ASEAN region (4/9/2023). The panel discussion covered five main topics, namely ASEAN's readiness to harmonise regulations to bring in regional investment, finding innovative industry and technology opportunities that will drive ASEAN's economic growth, collaboration between the public and private sectors in accelerating regional economic growth, ASEAN as a stable and harmonious region, and the importance of connectivity in regional economic growth.