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BORADROOM LUNCHEON BRIEFING
Dr Vishakha Desai
President & CEO, Asia Society
3 December 2009, Sydney
Dr Vishakha Desai is visiting Australia to participate in the Asia Pacific Community Conference as part of the United States Delegation. Appointed President in 2004, Dr. Desai sets the direction for the Society's diverse sets of programs ranging from major US-Asia policy initiatives and national educational partnerships for global learning to path-breaking art exhibitions and innovative Asian American performances.
Under her leadership, Asia Society has expanded the scope and scale of its activities, including the opening of new offices in India and Korea, the inauguration of a new center on US-China relations, and the development of new initiatives focusing on the environment, on Asian women leaders, and on partnerships among the next generation of exceptional leaders in Asia and the United States.
Dr. Desai was selected by Crain's New York as one of the "100 most powerful women leaders" in New York, by India Abroad, the leading national weekly for Indian Americans, as one the "50 most distinguished Indian Americans," and was honored by Zee T.V. (India) as the outstanding International Woman of the Year.
Dr. Desai serves on the boards of the Brookings Institution, Citizens Committee for New York City, Asian University for Women, and the New York City Mayor's Advisory Commission for Cultural Affairs.
By Invitation Only
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SYDNEY MINING CLUB LUNCH
China & India
3 December 2009, Sydney
The Sydney Mining Club together with the Asia Society and Asialink present the Club's Christmas Special focusing on important investment and partnership issues facing Australian Resource Companies operating in Australasia and particularly with respect to China and India. Speakers include Peter Church, Jason Yatsen Li, Trevor Sykes and Harold Weldon. We have reserved three tables for our members
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Recent AustralAsia Centre Events |
INDIA UPDATE
Asia
Foreign Policy Luncheon
"Australia and India: The Beginning
of Serious Engagement"
Guest
Speaker
John McCarthy AO
Former Australian High Commissioner to
India
Wednesday 28th
October
Melbourne
Sponsored by the Australia
India Institute
Supported by
the Australia India Business Council (AIBC), Austrade,
Department of Foregin Affairs & Trade (Vic), Department
of Industry, Innovation and Regional Development (DIIRD)
and the Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(VECCI)
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CORPORATE MEMBER
EVENT
Private
CEO Dinner Briefing
"New Malaysia - Changing Political
& Economic Landscape"
Guest
Speaker
Dato' Dr Michael Yeoh
Chief Executive Officer/Director, Asian
Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI)
Wednesday 23rd
September
Melbourne
Sponsored by Deacons
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CORPORATE MEMBER EVENT
Private
CEO Luncheon Briefing
"Prospects for Indonesia during SBY's Second Term"
Guest
Speaker
Richard Woolcott AC
Founding Director, Asia Society AustralAsia
Centre &
the Prime Minister's Special Envoy
Wednesday 12th August
Melbourne
Sponsored by Allens Arthur Robinson
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CORPORATE MEMBER EVENT
Private
CEO Luncheon Briefing
"Chinese Public Opinion on the failed Chinalco --
Rio Tinto deal"
Guest
Speaker
Professor Minyue Hou
Deputy Director and Professor, Australian
Studies Centre, East China Normal University
Tuesday 11th August
Melbourne
Sponsored by Corrs Chambers Westgarth
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CORPORATE MEMBER EVENT
Private
CEO Luncheon Briefing
"Prospects for Indonesia during SBY's Second Term"
Guest
Speaker
Richard Woolcott AC
Founding Director, Asia Society AustralAsia
Centre &
the Prime Minister's Special Envoy
Monday 10th August
Sydney
Sponsored by Corrs Chambers Westgarth
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CORPORATE MEMBER EVENT
Private
CEO Breakfast Briefing
Guest
Speaker
YB Dato' Mustapa bin
Mohamed
Malaysian Minister of International Trade
and Industry
Monday 3rd August
Melbourne
In collaboration with Asialink
Sponsored by ANZ
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CORPORATE MEMBER EVENT
Private
CEO Luncheon Briefing
"The Japanese economy and opportunities for joint
participation in infrastructure projects in Japan, Australia
and Asia"
Guest
Speaker
Takumi Shibata
Chief Operating Officer of Nomura Securities
Co., Ltd.
