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.

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



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