Symposium
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After the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Germany and Australia in 2012, the Berlin-Canberra Strategic Partnership Declaration was signed, in which both countries express their wish to strengthen and deepen bilateral cooperation in a strategic partnership. A thorough understanding of each side´s perspectives and priorities will be fundamental to constructively addressing shared challenges regarding important issues such as security policy, economic relations, energy and climate change, international cooperation and education, science, research and innovation. We would like to discuss these and other topics with you during the German-Australian-Symposium 2015.
PROGRAM
9.00 h
Welcome remarks
- Dr. Gerhard Wahlers
Deputy Secretary General and Head of Department European and International Cooperation
- H.E. Ambassador David Ritchie
Ambassador of Australia to Germany
Distance doesn’t matter: partnership and common interests between Germany and Australia
Prof Dr. Maria Böhmer
Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office, Member of German Parliament, Co-chair of the Germany-Australia Advisory Group
09.35 h
Political developments in Australia: challenges and priorities
The Hon. Alan Stockdale
Former President of the Liberal Party of Australia
Comment
Volkmar Klein
Member of German Parliament, President of the Germany-Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group
Discussion
10.30 h
Coffee Break
11.00 h
Focal points of Australia’s Foreign and Security Policy
Chair:
Dr. May-Britt Stumbaum
Director, NFG Research Group, Freie Universität Berlin
- Australia‘s International Role: new commitments and responsibilities
Dr. Melissa H. Conley Tyler
National Executive Director, Australian Institute of International Affairs
- Australia and the international cooperation against terrorism
Peter Jennings
Executive Director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
- Australia and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Nicola Gordon-Smith
Deputy Head of Mission, the Australian Embassy and Mission to the European Union and NATO, Brussels, Belgium
- Priorities of the European Defence and Security Policy: opportunities for international cooperation
Prof. Dr. Carlo Masala
Professorship in International Politics, Universität der Bundeswehr München
13.00 h
Lunch
14.00 h
Issues of International Cooperation and Non-Traditional Security Policy
Chair:
Prof. Dr. Heribert Dieter
Senior Associate, Research Division Global Issues, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
- Germany’s concerns about new non-traditional security issues: exchange and cooperation with Australia
Andreas Nick
Member of German Parliament, Member of the Committee for Foreign Affairs
- Australia and China
Dr. Benjamin Schreer
Senior Analyst for defence strategy, ASPI
- Australia‘s Climate Policies
Russel Marsh
Policy Director, Clean Energy Council
- Immigration policies and its broader implications for international relations
Dr. Rita Parker
Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security, George Mason University; former senior international relations and security policy advisor to the Australian Government
15.30 h
Coffee Break
16.00 h
Germany and Australia: perspectives for future cooperation
Chair:
Dr. Wilhelm Hofmeister
Director, Regional Programme Political Dialogue Asia, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Singapore
- Economic cooperation between Germany and Australia
Jacqueline Taranto
Vice-Chair, German-Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce
- Scientific Cooperation and the Exchange of Talents
Prof. Dr. Aidan Byrne
CEO, Australian Research Council
- Australian Multiculturalism
Prof. Dr. Jacqueline Lo
Professor and Director of the Australian National University Centre for European Studies and Associate Dean (International)
17.30 h
Closing Remarks
Dr. Beatrice Gorawantschy
Director Team Asia and the Pacific, European and International Cooperation, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
17.45 h
Reception with drinks and snacks