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Announcing CAUSINDY 2014

Posted on by CAUSINDY

2014

This week, we’re excited to announce the official launch of the 2014 Conference of Australian and Indonesian Youth! This year’s conference will be held in Jakarta from the 14th to the 17th of September.

This announcement marks an important milestone for CAUSINDY: our second conference, and the first to be held in Indonesia.

Last year, CAUSINDY created a network of young Indonesians and Australians who care and respect the relationship, and whose communication and cooperation are already extending beyond the conference and into their careers and personal lives.

It is these young people who will lead the relationship in the future, and their experiences and contacts from CAUSINDY will contribute to closer ties between our two countries. This year’s conference will build again on this important network.

Applications for this year’s conference will open on the 1st of May. To stay in the loop on conference news and events, join our mailing list or following CAUSINDY on Facebook and Twitter.

Corrs Chambers Westgarth renews its support for CAUSINDY

Posted on by Heath Jamieson

This week, we’re excited to announce Corrs Chambers Westgarth is reaffirming its support as a minor-sponsors of CAUSINDY in 2014.

As a world class law firm committed to driving economic engagement with Asia, Corrs is forging strong partnerships throughout our region.

Corrs has a variety of initiatives to drive such partnerships. Corrs recently joined with ANU to create an Asian Engagement Series designed to equip business executives with the knowledge they need to capitalise on emerging Asian markets. Corrs also has an wide range of partner law firms and international secondment destinations throughout the region, including in Jakarta.

John W.H. Denton, a speaker at the inaugural CAUSINDY in 2013 and joining us again at CAUSINDY 2014, is Partner and Chief Executive Officer at Corrs. John is also one of three Prime Ministerial representatives on the APEC Business Advisory Council and was one of two originating members of the B20, the business reference group of the G20.

John was, and remains, a member of the Australian’s government’s advisory board on the development, review and implementation of the “Australia in the Asian Century” White Paper. John has written a number of articles for the Jakarta Globe about the Australia Indonesia relationship and the White Paper. John looks forward to supporting CAUSINDY.
We welcome Corrs and the opportunity to work together to make this year’s Conference of Australian and Indonesian Youth a tremendous success.

Announcing the 2013 Delegates’ Report

Posted on by Karina Akib

While tension between Australia and Indonesia continues, the connection between the countries’ young leaders continues to flourish. Since CAUSINDY was held in Canberra in October 2014, delegates from both countries have taken an active role using their new knowledge, networks and friendships to continue “shaping the future” of the vital relationship.

The delegates have collaborated closely following the conference to develop recommendations that support the areas they believe should be the focus going forward. The report presents three practical initiatives:

  1. Elite internship program: Enable young professionals to become success corporate executives with the ability to conduct business successfully across multiple markets in the Asia-Pacific region.
  2. SME Resource Centre: Strengthen the economy by supporting the growth of small-medium businesses through resources centres which provide practical advice/information and access to experienced entrepreneurs.
  3. Mobile AUSINDO Hub: Increase knowledge of Australian and Indonesian culture especially in regional areas by leveraging the power social media and through a “mobile cultural embassy”.

These initiatives are not new, ground breaking or complex and parts of these initiatives have already been implemented via one of the many ongoing bilateral projects. The key difference is that these recommendations represent the themes that the next generation of leaders believe should be central to the relationship going forward.

So today while government, private sector and educational institutions develop policies which will shape the future relations, they should listen to the individuals that will lead this relationship in the future.

We believe that with discipline, effective stakeholder engagement and long-term commitment these initiatives can achieve maximum impact and shift the relationship onto a more positive forward-looking trajectory

Both the delegates and CAUSINDY team feel it is more important than ever to connect with like-minded leaders. Through CAUSINDY, engagement will not be dampened and we see the conference as a platform to continue inspiring the next generation of leaders to “shape the future” of Australia-Indonesia relations.

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Download a copy of the CAUSINDY 2013 Conference Report →