The Free and Open Indo-Pacific Region Conference

Keynote address: Thursday, November 8, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Annenberg Auditorium, 1110 Weill Hall followed by Reception in the FSPP Great Hall

Two panel discussion: Friday, November 9, 9:00 - 12:45 p.m. Annenberg Auditorium, 1110 Weill Hall

9-10:45 am Panel 1. Significance for the Major Powers in East Asia
Panelists:
Kenneth Lieberthal, Brookings Institution, chair
Jeffrey Hornung, RAND Corporation
Kei Koga, Nanyang Technological University
Min Ye, Boston University

11-12:45 pm Panel 2. Relevance and Impact in the Indian Ocean Region
Panelists:
Ken Jimbo, Keio University, chair
Christine Fair, Georgetown University
Satoshi Ikeuchi, University of Tokyo
Manjari Miller, Boston University

Keynote by Susan Thornton, former acting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Ms. Thornton is a distinguished U.S. diplomat centrally involved in the Trump administration’s formulation of a FOIP strategy.

Followed by a two panel discussion on Friday, November 9. The first panel will concentrate on how the FOIP concept applies to East Asia and the Pacific. The second panel will focus on the concept’s relevance and impact in the Indian Ocean region, extending from the Middle East to the Malacca Straits. On each panel, speakers will address how the FOIP concept relates to three major aspects of the Indo-Pacific order: (1) trade and development, (2) regional institutions, and (3) maritime security. Presenters will share their expertise and engage in public dialogue with other participants and the audience with a view to drawing a diverse audience of public stakeholders into the discussion and informing the public on the significance of the geopolitical developments in the faraway region.

Participants:
Satoshi Ikeuchi, Associate Professor, University of Tokyo
Jeffrey Hornung. Political scientist, RAND Corporation
Ken Jimbo, Associate Professor, Keio University
Kei Koga, Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
Kenneth Lieberthal, Senior Fellow Emeritus, Brookings Institution
Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Associate Professor, Boston University
Kiyoteru Tsutsui, Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan
John Ciorciari, Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan