Asian Architecture Conference

Please join CSIS as we preview key issues that will be on the agenda for leaders participating in November’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and East Asia Summit (EAS), as well as broader trends in multilateral structures in the Asia-Pacific.

9:20 a.m. - Welcoming Remarks   Dr. Amy Searight Senior Adviser and Director, Southeast Asia Program Center for Strategic and International Studies   Opening Keynote   Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) Chair, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Foreign Affairs U.S. House of Representatives   Introduction:  Monica Hardy Whaley President National Center for APEC   10:00 a.m. - Beyond the Bogor Goals: APEC’s Role in a Turbulent Economic Atmosphere   Sandra Oudkirk U.S. Senior Official for APEC and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs U.S. Department of State   H.E. Rosemary Banks Ambassador Embassy of New Zealand

Richard Cantor Chief of Credit Risk Moody’s Corporation   Ito Sadanori Special Advisor to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan and Director, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) New York

Moderator:  William Reinsch Senior Adviser and Scholl Chair in International Business Center for Strategic and International Studies   Coffee Break- 11:15 a.m.   11:30 a.m. - Strategic Priorities for the East Asia Summit   Boosara Kanchanalai Minister Royal Thai Embassy   David Nakamura White House Reporter The Washington Post                                     Malcolm Cook Senior Fellow ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute   Dhruva Jaishankar Director of the US Initiative Observer Research Foundation   Moderator: Dr. Amy E. Searight Senior Adviser and Director, Southeast Asia Program Center for Strategic and International Studies   12:45 p.m. - Lunch Served   2:00 p.m. - Armchair Discussion   Takehiko Nakao President Asian Development Bank   Moderator: Matthew P. Goodman Senior Vice President and Simon Chair in Political Economy Center for Strategic and International Studies

The conference is made possible with support from the Government of Japan, the National Center for APEC, and the Asian Development Bank.