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In 2010, a Young Professionals Program was held which included round-table discussions between young and senior leaders at the Asia Pacific Roundtable (APR). Fifteen young leaders from 11 countries took part in the Young Professionals Program, exchanging views and interacting with senior participants in exclusive, off-the record panel discussions. Prior to the conference, young leaders were asked to identify their country's most important foreign and security policy and what their government should do to secure that priority. Many YLs addressed rising regional powers and how their countries will fare in the multitude of regional security mechanisms. After the program, a few young leaders expanded their pre-conference essay to address issues covered during the APR conference with specific reference to an APR session titled "Dawn of the Asian Century".