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Meet and Greet, and Networking
Presentation and Q&A

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

Special Commentary Session

HE Dr Siswo Pramono
Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Australia and the Republic of Vanuatu

Mr Luke Gosling OAM MP
Federal Member for Solomon, House of Representatives, Australia

Mr Todd Dias
Consul-General in Makassar, Indonesia, DFAT

Session 1 Theme: International Relations and Indonesia as a Middle Power

Dr Yanuar Nugroho
Driyarkara School of Philosophy, Jakarta

Dr Alexander Raymond Arifianto (presenting online)
Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore

Prof Bridget Welsh
University of Nottingham Malaysia

Break – Morning Tea
Session 2 Theme: Indonesia’s Soft Power Diplomacy

Dr Nathan Franklin
Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory

Dr Mica Barreto Soares
Universidade Nasional Timor Lorosa’e, Timor-Leste

Prof Tirka Widanti
Universitas Ngurah Rai, Bali

Break – Lunch
Session 3 Theme: Historical Perspectives

Assoc. Prof Steven Farram
Charles Darwin University, , Northern Territory

Dr Kathleen Harry
Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory

Dr Greg Poulgrain
University of the Sunshine Coast; and Universitas Negeri Malang

Break – Afternoon Tea
Session 4 Theme: Religion, Ideology and Realpolitik

Prof Hans Hägerdal (presenting online)
Linnaeus University, Växjö and Kalmar, Sweden

Mr Peter Lilly (presenting online)
Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory

Prof Dennis Shoesmtih
Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory

Concluding Remarks – Conference End