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Event
19 Jun 2012
Foreign-Affairs

ASEAN at 45: Regional hopes, global clout

ASEAN has a new spring in its step. This Policy Summit will look at ASEAN

09.00-09.30 Welcome coffee and registration of participants09.30-10.00 KEYNOTE ADDRESSES BY KAREL DE GUCHT, EU Commissioner for Trade and DARMIN NASUTION, Governor of Bank Indonesia, FOLLOWED BY Q&A10.00-11.30 SESSION IKEEPING TRACK OF ASEAN INTEGRATIONASEAN has a new spring in its step. Growth rates are high, plans for ASEAN economic integration are picking up momentum and the organisation is in the driver’s seat of an array of free trade and regional integration initiatives. ASEAN’s 10 member nations are committed to an ambitious plan to create an integrated economic community by 2015, a move which opens up new opportunities for European exporters and investors. How open are ASEAN governments to European business? What is the impact of ASEAN’s various regional initiatives on trade and economic relations with Europe? How can ASEAN resolve its internal problems? Is ASEAN members’ non-interference policy compatible with meeting 21st Century challenges?Pradap Pibulsonggram, Thailand's representative on ASEAN High Level Task Force on ConnectivityRajat Nag, Managing Director General of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)Daw Wah Wah Tun, President of Myanmar Women Entrepreneurs Association (MWEA)    Moderated by Shada Islam, Head of Policy at Friends of Europe11.30-12.00 Coffee break12.00-13.30 SESSION II ASEAN’S GLOBAL OUTREACHASEAN is the focus of increased attention, both from its immediate neighbours and on the global stage. Gatherings such as the ASEAN Regional Forum and the East Asia Summit draw leaders and senior officials from across the world. The organisation is being courted by the US, China, India, Australia and Japan as well as the EU. How does the EU-ASEAN relationship compare with ASEAN’s economic and diplomatic ties with other global players? Is ASEAN ready to give the EU a seat at the East Asia Summit? How will the EU and ASEAN like their relationship to evolve in the coming years?David O’Sullivan, Chief Operating Officer of the European External Action Service (EEAS)Rafendi Djamin, Representative of Indonesia to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR)Yeo Lay Hwee, Director of the European Union Centre, SingaporeModerated by Shada Islam, Head of Policy at Friends of Europe13.30-14.30 Networking lunch14.30 End of the summit

When

19 Jun 2012 @ 09:00 am

19 Jun 2012 @ 02:30 pm

Duration: 5 hours, 30 minutes


Where

Bibliothèque Solvay

Rue Belliard 137

Brussels

Belgium


Language

English en


Organised by

Friends of Europe