Programme
Monday, 7 May 2018
1430 – 1500 | REGISTRATION AND ARRIVAL OF GUESTS |
1500 – 1530 | WELCOMING AND OPENING REMARKS |
1530 – 1700 | PLENARY SESSION 1: POLITICS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: CHANGE OR STATUS QUO? |
1700 – 1720 | REFRESHMENTS |
1720 – 1850 | SPECIAL PANEL: FOREIGN POLICY IN THE DIGITAL AGE |
1900 – 2030 | WELCOMING DINNER |
Tuesday, 8 May 2018
0930 – 1030 | CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
CONCURRENT SESSION 1: STRATEGIC UPDATE: NORTHEAST ASIA | |
CONCURRENT SESSION 2: STRATEGIC UPDATE: WEST ASIA | |
1030 – 1100 | REFRESHMENTS |
1100 – 1230 | CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
CONCURRENT SESSION 3: STRATEGIC UPDATE: SOUTH ASIA | |
CONCURRENT SESSION 4: STRATEGIC UPDATE: CENTRAL ASIA | |
1230 – 1400 | LUNCH: Hosted by the Embassy of Japan in Malaysia |
1400 – 1600 | PLENARY SESSION 2: AMERICA FIRST, CHINA RISING: A NEW GLOBAL ORDER? |
1600 – 1630 | REFRESHMENTS |
1630 – 1800 | PLENARY SESSION 3: INNOVATING ASEAN, PRESERVING RESILIENCE |
1830 – 2030 | DINNER: Hosted by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Malaysia |
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
0900 – 1030 | CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
CONCURRENT SESSION 5: TECHNOLOGY AND THE BATTLEFIELD: THE EVOLVING NATURE OF WARFARE | |
CONCURRENT SESSION 6: FUTURE-PROOFING AGAINST VIOLENT EXTREMISM | |
1030 – 1045 | REFRESHMENTS |
1045 – 1215 | PLENARY SESSION 4: THE STATE OF THE REGION: THE FUTURE OF APEC AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS |
1215 – 1230 | CLOSING REMARKS |
1230 – 1345 | LUNCH |
Welcoming Remarks
by Tan Sri Rastam Mohd Isa, Chairman and Chief Executive, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia
Plenary Session 1: Politics in South East Asia: Change or Status Quo?
Dr Michael Vatikiotis
Dr Michael Vatikiotis
Asia Regional Director
Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue SingaporeAmb Pou Sothirak
Ambassador Pou Sothirak
Executive Director
Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and PeaceDr Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Dr Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Director
Institute of Security and International Studies (ISIS)
ThailandProf Dr Aileen S. P. Baviera
Professor Dr Aileen S. P. Baviera
President
Asia Pacific Pathways to Progress
The Philippines
Special Panel: Foreign Policy in the Digital Age
Mr Bunn Nagara
Mr Bunn Nagara
Senior Fellow
Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS)
MalaysiaMr Siddharth Varadarajan
Mr Siddharth Varadarajan
Founding Editor, The Wire
IndiaAssoc Prof Dr Farish Ahmad-Noor
Assoc Prof Dr Farish Ahmad-Noor
Coordinator, PhD Programme, Graduate Programmes Office
S Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
SingaporeYM Raja Dato’ Nushirwan Zainal Abidin
YM Raja Dato’ Nushirwan Zainal Abidin
Deputy Secretary General (Bilateral Affairs)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Malaysia
Concurrent Session 1: Strategic Update: Northeast Asia
Dr Lee Jaehyon
Dr Lee Jaehyon
Senior Fellow, ASEAN and Oceania Studies Program
The Asan Institute, Republic of KoreaDr Hoo Chiew-Ping
Dr Hoo Chiew-Ping
Senior Lecturer, Strategic Studies and International Relations Program
National University of Malaysia (UKM)Dr Yuan Chong
Dr Yuan Chong
Deputy Director
Institute of Japanese Studies
China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR)Prof Tosh Minohara
Professor Tosh MinoharaProfessor of US-Japan Relations
Kobe University, Japan
Concurrent Session 2: Strategic Update: West Asia
Mr Sholto Byrnes
Mr Sholto Byrnes
Senior Fellow
Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) MalaysiaDr Morteza Damanpak Jami
Dr Morteza Damanpak Jami
Vice President, Research & Studies
The Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) IranDr James Dorsey
Dr James Dorsey
Senior Fellow
S Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore
Concurrent Session 3: Strategic Update: South Asia
U Khin Maung Lynn
U Khin Maung Lynn
Joint Secretary
Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International StudiesDr Maria Sultan
Dr Maria Sultan
