Conference Agenda

Please note the schedule is subject to change. All session timings are in GMT+7 (Jakarta Time), so please adjust accordingly to your timezone.

Opening Session

Time: 09:00 - 09:15 | GMT+7

Keynote Speaker:

H.E. Retno L.P. Marsudi

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia

01. The State of the COVID-19 World in 2020

Institutional Partner: Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia

Time: 09:15 - 10:25 | GMT+7

Keynote Speaker:

H.E. Wang Yi

State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China

Panelists:

Dr. Dino Patti Djalal

Founder and Chairman of Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia (2014)

Prof. Amitav Acharya

Distinguished Professor at the School of International Service at American University

H.E. Chan Heng Chee

Singaporean Ambassador-at-Large and Ambassador of Singapore to the United States (1996-2012)

Prof. Ichirō Fujisaki

President of Nakasone Peace Institute

Prof. Wu Xinbo

Dean of the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University

Moderator:

Prof. Gordon Flake

CEO of Perth USAsia Centre

Special Keynote by

The Hon. Marise Payne

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia

02. The Great Social Reset: Another Chance to Build a Just, Equitable, and Harmonious Society

Institutional Partner: Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

Time: 10:40 - 11:40 | GMT+7

Panelists:

President José Ramos-Horta

Nobel Laureate and President of Timor Leste (2007-2012)

The Hon. Nurul Izzah Anwar

Malaysian Politician and Member of Parliament for Permatang Pauh

Rev. Kyoichi Sugino

Deputy Secretary General of Religions for Peace (RfP)

Moderators:

Prof. David Capie

Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies at Victoria University of Wellington

Dr. Jeffrey Reeves

Vice-President of Research for the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

03. Populism and Nationalism during the Time of COVID-19

Institutional Partner:

Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence, and Terrorism Research

Time: 11:50 - 12:50 | GMT+7

Panelists:

The Hon. Stephen Smith

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia (2007-2010)

Ameshia Cross

Democratic Strategist and Political Commentator

Prof. Dewi Fortuna Anwar

Co-Founder of Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia and Deputy Secretary for Political Affairs to the Vice President of Indonesia (2010-2015)

Moderator:

Dr. Rommel C. Banlaoi

Chairman and Executive Director of the Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence, and Terrorism Research

04. Geopolitical Reset: Is a World of More Cooperation, Less Rivalry Possible?

Institutional Partners:

Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and Valdai Discussion Club

Time: 12:55 - 13:55 | GMT+7

Panelists:

The Hon. Kevin Rudd

President of the Asia Society Policy Institute and Prime Minister of Australia (2007-2010, 2013)

H.E. Dr. Marty Natalegawa

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia (2009-2014)

Prof. Kishore Mahbubani

Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute (ARI), National University of Singapore (NUS)

Moderator:

Sunjoy Joshi

Chairman of Observer Research Foundation (ORF)

Dr. Anton Bespalov

Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Valdai Discussion Club

05. The Indo-Pacific and the COVID-19 Crisis: What are the Next Steps?

Institutional Partner: Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

Time: 14:15 - 15:25 | GMT+7

Keynote Speaker:

H.E. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Minister of External Affairs of India

Panelists:

H.E. Bilahari Kausikan

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore (2010-2013)

Peter Jennings

Executive Director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

Prof. Richard Heydarian

Prof. Richard Heydarian, Non-Resident Fellow at Stratbase ADR Institute

Dr. Ruan Zongze

Executive Vice President and Senior Fellow at China Institute of International Studies (CIIS)

Moderator:

Prof. Dewi Fortuna Anwar

Co-Founder of Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia and Deputy Secretary for Political Affairs to the Vice President of Indonesia (2010-2015)

06. Vaccine for All: Utopia or a Possibility?

Institutional Partner: Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia

Time: 15:40 - 16:40 | GMT+7

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Director-General of World Health Organization (WHO)

Panelists:

Weining Meng

Vice President of Sinovac HK and Senior Director of Oversea Business of Sinovac Biotech Co., Ltd.

