This concurrent session looks towards futures in which public health, education and social care function as social foundations for everyone rather than as services that are increasingly provided by private markets. It explores how these systems could operate as shared social commons: universally accessible, high quality and organised around dignity, care and capability to ensure all income groups and regions can live, learn, work and age well. What would it feel like, in everyday life, if health, education and care truly formed the bedrock of Malaysia’s wellbeing? Why is re‑centring these social foundations essential for a resilient post‑high‑income Malaysia and what changes would this demand from policy and institutions? 

This concurrent session looks towards futures where Malaysia thrives within ecological limits while expanding opportunities for human flourishing. It considers what it would mean to treat land, water, forests, cities and energy systems as shared ecological commons, managed to sustain life and livelihoods over generations rather than to maximise extraction for short-term gain. Panellists will explore how such futures could reshape development priorities, spatial planning and risk management in the face of climate risk and environmental degradation. What might a liveable, lower‑carbon Malaysia look like for households and communities? How could aligning economic choices with ecological realities underpin a more secure, just and prosperous post‑high‑income future? 

This concurrent session looks towards futures in which public health, education and social care function as social foundations for everyone rather than as services that are increasingly provided by private markets. It explores how these systems could operate as shared social commons: universally accessible, high quality and organised around dignity, care and capability to ensure all income groups and regions can live, learn, work and age well. What would it feel like, in everyday life, if health, education and care truly formed the bedrock of Malaysia’s wellbeing? Why is re‑centring these social foundations essential for a resilient post‑high‑income Malaysia and what changes would this demand from policy and institutions? 

This concurrent session looks beyond Malaysia’s borders to imagine possible futures for how we should engage with the world amid fragmentation, war and climate collapse. It will explore future visions for a post-high-income development model oriented towards peace, shared prosperity and mutual benefit, rather than extractive growth models or volatile external markets. Panellists will explore how these potential futures could reshape Malaysia’s trade and industrial strategies, international partnerships with the Global South and its place in a new world economic order. What roles could a post-high-income Malaysia play in shaping a more just and inclusive global economic community in the coming decade? And how could external engagement, in turn, better serve the wellbeing of all Malaysians?