President and Chairperson
South Asian Strategic Stability Institute (SASSI) University, PakistanDr Dinusha Panditaratne
Executive Director
Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute on International Relations and Strategic Studies
Sri LankaDr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury
Principal Research Fellow & Research Lead (Multilateral and International Linkages)
Institute of South Asian Studies
National University of SingaporeMr Dhruva Jaishankar
Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies
Brookings India
Concurrent Session 4: Strategic Update: Central Asia
Mr Timofei Bordachev
Programme Director, Valdai Discussion Club;
Director, Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies, National
Research University Higher School of Economics, RussiaDr Vladimir I Norov
Director
Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies
UzbekistanDr Roy Anthony Rogers
Head, Department of International and Strategic Studies
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
University of Malaya, MalaysiaDr Meirat Omarov
Head of Department
Foreign Policy and International Security
Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies
Plenary Session 2: America First, China Rising: A New Global Order?
Dr Dino Patti Djalal
Founder
Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI), IndonesiaDr Walter Lohman
Director, Asian Studies Center
Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy
The Heritage Foundation
USAProf Xiang Lanxin
Professor, International History and Politics, The Graduate Institute Geneva;
Director, Centre of One Belt and One Road Studies
China National Institute for SCO International Exchange and Judicial CooperationProf Ken Jimbo
Faculty of Policy Management, Graduate School of Media and Governance
Keio University
JapanMr Anton Tsetov
Senior Analyst, Center for Strategic Research
Russian International Affairs Council
Plenary Session 3: Innovating ASEAN, Preserving Resilience
Dr Pavida Pananond
Thammasat Business School
Thammasat University, ThailandMs Nur Sulyna Abdullah
Chief Officer, Corporate Strategy Sector
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)Ms Moe Thuzar
Lead Researcher (Socio-Cultural)
ASEAN Studies Centre
ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, SingaporeProf Dr Dewi Fortuna Anwar
Chairman
Institute for Democracy and Human Rights, The Habibie Center, Indonesia
Concurrent Session 5: Technology and the Battlefield: The Evolving Nature of Warfare
Prof Dr Nguyen Vu Tung
President
The Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV)Ms Elsa B Kania
Adjunct Fellow, Technology and National Security Program
Center for a New American Security, USAMs Margherita D’ Ascanio
Regional Legal Advisor
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), MalaysiaMs Zoe Stanley-Lockman
Associate Research Fellow, Maritime Security Programme
Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS)
S Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore
Concurrent Session 6: Future-Proofing against Violent Extremism
Mr Muhammad Sinatra
Analyst
Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) MalaysiaDr Rommel Banlaoi
Chairman of the Board and Executive Director
Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism ResearchMs Dwi Rubiyanti Kholifah
Director
Asian Muslim Action Network (AMAN)
IndonesiaDr Eliane Ursula Ettmüller
Postdoctoral Researcher
Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies
Germany
Plenary Session 4: The State of the Region: The Future of APEC and Regional Economic Partnership Arrangements
Dato’ Steven Wong
Deputy Chief Executive
Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS)
MalaysiaMr Patrick Tay
Deals Partner, Economics and Policy
PricewaterhouseCoopers
MalaysiaProf Natasha Hamilton-Hart
Department of Management and International Business
Director of the New Zealand Asia Institute
University of Auckland
New ZealandDr Li Wei
Assistant Professor, School of International Studies
Renmin University
China
Closing Remarks
Tan Sri Rastam Mohd Isa
Chairman and Chief Executive
Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS)
Malaysia