Alice Pham took part in the Mekong Forum 2013 on ‘Towards More Inclusive and Equitable Growth in the GMS,’ on July 11-12, at the Centara Hotel and Convention Center in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The Mekong Forum 2013 served as a platform for a range of notable senior policy makers, business and civic leaders, academic experts and development practitioners interested and involved in the GMS Economic Cooperation Program (GMS ECP) and the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) to come together in a multi-lateral, multi-level environment to define appropriate measures and plans to support positive gains made by regional development efforts.