The Deepening Australia-U.S. Alliance in the Asia-Pacific Region

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

8:30 am - 4:30 pm EST

Brookings Institution

Falk Auditorium

1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC
20036

On January 21, Brookings in partnership with the United States Studies Center at the University of Sydney and their Alliance 21 project hosted a day-long conference entitled, “Looking Ahead: Next Steps for the Deepening Australia-U.S. Alliance in the Asia-Pacific.” The conference featured keynote speeches by Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop and U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Christine Wormuth.

With few equals in the world today, the Australia-U.S. partnership stands out for its broad base of shared interests, increasingly global in scope. However, challenges lie ahead for this special relationship. In the first Alliance 21 conference of 2015, government, business, military and think tank leaders from Australia and the United States will discuss the depth and breadth of the Australia-U.S. partnership and explore how best to leverage its strengths to meet future challenges and opportunities in the dynamic Asia-Pacific region.

The full-day conference featured expert panels on the Asia-Pacific strategic environment, trade and investment opportunities, and defense ties.

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Looking Ahead: Next Steps for the Deepening Australia-U.S. Alliance in the Asia-Pacific - Part 1

Looking Ahead: Next Steps for the Deepening Australia-U.S. Alliance in the Asia-Pacific - Part 2

Agenda

January 21
- The United States and Australia in Emerging Asia: A Conversation with Senior U.S. and Australian Officials
  
  9:15 am - 10:30 am
  
  Evan Medeiros Penner Family Chair in Asian Studies - Georgetown University
  
  AS
  
  Andrew Shearer Senior Adviser and Project Director - Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Former National Security Adviser - Office of the Prime Minister of Australia
- Keynote Address by the Honorable Julie Bishop MP
  
  12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
  
  Julie Bishop Minister for Foreign Affairs - Australia
- Keynote Address by the Honorable Christine Wormuth
  
  1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
  
  CW
  
  Christine Wormuth Under Secretary for Policy - U.S. Department of Defense
- Strategic Trends and the U.S.-Australia Relationship in the Asia-Pacific
  
  10:45 am - 12:00 pm
  
  Jeff Bleich Former U.S. Ambassador to Australia
  
  Linda Jakobson Visiting Professor - United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney
  
  AS
  
  Andrew Stoler Former Deputy Director - World Trade Organization
  
  Tom Harley Chairman - Dow Australia
- Challenges and Opportunities for U.S.-Australia Defense Ties in the Asia-Pacific
  
  3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
  
  LGF
  
  L. Gordon Flake Executive Director, The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
  
  Hon. Robert Hill Former Australian Minister of Defense - Senior Advisor, Alliance 21
  
  Lt. Gen. Peter Leahy, Ret. Former Chief of Army - Australian Defense Force
  
  LGW“GR
  
  Lt. Gen. Wallace “Chip” Gregson, Ret. Assistant Secretary of Defense, Asia and Pacific Security Affairs - U.S. Department of Defense
  
  BF
  
  Ben FitzGerald Senior Fellow and Director, Technology and National Security Program - Center for a New American Security
- Remarks by Wesley Bush
  
  2:15 pm - 2:45 pm
  
  WB
  
  Wesley Bush Chairman, CEO & President - Northrup Grumman
- Coffee Break
  
  2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
  
  WB
  
  Wesley Bush Chairman, CEO & President - Northrup Grumman
- Lunch
  
  12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
  
  WB
  
  Wesley Bush Chairman, CEO & President - Northrup Grumman
- Coffee and Registration
  
  8:30 am - 9:00 am
  
  WB
  
  Wesley Bush Chairman, CEO & President - Northrup Grumman
- Opening Remarks
  
  9:00 am - 9:15 am
  
  BG
  
  Bates Gill
- Closing Remarks
  
  4:15 pm - 4:30 pm
  
  JB
  
  James Brown Director - Alliance 21