AP4D Webinar | Building Whole-of-Nation Asia Literacy for the 21st Century

On Monday 22 September AP4D hosted a webinar to launch a new paper as part of AP4D’s Studies in Statecraft series.

Authored by Philipp Ivanov, the paper identifies a whole-of-nation opportunity for Australia to redefine Asia literacy for the 21st century — integrating technology, demography and mobility together with education, advocacy and policy institutions.

Following introductory remarks from Tim Watts MP, who announced a new inquiry into Australia’s Asia capability, an expert panel spoke to the types of initiatives and investments that build Australia’s Asia literacy, and how these threads can be more coherently woven together.

Featuring:

• The Hon Tim Watts MP, Special Envoy for Indian Ocean Affairs and Chair of the New Colombo Plan External Advisory Group
• Philipp Ivanov, Founder and CEO of GRASP (Geopolitical Risks and Strategy Practice)
• Lydia Santoso, Board Chair at the Australia-Indonesia Institute and National Vice Chair of the Australia Indonesia Business Council 
• Genevieve Donnellon-May, Research Fellow at the Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies and Researcher at Oxford Global Society
• Dr Mingyan Hu, Lecturer in the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science at Griffith University
• Zoë Mander-Jones, CEO of Strategic Development Group