Asia Pacific Forecast 2014

What new challenges and opportunities will the United States face in the Asia Pacific region in the year ahead? How will China seek to expand its influence? What should we expect from North Korea? Will Abenomics work? What impact will political transitions in India and Southeast Asia have on regional dynamics? Will the Trans-Pacific Partnership be completed?

John Bussey of The Wall Street Journal and Fred Hiatt of The Washington Post will quiz CSIS experts and the audience on political, security, and economic developments across Asia in 2014. 

The discussion will conclude with a luncheon roundtable with ambassadors from the region.

Agenda

8:00                        
Continental Breakfast

9:00-9:05                
Welcoming Remarks

John Hamre
President, CEO, and The Pritzker Chair, CSIS

9:05-9:15
Introduction: What to Watch

Michael Green 
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS
Associate Professor, Georgetown University

9:15-10:45              
Panel One: Leadership & Security      

Ernest Bower 
Senior Adviser and Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies, CSIS

Victor Cha
Senior Adviser and Korea Chair, CSIS
Professor, Georgetown University

Christopher Johnson
Senior Adviser and Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS

Moderator:
Fred Hiatt
Editorial Page Editor, The Washington Post

10:45-11:00            
Break

11:00-12:30            
Panel Two: Economic Decisions

Matthew Goodman
William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy, CSIS

Scott Miller
Senior Adviser and Scholl Chair in International Business, CSIS

Richard Rossow
Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies, CSIS

Moderator:
John Bussey
Assistant Managing Editor and Executive Business Editor, 
The Wall Street Journal

12:30-14:00
Luncheon Panel Discussion

Nguyen Quoc Cuong
Ambassador of Vietnam to the United States

Ashok Mirpuri
Ambassador of Singapore to the United States

Kenichiro Sasae
Ambassador of Japan to the United States

Moderator:
Michael Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS 
Associate Professor, Georgetown University

14:00                      
Adjourn