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ANNUAL REPORT 2017 STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS AND CULTIVATING STRATEGIC THINKING ACROSS THE INDO-PACIFIC OUR MISSION The vision of the Perth USAsia Centre is to become OUR VISION an influential institution recognised in Australia, The Perth USAsia Centre is across the Indo-Pacific region and the United a non-partisan, not-for-profit States as contributing significantly to strategic institution that promotes thinking, policy development and strengthening stronger relationships between relationships across a dynamic region. Australia, the Indo-Pacific and the United States by contributing to strategic thinking, policy development and enhanced networks between government, the private sector and academia. The Perth USAsia Centre is also a conduit for greater communication and understanding across the Indo - Pacific region. 2 OUR HISTORY Under the leadership of the Australian and Western Australian Governments and the American Australian Association (AAA), the Perth USAsia Centre was an initiative built on the successes of the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney (USSC), to develop a USSC related presence on the nation’s West Coast in response to the growing strategic importance of Western Australia in the Indo-Pacific region. On 13 November 2012, US Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, launched the Perth USAsia Centre, as a globally significant research institution and leading think-tank on the Australia-Asia-US strategic and economic relationship. Being located at The University of Western Australia (UWA), the Centre is uniquely positioned to serve as a world class research and policy development hub encouraging a deeper Australian understanding of business, culture, history, politics and foreign policy in the Indo-Pacific and the US. 3 CONTENTS 02 Our Mission 02 Our Vision 02 Our History 05 An overview of the Perth USAsia Centre 05 About us 06 Our people 10 Our supporters 11 Governance 11 Structure and Management 12 Chairperson’s Report 14 CEO’s Report 16 Our Objectives and Activities 22 2017 Program Overview 34 Finances 34 Finance Report 35 Financial Statement 37 Auditor’s Report 38 Other Important Information 38 Acknowledgements 40 How You Can Help 42 Looking To The Future 43 Contact Us Annual Report 2017 An Overview of the Perth USAsia Centre ABOUT US The Perth USAsia Centre, located at The University Since the Centre’s establishment five years ago of Western Australia, is a non-partisan, not-for-profit the Centre has successfully embedded itself institution strengthening relationships and strategic as an influential thought leader, recognised in thinking between Australia, the Indo-Pacific and the Perth, Australia and across the wider Indo-Pacific United States. The Centre is a leading think tank region for contributing significantly to strategic focusing on geo-political issues, policy development thinking, analysis and commentary on international and building a strategic affairs community across relations across our dynamic region. The Centre government, business and academia. Since the has exceeded expectations in building a strategic Centre’s inception, we have collaborated with affairs community in WA and has developed as a over 100 different partners to convene more than regional hub for Indo-Pacific thought leadership 415 events across 16 cities in 8 countries, engaging and international engagement. The Centre has a world class community network of more than advanced Australia’s interests in both the region and, 6,700 strategic thinkers and leaders. in collaboration with our sister Centre, the United States Studies Centre (USSC) at the University of Sydney, with the United States. 5 An Overview of the Perth USAsia Centre OUR PEOPLE Board Members / Trustees Professor Dawn Freshwater The Honourable Board Member John Olsen, AO Appointed January 2017 Chairman Appointed November 2015 The Honourable Dr Elizabeth Constable Board Member Appointed April 2014 The Right Honourable Lisa Scaffidi Board Member Appointed February 2014 The Honourable Stephen Smith Board Member and Distinguished Fellow Appointed February 2014 Mr Mark Baillie Board Member Appointed February 2016 Ms Deidre Willmott Board Member Appointed April 2014 The Honourable Kim Beazley, AC Board Member and Distinguished Fellow Appointed April 2016 Professor Gordon Flake Professor Simon Jackman Board Member and CEO Board Member Appointed January 2014 Appointed April 2016 Perth USAsia Centre Annual Report 2017 6 An Overview of the Perth USAsia Centre OUR PEOPLE Employees Professor Gordon Flake Chief Executive Officer Appointed CEO January 2014 Shelby Crookes Chief Operating Officer Appointed May 2016 Dr Lisa Cluett Communications and Outreach Director Appointed August 2016 Tracy Baker Finance Manager Appointed December 2013 Kyle Springer Program