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Asia Forum
The Asia Forum of Wellington
Patron: His Excellency the Right Honourable Sir Anand Satyanand, GNZM, QSO, Governor-General of New Zealand

 


2009 Previous Meetings

18 February Rt Hon Helen Clark MP

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MP and former Prime Minister
NZ and Asia: Reflections of a former Prime Minister

26 March Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Palmer

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Former Prime Minster, President of the Law Commission, and New Zealand's Representative on the International Whaling Commission (IWC)
Conservation of whales in the 21st Century - Issues from a New Zealand perspective

8 April H.E. Dr Chhieng Yanara

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Secretary General of the Cambodian Rehabilitation and Development Board (CRDB)
Overcoming adversity - Cambodia on the road to development

28 May Dr Benny Pasaribu

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Chair, KPPU (Commission for the Supervision of Business Competition)
NZ and Asia: Indonesia's search for a transparent, non-corrupt business environment - Will the recent elections have an impact?

1 June News - Queen's Birthday Honours 2009
In the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours Farib Sos, JP (Executive Chair of the Asia Forum) was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to International Relations.

24 June H.E. Mr Munawar Saeed Bhatti minter-ellison-rudd-watts-logo
High Commissioner for Pakistan
NZ and Asia: Pakistan - Afghanistan Update

15 July

Mr John McKinnon

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Secretary of Defence
New Zealand and Asia: Defence Review


 

19 August Mr Graeme Harrison

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Founder and Chairman of ANZCO Foods Ltd., Chairman of the New Zealand International Business Forum
Engaging with Asia: A Business Perspective In The Current Global Financial Situation


 

8 Sepember Dr Surin Pitsuwan

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Secretary-General of ASEAN
Australian/New Zealand ASEAN Economic Partnerships. more...

13 October Asia Forum Annual Dinner

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Grand Hall, Parliament House more...

19 November H.E. Mr Andrey Tatarinov minter-ellison-rudd-watts-logo
Ambasador of the Russian Federation to New Zealand
Russia's experience and engagement with Central Asia. more...

 

The Asia Forum is a discussion group which meets monthly in Wellington, New Zealand.
The objective is to improve understanding of Asian political issues and their impact on trade and investment and to encourage the exchange of views of those with similar interests in different fields.