Global Initiatives

Our Global Initiatives programs bring together the best of our 15 centres to Australia. Convened as both stand-alone events and ongoing collaborations, Asia Society Australia combines global reach with local networks to deliver an international portfolio of programs.

Past events

Panel Discussion

Imagine 2060: Rail Renaissance (Melbourne)

Wednesday 4 Sep 2019
5 - 7:45 p.m.

Asia Society Australia and AECOM's global conversation series Imagine 2060: Delivering tomorrow’s cities together comes back to Melbourne.
Panel Discussion

Next Gen Goes Global: Are They Prepared?

Tuesday 12 Mar 2019
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

A panel discussion on how we equip students for a global future
Symposium

Global Cities Education Network Coming to Melbourne

Tuesday 12 Mar 2019

The first major education event at Asia Society’s new center in Melbourne will be the 2019 Global Cities Education Network symposium.
Briefing

Executive Briefing | Asia Society Policy Institute's Trade Commission (Melbourne)

Friday 15 Feb 2019
12 - 2 p.m.

The Asia Society Policy Institute's Trade Commission delivers a behind-the-scenes tour of the trade deals and issues that matter most to the region. This event is by invitation only.
Panel Discussion

Panel Event | Deals or No Deals: Trade in Asia (Melbourne)

Thursday 14 Feb 2019
6 - 8 p.m.

This public program, convened with Asia Society Policy Institute experts explores the future of trade in the region.
Panel Discussion

Panel Event | Deals or No Deals: Trade in Asia (Sydney)

Tuesday 12 Feb 2019
6 - 8 p.m.

This program, convened with the Asia Society Policy Institute experts, explores the future of trade in the region.
Briefing

Executive Briefing | Asia Society Policy Institute's Trade Commission (Sydney)

Tuesday 12 Feb 2019
12:30 - 2 p.m.

The Asia Society Policy Institute's Trade Commission delivers a behind-the-scenes tour of the trade deals and issues that matter most to the region. This event is by invitation only.
Tour

Asia Society Policy Institute Trade Commission visit to Australia

Tuesday 12 Feb 2019

With 2019 shaping up to be the year of the trade deal, Asia Society Policy Institute's Annual Trade Commission is coming to Australia.
Panel Discussion

Imagine 2060: Melbourne 2018

Wednesday 22 Aug 2018
4 - 7 p.m.

How can Melbourne and other Australian cities work with Asia to move towards zero-carbon emissions whilst simultaneously driving down the cost of energy to make it more accessible and supportive of a thriving economy?
Panel Discussion

Asia 21 Panel | Technology Disrupted

Friday 1 Dec 2017
9 - 10:15 a.m.

Asia's digital revolution and society
Panel Discussion

Asia 21 Panel | Environment Disrupted

Thursday 30 Nov 2017
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Ensuring a sustainable future for Asia
Panel Discussion

Asia 21 Panel | Politics and Media Disrupted

Thursday 30 Nov 2017
9 - 10:30 a.m.

Governing in a fragmented and interconnected world

Asia Game Changers

Asia Society's Five Most Popular Videos of 2020 (And Five More We Liked)

A look back at a most unusual year.
Asia Game Changer Awards

Asia Society Honors Remarkable Game Changers for Providing Inspiration During a Challenging Year

BTS, Naomi Osaka, Miky Lee, Joe and Clara Tsai, Yo-Yo Ma, and Vikas Khanna were recognized for saving lives, changing lives, and lifting spirits during a challenging year.
Asia Society Announces 2020 Asia Game Changers

Champions responding to COVID-19 and racially-motivated violence to be honored at a virtual event on October 22, 2020, 8-9:30 p.m. ET.

Upcoming Events

What's been said

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Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit | Melbourne Statement 2017

From 29 November to 1 December 2017, a group of one hundred of Asia’s emerging leaders gathered in Melbourne for the Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit. Read their statement.
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Event Recap | AECOM 2060: Imagine Melbourne

While Asia leads the way to greener pastures, Australia remains far behind in the energy game

Asia Society Policy Institute

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China’s Carbon Market Launch: Foundations, First Impressions and Future

Duke University's Jackson Ewing, Environmental Defense Fund's Xiaolu Zhao, and SinoCarbon.'s Zhibin Chen discuss what China's just-launched emissions trading scheme will mean for climate change.
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Kurt Campbell: U.S. and China Can Co-Exist Peacefully

The White House coordinator for the Indo-Pacific described the "enormously difficult" Sino-American relationship in a conversation with Kevin Rudd, Wendy Cutler, and Daniel Russel.
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Wendy Cutler's Senate Testimony on Indo-Pacific Trade

Wendy Cutler says that the U.S. risks "becoming increasingly marginalized as region forges a new future without us."
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Developing Effective Benchmark-Based Allocation for Industrial Sectors: The Case of the Korean ETS

This issue paper studies the most recent phase of the Korean Emissions Trading System and demonstrates how BM-based allocation was successfully implemented within several of the country’s largest and carbon leakage-prone industrial sectors.
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Challenges and Opportunities for U.S.-Japan-Korea Trilateral Trade Relations

On June 3rd, Asia Society Policy Institute Vice President Wendy Cutler joined the Korea Society and Japan Society on a special discussion about the dynamics of U.S.-Japan-Korea trade relations and regional economic integration.

Asia In-Depth Podcast: Predictions for Asia in 2021

What might life in Asia look like after the pandemic? And what should we expect from the continent’s perennial hot spots — from North Korea to Afghanistan, Iran to the South China Sea?
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Asia 21 Young Leaders Philippines

Asia 21 Young Leaders have been playing a huge role during the pandemic. No crisis stopped the fellows from providing service and helping out their countrymen.
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Asia 21 Young Leaders Response to COVID-19

Even in what you call, the worst of times, Filipinos remain heroes outside and inside their homes. While the World Health Organization (WHO) addressed and recommended the practice of Physical Distancing as a way to prevent the spreading of