Time

Witness

Sub No.

9.00am - 10.30am

Representatives from Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade

• Mr Mark Pierce, South and Central Asia Branch
• Mr William Blomfield, Africa Branch
• Mr Ken Gordon, North Asia Goods Branch
• Ms Paula Watt, Counter-Terrorism Branch
• Mr Bernard Lynch, Iraq and Gulf States Section
• Mr Kayzad Namdarian, South and Central Asia Branch

Sub 30

10.30am - 10.45am

Morning tea

10.45am - 12.00pm

Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism

• Ms Tania Constable, Division Head, Resources Division

Sub 15

12.00pm - 1.00pm

Lunch

1.00pm - 2.30pm

Roundtable
Topics relating to:

1. Term of reference one: trade and tourism opportunities for Australia, including the role of free trade agreements
2. Term of reference two: Australian mineral exports, including competition and synergies in the region

• ANU College of Asia and the Pacific -   Professor Andrew MacIntyre, Professor Peter Drysdale, Senior Lecturer Brendan Taylor (Sub 29)
• Dr Raghbendra Jha, ANU (Sub 4)
• Dr Andrew Phillips, University of Queensland (Sub 13)
• Dr David Brewster, ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (Sub 16)
• Dr Auriol Weigold, University of Canberra (Sub 14)

2.30pm - 2.45pm

Afternoon tea

2.45pm - 4.30pm

Roundtable
(Attendees as above.)
Topics relating to:

1. Term of reference three: strategic developments in the Indian Ocean, including growing naval influences and defence postures and their implications for Australia and the region more generally
2. Term of reference four: The Indian Ocean Rim Association and any other relevant bodies and their future directions
3. Term of reference five: other relevant matters