The 19th World Economic Forum on East Asia will explore the many facets of the region’s rising influence.

The key question to be discussed with the general public is: ‘How can Asia lead the world?’

YouTube users are invited to submit their ideas or questions via video or in writing to http://youtube.com/davos. Users can also vote on their favourite submissions from others.

At the World Economic Forum on East Asia in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, a special Davos Debates video corner will be set up where participants, including presidents and business leaders, will respond via video to the questions submitted by YouTube users.

The Davos Debates are designed to open the discussion about the future of the region to the wider public who is invited to share their questions and ideas about the region’s most pressing challenges.

This is the third year that the World Economic Forum has opened its meetings to video submissions from the general public. The videos have become an integral part of the debates at the meetings.

More information about the World Economic Forum on East Asia 2010 at http://www.weforum.org/eastasia2010