Executive Briefing | Australia’s role in ASEAN with Ambassador Jane Duke

Asia Society Australia is pleased to welcome Ms Jane Duke, Australian Ambassador for ASEAN, for a roundtable dinner under our Executive Briefing series.

Hosted by PwC, Ms Duke will brief Asia Society Australia members and guests in Sydney.

ASEAN, with a population of 620 million and a combined GDP of around US$2.5 trillion, remains an increasingly important political, security, economic and cultural partner for Australia. This bespoke dinner briefing will give select Asia Society members and guests the opportunity to discuss Australia’s 2018 hosting of the ASEAN Leaders Summit as well as our growing relationship with this vital community.

This briefing will run under Chatham House rule.  

Date: Wednesday 29 March 2017
Time: 6:30 for a 6:45 start, conclude 8:30 pm
Venue: PwC, level 17, One International Towers, Barangaroo  

This event is by invitation only, with limited places available. For more information please contact programaustralia@asiasociety.org.

About the speaker:

Ms Duke is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

She has previously served overseas as Deputy High Commissioner to Malaysia (2011-2014) and as Counsellor (Immigration) at Australia’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva (2005-2008).

In Canberra, Ms Duke has served as Assistant Secretary South East Asia Regional Branch, Assistant Secretary Canada and Latin America Branch and as Assistant Secretary Northern Southern Eastern Europe Branch.

Ms Duke holds a Bachelor of Arts (Asian Studies) majoring in Japanese studies and a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the Australian National University. She holds a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the University of Technology, NSW.

Asia Society Australia’s Executive Briefings are a curated series of meetings presented by diplomats, business leaders and subject matter experts from Asia and Australia. Designed to offer a deep dive into the critical issues of the day, to an audience of senior executives from the business, political, educational and cultural institutions that make up the Asia Society network.

This event is generously hosted with: