BRITCHAM: Public Lecture: The UK & Asia Pacific in the 21st Century
Venue. Raffles Le Royal Hotel.
Date. Nov, 17 2015 Time.
Address. Phnom Penh
Jointly organised by the British Embassy Phnom Penh, BritCham Cambodia and the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace (CICP), we would like to welcome you to a public lecture on the UK & Asia Pacific in the 21st Century, with Guest Speaker Mr. Stephen Lillie, Director for Asia Pacific at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
Over the past six years the British government has refocused its diplomatic effort and significantly upgraded its engagement with the Asia Pacific region. As well as reinvesting in old friendships, Britain is building new networks for the 21st century in the ASEAN region and throughout Asia-Pacific.
Britain’s partnerships in the Asia-Pacific region rest on three pillars: strong people-to-people links and deep bilateral relationships; a shared vision of free trade and economic openness; and common recognition of our responsibilities to maintain the rules-based international system which protects our shared interests.
Fresh from overseeing the State Visit to London of President Xi Jinping of the P.R. of China, Stephen Lillie will present on the challenges and opportunities for Britain in Asia-Pacific in the interlinked areas of prosperity, security and commerce.
The event will take place on Tuesday 17th November at the Raffles Le Royal Hotel. Attendance is complimentary but places are limited.
Agenda
08:30– 09:00 Registration
09:00-09:05 Welcome and national anthems
09:05 – 09:15 Welcome remarks by: HRH Samdech Norodom Sirivudh, Chairman and Founder of the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, CICP
09:15 – 09:25 Introduction of guest speaker by H.E. Bill Longhurst, Ambassador of the United Kingdom
09:25– 10:00 “The UK and Asia Pacific in the 21st century”, a presentation by Mr. Stephen Lillie, Director for Asia-Pacific in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London
10:00 – 10:30 Question and Answer Session
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee and refreshments
Biography
Born in 1966, Mr Stephen Lillie joined the Diplomatic Service after graduating in Modern Languages from Oxford University in 1988. He was the Head of the Far Eastern Group in the Asia Pacific Directorate at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London before coming to the Philippines. Previous positions include British Ambassador to the Philippines.
Jointly organised by the British Embassy Phnom Penh, BritCham Cambodia and the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace (CICP), we would like to welcome you to a public lecture on the UK & Asia Pacific in the 21st Century, with Guest Speaker Mr. Stephen Lillie, Director for Asia Pacific at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
Over the past six years the British government has refocused its diplomatic effort and significantly upgraded its engagement with the Asia Pacific region. As well as reinvesting in old friendships, Britain is building new networks for the 21st century in the ASEAN region and throughout Asia-Pacific.
Britain’s partnerships in the Asia-Pacific region rest on three pillars: strong people-to-people links and deep bilateral relationships; a shared vision of free trade and economic openness; and common recognition of our responsibilities to maintain the rules-based international system which protects our shared interests.
Fresh from overseeing the State Visit to London of President Xi Jinping of the P.R. of China, Stephen Lillie will present on the challenges and opportunities for Britain in Asia-Pacific in the interlinked areas of prosperity, security and commerce.
The event will take place on Tuesday 17th November at the Raffles Le Royal Hotel. Attendance is complimentary but places are limited.
Agenda
08:30– 09:00 Registration
09:00-09:05 Welcome and national anthems
09:05 – 09:15 Welcome remarks by: HRH Samdech Norodom Sirivudh, Chairman and Founder of the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, CICP
09:15 – 09:25 Introduction of guest speaker by H.E. Bill Longhurst, Ambassador of the United Kingdom
09:25– 10:00 “The UK and Asia Pacific in the 21st century”, a presentation by Mr. Stephen Lillie, Director for Asia-Pacific in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London
10:00 – 10:30 Question and Answer Session
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee and refreshments
Biography
Born in 1966, Mr Stephen Lillie joined the Diplomatic Service after graduating in Modern Languages from Oxford University in 1988. He was the Head of the Far Eastern Group in the Asia Pacific Directorate at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London before coming to the Philippines. Previous positions include British Ambassador to the Philippines.