UNSW ASEAN Conference 2020
45+ Speakers, 2400+ Registrants
from almost 40 countries.
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Inspiring the Present.
Envisioning the Future.
Welcome Message
A message from our CEO:
Anthony Paulo Sunjaya
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the UNSW ASEAN CONFERENCE 2020. The Conference aims to amalgamate socio-cultural, political and, economic interests all under one roof, whilst actively collaborating with the Australian and ASEAN youth from 10 different countries.
The ultimate objective of the conference is to not only embolden and strengthen the ASEAN identity, but also empower and encourage the ASEAN-Australasian youth to more proactively engage, in the increasingly important and mutually beneficial future of the trans-international and transdisciplinary exchange of knowledge.
The Conference spread over 3 days will present over 40 outstanding speakers from former Prime Ministers, Ministers, CEOs, academics to activists talking about issues that matter to ASEAN and globally today.
With a wide variety of topics to look forward to from Social Entrepreneurship, Human Rights, Cybersecurity, Climate Change, Women Empowerment to Impacts of COVID-19, there's certainly a topic for you. We look forward to seeing you all on the 10th, 17th and 24th of October 2020.
Vision
Inspiring the Present. Envisioning the Future of ASEAN, Australia and global relations.
Mission
The Conference aims to bring together over 2000 participants from ASEAN, Australia and globally to connect and discuss possible solutions about issues that matter to ASEAN and globally today including our joint future beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Our UAC Speakers 2020
Opening Keynote
“Australia-ASEAN on the Global Stage”
The Hon. Kevin Rudd AC
26th Prime Minister of Australia; President, Asia Society Policy Institute
The Hon. Prof. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
6th President of Indonesia;
Chairman of The Yudhoyono Institute
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Carlyle Thayer
Emeritus Professor, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra; C.V. Starr Distinguished Visiting Professor at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University (2005) and the Inaugural Frances M. and Stephen H. Fuller Distinguished Visiting Professor at Ohio University (2008).
Dr. Dino Patti Djalal
Presidential Spokesperson and Foreign Policy Advisor (2004-2010); Ambassador to the United States (2010 - 2013); Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs (2014);Founder of Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (2014)
Mrs. Shinta Kamdani
CEO of Sintesa Group; Chairwoman of Indonesia Business Coalition on Women Empowerment; Vice Chairwoman of Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN Indonesia); Employers’ Association of Indonesia (APINDO); Founder of Angel Investment Network Indonesia (ANGIN); President of Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development (IBCSD); International Board Member of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Dr. Yang Mee Eng
Executive Director ASEAN Foundation
Dr. Ong Kian Ming
Former Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Malaysia
Mr Jalil Rasheed
Former President & Group CEO of PNB
H.E. Mr. Mahendra Siregar
Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Indonesia
H. E. U Thaung Tun
Union Minister for the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations and the Chairman of Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Session Speakers
Jason Wee
Co-Founder & Lead Coordinator of Architects of Diversity
Beaudean T. Seil
Co-Founder and Partner at Patamar Capital (Impact Investor)
Ms. Lota Bertulfo
Senior Gender Equality Specialist, Prior Consultant to the Asian Development Bank; Principal Gender Equality Expert, Canada-Ukraine Trade and Investment Support Project at the Conference Board of Canada
Mr. Jose Ma. “Joey” A. Concepcion III
Chairman, ASEAN Business Advisory Council Philippines Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship (Philippines); Founder of the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (Go Negosyo)
Tommy Tjiptadjaja
Co-Founder and CEO Greenhope. co; Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur Fellow
A/Prof Minako Sakai
Associate Professor in Southeast Asian Social Enquiry and Indonesian Studies at UNSW Canberra
Prof Liaw Siaw Teng
Head, WHO Collaborating Centre on eHealth
Diah S. Saminarsih
Senior Advisor on Gender and Youth to the Director General (WHO)
Dr. Renard Siew
Sustainability & Climate Change Specialist, WEF Expert Network
Mrs. Yenny Wahid
Director of The Wahid Institute; Presidential Advisor; WEF Young Global Leader
Dr. Halim Alamsyah
Chair, Board of Commissioner at Indonesian Deposit Insurance Corporation
Dr. Malcolm Cook
Senior Fellow at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
Adam Brimo
CEO OpenLearning
Hon. Prof Rachmat Witoelar
Indonesian Minister of Environment (2004 – 2009); Indonesian President’s Special Envoy for Climate Change; Executive Chair of the Indonesian National Council on Climate Change (2010 – 2014)
Mr. Oudet Souvannavong
President of Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Investment; Managing Director at Societe Commerciale Lao Ltd.
