Mady, as a Member of the Board of BFA, attended both the outgoing Board's meeting on April 8, presided over by former President of the Philippines Fidel Ramos, and the incoming Board's meeting on the same day with new members, presided over by Yasuo Fukuda, the former Prime Minister of Japan. The founding of the Forum, which is committed to promoting regional economic integration and bringing Asian countries even closer to their development goals, was driven by the People's Republic of China and officially launched by 26 Australasian states in 2001, with its first meeting in 2002. Its fixed address is in Boao, but the organization's secretariat is based in Beijing.
