9:15

Welcome
Melissa Conley Tyler, Executive Director, Australian Institute of International Affairs
Athol Yates, Executive Director, Australian Homeland Security Research Centre

9:20

Chair’s welcome
Professor Michael Wesley, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University and Chair, Research Committee, Australian Institute of International Affairs

9:30

The impact of energy security on Australia’s international relations
 The Hon. Alexander Downer, Minister for Foreign Affairs

10:10

Energy trends globally and in Australia
Professor Stuart Harris, Department of International Relations, ANU

10:40

Break

11:00

The drive for energy security and its impact on international relations of USA, Japan, China and Central Asia
•       US – Matt Matthews, Economic Counselor, US Embassy
•       China – Professor Yi-Chong Xu, Griffith University
•       Central Asia – Barry Naughten, Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies, Australian National University

12:25

Lunch

1:25

Accessing energy resources in the arc of instability
Stephen Brophy, Oil Search Limited

1:55

The impact that energy security may have on Australia’s international relations
Session Chair: Alan Burnett, NSW Branch, Australian Institute of International Affairs
•     The possibilities and limits of using Australia’s energy reserves for strategic advantage – Professor Michael Wesley, Director, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University
•     The development of a domestic nuclear power industry and how it will be perceived by Australia’s regional neighbors–
Dr Andrew O’Neil, Senior Lecturer in Political and International Studies, Flinders University
•     Factoring in energy security into Australian foreign and trade policy – Associate Professor Richard Leaver, School of Political and International Studies, Flinders University

3:25

Break

3:50

Integrating energy security into Australia’s national security policy
Session Chair: Athol Yates, Executive Director, Australian Homeland Security Research Centre
•    Anthony Bergin, Director of Research Programs, Australian Strategic Policy Institute Anthony Bergin, ASPI
•    Martin Ferguson, MP, Shadow Minister for Primary Industries, Forestry, Resources & Tourism

4:35

Symposium summation
Robert Pritchard, ResourcesLaw International

5:00

Networking Drinks

6:00

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