Founded by Ou Virak in late 2015, Future Forum is a new and independent think tank generating new thinking for a new Cambodia. Future Forum’s vision is of a just, democratic, dynamic, and prosperous Cambodia shaped by the needs of its people rather than its rulers. To make that vision a reality, their mission is to nurture a community of young thinkers, develop positive policy solutions and engender critical debate, molding the future of Cambodia – “Public. Policy. Forward.” Their core values are: Nurture, Create, and Debate.

They are an evidence-based think tank that focuses on research, analysis, and public policy and represents a dynamic response to an identified “policy gap” in Cambodia. They seek to stimulate a new type of thinking to enable Cambodian society to make better decisions and to achieve better outcomes, with young people coming to the fore of such types of contributions.

Future Forum's Vision...

..is of a just, democratic, dynamic, and prosperous Cambodia shaped by the needs of its people. To make that vision a reality, their mission is to nurture a community of young thinkers, develop positive policy solutions, and engender critical debate.

They employ evidence-based policy debate, analysis, and recommendations to inspire Cambodian people (especially youth) to achieve democratic, political, and socio-economic change that will benefit all people of Cambodia.

By adopting a measured, analytical, and considered approach, they identify underlying policy recommendations to help shape Cambodia's discourse, and rather than simply identifying problems, they adopt a solution-oriented approach and use research to equip key decision-makers with detailed, specific, constructive policy solutions to Cambodia’s issues.