Enhancing EU-Singapore Connectivity

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date June 27, 2019 08:30 - 16:00
city Singapore, Singapore
location Mandarin Hotel, Ballroom 1, Main Tower, 333 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238867 Show location
organisation Institute Clingendael i

SIIA-Clingendael Dialogue

This event is co-organised by the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) and Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations with the support of the EU Delegation to Singapore.

Building on the success of the first EU-Singapore think tank dialogue in January 2019 on security cooperation, the second in a series of four high-level think tank dialogues focussed on identifying concrete actions to deepen EU-Singapore cooperation in the realm of connectivity - specifically in the areas relating to physical, digital and people to people connectivity.

Co-organised by the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) and the Netherlands Institute of International Relations, Clingendael, with the support of the EU Delegation to Singapore, the conference comprised two keynote speeches and three panels. Covering topics such as multilateralising infrastructure, digital connectivity (Clingendael's expert Maaike Okano-Heijman joining the second panel) and people-to-people connectivity, the conference aims to provide think tanks, policy makers and academics with a platform for open dialogue as well as identify opportunities to enrich the EU-Singapore collaboration and offer key insights of best practices from past successes and promote mutual learning.

Outcomes

The outcomes of this event are presented in the 'open letter' between the Signapore Institute of International relations and the Clingendael Institute. You can read the main takeaways here.

Keynote speeches

  • Dr. Janil Puthucheary, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Transport & Ministry of Communications and Information of Singapore,
  • Mr. Juhan Lepassaar, Head of Cabinet of Vice President of the European Commission Andrus Ansip

Programme

8.30 am: Registration starts & guests to be seated

9.00 am: Welcome Remarks H.E. Barbara Plinkert, Ambassador of the European Union to Singapore

9.10 am: Keynote Speech Dr. Janil Puthucheary - Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Transport & Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore

9.30 am: Opening Statement Ms. Zsuzsanna Felkai-Janssen, DG Coordinator for Artificial Intelligence, DG Home Affairs and Migration, European Commission, EU

9.45 am: Panel 1: Multilateralising Infrastructure

Moderator:

Ms. Chen Chen Lee, Director of Policy Programmes (ASEAN & Sustainability)

Panelists:

  • Ms. Justyna Szczudlik - Analyst, International Economic Relations and Global Issues Programme, Polish Institute of International Affairs
  • Mr. Plamen Tonchev - Head of Asia Unit, Institute of International Economic Relations, Athens, Greece
  • Mr. Mark Rathbone - Partner and Lead for Asia Pacific Capital Projects and Infrastructure, PwC
  • Mr. Jasper Wong, Head of Construction & Infrastructure, Sector Solutions Group, UOB

11.15 am: Coffee Break

11.45 am: Panel 2: Deepening Ties Through Digital Connectivity

Moderator:

Mr. Christian Echle, Director Political Dialogue Asia, Konrad Adenauer Foundation

Panelists:

  • Ms. Maaike Okano-Heijmans - Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute
  • Ms. Clarisse Girot - Senior Research Fellow, Asian Business Law Institute
  • Ms. Marian Panganiban - Regional Public Policy and Government Relations, Grab
  • Mr. David Alfred - Chief Counsel, Personal Data Protection Commission

1.15 pm: Lunch

2.15pm: Panel 3: People-to-People Connectivity - An Unbreakable Bond

Moderator:

Mr. Han-Song Hiltmann, Director, Goethe Institute, Singapore

Panelists:

  • Ambassador Karsten Warnecke - Executive Director, Asia-Europe Foundation, Singapore
  • Ian Robinson - SHARE Programme Director for British Council , ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta
  • Ms. Yvonne Tham - CEO, Esplanade

3.45 pm: Concluding Remarks Chen Chen Lee, Director of Policy Programmes (ASEAN & Sustainability) and Ms. Maaike Okano-Heijmans, Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute

4.05 pm: End

For any queries, please contact Magdalene Choo at Magdalene.CHOO-JOO-HONG@eeas.europa.eu


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Institute Clingendael

The Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael is a knowledge institute for international relations. In a constantly changing global environment, Clingendael acts as a think-tank as well as a diplomatic academy in order to identify and analyze emerging political and social developments for the benefit of the Dutch government and the general public.

Clingendael seeks to achieve this objective through research, by publishing studies, organising courses and training programmes, and by providing information. The Institute acts in an advisory capacity to the government, parliament and social organisations, holds conferences and seminars, maintains a library and documentation centre, and publishes a Dutch language monthly on international politics as well as a newsletter. Clingendael currently employs some 110 staff, the majority of whom are researchers and training staff.

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