Pacific Economic Cooperation Council

Wednesday, September 27

0900

Opening Ceremony

Welcoming Remarks

• Ambassador Yang Chengxu, Chair of PECC

Keynote Address

• HE Rong Yiren, Vice President of China

• HE Oleg D. Davydov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Economic Relations of Russian Federation

Videotaped Congratulatory Message

• HE Eduardo Frei, President of Chile

Concluding Remarks

• Dato' Dr Noordin Sopiee, Chair, MANCPEC

1030

Coffee Break

1100

Plenary I - Asia-Pacific Dynamics: Monetary System and Implications for Capital Formation in Emerging Markets

Chair:

• Ms. Kerrin M. Vautier, Chair, NZPECC

Co-Chair:

• Mr. Tong Zhiguang, Chairman, Export-Import Bank, China

Panel Speakers:

• Mr H. Edward Hanway, President, CIGNA International, United States

• Mr Mitsuo Sato, President of Asian Development Bank

• Mr M. A. Besley, Chairman, Commonwealth Bank of Australia

• Mrs Tatyana V. Paramonova, Acting Chairman, Central Bank, Russian Federation

• Mr P. Chakkaphak, President of Finance One Publc Co Ltd, Thailand

• Dr Jeffrey L.S. Koo, Chairman & CEO, Chinatrust Commercial Bank, Chinese Taipei

1230

Three Concurrent Lunches with Speakers

Information Super-Highway: A Case Study: China

Chair:

• Min Leandro Arellano, General Coordinator, MXCPEC

Speaker:

• Dr William J. Warwick, President & CEO, AT&T, China

China: An Emerging Economic Powerhouse

Chair:

• Mr William Fung, Chair, HKCPEC

Speaker:

• Dr William Overholt, Managing Director, Bankers Trust Co, Hong Kong

Asian Stock Markets: Investing in Equities

Chair:

• Amb Luzmila Zanabria, Chair, PERUPEC

Speaker:

• Mr Matthew Harrison, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd

1400

Plenary II - Asia-Pacific Dynamics: Trade, Investment and Business Opportunities

Chair:

• Dr Lau Teik Soon, Chair, SINCPEC

Speakers:

• Mr Jing Shuping, Chairman, All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, China

• Mr David J. Law-Smith, Chairman and CEO, Caltex Petroleum Corporation

• Mr Soedarpo Sastrosatomo, President Director, PT Samudera Indonesia

• Dr York Liao, Managing Director, PT Samudera Indonesia

• Mr Sumet Jiaravanont and Dr Chen Ting-ko, President and Senior Vice President, Charoen Pokphand Group Co Ltd, Thailand

• Mr Myong-Soo Shin, Chairman & CEO, Dong Bang Corporation, Korea

1530

Coffee Break

1600

Plenary III - Agenda for Pacific Economic Cooperation: Osaka and Beyond

Chair:

• Dr Kihwan Kim, Chair, KOPEC

Speakers:

• Prof Ippei Yamazawa, Co-Coordinator, PECC Trade Policy Forum, Hitotsubashi University

• Mr Makoto Taniguchi, Deputy Secretary General, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

• Mr W. Bowman Cutter, Deputy Assistant to the President, National Economic Council, The White House, Washington D.C., Vice-Chairman, USNCPEC

• Dr Narongchai Akrasanee, Executive Vice President, Thailand Development Research Institute, Member of the APEC Eminent Persons Group

• Amb Endymion Wilkinson, Head of Delegation, Delegation of the Eropean Commission, Beijing, China

• Dr Zhang Xiaoji, Head of Dept of Foreign Economic Studies, Development Research Centre of the State Council of China

1900

Reception and Dinner

Chair:

• Amb Yang Chengxu, Chair, PECC and CNCPEC

Speaker:

• HE Ricardo Marquez, First Vice President of Peru

Introducer:

• Mr Edgardo Boeninger, Chair, CHILPEC

Thursday, 28 September

0900

Five Full-Day Concurrent Sessions

• Financial and Capital Markets

• Food and Agriculture Forum

• Regional Steel Markets

• Telecommunications

• Infrastructure and Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT)

Concurrent Lunches with Speakers

2030

Cultural Show - Performance by China Song & Dance Ensemble

Friday, 29 September

 0830

Plenary IV - Policy Forum for Trade / Economic Ministers

Chair:

• Amb. Nobuo Matsunaga, Chair, JANCPEC

Co-Chair:

• HE Gu Yongjiang, Vice Ministerfor Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, China (representing Minister Wu Yi)

Speakers:

• HE Oleg D. Davydov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Economic Relations of Russian Federation

• Senator Chris Schacht, Minister for Customs and Small Business, Australia

• HE Mauricio Reina, Vice Minister of Foreign Trade, Colombia

• HE Goh Chee Wee, Minister of Slate for Trade and Industry, Singapore

 1030

 Coffee Break

1100

Plenary V - Pacific Economic Outlook

Chair:

• Dr Hadi Soesastro, Coordinator, INCPEC

Pacific Economic Outlook 1995/96

Speaker:

• Prof Lawrence B Krause, Coordinator of PEO Forecast Group

Capital Flows in the Pacific Region: Past Trends and Future Prospects

Speaker:

• Prof Akira Kohsaka, Coordinaor of PEO Structure Group

1230

Business Opportunities in China

Lunch 1 Speaker:

• HE Gu Yongjiang, Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, China

Lunch 2 Speaker:

• Mr Liu Mingkang, Vice President, State Development Bank, China

Lunch 3 Speaker:

• Mr Ding Junfa, General Economist, Ministry of Internal Trade of China

1430

Standing Committee Meeting

1530

Plenary VI - Special Session on Chinese Economy

Chair:

• Mr Jusuf Wanandi, Chair, INCPEC

Keynote Speech:

• HE Li Lanqing, Vice Premier of China

1615

Signing of Beijing Statement by Standing Committee Members

1630

Media Briefing by Standing Committee Members

1900

Closing Dinner

Chair:

• HE Wang Guangying, Vice Chairman of NPC, China

Introducer:

• Mr Peter Jollie, Chair AUSPECC

Handover to new Chair of PECC Standing Committee, Mr Edgardo Boeninger, Chair, CHILPEC