Hotel Intercontinental, Sydney, 117 Macquarie St, Sydney Sunday 3 March and Monday 4 March 2013
Dialogue Program
Sunday 3 March
1300-1400: Welcome lunch (Level 2 Arcade outside Albert Room) Sponsored by the Commonwealth Bank
1400: Indonesia-Australia Dialogue Commences
1400-1445: Delegation Briefings (Albert Room/Albert Lobby)
1445-1530: Opening Plenary (Albert Room)
Opening Statement by Co-Chair John McCarthy Opening Statement by Co-Chair Dr Rizal Sukma Acknowledgements
Administrative arrangements
1530-1730: Working Groups: Overcoming Barriers to Closer Engagement
(Albert Room/Lobby/Boardroom2/Boardroom3)
The aim of the session is to provide the opportunity for delegation participants to get to know one another and engage in preliminary discussion on key issues in their respective fields. Afternoon tea in groups.
Four separate Working Groups will meet on the following topics: Business
Science Media
Suggested participants are as follows:
Remaining participants to select Working Group of their choice.
1900 Welcome Dinner (Treasury Room) Dress code: Batik or Smart Casual Speaker: Mr George Megalogenis Introduction: Mr Ed Husic MP Vote of Thanks: Mr Ken Wyatt MP Vote of Thanks: Mr Abdillah Toha Science
Co-Chairs:
o Dr Fiona Wood AM o Professor Djisman
Simanjuntak Participants:
o Mr Rod Bloom o Ms Larissa Brown o Dr Zulkieflimansyah
Business Co-Chairs:
o Mr Chris Barnes o Mr Kemal Stamboel
Participants:
o Mr Stephen Creese o Dr Leonie Lethbridge o Mr Bruce Munro o Mr Abdillah Toha o Mr John Riady
Media Chair:
o Ms Lenore Taylor o Mr Meidyatama
Suryodiningrat Participants:
o Mr George Megalogenis o Mr Greg Sheridan
o Ms Zulfiani Lubis o Ms Eva K. Sundari o Dr Sandra Hamid
Education and Culture Co-Chairs:
o Ass. Professor David Reeve o Professor Anies Baswedan
Participants:
o Mr Waleed Aly o Ms Samah Hadid o Professor Tim Lindsey
o Professor Andrew MacIntyre o Mr Paul Ramadge
o Mr Andrew Ross o Mr Mark Scott AO o Dr Hassan Wirajuda
o Dr Abdul Mu’ti
Monday 4 March
0845: Participants gather. Coffee/tea available (Fort Macquarie Room) Dress code: Batik or Smart Casual
0900: Indonesia-Australia Dialogue Continues (Fort Macquarie Room)
0900-0945: Keynote Speech
The Hon Senator Bob Carr, Minister for Foreign Affairs Response: Dr Rizal Sukma, Dialogue Co-Chair
0945-1115: Session 1: State of the Nations: Politics and Economics
The aim of the session is to give an increased understanding of the issues that each country should be aware of about the other.
Chairs:
Mr Meidyatama Suryodiningrat Mr Mark Scott AO
Trigger Speakers:
Professor Anies Baswedan Dr John Edwards
1115-1145: Morning Tea
1145-1300: Session 2: Regional and Strategic Issues
The aim of the session is to cover issues relevant to both countries and how each country views its role in addressing these issues. Issues may include developments in ASEAN, the South China Sea and Myanmar.
Chairs:
Professor Andrew MacIntyre and Eva K. Sundari Trigger Speakers:
1300-1430: Working Lunch (Treasury Room)
Speaker: The Hon Julie Bishop MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Response: His Excellency Nadjib Riphat Kesoema,
Ambassador to Australia
1430-1600: Session 3: Overcoming Barriers to Closer Engagement (Fort Macquarie Room)
The aim of the session is to encourage discussion on how both countries can work better together in various areas for potential collaboration. Working Groups will report back in this session through a presentation by the Chair of each Working Group.
Session Chair: Professor Tim Lindsey
Mr Chris Barnes and Mr Kemal Stamboel
Dr Fiona Wood AM and Professor Djisman Simanjuntak
Ms Lenore Taylor and Mr Meidyatama Suryodiningrat
Associate Professor David Reeve and Professor Anies Baswedan
1600-1630: Afternoon Tea
1630-1745: Discussion of Outcomes, Recommendations and Future Directions
1745-1800: Closing Comments
