8:30 – 9:00 AM 

Registration

9:00 – 9:30 AM

Opening remarks
Prof Hidetoshi Nishimura, President, ERIA
Roby Alampay, Editor in Chief, Business World

9:30 – 09:50 AM                  

Keynote speech
Martin Andanar, Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office of the Philippines

09:50 – 10:00 AM

Group photo

10:00 – 10:15 AM

Coffee break

Session One: Political and Security Dimension

10.15 – 11:45 PM

Chair:
Ravi Velloor, Associate Editor, Straits Times

Speakers:
Prof Aileen Baviera, Professor, Asian Center, University of Philippines
Amb Pou Sothirak, Executive Director, Cambodia Institute for Cooperation and Peace
Prof Cheng Chwee Kuik, Associate Professor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

11:45 – 1:15 PM

Buffet Lunch

Session Two: Economic, Social and Cultural Dimension

1:15 – 2:45 PM

Chair: Gwen Robinson Chief Editor, Nikkei Asian Review      

Speakers: 
Dr Ponciano S Intal, Jr., Senior Economist, ERIA
Prof Dr Mari Pangestu, Former Minister of Trade and Former Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, the Republic of Indonesia
Elaine Tan, Director of ASEAN Foundation

2:45 – 3:00 PM                  

Coffee break

Session Three: Dialogue with Former Secretary Generals of ASEAN

3:00 – 4:15 PM                

‘Media hits and misses on ASEAN’

Chair:
Roby Alampay, Editor in Chief, Business World      

Speakers:
Amb Ong Keng Yong, Former Secretary General of ASEAN (2003-2007)
Dr Surin Pitsuwan, Former Secretary General of ASEAN (2008-2012)

Session Four: Editors’ Roundtable

4:15 – 5:45 PM

Chair:
Augustine Anthuvan, Executive Producer, Channel News Asia (CNA)

Speakers:
Lee Yoong Yoong, Director of Community Affairs Directorate, ASEAN Secretariat
Aiko Doden, NHK, World Special Affairs Commentator
Umesh Pandey, Bangkok Post, Editor in Chief
Jasmine Wang Hui, Senior Editor, China Daily

Pre-dinner Cocktails

06.00 – 06.30 PM

 At foyer between Romblon Mindoro and Sulu Room

Dinner

06.30 – 08.30 PM

At Sulu Room