Conference Schedule
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 |
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 |
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8:35am | Special Commentary Session
Northern Territory-Indonesia Collaboration on the Development of Critical Industries The bilateral relationship from my perspective The bilateral relationship in broad terms Q+A Session |
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 Bebas Aktif Revisionism or Continuation? Indonesian Foreign Policy under Prabowo Subianto |
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 Indonesia-Timor-Leste Relations: A View from Soft Power Lens Bali: Soft Power of Indonesia |
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 The Partai Rakyat Brunei and Indonesia Nishijima’s contribution to the Unitary State of Indonesia |
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 Reviving Pancasila’s Potential as a Tool for Achieving Unity Through Diversity Islam and the Politics of Sexual Morality in Indonesia |
4:45pm | Concluding Remarks – Conference End |