Dr. Ha Anh Tuan
Executive Director @ Foundation for East Asia (South China Sea) Studies
Dr. Felix Tan
Senior Lecturer, School of Information Systems and Technology Management, UNSW Business School
Dr. Rashesh Shrestha
Economist at Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
Lt. Col. Francel Taborlupa
Chief Information Systems Management Division, Armed Forces of the Philippines
Dr. Maria Tanyag
Research Fellow, Corel Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, ANU
Liew Chin Tong
Former Deputy Minister for Defence, Malaysia; Senator of Dewan Negara (Malaysian State Assembly)
Scientia Prof. Guy Marks
Scientia Professor of Respiratory Medicine at UNSW; President of the Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Benjamin Ang
Deputy Head of Centre of Excellence for National Security at RSIS
Thinzar Shunlei Yi
Myanmar Activist; Emerging Young Leaders Award 2016
Dr. Shashi Jayakumar
Head of Centre of Excellence for National Security; Executive Coordinator of Future Issues and Technology at RSIS; Singapore Representative to AICHR;
Lt. Col. Roland Javines Ong
Territory Manager and Solutions Consultant at FireEye, Inc
Mr. William Kouch Peng
President Young Entrepreneurs Association of Cambodia
Dr. Pham Vu Thang
Director, Thriive Impact Investment Fund, Vietnam
Ben Bland
Director, Southeast Asia Program Lowy Institute
Dr. Tiffanie Ong
Chief Operating Officer, Naluri Life, Malaysia
YB FDr Ar Siti Rozaimeriyanty Rahman
ASEAN Business Advisory Council Brunei
Eleanor Mak
President of Australia-ASEAN Business Council
A/Prof Melissa Crouch
Associate Professor; Associate Dean UNSW Law; Chair of Southeast Asia Law and Policy Forum UNSW
Mr. Nguyen Anh Dong
Director of the Department for General Economic Issues and Integration Studies, Central Institute for Economic Management
Dr. Pichamon Yeophantong
Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow and Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Development, UNSW Canberra.
Dr Lauren Bain
Assistant Secretary, Regional Architecture Branch, US & Indo-Pacific Strategy Division Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Mr Will Nankervis
Ambassador of the Australian mission to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta.
Keynote Sessions
+ Australia & ASEAN on the Global Stage
12:00PM - 12:30PM (AEDT)
+ Women Empowerment
5:30PM - 6PM (AEDT)
+ Ministerial Lecture
12:00PM - 12:30PM (AEDT)
+ Empowering Youths of Tomorrow
5:30PM - 6PM (AEDT)
+ Global Threats and Challenges in the 21st Century
12:00PM - 12:30PM (AEDT)
+ Looking Forward
5:30PM - 6PM (AEDT)
Event Program
Organizing Committee
Anthony Paulo Sunjaya
Chief Executive Officer
Si Thu Zin
Secretary General
Richard Jiang
Chief Technology & Innovation Officer
Patrick Aung Khant Min
Chief Human Resources Officer
Austin P. McDonald
Chief Communications Officer
Jocelyn Yang
Chief Strategic Officer
Garreth M. Benjamin
Chief Financial Officer
Charmaine Singson
Chief Marketing Officer
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Location
University of New South Wales
Kensington, Sydney, NSW, 2052
Email
enquiries@unswaseanconference.com