The Asian Architecture Conference at CSIS
October 2, 2014
WASHINGTON, October 2, 2014- The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Scholl International Chair in Business and Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies will host the second annual Asian Architecture conference.The event will feature a keynote speech by former Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd. Full details appear below.
WHEN/WHERE:
Friday, October 3rd, 2014
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Second Floor Conference Room
CSIS, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Credentialed members of the press who wish to attend should email aschwartz@csis.org or click below.
Agenda
8:45 Registration
9:00 Keynote Address
The Hon. Kevin Rudd
26th Prime Minister of Australia
Introduction:
Dr. John Hamre
President, CEO, and Pritzker Chair
Center for Strategic and International Studies
9:45 Panel Discussion: Economic Issues in EAS/APE
Mr. Robert Wang
Senior Official for APEC
U.S. Department of State
Mr. Edward Brzytwa
Director for APEC Affairs
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Mr. Toshiyuki Sakamoto
Deputy Director-General for Trade Policy,
Trade Policy Bureau, METI
Ms. Dorothy Dwoskin
Senior Director of Global Trade Policy, Microsoft
Vice Chair for Policy, National Center for APEC
Moderator:
Mr. Scott Miller
Senior Adviser and William M. Scholl Chair in
International Business, CSIS
11:00 Break
11:05 Panel Discussion: Energy Security in Asia
Mr. Jonathan Elkind
Acting Assistant Secretary for International Affairs
U.S. Department of Energy
Mr. Takayuki Sumita
Director-General, Natural Resources and Fuel
Department, Agency for Natural Resources and
Energy, METI
Dr. Han Phoumin
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
Mr. Michael Leifman
Director of Forecasting and Analysis
GE Power & Water Marketing
Moderator:
Mr. Murray Hiebert
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies
CSIS
12:20 Lunch is Served
12:30 Luncheon Address
Dr. Evan Medeiros
Special Assistant to the President and National
Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs
Executive Office of the President
Introduction:
Mr. Matthew P. Goodman
William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy and
Senior Adviser for Asian Economics, CSIS
1:15 Panel Discussion: Security Issues in East Asia
The Hon. David Shear
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and
Pacific Security Affairs, Department of Defense
H.E. Ashok Mirpuri
Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the United States
Mr. Chris Brose
National Security and Foreign Policy Adviser
Office of U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
Moderator:
Mr. Ernest Z. Bower
Senior Adviser and Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies
CSIS
2:30 Conference concludes
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