Global Town Hall 2020 Bertema 'Rebuilding from the Covid-19 World'

List of Sessions and Confirmed Speakers

as of 17 November 2020

Opening

Keynote Address by President of Indonesia H.E. Joko Widodo

Jam 09.15-10.25 WIB

Session 1: The State of the COVID-19 World in 2020

Keynote speaker: H.E. Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China

Panelists:

1. Dr. Dino Patti Djalal, Founder and Chairman of Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia
2. Prof. Amitav Acharya, Distinguished Professor at School of International Service, American University
3. H.E. Chan Heng Chee, Singaporean Ambassador-at-Large and Ambassador of Singapore to the United States (1996-2012)
4. Prof. Ichirō Fujisaki, President of Nakasone Peace Institute and Ambassador of Japan to the United States (2008-2012)
5. Prof. Wu Xinbo, Dean of Institute of International Studies, Fudan University

Moderator:

Prof. Gordon Flake, CEO of Perth USAsia Centre

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Jam 10.40-11.40 WIB

Session 2: The Great Social Reset: Another Chance to Build a Just, Equitable, and Harmonious Society

Keynote/Panelist: Hon. Marise Payne, Foreign Minister of Australia**

(to be confirmed)

Panelists:

1. President José Ramos-Horta, President of Timor Leste (2008-2012) and Nobel Laureate
2. Nurul Izzah Anwar, Malaysian Politician and Member of Parliament for Permatang Pauh
3. Rev. Kyoichi Sugino, Deputy Secretary-General of Religions for Peace. 

Moderators: Prof. David Capie, Director of Center for Strategic Studies, Victoria University of Wellington and Dr. Jeffrey Reeves, Vice-President of Research for the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

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Jam 11.50-12.50 WIB

Session 3: Populism and Nationalism During the Time of COVID-19

Panelists:

1. The Hon. Stephen Smith, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia (2007-2010)
2. Ameshia Cross, Democratic Strategist and Political Commentator
3. Prof. Dewi Fortuna Anwar, Co-Founder of Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia

 

Moderator:

Dr. Rommel C. Banloi, Chairman and Executive Director of the Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence, and Terrorism Research

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Jam 12.55 -14.05 WIB

Session 4: Geopolitical Reset: Is A World of More Cooperation, Less Rivalry Possible?

Keynote : H.E. Retno L.P. Marsudi, Foreign Minister of Indonesia

Panelists:

1. The Hon. Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia (2007-2010, 2013) and President of the Asia Policy Institute
2. Dr. Marty Natalegawa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (2009-2014)
3. Prof. Kishore Mahbubani, Distinguished Fellow at Asia Research Institute (ARI), National University of Singapore

Moderator:

- Sunjoy Joshi, Chairman of Observer Research Foundation (ORF)

- Anton Bespalov of Valdai

Discussion Club

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Jam 14.15-15.25 WIB

Session 5: The Indo-Pacific and the COVID-19 Crisis, What are the Next Steps?

Keynote: H.E. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India

Panelists:

1. H.E. Bilahari Kausikan, Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore
2. Peter Jennings, Executive Director of Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
3. Prof. Richard Heydarian, Non-Resident Fellow, Stratbase ADR Institute
4. Dr. Ruan Zongze, Executive Vice President of China Institute of International Studies

Moderator: Prof. Dewi Fortuna Anwar, Co-founder of FPCI

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Jam 15:40 - 16:40 WIB

Session 6: Vaccine for All: Utopia or a Possibility?

Keynote: Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO

Panelists:

1. Mr. Weining Meng, Vice President of Sinovac HK and Sinovac International Regulatory Affairs Director

2. Ms. Elen Høeg, Senior Policy Manager, CEPI

3. Mr. Vladimir Primak, Director of Russian Direct Investment Fund

Moderator: Timothy Marbun (Kompas TV)

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Jam 16.50-17.50 WIB

Session 7: Light at the End of the Tunnel: What Worries Me, What Gives Me Hope

Panelists:

1. Syed Saddiq, Minister of Youth and Sports of Malaysia (2018 – 2020)
2. Cinta Laura Kiehl, Indonesian Entertainer and Entrepreneur
3. Heart Evangelista, Filipina Actress and Entrepreneur

Moderator:

Dr. Dino Patti Djalal, Founder and Chairman of Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia

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Jam 18.00-19.00 WIB

Session 8: Rebuilding Better: Anticipating and Shaping the Post-COVID-19 World Order & Development

Keynote: H.E. Sergey V. Lavrov, Minsiter of Foreign Affairs of Russia

Panelists:

1. Sigmar Gabriel, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Federal Republic of Germany (2017-2018)
2. Pascal Lamy, President of Paris Peace Forum, Director-General of World Trade of Organization (2005-2013)
3. Samir Saran, President of Observer Research Foundation

4. Dr. Parag Khanna, Founder and Managing Partner of Futuremap

Moderator:

Mr. Choi Shing Kwok, Director of ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute

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Jam 19.10-20.15 WIB

Session 9: At the Edge of A Cliff: How to Overcome the Worst Economic Recession of Our Time

Keynote: Mari Elka Pangestu, Managing Director of World Bank 

Panelists:

1. Ahmed M. Saeed, Vice President of ADB
2. Prof. Takatoshi Ito, Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia SIPA
3. Dr. Richard Samans, Director of Research ILO and Managing Director of World Economic Forum.
4. Jin Liqun, President of AIIB

Moderator: Laura Deal Lacey, Executive Director Milken Institute Asia Center

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Jam 20.30 - 21.30 WIB

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

Panelists:

1. Dyah Roro Esti Widya Putri

 

Jam 21:40 - 22:40 WIB

Session 11: Catching Up With Climate Agenda: Small Window, Big Challenges

Keynote: H.E. Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Panelists:

1. Nigel Topping, UK High Level Champion for Climate Action COP26
2. Dr. Antonio La Viña, Executive Director of the Manila Observatory
3. Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer with the City Developments Limited (CDL), Singapore

Moderator: Dr. Andrew Steer, President and CEO of World Resources Institute (WRI)

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Jam 22.45-24.00 WIB

Session 12: Welcome Back, America!

Armchair Discussion:

1. Prof. Joseph S. Nye Jr, University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus, and Former Dean of the Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government
2. Dr. John J Hamre, President, CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Panelists:

1. Dr. Kurt M. Campbell, Chairman of The Asia Group and Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (2009-2013)
2. Dr. Daniel Twining, President of International Republican Institute (IRI)
3. Dr. Rebecca Lissner, U.S. Naval War College

Moderator:

Gregory B. Poling, Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia and Director, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

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