The CSIS Southeast Asia Program, Scholl Chair in International Business, and Simon Chair in Political Economy are pleased to present the Asian Architecture Conference on Tuesday, October 11, 2016.
The conference is being organized after the East Asia Summit (EAS) in September and ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in November. CSIS will bring together key thought leaders, business executives, and policymakers from the United States and Asia for a discussion on some of the important issues surrounding the EAS and APEC. They will discuss plans for the upcoming APEC summit in Peru, the opportunities and challenges for infrastructure development in Asia, and offer thoughts on how the next U.S. administration might take full advantage of Asia’s regional architecture (EAS, APEC, ARF, ADMM+).
8:00 a.m. Registration Opens
9:00 a.m. Opening Keynote
The Hon. Daniel R. Russel
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Introduction:
Dr. Amy E. Searight
Senior Adviser and Director, Southeast Asia Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
9:45 a.m. Economic Priorities of the APEC Summit
Mr. Kenneth Schagrin
Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Affairs
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
The Hon. Matt Matthews
U.S. Ambassador for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
U.S. Department of State
Mr. Bart Peterson
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Communications
Eli Lilly and Co.
Mr. Robert Milliner
Senior Adviser for International Affairs
Wesfarmers Ltd.
Moderator:
Mr. Scott Miller
William M. Scholl Chair in International Business
Center for Strategic and International Studies
11:00 a.m. Coffee Break
11:15 a.m. Infrastructure Development
Mr. Craig Steffensen
Representative, North American Representative Office
Asian Development Bank
Mr. Jay Farrar
Vice President, Government Affairs
Bechtel
Mr. Kohei Okada
Deputy Director-General for Trade Policy, Trade Policy Bureau
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
Moderator:
Mr. Murray Hiebert
Senior Adviser and Deputy Director, Southeast Asia Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
12:30 p.m. Lunch Served
1:00 p.m. Lunch Keynote
The Hon. Bruce Andrews
Deputy Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce
Introduction:
Ms. Monica Whaley
President
National Center for APEC
Moderator:
Mr. Scott Miller
Senior Adviser and William M. Scholl Chair in International Business
Center for Strategic and International Studies
1:45 p.m. Whither Asian Architecture (EAS, APEC, ARF, ADMM+) in the Next U.S. Administration
H.E. Tim Groser
Ambassador
Embassy of New Zealand
Ms. Wendy Cutler
Vice President and Managing Director
Asia Society Policy Institute
Mr. Krisda Piampongsant
Adviser, Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade
Dr. Michael J. Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Moderator:
Dr. Amy E. Searight
Senior Adviser and Director, Southeast Asia Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
3:00 p.m. Program Concludes
This conference is made possible with support from the Government of Japan and the National Center for APEC.
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