Elen Høeg

Senior Policy Manager at Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)

Vladimir Primak

Director at Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)

Darren Welch

Director of Global Health at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office of the United Kingdom

Moderator:

Timothy Marbun

News Anchor at KompasTV

07. Light at the End of 2020: What Worries Me, What Gives Me Hope

Institutional Partner: Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia

Time: 16:50 - 17:50 | GMT+7

Panelists:

H.E. Syed Saddiq

Minister of Youth and Sports of Malaysia (2018-2020)

Cinta Laura Kiehl

Indonesian Entertainer and Entrepreneur

Heart Evangelista

Filipina Actress and Artist

Moderator:

Dr. Dino Patti Djalal

Founder and Chairman of Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia (2014)

08. Rebuilding Better: Anticipating and Shaping the Post-COVID-19 World Order and Development

Institutional Partner: Paris Peace Forum (PPF)

Time: 18:00 - 19:00 | GMT+7

Keynote Speaker:

H.E. Sergey V. Lavrov

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia

Panelists:

Pascal Lamy

President of the Paris Peace Forum (PPF) and Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) (2005-2013)

Richard Maude

Executive Director, Policy, and Senior Fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute

Dr. Parag Khanna

Founder and Managing Partner of FutureMap

Dr. Samir Saran

President of Observer Research Foundation (ORF)

Moderator:

Choi Shing Kwok

Director of ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

09. At the Edge of a Cliff: How to Overcome the Worst Economic Recession of Our Time

Institutional Partner:

Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia and Milken Institute

Time: 19:10 - 20:15 | GMT+7

Panelists:

Jin Liqun

President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

Ahmed M. Saeed

Vice-President (Operations 2) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Richard Samans

Director of Research at the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Former Managing Director of the World Economic Forum

Prof. Takatoshi Ito

Professor of the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University

Video Message by

Dr. Mari Pangestu

Managing Director of the World Bank

Moderator:

Laura Deal Lacey

Executive Director of the Milken Institute Asia Center

Dr. Dino Patti Djalal

Founder and Chairman of Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia (2014)

10. Emerging Leaders Dialogue: A Discussion on the Future of Democracy, Reforms, and Globalization after COVID-19

Institutional Partner: International Republican Institute (IRI)

Time: 20:30 - 21:30 | GMT+7

Panelists:

Ridwan Kamil

Governor of West Java, Indonesia

The Hon. Priyanka Chaturvedi

Indian Member of Parliament and Deputy Leader of Shiv Sena

Jamie Metzl

Founder and Chair of OneShared.World and Author of Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity

Emmanuel Ametepey

Executive Director of Youth Advocates - Ghana (YAG) and Convener of the African Youth SDGs Summit

Moderator:

Johanna Kao

Regional Director for Asia of the International Republican Institute (IRI)

Special Keynote by

H.E. Naledi Pandor

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa

Special Keynote by

H.E. Josep Borrell Fontelles

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Rebuilding COVID-19 World: The European Union View on the Reaction to the Pandemic, the Post-COVID-19 World Order, and Vaccine for All

11. Catching Up with Climate Agenda: Small Window, Huge Challenges

Institutional Partner: World Resources Institute (WRI)

Time: 21:40 - 22:40 | GMT+7

Panelists:

Nigel Topping

High-Level Champion for Climate Action at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26)

The Hon. Dyah Roro Esti Widya Putri

Indonesian Member of Parliament for Commission VII (Energy, Research and Technology, and Environmental Affairs)

Dr. Antonio La Viña

Executive Director of the Manila Observatory

Esther An

Chief Sustainability Officer of City Developments Limited (CDL)

Moderator:

Dr. Andrew Steer

President and CEO of the World Resources Institute (WRI)

12. Welcome Back, America!

Institutional Partner: Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Time: 22:45 - 00:00 | GMT+7

Armchair Discussion:

Prof. Joseph S. Nye Jr.

University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus and Former Dean of the Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government

Dr. John J. Hamre

President and CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Panelists:

Dr. Kurt M. Campbell

Chairman and CEO of The Asia Group and Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (2009-2013)

Dr. Daniel Twining

President of the International Republican Institute (IRI)

Dr. Rebecca Lissner

U.S. Naval War College

Moderator:

Gregory B. Poling

Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia and Director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at CSIS

* The above sessions and its corresponding names are subject to change.