Panelists:
Greg Poling, Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia and Director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at CSIS
Ambassador (retired) Ted Osius, Chairman, TCTLBO, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam (2014-2017)
Moderator:
Steve Okun, Head of External Relations, AAIP
Date/Time:
Friday, June 5, 2026
8:00 a.m. Singapore Time
Quest speakers:
Casey Mace, U.S. Senior Official to Asia-Pacific Economic Forum, U.S. Department of State
Monica Hardy Whaley, President, National Center for APEC
Alex Parle, Executive Vice President, National Center for APEC
Moderator:
Steve Okun, Head of External Relations, AAIP
Date/Time:
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
8:00 a.m. Singapore Time
Quest speakers:
Ambassador Kurt Tong, Managing Partner, The Asia Group
Kellie Meiman Hock, Senior Counsellor, McLarty Associates & Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
Moderator:
Steve Okun, Head of External Relations, AAIP
Date/Time:
Friday, April 24, 2026
8:00 a.m. Singapore Time
Quest speakers:
Glen S. Fukushima, Visiting Fellow, Stanford University
Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Professor of Political Science at Chulalongkorn University and Senior Advisor at BowerGroupAsia (BGA)
Moderator:
Steve Okun, Head of External Relations, AAIP
Date/Time:
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
9:00 a.m. Singapore Time
Quest speaker:
Michael DeSombre, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Moderator:
Steve Okun, Head of External Relations, AAIP
Date/Time:
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
9:00 a.m. Singapore Time
Speakers Include:
Brian Pomper, Partner, Akin Gump
Dr. Deborah Elms, Head of Trade, Hinrich Foundation
Moderator:
Steve Okun, Head of External Relations, AAIP
Date/Time:
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
9:00 a.m. Singapore Time
Speakers Include:
Ambassador Kurt Tong, Former U.S. Ambassador to APEC and Managing Partner at The Asia GroupMichael Hart, President, AmCham China
Dato’ Siobhan Das, Chief Executive Officer, AmCham Malaysia
Moderator:
Steve Okun, Head of External Relations, AAIP
Date/Time:
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
20:00 p.m. Singapore Time
Speakers Include:
Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei, Chief Executive Officer, AmCham Singapore
Michael Hart, President, AmCham China
Travis Mitchell, Executive Director, AmCham Vietnam in HCMC
Dato’ Siobhan Das, Chief Executive Officer, AmCham Malaysia
Moderator:
Steve Okun, Head of External Relations, AAIP
Date/Time:
Monday, September 29, 2025
10:00 a.m. Singapore Time
Speakers Include:
John Leonard, Former Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Trade at U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Senior Advisor, Kim & Chang
Shiumei Lin, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, UPS Asia Pacific
Moderator:
Steve Okun, Head of External Relations, AAIP
Date/Time:
Thursday, August 28, 2025
10:00 a.m. Singapore Time
Speakers Include:
Barbara Weisel, Carnegie Foundation for International Peace and Former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative
Travis Mitchell, Executive Director at the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam
Moderator:
Steve Okun, Head of External Relations, AAIP
Date/Time:
Friday, June 20, 2025
8:30 a.m. Singapore Time