Indonesia Australia Program for Print Final as Submitted1

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
 Education and Culture

Suggested participants are as follows:
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

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
o Professor Bahtiar Effendy
o Ms Rahimah Abdulrahim

Media
 Chair:
Ms Lenore Taylor
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
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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

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.
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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.
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Chairs:
Professor Andrew MacIntyre and Eva K. Sundari
Trigger Speakers:
Dr Hassan Wirajuda and Mr Greg Sheridan

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
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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

Please note that unless confidentiality
is requested by a participant the
Indonesia-Australia Dialogue is being

held as an open event and will include
media representatives.