The theme of this year's ACYD is "Global Responsibility".

The following areas will be covered on each of the following days.

Day 1
Geopolitics 

Friday 6 May

SESSION 1

Offcial opening 11th ACYD 2022

Session Chair - Mr Mathew Benjamin (Executive Director, ACYD) - ACYD Alumni 2018

  • Speaker 1 - [by video] H.E the Honourable Barbara Baker AC Tasmania’s 29th Governor

  • Speaker 2 - Mr Peter Cai, Chief Executive Officer of National Foundation for Australia-China Relations

  • Speaker 3 - [by video] Mr Long Zhou, Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China

 

Session 2

How does one find the right balance between economic and security interests?

Session Chair - Dr Yu Tao (UWA) - ACYD Alumni 2019

  • Speaker 1 - Prof. James Chin (Professor of Asian Studies, University of Tasmania)

  • Speaker 2 - Prof. Jane Golley (The Australian National University)

  • Speaker 3 - Prof. James Laurenceson (Director at Australia-China Research Institute, The University of Technology Sydney)

  • Speaker 4 - Prof. Rory Medcalf (Head of the National Security College  at the Australian National University)

 

Session 3

Why is Antarctica attracting so much attention between our two countries? 

Session Chair: Mr Josh Armstrong (National Foundation for Australia-China Relations) - ACYD Alumni 2019

  • Speaker 1 - Adjunct Prof. Tony Press (Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania)

  • Speaker 2 - Ms Mengzhu Zhang PhD (Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania)

 

11th Annual Gala Dinner 2022

Master of Ceremony: Mr Mike Ting (Board Director, ACYD), Ms Manelle Issa (Board Director, ACYD) Mr William Zhao (Marsh McLennan) - Alumni 2016.

  • Opening Remarks - Ms Jade Little, ACYD Chair (BHP).

  • Welcome to Tasmania - Mr Mark Bowles, Deputy Secretary, Business and Jobs Department of State Growth Tasmania.

  • Keynote: Mr Jason Yat-Sen Li, Member for Strathfield in the New South Wales State Parliament.

Day 2
Trade & Investment

Saturday 7 May

Session 4

Fireside chat with Australia's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China

Session Chair: Ms Jade Little (BHP) - ACYD Alumni 2012

  • Speaker - H.E Mr Graham Fletcher, Ambassador of Australia to the People’s Republic of China

 

Session 5

China's move towards zero emissions a policy update: opportunities created by decarbonization

Session Chair: Ms Tracy Jin Cui (ACT State Government) - ACYD Alumni 2017

  • Speaker 1 - Dr Jorrit Gosens (Fellow at Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University)

  • Speaker 2 - A/Prof. Fengshi Wu (Political Science and International Relations at the School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales)

  • Speaker 3 - Prof. Xunpeng Shi (Research Principal at Australia-China Research Institute, The University of Technology Sydney)

 

Session 6

Fireside chat with Mr Colin Paterson, Fortescue Future Industries

Session Chair: Ms Tracy Jin Cui (ACT State Government) - ACYD Alumni 2017

  • Speaker - Mr Colin Paterson (State Manager Tasmania at Fortescue Future Industries)

 

Session 7 [Site visit]

Tasmanian Apple producer (Willie Smith Apple Farm)

Session Chair: Mr Mathew Benjamin (Executive Director, ACYD) - ACYD Alumni 2018

  • Speaker - Mr Andrew Smith (Owner/operator at Willie Smith Apple Cider Farm)

Day 3
Arts and The Culture

Sunday 8 May

Session 8

Practitioner perspective: What is the value of bilateral creative engagement?

Session Chair: Ms Jessica Wong-Saunderson (PwC) - ACYD Alumni 2019

  • Speaker 1 - Ms Stephanie Jack, Asian Australian actor, writer & singer

  • Speaker 2 - Mr Chen Ping, Artist

  • Speaker 3 - Mr Xiaoping Zhou, Artist

 

Session 9 [Group Activity]

Building Your Narrative Session

Session Chair: [by Zoom] Ms Cindy Gottinger (Google) - ACYD Alumni 2013

 

Session 10 [Site visit]

Mona – Museum of Old and New Art

 

Session 11

The Art of Diplomacy: What roles do art and cultural institutions play in employing soft power?

Session Chair: Ms Jessica Wong-Saunderson (PwC) - ACYD Alumni 2019

  • Speaker 1 - Ms Yin Cao PhD (Curator of Chinese Art at Art Gallery of New South Wales)

  • Speaker 2 - Dr Pippa Dickson (Director, Asialink Arts)

  • Speaker 3 - Prof. Jing Han (Australia-China Institute for Arts and Culture at the Western Sydney University)

Day 4
Climate and Sustainability

Monday 9 May

 

Session 12

Fireside with Professor Nathan Bindoff (UTas), one of the lead authors contributing to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports that are informing world leaders on climate policy

Session Chair: Ms Tracy Jin Cui (ACT State Government) - ACYD Alumni 2017

  • Speaker - Prof. Nathan Bindoff (Professor Physical Oceanography at the University of Tasmania)

 

Session 13

Renewable Energy Partnerships for the 21st Century

Session Chair: Ms Tracy Jin Cui (ACT State Government) - ACYD Alumni 2017

  • Speaker 1 - Mr Chunhua Li (Manager Wind Assets at Hydro Tasmania)

  • Speaker 2 - Dr Yuan Peng (Research Fellow at The Australian National University)

  • Speaker 3 - Mr Simon Troman (Assistant Director Hydrogen Industry Development at Tasmanian State Government)

  • Speaker 4 - Mr Neil Wang (CEO at Foton Mobility)

 

Session 14

Official Close of the 11th ACYD 2022

Session Chair: Mr Mathew Benjamin (Executive Director, ACYD) - ACYD Alumni 2018

  • Speaker - [by video] The Hon John Howard OM AC (the former Prime Minister of Australia