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2009 Canberra Leaders Retreat



Read the response from the Asialink Leaders Fellows 2009 Asia Policy Issues:
Summarising the 2009 Canberra Leaders Retreat
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ASIA POLICY ISSUES: DEFENCE, ECONOMIC ENGAGEMENT, REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE
and HISTORY

Professor Tony Milner
Basham Professor of Asian History, ANU
Retreat Convenor


DEFENCE

Monday 14 September, 2009

Mr. Patrick Walters

National Security Editor, The Australian

Major General Craig Orme
Head of People Capability, ADF

Professor Des Ball
Professor in Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, ANU

Mr. Ross Cottrill
Visiting Fellow, Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy, ANU

ECONOMIC ENGAGEMENT
Tuesday 15 September, 2009

A/Prof Ligang Song
Director, China Economy and Business Program,
Crawford School of Economics and Government, ANU

Dr. Mark McGillivray
Chief Economist, AusAID

Professor Jenny Corbett
Professor of Economics
Executive Director, Australia-Japan Research Centre
Crawford School of Economics and Government

Senator the Hon. Nick Sherry
Assistant Treasurer
Senator of Tasmania

Mr. Paul Ross
General Manager
Bilateral Trade (Americas, Southeast Asia, Subcontinent, New Zealand and the Pacific)
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry


REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE

Wednesday 16 September, 2009

Ms Michelle Grattan
Political Editor, The Age

Hon. Stephen Smith
Minister for Foreign Affairs

Hon. Julie Bishop
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs

Professor Bill Tow
Department of International Relations,
College of Asia and Pacific, ANU

Dr Brendan Taylor
Lecturer, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, ANU