Please join CSIS as we preview key issues that will be on the agenda for leaders participating in November’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and East Asia Summit (EAS), as well as broader trends in multilateral structures in the Asia-Pacific.
9:20 a.m. - Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Amy Searight
Senior Adviser and Director, Southeast Asia Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Opening Keynote
Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA)
Chair, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Foreign Affairs
U.S. House of Representatives
Introduction:
Monica Hardy Whaley
President
National Center for APEC
10:00 a.m. - Beyond the Bogor Goals: APEC’s Role in a Turbulent Economic Atmosphere
Sandra Oudkirk
U.S. Senior Official for APEC and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
U.S. Department of State
H.E. Rosemary Banks
Ambassador
Embassy of New Zealand
Richard Cantor
Chief of Credit Risk
Moody’s Corporation
Ito Sadanori
Special Advisor to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan and Director, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) New York
Moderator:
William Reinsch
Senior Adviser and Scholl Chair in International Business
Center for Strategic and International Studies
11:15 a.m. - Coffee Break
11:30 a.m. - Strategic Priorities for the East Asia Summit
Boosara Kanchanalai
Minister
Royal Thai Embassy
David Nakamura
White House Reporter
The Washington Post
Malcolm Cook
Senior Fellow
ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute
Dhruva Jaishankar
Director of the US Initiative
Observer Research Foundation
Moderator:
Dr. Amy E. Searight
Senior Adviser and Director, Southeast Asia Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
12:45 p.m. - Lunch Served
2:00 p.m. - Armchair Discussion
Takehiko Nakao
President
Asian Development Bank
Moderator:
Matthew P. Goodman
Senior Vice President and Simon Chair in Political Economy
Center for Strategic and International Studies
The conference is made possible with support from the Government of Japan, the National Center for APEC, and the Asian Development Bank.
