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
8:35am Special Commentary Session
Panel Chair: Dr Nathan Franklin

Northern Territory-Indonesia Collaboration on the Development of Critical Industries
HE Dr Siswo Pramono
Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Australia and the Republic of Vanuatu

The bilateral relationship from my perspective
Mr Luke Gosling OAM MP
Federal Member for Solomon, House of Representatives, Australian Federal Parliament
Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Defence, Veterans Affairs and Northern Australia

The bilateral relationship in broad terms
Mr Todd Dias
Consul-General in Makassar, Indonesia, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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
Dr Yanuar Nugroho
Driyarkara School of Philosophy, Jakarta

Bebas Aktif Revisionism or Continuation? Indonesian Foreign Policy under Prabowo Subianto
Dr Alexander Raymond Arifianto (presenting online)
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-Timor-Leste Relations: A View from Soft Power Lens
Dr Mica Barreto Soares
Universidade Nasional Timor Lorosa’e, Timor-Leste

Bali: Soft Power of Indonesia
Prof Tirka Widanti
Universitas Ngurah Rai, Bali
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, , Northern Territory

The Partai Rakyat Brunei and Indonesia
Dr Kathleen Harry
Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory

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 (presenting online)
Linnaeus University, Växjö and Kalmar, Sweden

Reviving Pancasila’s Potential as a Tool for Achieving Unity Through Diversity
Mr Peter Lilly (presenting online)
Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory

Islam and the Politics of Sexual Morality in Indonesia 
Prof Dennis Shoesmtih
Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory
4:45pm Concluding Remarks – Conference End