The Senior Policy Seminar brings together senior and influential policy makers, government officials, private sector leaders, and academic experts from the United States and the Asia-Pacific region for discussions on the economic, social and strategic dynamics and the future of U.S. policy in the region. Participation in the Senior Policy Seminar is by invitation only.

2007 Senior Policy Seminar

August 6–8, 2007

The following were the main discussion themes for the 2007 program and the discussants for those themes:

Shifts in the Regional Balance of Power

• Prof. Jin Canrong, Professor, Renmin University
• Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Member, National Legislative Assembly, Thailand; Secretary-General Designate, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
• Dr. James Shinn, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Areas

Changing Economic Geography

• Dr. Wendy Dobson, Director/Professor, Institute for International Business, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
• Prof. Lawrence J. Lau, Vice-Chancellor/President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Mr. Tarun Das, Chief Mentor, Confederation of Indian Industry

Soft Power

• Dato’ Seri Jawhar Hassan, Chairman and CEO, Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Malaysia
• Amb. Wu Jianmin, President, China Foreign Affairs University
• Mr. Daniel R. Fung, Chairman, Des Voeux Chambers, Hong Kong

Read about the policy dialogue that took place: "Senior Seminar Charts Changing Power in Asia Pacific, Calls for Greater U.S. Attention" and "Assessing Change in Asia."

Click here for the 2007 Senior Policy Seminar agenda.

Click here for the 2007 Senior Policy Seminar participant list.

A free downloadable PDF of the 2006 Senior Policy Seminar summary report is available online.

Print copies of 2006 report, The United States and Asia: Assessing Problems and Prospects, are available for $7.50 per copy plus shipping. For information on ordering please contact:

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