Thursday, September 23, 2010
Time
18:45 – 19:45
Registration and Welcome Reception

Venue:
Island Ballroom, Shangri-La Hotel

Dress Code:
Lounge Suit

Time
19:45 – 21:30
Singapore Global Dialogue Welcome Dinner

Keynote Speaker
K Shanmugam
Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs, Singapore
 

With Introductory Remarks by
Amb Barry Desker
Dean, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
 


Friday, September 24, 2010
Time
08:00 – 09:00
Registration and Coffee

Venue:
Tower Ballroom, Shangri-La Hotel

Time
09:00 – 09:15
Opening Remarks

Amb Barry Desker
Dean, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

Time
09:15 – 10:00
Opening Keynote Address
"The Evolution of the International Landscape and the Role of China"

Keynote Speaker
Tang Jiaxuan
Former State Councillor
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China

Moderator
Amb Barry Desker
Dean, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

Time
10:00 – 10:30
Tea Break

Time
10:30 – 12:15
Panel Discussion
"Resurgent Powers: Cooperation or Competition"

The session will confront the uncertainties associated with the shift in the world’s political and economic power bases. While emerging powers should expect greater representation in the international system, what form of leadership can be expected from these developing countries with relatively low GDP per capita and a diversity of domestic challenges?  Will the international economic system be able to withstand tensions between emerging economies and traditional powers? 

 

Panel Speakers
Dr Dmitri Trenin
Director, Carnegie Moscow Center

Dr Paul Wolfowitz
Former President of the World Bank
Former US Deputy Secretary of Defense

HE M K Narayanan
Governor of West Bengal, India
Former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India

MG Zhu Chenghu
Dean, Defence Affairs Institute, National Defense University, People's Liberation Army
 

Moderator
Jusuf Wanandi
Co-founder and Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees of CSIS Foundation
Senior Fellow of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta

 

Time
12:15 – 14:00
Luncheon and World Leader Keynote Address
"Strategic Challenges for the Region"

Venue:
Island Ballroom, Shangri-La Hotel

Keynote Speaker
The Hon John Howard
Former Prime Minister of Australia

With Introductory Remarks by
Amb Barry Desker
Dean, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

Time
14:00 – 15:30
Panel Discussion
"Transnational Threats: Challenges and Responses"

Venue:
Tower Ballroom, Shangri-La Hotel

Climate change, terrorism, resource scarcity, infectious diseases, and others are potential systemic risks challenge state authority and capacity, and endanger the well-being and security of citizens. This panel aims to identify the implications of these security challenges on inter-state relations and global governance and explore innovative approaches to managing security threats in the coming decades.

 

Panel Speakers
Amb Christopher R. Hill
Dean, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
Former US Ambassador to Iraq

Hitoshi Tanaka
Former Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan

Dr Ramesh Thakur
Former Senior Vice Rector, United Nations University
Former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations

Dr Shashi Tharoor
Member of the Indian Parliament
Former United Nations Under-Secretary General for Communications and Public Information
Former Indian Minister of State for External Affairs

Moderator
Dr Joseph Liow
Associate Dean
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

Time
15:30 – 15:50
Tea Break


Time
15:50 – 17:20
Panel Discussion
"The Future of Global Governance"

The primary institutions of international governance have been widely criticized as outdated, unrepresentative of the emerging power bases, and ill-equipped to address the challenges of the twenty-first century.  These shortcomings of the international system have increased the attractiveness of more flexible regional institutions.   As institutions evolve- as the G20 replaced the G8 as the world’s leading economic forum- how will increased representation be balanced with the need to ensure effective global governance? How will the network of more flexible regional groupings fit into the broader global structure?

 

Panel Speakers
Andrew Sheng
Chief Adviser to the China Banking Regulatory Commission
Former Chairman of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong

Dr Nur Hassan Wirajuda
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia

Prof Tommy Koh
Chairman, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore
Ambassador-At-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore

Prof Paul Collier
Professor of Economics, Director, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford

Moderator
Prof Harry Harding
Dean, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy

Time
17:20 – 17:30
Closing Remarks

Amb Barry Desker
Dean, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

Time
17:30 – 18:30
Cocktail Reception

Venue:
Island Ballroom, Shangri-La Hotel

Dress Code:
Lounge Suit

Time
18:30 – 20:30
Singapore Global Dialogue & Sentosa Roundtable Official Dinner

Keynote Speaker
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Minister for Finance, Singapore

With Introductory Remarks by
Simon Israel
Executive Director and President, Temasek Holdings