Following the success of the Alliance 21 conference in Washington DC in January 2014, current and former heads of government, business and academia convened in Canberra to consider our shared interests and the future of the alliance in an emerging Asia.
The Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Julie Bishop MP provided keynote addresses on foreign affairs and security challenges, and the Australian Minister for Trade, the Hon. Andrew Robb MP led the discussion on trade and development.
The Australian Ministers were joined at the invitation-only conference by other senior government, business, and military leaders from Australia and the United States who debated future policy directions for the alliance in an emerging Asia in relation to politics and security, trade and investment, resources and energy and advanced manufacturing.
Following the conference, the United States Studies Centre hosted a gala dinner in honour of the Governor General His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd).
The Hon. Dr Brendan Nelson, Director of the Australian War Memorial provided a welcome and comment, and keynote remarks were made by Senator the Hon. David Johnston, Australian Minister for Defence.
The United States Studies Centre was pleased to once again bring together leading Australians and Americans to share insights into the future of this dynamic part of the world as part of the Alliance 21 project’s examination of the contemporary Australia-US relationship.
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Program
Welome
Professor Bates Gill, Chief Executive Officer, the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney
The Honourable John Berry, United States Ambassador to Australia
Keynote
Mr Daniel R. Russel, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, US Department of StateIntroduced by The Honourable John Berry
Major General Richard L. Simcock, II, Deputy Commander, US Marine Corps Forces, PacificIntroduced by The Honourable Robert Hill AC
RESOURCES AND ENERGY
Keynote address: Mr Roy KrzywosinskiManaging Director, Chevron Australia
Introduced by Mr Tony Wood
Panel discussion
The Honourable Martin Ferguson AM, Director, BG Group/ Chair, Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Advisory Board
Mr Ian Kemish AM, Strategic Advisor, Asia Pacific, ExxonMobil
Mr Roy Krzywosinski, Managing Director, Chevron Australia
Chair: Mr Tony Wood, Energy Program Director, Grattan Institute
Keynote
The Honourable Julie Bishop MP, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs
Introduced by Professor Bates Gill
TRADE AND INVESTMENT
Keynote address: The Honourable Andrew Robb MP, Australian Minister for Trade (Transcript Here)Introduced by Professor Geoffrey Garrett
Video address: Ambassador Michael Froman, United States Trade Representative, Executive Office of the President
Panel discussion
Mr Grant Aldonas, Principal Managing Director, Split Rock International, Former US Undersecretary for International Trade
Mr Andrew L. Stoler, Consultant, international trade issues and negotiations, Former Deputy Director WTO, Former Executive Director, Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide
Chair: Professor Geoffrey Garrett, Co-Director Alliance 21, Dean, Australian School of Business, University of NSW, Dean (Designate), The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY / ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
Video interview: Mr Jason Miller, Deputy Director, National Economic Council, The White HouseMr Kevin Kolevar, Vice President, Government Affairs and Public Policy, The Dow Chemical Company
Chair: The Honourable Robert Hill AC, Co-Director Alliance 21, Adjunct Professor in Sustainability, US Studies Centre, Former Australian Minister for Defence, Minister for the Environment, Ambassador to the UN
Panel discussion
Mr Innes Willox, Group Chief Executive, Australian Industry Group
Mr John Pollaers, Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Brands, Chair, Advanced Manufacturing Council, Australia
Dr John Daley, Chief Executive Officer, Grattan Institute
Chair: The Honourable Robert Hill AC, Co-Director Alliance 21, Adjunct Professor in Sustainability, US Studies Centre, Former Australian Minister for Defence, Minister for the Environment, Ambassador to the UN
POLITICS AND SECURITY IN AN EMERGING ASIA
Keynote address: The Honourable Tanya Plibersek MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development
Introduced by Professor Russell Trood
Panel discussion
Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, William J. Perry Fellow in International Security at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, former US Ambassador to Afghanistan, retired US Army Lt. General
Mr Douglas H. Paal, Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Former Director of the American Institute in Taiwan, former Senior Director for Asian Affairs and Special Assistant to the President, US National Security Council
Mr Allan Gyngell AO, Former Director-General, Office of National Assessments, Australia
Lieutenant General Peter Leahy, National Security Institute, University of Canberra, Former Chief of the Australian Army
Chair: Professor Russell Trood, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University, Adjunct Professor, Defence and Security Program, US Studies Centre, Former Liberal Senator for Queensland
Close
Professor Bates Gill, Chief Executive Officer, the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney
DINNER
Introduction: Professor Bates Gill, Chief Executive Officer, the United States Studies Centre
Keynote address: The Governor-General, His Excellency General The Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd)
Speech: The Honourabel Dr Brendan Nelson, Director, Australian War Memorial
Keynote address: Senator The Honourable David Johnston, Minister for Defence and Senator for Western Australia, also officially representing the Honourable Tony Abbott MP, Prime Minister of Australia
Speech: The Honourable Robert Hill AC, Co-Director Alliance 21, Adjunct Professor in Sustainability, US Studies Centre, Former Australian Minister for Defence, Minister for the Environment, Ambassador to the UN
