The 24th Annual Camden Conference: The Challenges of Asia took place February 18 -20, 2011, live from the Camden Opera House and simulcast to satellite venues, the Strand Theatre in Rockland, the Hutchinson Center in Belfast, and for the first time this year, to the Grand in Ellsworth.

The 24th Annual Camden Conference: The Challenges of Asia
February 18 -20, 2011

CAMDEN CONFERENCE PROGRAM 2011

FRIDAY EVENING 8 P.M. — KEYNOTER: Ambassador CHAS W. FREEMAN, JR.: “Asia and the American Future”

SATURDAY MORNING 8:30 A.M. Opening Remarks

8:45 A.M. LANXIN XIANG (Graduate Center, Geneva, Switzerland) “The Era of Mistrust? The Future of Sino-U.S. Relations”

9:15 A.M. PRANAB BARDHAN (U.Cal/Berkeley) “Awakening Giants, Feet of Clay: Comparative Economic Assessment of India and China”

9:45 A.M. PANEL with both Speakers plus FREEMAN

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11:00 A.M. JOANNA LEWIS (Georgetown Univ.) “China’s Energy and Climate Change Challenges”

12:00 P.M.—LUNCH—

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

1:45 P.M. BANNING GARRETT (Atlantic Council) “Energy and Resource Trends and Challenges Across Asia”

2:15 P.M. Ambassador JACK PRITCHARD (Korea Economic Institute) North Korea: Recent Developments and Future Prospects”

2:45 P.M.  DAVID F. GORDON (Eurasia Society) “Geo-Strategic Rivalries and Expansionist Behavior Across Asia”

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3:45 P.M. PANEL with all three afternoon speakers

SUNDAY MORNING

9:00 A.M. HANNAH BEECH (TIME Magazine) “How Asian Journalists Operate with State-Controlled Media”

9:45 A.M. Ambassador TOM PICKERING Closing Presentation: “U.S. and Asia – Challenges and Opportunities”

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11 A.M. CLOSING PANEL OF ALL SPEAKERS

–12:30 P.M. CONFERENCE ADJOURNS –

For more information about the Speakers, please visit our Speakers Page