Global and Collaborative Asian & Pacific Leadership for the G-20

This second annual conference in Shanghai, held September 22–24, 2011, at the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS) examined collaboration and cooperation in the Asian context. This year’s event, cosponsored by SIIS, the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, and the Stanley Center, extended the examination to the Pacific G-20 countries. More than 30 experts, scholars, and officials from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, South Korea, Indonesia, Singapore, China and others participated in the day-and-a-half discussions. The main observations and recommendations stemming from the conference are summarized in this policy memo.