Asian Architecture @ CSIS
The second annual Asian Architecture @ CSIS conference will bring together key thought leaders, business executives, and policymakers from the United States and Asia for a discussion of some of the most important issues ahead of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forums in November.
If you have any questions, please email the Sumitro Chair at southeastasiaprogram@csis.org.
Agenda
Friday, October 3, 2014
8:30 Registration of Participants
9:00 Keynote Address
The Hon. Kevin Rudd
Distinguished Statesman (Non-resident), CSIS
Former Prime Minister of Australia
Introduction:
Dr. John Hamre
President, CEO, and Pritzker Chair
CSIS
9:45 Panel Discussion: Economic Issues
Dr. 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, Japan
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, Japan
Dr. Han Phoumin
Energy Economist, 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