The United States and Myanmar: Next Steps
The CSIS Southeast Asia Program is pleased to present The United States and Myanmar: Next Steps on Tuesday, September 13, 2016.
Taking place the day before Aung San Suu Kyi’s historic first visit to Washington as Myanmar’s state counsellor and foreign minister, the conference will explore the country’s ongoing democratic transition and the potential for greater U.S. engagement. CSIS will feature a keynote address from Ben Rhodes, Assistant to the President, and two panels of expert speakers from Myanmar and the United States. The first panel will review the opportunities and challenges facing economic growth in Myanmar, including the impact of remaining U.S. sanctions and the future of U.S.-Myanmar economic cooperation. The second panel will focus on Myanmar’s political and security transition, civil-military relations, the peace process, and Buddhist-Muslim communal relations in Rakhine state.
9:00 a.m. Keynote Speech
Ben Rhodes
Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic
Communications and Speechwriting
Executive Office of the President
Introduction:
Amy Searight
Senior Adviser and Director, Southeast Asia Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
9:45 a.m. Economic Growth and Development
Bo Bo Nge
Renaissance Institute
Serge Pun
Chairman
Serge Pun & Associates
Erin Murphy
Principal and Founder
Inle Advisory Group
Moderator:
Matthew P. Goodman
Senior Adviser for Asian Economics and William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy
Center for Strategic and International Studies
10:45 a.m. Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. Myanmar’s Political Transition: Looking Ahead
Kyaw Yin Hlaing
Director
Center for Diversity and National Harmony
Derek Mitchell
Senior Adviser, Albright Stonebridge Group
Former U.S. Ambassador to Burma
Gwen Robinson
Chief Editor
Nikkei Asian Review
Moderator:
Murray Hiebert
Senior Adviser and Deputy Director, Southeast Asia Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
12:00 p.m. Adjourn
The conference is made possible with support from Nikkei Asian Review.
