Indonesian Foreign Minister Natalegawa to keynote CSIS Indonesia Conference

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013– The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Sumitro Chair will host the Indonesia Conference, the fourth in its ongoing Asia Pacific Conferences @ CSIS series. Full details appear below. 

***PLEASE NOTE: This event will not take place at CSIS***

WHEN/WHERE:
Thursday, May 16, 2013
9:00 AM – 3:45 PM
Four Seasons Hotel
2800 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007

Credentialed members of the press who would like to attend must RSVP to aschwartz@csis.org 

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9:00  Welcoming Remarks:

Mr. Ernest Z. Bower
Senior Adviser and Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies

His Excellency Dr. Dino Patti Djalal
Ambassador of Indonesia to the United States

9:30   Introductory remarks

Mr. Joseph Yun
Acting Assistant Secretary of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
U.S. Department of State

9:45 The Indonesian Perspective of the Indo-Pacific Keynote Address:

His Excellency Dr. R. M. Marty M. Natalegawa
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia

10:30 Panel Discussion and Q&A

Speakers:

His Excellency Ashok Kumar Mirpuri
Ambassador to the United States
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore

The Honorable Kurt Campbell
Chairman and CEO
The Asia Group

The Honorable J. Stapleton Roy
Former U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, USINDO Co-Chair, and
Director of the Kissinger Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center

Mr. Endy Bayuni
Senior Editor
The Jakarta Post

Moderator:

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

11:45   Luncheon: Strengthening the Economic Relationship       

12:15   Panel Discussion and Q&A

Speakers:

The Honorable Patricia M. Loui
Member of the Board of Directors
Export-Import Bank of the United States

Mr. Anoop Singh
Director, Asia and Pacific Department
International Monetary Fund

Mr. Yos Harmen
Director
Indonesia Investment Promotion Center

Dr. Douglas Ramage
Chairman – Trade & Investment Committee
American Chamber of Commerce of Indonesia
BowerGroupAsia

Mr. John Riady
Chairman
KIKAS-KADIN

Moderator:

Mr. Murray Hiebert
Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies, CSIS

13:45   Refreshment Break               

14:00   Building Security Partnerships in Asia

Keynote Address:

His Excellency Purnomo Yusgiantoro [via video conference]
Minister of Defense
Ministry of Defense of Indonesia  

14:45   Panel Discussion and Q&A

Speakers:

Mr. Vikram J. Singh
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia
U.S. Department of Defense

The Honorable Hayono Isman
Member of Commission I: Defense, Foreign Affairs and Information
People’s Representative Council

Mr. Bambang Harymurti
Editor-in-Chief
Tempo

Moderator:

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

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