To celebrate RSEA’s 75th anniversary, we have invited a number of our outstanding alumni to participate in a Symposium with several themed panels. Panelists will share their experience and knowledge, and touch on the significance of their time at RSEA. We look forward to substantial and meaningful conversations that will inform and inspire the many current students, alumni, and faculty in attendance.
FRIDAY, APRIL 5
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
Opening Remarks
Alexander Zahlten, Chair of RSEA
Emma Dench, Dean of Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Robin E. Kelsey, Dean of Arts & Humanities
S010 Tsai Auditorium (webinar registration)
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Panel 1: How are Asian arts shaping the world?
S020 Belfer Case Study Room
Anne Nishimura Morse, AM ’80
William and Helen Pounds Senior Curator of Japanese ArtMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
Joseph Scheier-Dolberg, AM ’05
Oscar Tang and Agnes Hsu-Tang Curator of Chinese PaintingsThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Panel 2: Possible political futures of East Asia – how can we shape them for the better?
S010 Tsai Auditorium
Anka Lee, AM ’07
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Multilateral Affairs and Development CooperationUSAID
Lars Peter Fredén, AM ’87
Former Ambassador to China and Mongolia
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Break
Concourse
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Panel 3: What are the outlooks for East Asia in business, and for business in East Asia?
S010 Tsai Auditorium
Richard Palmer, AM ’88
ModeratorManaging Director, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management, San Francisco
Panel 4: How is East Asia important for the future of journalism?
S020 Belfer Case Study Room
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Break
Concourse
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Final Session
S010 Tsai Auditorium (webinar registration)
Panel 5: What is the future role of East Asia in higher education – or of higher education in East Asia?
S010 Tsai Auditorium
Katherine Wilhelm, AM ’81
Executive Director, U.S.-Asia Law InstituteAdjunct Professor of LawNYU School of Law
William Kirby
ModeratorProfessor of China Studies and Professor of Business AdministrationHarvard University
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Karl Eikenberry, Chair of RSEA Advisory Board
S010 Tsai Auditorium
5:30 PM
Reception
Concourse