Friends and partners: The future of regional groupings among Asia – Pacific countries

6th Annual Crawford PhD Conference
Tues 24 November 2015
9.15 am - 5 pm (registration opens
Crawford School

Registration opens at 8.45 am

This conference is free and open to the public

Keynote speaker: Gareth Evans

Panel

• Rory Medcalf, Head of College, National Security College (Panel Chair)
• Graeme Barty, Executive Director – International Operations Group (Acting), Austrade
• María Luisa González, Minister for G20, Economic Affairs and International Cooperation, Embassy of Mexico in Australia
• Adrian O’Connell, Deputy CEO, Standards Australia
• Tony Wood, Director, Energy Program, Grattan Institute

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The 2015 Crawford PhD conference focuses on the prospects, issues and impacts in one of the most important areas of policy for Australia and its neighbours: the dynamics of groupings within the Asia-Pacific.

The ‘Australia in the Asian Century’ White Paper (2012) forecast that the scale and pace of Asia’s rise in the coming decades would continue to be extraordinary. In addition to being the most populous region in the world, the White Paper noted that the Asia-Pacific had the potential to become the globe's biggest economic zone, the biggest consumption zone and the home to the majority of the world’s middle class. Together with that background, many Asia–Pacific countries are now members, or are seeking to become members, of a host of existing or developing regional/international groupings. This presents exciting opportunities and challenges for Australia and its neighbours

The conference provides a forum for students, academics, business interests, and policymakers to consider the issues at play in these bilateral and multilateral relationships: What dynamics, constraints and levers operate at the local, national, and regional levels? What are the domestic and wider international implications for governments, and the non-government and private sectors? Will efforts towards future regional cooperation be compatible with existing regional arrangements?

For the first time, the conference welcomes the participation and contribution of the National Security College, adding an important perspective on security and strategic analysis.

Please contact ANU Crawford PhD if you have any special dietary requirements.