- 27 February 2008
Stephen Jacobi Executive Director of the New Zealand International Business Forum
New Zealand and Japan: Strengthening New Zealand Understanding and Connection - 11 March 2008
Professor Anthony Milner Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University
Australia and Asia: Reflections on the tasks faced by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd - 17 April 2008
Dr Richard Grant Executive Director Asia:NZ Foundation
Asia's Challenges and opportunities in the coming years: The view from ASIA:NZ - 6 May 2008
Charles Finny CEO, Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce
Premature Obituary: Revisiting the Future of APEC - 18 June 2008
HE Mr Munawar Saeed Bhatti High Commissioner of Pakistan
Mandate for change: challenges for the new Pakistani government - 26 June 2008
Dr Bahtiar Effendy Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Political Science, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Indonesia
Islam in Contemporary Indonesian Politics - 9 July 2008
HE Mr Toshihiro Takahashi Ambassador of Japan
Reinvigorating the Japan-NZ relationship in the wake of Prime Minister Clark’s visit: The Japanese perspective - 5 August 2008
Peter Wilson and Tim Kearns
Engaging North Korea: Two NZers speak of their personal experiences working in DPR Korea - 22 October 2008
H.E. Mr George Fergusson British High Commisioner
Britain and Globalised Asia - 4 November 2008
Karen Sewell Secretary of Education
Seriously Educating About Asia