Manager Appointed June 2014 Fiona Considine Events Manager Appointed June 2014 Hugo Seymour Krystal Hartig Research and Research and Program Assistant Program Assistant Appointed Appointed Janeen Robertson January 2017 January 2017 Office Manager Appointed October 2013 Reggie Ramos Research and Program Assistant Appointed December 2016 Lisa Leitch Finance Officer Appointed February 2016 Melinda Mounsey Administrative Assistant Appointed October 2017 Ryan Gibson Digital Content Assistant Appointed April 2017 Perth USAsia Centre Annual Report 2017 7 An Overview of the Perth USAsia Centre OUR PEOPLE 2017 Fellows His Excellency Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Distinguished Fellow Professor Kent Anderson AFFILIATIONS: Sixth President of Senior Fellow the Republic of Indonesia AFFILIATIONS: UWA Deputy Vice- EXPERTISE: Indonesian Statecraft, Politics, Chancellor Community and International Relations and Engagement International Security EXPERTISE: Asian Legal Systems The Honourable Kim Beazley, AC Distinguished Fellow AFFILIATIONS: Former Deputy Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition and Ambassador to the United States EXPERTISE: Politics, Defence and Security, US politics Professor Stephen Smith Mr Ian Satchwell Distinguished Fellow Senior Fellow AFFILIATIONS: Former Minister for Defence and AFFILIATIONS: Perth USAsia Centre Minister for Foreign Affairs EXPERTISE: Minerals, Energy, Trade and EXPERTISE: Australia’s Foreign and Defence Development Policies and Indonesian Policy, the Economic and Strategic Rise of Energy Markets India, Indonesia and Southeast Asia, Indo-Pacific strategy Mr Mark Stickells Mr Daniel Milford Senior Fellow Research Fellow AFFILIATIONS: Director of Innovation AFFILIATIONS: Private Sector and Industry Engagement at UWA EXPERTISE: Military Affairs, Defence EXPERTISE: Energy and Resource Policy, Capability Development and Sector Innovation Naval Strategy Professor Peter J. Dean Senior Fellow AFFILIATIONS: Senior Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre EXPERTISE: Australian US in the Indo-Pacific, ANZUS Alliance, Australian strategic policy, military operations Perth USAsia Centre Annual Report 2017 8 Dr Andrew Chubb Research Fellow AFFILIATIONS: Perth USAsia Centre EXPERTISE: Chinese Public Opinion, PRC Foreign Policy Mr Andrew Pickford Research Fellow AFFILIATIONS: Perth USAsia Centre EXPERTISE: Electricity Utilities, Commodity Trends, Industry-Driven Applied Research and The Reform Ms Natalie Sambhi and Transformation of Businesses and Governments Research Fellow During Periods of Turbulence AFFILIATIONS: Perth USAsia Centre EXPERTISE: Indonesian Foreign and Defence Policy, Southeast Asian Security Dr Jeffrey Wilson Research Fellow AFFILIATIONS: Perth USAsia Centre EXPERTISE: Regional Economic Integration in the Indo-Pacific Peter Nicholls Research Fellow AFFILIATIONS: Perth USAsia Centre Captain Angela Bond Xu Wang EXPERTISE: Energy Sector, India's Energy Research Fellow Research Fellow Sector, Mining, Socio-Economic Issues in Developing Countries AFFILIATIONS: Former Commanding Officer of AFFILIATIONS: Perth USAsia HMAS Stirling, Royal Australian Navy Centre EXPERTISE: Human Relations Management, EXPERTISE: China’s Employment Relations, Management International Relations (Defence Studies) Business Administration Perth USAsia Centre Annual Report 2017 9 An Overview of the Perth USAsia Centre OUR SUPPORTERS Founding Funding Partners THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AMERICAN AUSTRALIAN AUSTRALIA ASSOCIATION LIMITED AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN GOVERNMENT AUSTRALIA Founding Corporate Partners RIO TINTO Other Major Collaborative Partners THE UNITED STATES STUDIES IN THE ZONE G’DAY USA CENTRE Perth USAsia Centre Annual Report 2017 10 Governance STRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT The Perth USAsia Centre Limited is an Australian public company, limited by guarantee. The Members of the Company are The University of Western Australia, the American Australian Association Limited and The United States Studies Centre. The Perth USAsia Centre Limited commenced operations in June 2013. The Board of Directors monitor the Company’s overall performance and its implementation of the Annual Business Plan (approved at the December Board meeting each year), which includes the Annual Budget and Operating Plan. The Business Plan is developed by the CEO with the contribution of Centre staff and follows the 2015 - 2019 Strategic Plan approved by the Board in March 2015. In addition the Centre has an Audit, Risk and Remuneration Committee which advises and assists the Board in the effective discharge of its responsibilities under Corporations Law and other applicable legislation at Federal and State level for financial reporting, internal control structures, risk management and internal and external