Pacific Economic Cooperation Council

DAY 1: TUESDAY 6 JULY

Master of Ceremonies: Eduardo Pedrosa

0900-0930

Opening Remarks

-       Dr Masahiro Kawai, Dean and CEO, ADBI

-       Ambassador Yoshiji Nogami, President, Japan Institute of International Affairs and Chair, JANCPEC

-       Mr Yoshihisa Ueda, IDB Representative in Japan

0930-1030

Session 1: Future Role of WTO

Chair: Prof Ippei Yamazawa, Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University

Presenter:

-       Prof Yorizumi Watanabe, Faculty of Policy Management & Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University

Panel Discussants:

-       Dr Zhang Jianping, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for International Economic Research (IIER/NDRC)

-       Prof Taeho Bark, Dean, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University and Chairman of Korea's International Trade Commission

1030-1045

Coffee Break

1045-1200

Session 2: Climate Change and Trade Policy

Chair: Dr Soogil Young, Chair, KOPEC

Presenter:

-       Dr Gary Hufbauer, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

-       Dr Makio Miyagawa, Deputy Chief Negotiator for Climate Change & Deputy Director-General for Global Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

Panel Discussants:

-       Prof Jae-Hyoung Lee, Korea University School of Law

-       Prof Hui-Wan (Carol) Cho, Director, Department of International Affairs, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research

1200-1315

Session 3: Investment and Services

Chair: Dr Gloria O. Pasadilla, ADBI

Presenters:

-       Prof Shujiro Urata, Professor of Economics, Waseda University

-       Ms Jane Drake-Brockman, Director, Australian Services Roundtable

Panel Discussants:

-       Dr Esteban Restrepo Uribe, Advisor, Asia Africa and Oceania Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia

-       Dr Sherry Stephenson, Head, Institutional Relations, Organization of American States

1315-1415

Lunch

1415-1515

Session 4: Labour Mobility

Chair: Dr Gary Hufbauer, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

Presenter:

-       Dr Sherry Stephenson, Head, Institutional Relations, Organization of American States

Panel Discussants:

-       Dr Chia Siow Yue, Senior Research Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs

-       Dr Gloria Pasadilla, Asian Development Bank Institute

1515-1640

Session 5: EAFTA/A+3, CEPEA/A+6; Where Do We Stand?

Chair: Ms Naoko Saiki, Executive Director, JANCPEC

Presenters:

-       Dr Ganesh Wignaraja, Asian Development Bank

-       Dr Chia Siow Yue, Senior Research Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs

Panel Discussants:

-       Prof Gary Hawke, Emeritus Professor, Victoria University of Wellington

-       Prof Penghong Cai, Director, APEC Research Center, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

1640-1700

Afternoon Tea

1700-1830

Session 6: Latin America’s Stake in Asia-Pacific Economic Integration:

Chair: Dr Sherry Stephenson, Head, Institutional Relations, Organization of American States

Presenters:

-       Dr Antoni Estevadeordal, Inter-American Development Bank

-       Prof Fernando Gonzalez Vigil, Universidad del Pacífico, Peru

Panel Discussants:

-       Dr Akio Hosono,  Senior Research Fellow, JICA Research Institute

-       Prof Chai Yu, Chief of Economic Division, Institute of Latin American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)

Dinner (immediately after end of last session of the day), approximately 19.00pm

Hosted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Venue: Tokai University Club, “Fuji Room”, 35^th Floor, Kasumigaseki Bldg, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6035, Japan

Guest Speaker: Mr Kenji Hiramatsu, APEC Senior Official for Japan, Deputy Director-General, Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

DAY 2: WEDNESDAY 7 JULY

Master of Ceremonies: Gloria O. Pasadilla

0900-1030

Session 7: TPP: Initial Assessment

Chair: Dr Chia Siow Yue, Senior Research Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs

Presenters:

-       Prof Peter Petri, Carl J. Shapiro Professor of International Finance, Brandeis International Business School

-       Dr Deborah Elms, Head of the Temasek Foundation Centre for Trade & Negotiations 

Panel Discussion:

-       Prof Shujiro Urata, Professor of Economics, Waseda University

-       Mr Carlos Furche, Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank

-       Dr. Myong-Keun Eor, Senior Fellow, Korea Rural Economic Institute  

1030-1045

Coffee Break

1045-1230

Session 8: A Northeast Asian Perspectives on EAFTA, CEPEA, TPP and a possible CJK FTA

Chair: Prof Gary Hawke, Emeritus Professor, Victoria University of Wellington

Presenters:

-       Dr Soogil Young, Chair, Korea National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation

-       Dr Zhang Jianping, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for International Economic Research (IIER/NDRC)

-       Prof Yukiko Fukagawa, Waseda University, Japan

Panel Discussion

-       Prof Peter Petri, Carl J. Shapiro Professor of International Finance, Brandeis University

-       Prof Robert Scollay, Coordinator, PECC task force on a Post 2010 Trade Agenda for the Asia-Pacific

1230-1330

Lunch

1330-1445

Session 9: An ASEAN Perspective on EAFTA, CEPEA, TPP and the AEC

Chair: Dr Peter Morgan, Senior Consultant for Research, ADBI

Presenter:

-       Dr Djisman Simundjuntak, Senior Economist & Chair, Board of Directors, CSIS Foundation, Indonesia

Panel Discussants: 

-       Dr Mario Lamberte, Director of Research, ADBI

-       Dr Hank Lim, Director of Research, SIIA, Singapore

1445-1500

Afternoon Tea

1500-1700

Session 10: The Politics and Economics of Broader Asia-Pacific Economic Integration

Chair: Dr Masahiro Kawai, Dean, ADBI

Keynote Address:

-       Hon Mahendra Siregar, Vice-Minister of Trade, Indonesia

Presenters:

-       Prof Rob Scollay, Coordinator, PECC Task Force on A Post 2010 Trade Agenda for the Asia-Pacific

-       Prof Vinod Aggarwal, Director, Berkeley APEC Study Center

Panel Discussants:

-       Prof Penghong Cai, Director, APEC Research Center, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

-       Mr Carlos Furche, Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank

-       Prof Taeho Bark, Dean, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University and Chairman of Korea's International Trade Commission

-       Mr Hidehiko Nishiyama, APEC SOM Co-Chair, Director General for International Trade Policy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

1700-1830

Concluding Panel: Asia Pacific Integration: Ways Forward

Chair: Prof Rob Scollay, Coordinator, PECC task force on “A Post 2010 Trade Agenda for the Asia-Pacific”

Panelists:

-       Dr Masahiro Kawai, Dean, ADBI

-       Dr Zhang Jianping, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for International Economic Research (IIER/NDRC)

-       Dr Antoni Estevadeordal, Inter-American Development Bank

-       Dr Soogil Young, Chair, Korea National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation

-       Dr Gary Hufbauer, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

-       Hon Mahendra Siregar, Vice-Minister of Trade, Indonesia

Dinner (immediately after end of last session of the day), approximately 18.30pm

Hosted by Asian Development Bank Institute

Venue: Venue; Tokai University Club, “Fuji Room”, 35^th Floor, 35^th Floor, Kasumigaseki Bldg, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6035, Japan