The Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies and the Scholl Chair in International Business are pleased to host the third annual Asian Architecture Conference @ CSIS.
The conference is being organized ahead of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forums in November. CSIS will bring together 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, including accommodating the ambitions of major powers in Asia, binding all regional states in a common set of rules, and building trust and transparency in key areas such as security, finance, and trade.
This conference is made possible with support from the Government of Japan and the National Center for APEC.
8:00 a.m. Registration of Participants
9:00 a.m. Opening Keynote
The Hon. Michael Froman
U.S. Trade Representative
Executive Office of the President
Introduction:
Mr. Matthew P. Goodman
William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy and Senior Adviser for Asian Economics
Center for Strategic and International Studies
9:45 a.m. Panel: Economic Priorities of the APEC Summit
Mr. Sean P. Lindstone
Director for Japan and APEC Policy
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Mr. Matt Matthews
U.S. Senior Official for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
U.S. Department of State
Mr. James Wallar
Senior Adviser, International Development
Nathan Associates
Mr. John Steele
Senior Director of International Government Affairs
Eli Lilly and Company
Moderator:
Mr. Matthew P. Goodman
William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy and Senior Adviser for Asian Economics
Center for Strategic and International Studies
11:00 a.m. Coffee Break
11:15 a.m. Panel: Small Businesses: the Key to Growth
Mr. Kazumi Nishikawa
Special Advisor to the Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan)
Executive Director, JETRO Singapore
H.E. Jose L. Cuisia, Jr.
Ambassador
Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines
Dr. James Morrison
Special Assistant for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Mr. Bernard Bailey
Chairman and CEO
Authentix
Moderator:
Mr. Scott Miller
William M. Scholl Chair in International Business
Center for Strategic and International Studies
12:30 p.m. Luncheon
1:00 p.m. Luncheon Keynote
Dr. Evan Medeiros
Managing Director for Asia
Eurasia Group
1:45 p.m. Panel: Security Challenges Facing the East Asia Summit
H.E. Ashok Mirpuri
Ambassador
Embassy of the Republic of Singapore
Lt. Gen. Wallace “Chip” Gregson (USMC, Ret.)
Senior Adviser
Avascent International
Dr. Michael J. Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Moderator:
Mr. Murray Hiebert
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies
3:00 p.m. Program Concludes