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The Future of Asia: Voices of the Next Generation
Speakers: Chheang Vannarith, Senior Fellow and Member of the Board, Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace; Sylvia Mishra, Researcher, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, India and James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies; Duyeon Kim, Visiting Senior Fellow at the Korean Peninsula Future Forum; Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences, Columbia University; Ann Marie Murphy, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Emerging Powers and Transnational Trends, Seton Hall University; Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Columbia University
Monday, October 23, 2017, 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Kellogg Center Room 1512, International Affairs Building, Columbia University
Co-sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, The School of International and Public Affairs, The Asia Foundation, and The New York Southeast Asia Network
Japan's New Foreign Minister:A Dialogue with Columbia Students about Diplomacy
Moderator: Takako Hikotani, Gerald L. Curtis Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy, Columbia University
Speaker: His Excellency Tarō Kōno, Foreign Minister of Japan
Thursday, September 21, 2017, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Room 1501, International Affairs Building, Columbia University
Co-sponsored by the Center on Japanese Economy and Business, the School of International and Public Affairs, and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute
Global Pivotal Powers: MIKTA and the Search for a Strategic Rationale
Moderator: Thomas Byrne, President, The Korea Society
Speakers: Professor Gordon Flake, CEO, Perth USAsia Center; Professor Stephen Smith, former Australian Foreign and Defense Minister
Thursday, May 4, 2017, 2:00 – 3:30 pm
The Korea Society, 950 3rd Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY
Organized by The Korea Society
Speakers: Tyrell Haberkorn, Australian National University; Allen Hicken, University of Michigan; Duncan McCargo, Columbia University; Frank Munger, New York Law School; Kanda Naknoi, University of Connecticut; Phoborisut, Penchan, California State University; Arwiphawee Srithongrung, Wichita State University; Puangchon Unchanam, CUNY
Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Columbia University Faculty House, Garden Room 1
Organized by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Co-sponsored by the New York Southeast Asia Network and the Columbia Southeast Asian Student Initiative
Moderator: Thomas Byrne, President, The Korea Society
Speakers: Wendy Cutler, Vice President, ASPI; Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; Kim Jong-Hoon, Senior Advisor, Korea International Trade Association; Tami Overby, Senior Vice President for Asia, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Friday, March 10, 2017
12:00 pm registration, 12:30 pm discussion
The Korea Society, 950 3rd Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY
Organized by The Korea Society
America as a Pacific Power? The New U.S. Administration and Asia’s Economy
Moderator: Rana Foroohar, Global Economic Analyst, CNN
Speakers: Wendy Cutler, Vice President, ASPI; Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; Peter Grey, former Ambassador of Australia to Japan & the WTO; Shotaro Oshima, former Special Representative of Japan for the TPP; former Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Korea; former Permanent Representative to the WTO; Daniel Rosen, Founding Partner and China lead, Rhodium Group
Thursday, March 9, 6:30 pm
Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue, New York, NY
Organized by The Asia Society
Moderator: Stephen Noerper, Senior Director, The Korea Society
Speaker: John Park, Director, Korea Working Group; Adjunct Lecturer, Harvard Kennedy School
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
12:00 pm registration, 12:30 pm discussion
The Korea Society, 950 3rd Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY
Organized by The Korea Society
Forecasting for 2017: Politics and Security of Korea and East Asia
Moderator: Stephen Noerper, Senior Director, Korea Society; Adjunct Associate Professor, Columbia University
Speakers: Sue Mi Terry, Managing Director for Korea, BowerGroupAsia; Sean King, Senior Vice President, Park Strategies
Thursday, February 2, 2017
12:00 PM: Arrivals & Reception / 12:30 PM: Discussion
Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue, New York, NY
Organized by The Korea Society
An Uncertain Future: APEC and Free Trade in the Asia Pacific
Moderator: Wendy Cutler, Vice President and Managing Director, Asia Society Policy Institute
Speakers: Matt Matthews, Deputy Assistant Secretary and Ambassador for APEC; Vu Tien Loc, Ph.D., Chairman and President, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Monica Hardy Whaley, President, National Center for APEC
Thursday, January 19, 2017, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue, New York, NY
Organized by Asia Society; Cosponsored by the National Center for APEC and the U.S.-APEC Business Coalition