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Asian Architecture @ CSIS

October 3, 2014 • 1:00 – 6:00 pm EDT

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

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Scott Miller
Senior Mentor (Non-resident), Executive Education
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Ernest Z. Bower

Ernest Z. Bower

Former Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Southeast Asia Program
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Matthew P. Goodman

Matthew P. Goodman

Former Senior Vice President for Economics
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Murray Hiebert
Senior Associate (Non-resident), Southeast Asia Program