Programme

Programme

Registration, coffee

08:30 am – 09:00 am

Introduction

09:00 am – 09:10 am

Introductory remarks by Professor Neil Quigley, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research), Victoria University of Wellington, and Mr Tony Browne, Executive Chair, New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre

Opening speech

09:10 am – 09:30 am

The opening speech will be made by Hon Tim Groser, Minister of Trade and Foreign Affairs.

• Hon Tim Groser

  Hon Tim Groser, New Zealand Government

Keynote speech—China at the crossroads: the Third Plenum and China's reform challenges

09:30 am – 10:10 am

The keynote speech will be made by Professor David Shambaugh, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and founding Director of the China Policy Program at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington DC.

• Professor David Shambaugh

  Professor David Shambaugh, George Washington University

Coffee break

10:10 am – 10:30 am

Panel 1: governance and society

10:30 am – 12:15 pm

Presenters

The chair is listed first followed by the presenters in the order they will appear.

• Professor Anne-Marie Brady

  Professor Anne-Marie Brady, University of Canterbury

• Professor Kerry Brown

  Professor Kerry Brown, University of Sydney

• Professor Jonathan Unger

  Professor Jonathan Unger, Australian National University

• Professor Anita Chan

  Professor Anita Chan, China Research Centre at University of Technology

• Dr Stephen Noakes

  Dr Stephen Noakes, University of Auckland

Lunch break

12:15 pm – 01:00 pm

Guest speaker

01:00 pm – 01:15 pm

Speech by Hon Phil Goff, MP, Labour Party spokesperson for Trade, Defence and associate spokesperson for Foreign Affairs.

Panel 2: economic and financial affairs

01:15 pm – 02:45 pm

The chair is listed first followed by the presenters in the order they will appear.

• Professor Xiaoming Huang

  Professor Xiaoming Huang, Victoria University of Wellington

• Professor Christine Wong

  Professor Christine Wong, University of Melbourne

• Professor Ligang Song

  Professor Ligang Song, Australian National University

• Professor Cai Fang

  Professor Cai Fang, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Coffee break

02:45 pm – 03:00 pm

Panel 3: international and regional relations

03:00 pm – 04:30 pm

The chair is listed first followed by the presenters in the order they will appear.

• Professor Robert Ayson

  Professor Robert Ayson, Victoria University of Wellington

• Professor Zhai Kun

  Professor Zhai Kun, China Institutes for Contemporary International Relations

• Dr Li-gang Liu

  Dr Li-gang Liu, ANZ

• Mr Cameron Bagrie

  Mr Cameron Bagrie, ANZ

• Dr Marc Lanteigne

  Dr Marc Lanteigne, Victoria University of Wellington