“Persisting Hope and Anxiety”
International Seminar – Business, Government, and Society (BGS Forum)- Student Forum(*)
Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada
16-17 November 2016
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration. Its aim and purpose were to enhance mutual cooperation and development within economic, security, and cultural sector. One of ASEAN’s great achievements was the establishment of the ASEAN Community, it has been confronting yet beneficial towards ASEAN member states. Hence, to get an eyeful upon the incidents throughout the past years and evaluating its development. It is crucial for us to consider the alteration in order to create better and stronger regional stabilization.
“Symposium on ASEAN Community” will critically investigate the significance of the implementations throughout the past year of the ASEAN Community in order to establish a better transformation of the region. In addition, the 2016 symposium will discuss on the knowledge and insights of the evaluation and its hope upon the ASEAN Community from four layers; professionals, agency, governments, and its people (society). The symposium will systematically address inter-related major issues.
Schedule
16 November 2016, 08.30 – 17.00 WIB
OPENING SPEECH
Dr. Ir. Patdono Suwigjno, M.Eng.Sc
Director General of Institutional Affairs, Ministry of Speech Research, Technology, and Higher of the Republic Indonesia
BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND SOCIETY (BGS) FORUM
This forum aims to see the participation of actors in practical way for the existence of ASEAN Community. It gathers business, government, and society as an actor who gain benefit and contribute to the engagement of the region.
- Indonesian Television Academy; Agus Sudibyo,
- The Indonesian People’s Handicraft Foundation, Amir Panzuri; and,
- Professor in Public Administration Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada; Prof. Agus Pramusinto
17 November 2016, 0830-16.00 WIB
Seminar Session I: Reflection on One Year ASEAN Community: Hope and Anxiety
- Director, Directorate General of ASEAN Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, Jose Antonio Morato Tavares;
- Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Cultural Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Dr. Ida Rochani Adi; and
- Professor in International Law, University of Indonesia, Prof. Hikmahanto Juwana.
Seminar Session II: Dynamics of Information and Communication Technology in ASEAN
- Director, Center for Communication Policy Study, Sukhotai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand, Prof. Dr. Siriwan Anantho;
- Director, Center for Southeast Asia Social Studies (CESASS), Universitas Gadjah Mada, Dr.phil. Hermin Indah Wahyuni; and
- Editor, The Jakarta Post Digital, Damar Harsanto.
Seminar Session III: Politics and Social Transformation in ASEAN
- Ambassador of the Republic of Korea for Indonesia 2005-2008, Prof. Lee Sun-Jin;
- Director of ASEAN Studies Center, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Dr. Dafri Agussalim; and,
- Executive Secretary, ASEAN Studies Center, Universitas Indonesia, Shofwan Al Banna Choiruzzad, Ph.D.
Seminar Session IV: Economy and Social Welfare in ASEAN
- Professor in the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Prof. Dr. Tri Widodo, S.E. Grad.Dip.Ec.Dev., M.Ec.Dev.;
- Program Director of Wonder Women Program, KOPERNIK Indonesia, Nonie Kaban, MBA; and
- Professor in the Center for Southeast Asia Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University, Japan, Prof. Kosuke Mizuno.
More info on SOAC
- 75.000 IDR (Student)
- 100.000 IDR (Regular)
Including certificate, seminar kit, lunch, and coffee breaks.
Phone: +62 812-2456-789 (Tania)
More info on Student Forum
- Symposium only: 25 USD
- Symposium + Accomodation (4D3N *sharing hotel room): 100 USD
- Full Board program (Symposium, Accomodation, Meals, and City Tours): 230 USD
- Phone: +62 813 9130 2231 (Hesti Aryani)
- Email: soac.ayfn@gmail.com