Tuesday 30th June
Sydney
Sponsored by Blake Dawson
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Asialink/Asia
Society AustralAsia Centre Special Dinner |
King Juan Carlos I of Spain
"Spanish Outlook
for the Asia Pacific Region"
SYDNEY, 25 June
2009 – In a very special evening, King
Juan Carlos I of Spain addressed business leaders at a
private dinner hosted by Asia Society AustralAsia Centre
and Asialink at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. He highlighted
Europe’s increasing interest in Asia and opportunities
arising from this for the Australian business community
in his address.
The King’s address stressed the valuable and
outstanding similarities between Australia and Spain,
particularly our similar pursuit in an increasingly
knowledge-based economy supported by high quality workforce,
competitive markets and vibrant innovative activities.
King Juan Carlos I also expressed interest in strengthening
the relations between Spain and the Asia Pacific region,
especially to facilitate business innovation and investment
in training and education, which are believed to be
key elements driving future economic growth.
King Juan Carlos I of Spain
gives the address at the Special Dinner
There is a new collaboration agreement between
Asialink and the Asia Society AustralAsia Centre
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CORPORATE MEMBER EVENT
Private
Dinner
with
Their Majesties King
Juan Carlos I
and Queen Sophia of Spain
Thursday 25th June
Sydney
Jointly organised with Asialink
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CORPORATE MEMBER EVENT
Private
CEO Luncheon Briefing
Guest
Speaker
H.E. Mr Zhang Junsai
Ambassador of the People's Republic of
China
Friday 19th June
Melbourne
Sponsored by Clayton Utz
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CORPORATE MEMBER
EVENT
Private
CEO Luncheon Briefing
"China's relationship with Australia
and the U.S. in the next five years"
Guest
Speaker
Professor Yuan Ming
Director of the Institute of International
Relations, University of Peking and Member of the Board
of the United Nations Foundation
Thursday 11th
June
Sydney
Sponsored by Mallesons Stephen
Jaques
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Boardroom Luncheon Briefing by Indonesian Finance Minister |
H.E. Dr Sri Mulyani Indrawati
Indonesia’s Minister of Finance and
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs
MELBOURNE, 22 May, 2009 – The AustralAsia Centre in collaboration with the Australia Indonesia Business Council hosted H.E. Dr Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Indonesia’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Indonesia at a boardroom luncheon briefing for corporate members. In a frank address, the Finance Minister spoke of Indonesia’s economy and the effects of the global financial crisis and predicted future impact on Indonesia.
H.E. Dr Sri Mulyani, Sid Myer, Chairman and
Richard Woolcott, Founding Director, AustralAsia Centre
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CORPORATE MEMBER EVENT
Jointly organised with the Australia Indonesia Business
Council
Private
CEO Luncheon Briefing
Guest
Speaker
H.E. Dr Sri Mulyani
Indrawati
Minister of Finance &
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs
Republic of Indonesia
Friday 22nd May
Melbourne
Sponsored by the Commonwealth
Bank of Australia
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The
Asia Society's Williamsburg Conference 2009 |
Asia Society New York
Williamsburg Conference
2009
27th-29th May, Fukuoka, Japan
'Moving Asia-Pacific Relations Forward'
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the Executive Summary
Download
the Conference Report
Asia Society, in partnership with the Japan Institute
of International Affairs (JIIA), organized the 37th annual
Williamsburg Conference in Fukuoka, Japan at the JAL Resort
Sea Hawk Hotel, from May 27-29, 2009.
Under the theme “Moving Asia-Pacific Relations Forward,”
42 distinguished top leaders of government, business,
civil society, academia and the media from 17 countries
came and discussed the global financial crisis and its
impact in Asia, climate change and its implication as
a security issue, re-structuring of the Asia-Pacific regional
architecture, and the North Korea conundrum.
