Ricky Carandang is Anchor-Reporter for the ABS-CBN News Channel, Philippines,
a position he has held since 2000. He reports on national affairs, and
business and economic issues of the Philippines. Mr. Carandang also writes
about Philippine affairs on his blog, rickycarandang.com. He has been a
field reporter for ANC and for the free TV news program, TV Patrol. His
investigative reporting has resulted in a number of exclusive stories.
Previously he was Business Editor for Newsbreak Magazine, Philippines,
where he was in charge of its business coverage. Mr. Carandang received
an A.B. in Management Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines.
Bambang Harymurti is Editor-in-Chief, Tempo Weekly
News Magazine, and Corporate Editor of the Tempo Group. He is also Group Editor-in-Chief
of AsiaViews, a weekly online publication and monthly magazine featuring
news and commentaries on Southeast Asia. His previous positions include
Editor-in-Chief, Tempo Daily, Deputy Chief Editor, Tempo
Weekly News Magazine, Executive Editor, Media Indonesia
Daily, and U.S. Bureau
Chief, Tempo Weekly Newsmagazine. In addition to being a Fulbright
Fellow, he has been a Fellow at the Johns Hopkins University’s
School of Advanced International Studies, Harvard University, and
the East-West Center. He has received numerous awards, including
the Excellence in Journalism award from the Indonesian Observer Daily
in 1997. Mr. Harymurti received a B.Sc. from the Institute Teknologi
Bandung, Indonesia, and an M.P.A. from Harvard University. He has
published “Indonesia, Challenges of Change,” Journal
of Democracy (October 1999).
Yuli Ismartono is
Executive Editor, Tempo Weekly News Magazine, and is in charge of Aceh
Today, Tempo Magazine’s weekly supplement
on the ongoing peace process in Aceh. She is also Editor-in-Chief of the
online version of AsiaViews and Managing Editor of its magazine edition.
Previously she was a Columnist and Reporter at The Indonesia Observer, General
Manager of Public Affairs, PT. Surya Citri Televisi (SCTV), and Foreign News
Editor and Bangkok Bureau Chief, Tempo Weekly News Magazine. She has also
been a Fellow at the Eisenhower Foundation. Ms. Ismartono received a B.A.
in Political Science from the University of Delhi, India, and participated
in a graduate program in journalism at Syracuse University. She has published “Challenges
to Investigative Reporting in Post-Suharto Indonesia” in Critical
Issues in Asian Journalism (2005).
Charles A. Kupchan is Professor
of International Affairs in the School of Foreign Service and Government
Department, Georgetown University.
He is also Senior Fellow and Director of European Studies at the
Council on Foreign Relations. Dr. Kupchan was Director for European
Affairs on the National Security Council during the first Clinton
administration, and has also worked at the U.S. Department of State
on the Policy Planning Staff. He received a B.A. from Harvard University
and M.Phil. and D.Phil. degrees from Oxford University. He is the
author of The End of the American Era (2002), Power
in Transition: The Peaceful Change of International Order (2001), Civic
Engagement in the Atlantic Community (1999), and numerous articles on international
and strategic affairs.
Three leading Asian journalists will discuss
the influence of the rise of China in East Asia politically
and economically, with a special look at ASEAN.
This event is supported in part by a grant from The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan.
