May 28, 2010: SYMPOSIUM – ASIA: IDENTITY, VISION, AND POSITION

Day 1

Friday, 28 May 2010

SYMPOSIUM – ASIA: IDENTITY, VISION, AND POSITION
TIME VENUE ACTIVITY
0830-0900 Ateneo de Manila University

Auditorium, 1/F Leong Hall

OPENING SESSION

Welcome Remarks

Bienvenido F. Nebres, S.J.

President, Ateneo de Manila University

YoheiSasakawa

Chairman, The Nippon Foundation

SurichaiWun’gaeo

Associate Professor, Chulalongkorn University

Program Director, API Coordinating Institution

0900-1030 Ateneo de Manila University

Auditorium, 1/F Leong Hall

SESSION 1:

“Changing Identities and their Social, Historical, and Cultural Contexts”

Moderator

Taufik Abdullah

Chair, Social Science Commission, Indonesian Academy of Sciences

 

Keynote Speaker

Benedict R. OG. Anderson

Aaron L. Binenkorb Professor of International Studies, Emeritus,

Cornell University

Discussants

Arnold Azurin

Affiliate Scholar, Archeological Studies Program, University of the Philippines, Diliman; API Senior Fellow 2002, Philippines

AzyumardiAzra

Director, School of Graduate Studies, SyarifHidayatullah State Islamic University, Indonesia

1030-1045 Ateneo de Manila University

Lobby, 1/F Leong Hall

COFFEE BREAK
1045-1215 Ateneo de Manila University

Auditorium, 1/F Leong Hall

SESSION 2:

“Reflections on the Human Condition and the Search for Social Justice”

Moderator

ThamSiew Yean

Professor and Director, Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS), UniversitiKebangsaan Malaysia

Keynote Speaker

KrisanaKraisintu

Recipient, 2009 Ramon Magsaysay Award; International Honorary Dean, Faculty of Oriental Medicines, Rangsit University, Thailand

Discussants

Chan CheeKhoon

Professor (Health and Social Policy), Center for Policy Research and International Studies, UniversitiSains Malaysia; API Senior Fellow 2004, Malaysia

Mary Racelis

Professorial Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, Graduate School, University of the Philippines, Diliman

1215-1315 Ateneo de Manila University

Roof Deck, 5/F Leong Hall

LUNCH
1315-1445 Ateneo de Manila University

Auditorium, 1/F Leong Hall

SESSION 3:

“Globalization in East Asia: Structures, Processes, and Alternatives”

Moderator

Koji Tanaka

Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University, Japan

 

Keynote Speaker

Jomo K. S.

Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA); API Senior Fellow 2001, Malaysia

 

Discussants

Ma. Cynthia Rose B. Bautista

Professor, Department of Sociology, University of the Philippines, Diliman

KaviChongkittavorn

Assistant Group Editor, Nation Multimedia Group; API Senior Fellow 2008, Thailand

1445-1500 Ateneo de Manila University

Lobby, 1/F Leong Hall

COFFEE BREAK

1500-1630 Ateneo de Manila University

Auditorium, 1/F Leong Hall

SESSION 4: “Reflections and Responses”

Moderator

Jose M. Cruz, S.J.

Dean, School of Social Sciences, Ateneo de Manila University

1630-1700 Ateneo de Manila University

Lobby, 1/F Leong Hall

GROUP PHOTO

1730-1830 Ateneo de Manila University

Conference Room 1,

2/F Leong Hall

PRESS CONFERENCE

 

1900-1930 Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila

Ballroom A Foyer, 4/F

COCKTAILS
1930 Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila

Ballroom A, 4/F

WELCOME DINNER