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MEMBER
EVENT
Asia Society's 19th Asian Corporate Conference
"Redefining Asia's
challenges and the new role for Vietnam"
22nd - 24th April
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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CORPORATE MEMBER EVENT
Private
CEO Luncheon Briefing
"The impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Australia's
economic engagement with Asia"
Guest
Speaker
The Hon. Simon Crean
MP
Federal Minister for Trade
Thursday 21st May
Sydney
Sponsored by the Export Finance
and Insurance Corporation
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CORPORATE MEMBER EVENT
CEO
Delegation to Vietnam
Co-led
by
Richard Woolcott AC
Founding Director, Asia Society AustralAsia
Centre
and
Charles Goode AC
Chairman, ANZ
15-17 April
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CORPORATE MEMBER EVENT
Jointly organised with Monash University and the National
Gallery of Victoria
Book
Launch & Illustrated Lecture
"Kashgar: oasis city on China's old Silk Road"
Guest
Speakers
John Gollings
Photographer
Professor Marika
Vicziany
Director, Monash Asia Institute, Monash
University
Tuesday
24th March
Melbourne
Sponsored by Allens Arthur Robinson
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CORPORATE MEMBER EVENT
Private
CEO Dinner Roundtable
"China's perspective on the current economic situation"
Guest
Speaker
Chang Zhenming
Vice Chairman & President, CITIC Group
and accompanying CITIC delegation
Monday 2nd March
Melbourne
Sponsored by Allens Arthur Robinson
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CORPORATE MEMBER EVENT
Private
CEO Luncheon Briefing
Guest
Speaker
H.E. Dr Kim Woosang
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea
Thursday 26th February
Sydney
Sponsored by ANZ
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CORPORATE MEMBER EVENT
Private
CEO Luncheon Briefing
"Australia's role in a rapidly changing Asia-Pacific
region--What will be the best arrangements for Australia
to deal with a major shift of influence to East Asia in
the years ahead?"
Guest
Speaker
Richard Woolcott AC
Founding Director, Asia Society AustralAsia
Centre &
the Prime Minister's Special Envoy
Tuesday 3rd February
Melbourne
Sponsored by Allens Arthur Robinson
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CORPORATE MEMBER EVENT
Private
CEO Dinner Briefing
"Singapore's perspective on the Asia Pacific region"
Guest
Speaker
Lt. Gen. (Ret'd)Winston
Choo
Director, Australand
Wednesday 19th November
Melbourne
Sponsored by Credit Suisse
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CORPORATE MEMBER EVENT
Private
CEO Luncheon Briefing
"The Opposition's approach to Australia's links
wih Asia"
Guest
Speaker
Senator the Hon. Helen
Coonan
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
Wednesday 19th November
Melbourne
Sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers
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CORPORATE MEMBER EVENT
Organised by the
AUSTRALIA IDONESIA BUSINESS COUNCIL
Private
Breakfast Briefing
Guest
Speaker
H.E. Dr Mari Elka
Pangestu
Minister of Trade, Republic of Indonesia
Thursday 13th November
Melbourne
Supported by the Asia Society
AustralAsia Centre
&
the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia
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CORPORATE MEMBER EVENT
Private
CEO Briefing
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Guest
Speaker
H.E. Mr Nguyen Tan Dung
Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
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Tuesday 14th October
Melbourne
By invitation only
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Prime
Minister Speaks at Annual Dinner |
Asia Society AustralAsia Centre
Annual Dinner 2008
4th June, Sydney
"It’s time to build an Asia Pacific
Community"
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Report
Watch
Delivery & Read Speech
View
Photos
View
Slideshow
The Hon Kevin Rudd MP
Prime Minister of Australia
The Asia Society AustralAsia Centre
gratefully acknowledges the generous sponsorship
of Dinner Benefactors
 
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