A Trialogue with Japan
January 20, 2013 (Sunday)
Meeting Room S421, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre,
Hong Kong, China
Dear Sir/Madam,
It is our great pleasure to invite you to attend the Sino-US Colloquium (III) which will take place on January 20, 2013 (Sunday), in Hong Kong, on the theme “A Trialogue with Japan,” organized by the China Energy Fund Committee (CEFC), a Chinese think tank in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), to facilitate a frank and constructive exchange of views between leading experts from China, the United States and Japan on some of the most pressing issues affecting the Asia-Pacific Region.
Colloquium (III) is part of a series of dialogues serving as one-and-a-half-track platforms to allow former senior officials, scholars, entrepreneurs and various professionals from the three countries to convene and discuss cogent issues of transnational cooperation in the areas of peace and security, energy, technology, intellectual property, economy, and cultural exchange.
Below is a preliminary program for this event:
Date: January 20, 2013 (Sunday)
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Venue: Meeting Room S421, L4, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Language: English (simultaneous interpretation provided in Chinese, English and Japanese)
Fee: Free of charge
Target Audience: Personnel of CPG offices in HKSAR, Representatives of Consulate General of various countries in Hong Kong, Members of the NPC, Members of the CPPCC, Representatives of enterprises in energy fields, Experts on international relations and energy security, Representatives of media
Admission: 200 people (By invitation only)
Registration: Attendees are required to complete the registration form at http://2013forum.cefc.org.hk/registration
Contact: Tel: (852) 2655 1666 Fax: (852) 2655 1616
More details of the forum can be obtained from http://2013forum.cefc.org.hk/
Speakers Invited
Professor of International History and Politics, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland
Former Director of the Institute for Strategic Studies at National Defense University of China; Major General of the PLA (Retired)
Professor, Institute of International Studies; Director, Center for the Study of Chinese Foreign Policy, Fudan University
Deputy Director of the Consultant Committee of the Petroleum Exploration, Development and Research Institute of SINOPEC; Standing Executive Member of China Energy Research Society
US
Former Commander of U.S. Central Command and Pacific Command
Former Commander in Chief of U.S. Central Command
Former Commander of U.S. Pacific Air Forces; Former Executive Director of Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam AFB, Hawaii
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences Emeritus, Harvard University; Former Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University
Executive Chairman of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation; Former Chairman of the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Senior Fellow, Energy and National Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Japan
Former Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
Former Vice-Minister for Foreign Affair; Former Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary
Former Vice Chairman of the Board for Toyota Motor Corporation; Former Vice Minister for International Affairs at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), now known as the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Former Commander in Chief of Japanese Self Defense Fleet
Professor of military history and strategy, National Defense Academy of Japan; Former Commanding General of the GSDF Research and Development Command
Professor, The University of Tokyo Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies (Concurrently held the post of Professor, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, the University of Tokyo); Former Assistant Counselor, Cabinet Secretariat (National Security Affairs and Crisis Management)
Director of Institute of East Asian Studies, Keio University; Member of the Advisory Group on Policies, Japanese Ministry for Foreign Affair
Managing Director and Chief Economist of the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ)
We look forward to your participation and contribution to this timely and meaningful event aimed at enhancing understanding between the three leading powers on the world stage today in tackling a broad range of issues.
With warm regards,
Dr. Patrick HO Chi Ping
Deputy Chairman and Secretary General
China Energy Fund Committee