Thursday 5 December 2024 – Building Blue 1.1.01 Lecture Theatre
| 8:00am | Meet and Greet, and Networking |
| 8:30am | Welcoming Remarks Dr Nathan Franklin Charles Darwin University |
| 8:35am | Address by Professor Scott Bowman Vice-Chancellor Charles Darwin University |
| 8:40am | Address by Ms Kate Heelan President of the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) – NT Branch, and Chairperson of the Australia Indonesia Business Council (AIBC) – NT Branch |
| 8:45am | Special commentary: “The bilateral relationship from my perspective” The Honorable Luke Gosling Member of the House of Representatives, Australian Federal Parliament, Member for Solomon |
| 8:55am | Special commentary: “The bilateral relationship in broad terms” Mr Todd Dias Consul-General in Makassar, Indonesia, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| 9:05am | Q+A Session (10 minutes) |
| Session 1 9:15am | Session 1 Theme: International Relations and Indonesia as a Middle Power Panel Chair: Dr Kate Golebiowska Towards Balanced Growth: Eastern Indonesia’s Strategic Role in National Development Amidst Regional and Global Shifts Dr Yanuar Nugroho Driyarkara School of Philosophy, Jakarta Indonesia’s Foreign Policy under President Prabowo Subianto Dr Alexander Raymond Arifianto Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore Engaging East: Malaysia’s Borneo-led Engagement with Indonesia Prof Bridget Welsh University of Nottingham Malaysia |
| 10:45am | Break – Morning Tea – Building Blue 1 foyer (Break for 15 minutes) |
| Session 2 11:00am | Session 2 Theme: Indonesia’s Soft Power Diplomacy Panel Chair: Prof David Price Understanding the Australia-Indonesia bilateral relationship from a Northern Australian Perspective Dr Nathan Franklin Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory Indonesia’s Soft Power in Timor-Leste Dr Mica Barreto Soares Universidade Nasional Timor Lorosa’e, Timor-Leste Bali: Indonesia’s Centre of Soft Power Prof Tirka Widanti Universitas Ngurah Rai |
| 12:30pm | Break – Lunch – Building Blue 1.1.14 (Lunch for 1 hour) |
| Session 3 1:30pm | Session 3 Theme: Historical Perspectives Panel Chair: Assoc. Prof Jon Mason Indonesia and the Northern Territory of Australia: A Long History of Interactions Assoc. Prof Steven Farram Charles Darwin University The Partai Rakyat Brunei and Indonesia Dr Kathleen Harry Charles Darwin University Nishijima’s contribution to the Unitary State of Indonesia Dr Greg Poulgrain University of the Sunshine Coast; and Universitas Negeri Malang |
| 3:00pm | Break – Afternoon Tea – Building Blue 1 foyer (Break for 15 minutes) |
| Session 4 3:15pm | Session 4 Theme: Religion, Ideology and Realpolitik Panel Chair: Ms Abby Dunn The making of the Timor border and its modern afterlife Prof Hans Hägerdal Linnaeus University, Växjö and Kalmar, Sweden Religious Javacentricism as a Driver of Regional Discontent Among Muslims of the Outer Islands Peter Lilly Charles Darwin University Islam and the Politics of Sexual Morality in Indonesia Prof Dennis Shoesmtih Charles Darwin University |
| 4:45pm | Concluding Remarks – Conference End |