The CSIS Southeast Asia Program, Scholl Chair in International Business, and Simon Chair in Political Economy are pleased to present the fifth annual Asian Architecture Conference @ CSIS.
Coming ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and East Asia Summit (EAS) in November, CSIS will convene 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 the plans for the upcoming APEC summit in Vietnam, provide an update on CSIS’s Asia Economic Strategy Commission, and the key issues facing leaders in the EAS in the Philippines.
8:30 a.m. Registration
9:30 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
Mr. Scott Miller
Senior Adviser and Scholl Chair in International Business
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Opening Keynote
Representative Rick Larsen
Co-Chair, APEC Caucus
U.S. House of Representatives
Introduction:
Ms. Monica Hardy Whaley
President
National Center for APEC
10:15 a.m. Economic Priorities for the APEC Summit
The Hon. Matt Matthews
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Ambassador for APEC
U.S. Department of State
Mr. Yasuhiko Yoshida
Senior Official for APEC and Deputy Director-General for Trade Policy, Trade Policy Bureau
Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (Japan)
H.E. Pham Quang Vinh
Ambassador
Embassy of Vietnam
Ms. Tina Lo
Vice Chairman
O-Bank Co., Ltd.
Member, ABAC Chinese Taipei
Moderator:
Mr. Scott Miller
Senior Adviser and Scholl Chair in International Business
Center for Strategic and International Studies
11:45 a.m. Lunch Served
12:30 p.m. Discussion of U.S. Economic Strategy in the Asia Pacific
Introduction:
Mr. Matthew P. Goodman
Senior Adviser for Asian Economics and Simon Chair in Political Economy
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Discussion :
The Hon. Charlene Barshefsky
Senior International Partner, Wilmer Hale
Former U.S. Trade Representative
The Hon. J. Stapleton Roy
Founding Director Emeritus
Wilson Center Kissinger Institute
Former U.S. Ambassador to China, Indonesia, and Singapore
Moderator:
Mr. Jacob M. Schlesinger
Senior Correspondent
Wall Street Journal
1:30 p.m. Coffee Break
1:45 p.m. Security Priorities for the East Asia Summit
H.E. Ashok Mirpuri
Ambassador
Embassy of Singapore
Dr. Evan Medeiros
Managing Director, Asia
Eurasia Group
Mr. Jonathan Cheng
Seoul Bureau Chief
Wall Street Journal
Ms. Bonnie Glaser
Senior Adviser for Asia and Director, China Power Project
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Moderator:
Dr. Amy E. Searight
Senior Adviser and Director, Southeast Asia Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
3:15 p.m. Program Concludes
