Pacific Economic Cooperation Council

Event

Title:: PECC XVII: Seventeenth General Meeting
When:: 29 Apr, 2007 - 2 May, 2007
Where:: Australia, Sydney - Sydney
Category:: PECC Events

Description

17th General Meeting of PECC

AUSPECC is delighted to host the 17th General Meeting of PECC in Sydney during 29 April - 2 May 2007. This will be the first time that PECC has convened a General Meeting in Australia since its inaugural meeting in September 1980.

Monday 30 April
1800-1930	General Meeting Welcome Reception
Tuesday 1 May
0900-1000	Opening Ceremony Opening Remarks: Dr Charles E. Morrison; Chair PECC Welcoming Remarks Mr Bill Shields; Chair Australia PECC Opening Address: APEC 2007 - The Challenges and Opportunities (31.56 kB) Amb David Spencer; Australian Ambassador for APEC and Chair of APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting
1000-1030	Tea and Coffee
1030-1230	The State of the Region Session Chair: Dr Narongchai Akrasanee; Vice Chair Thailand PECC Regional Economic Integration - A Business Perspective (61.52 kB) Mark Johnson; Chair, APEC Business Advisory Council Session II - The State of the Region (134.35 kB) Panel: Alan Beattie; World Trade Editor Financial Times, London Session II - The State of the Region (80.89 kB) Yuen Pau Woo; President and Co-Ceo, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Session II - The State of the Region (119.41 kB) Dr Philippa Dee; Crawford School of Economics, The Australian National University Success in structural reform and how to get there (57.05 kB) Dr Luis Riveros; Asia Latin America Centre, University of Chile The State of the Latin American Region (167.38 kB) Professor John Wong; East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore Rising China As A New Force For Regional Economic Integration (62.56 kB) Moderator: Peter Thompson; ABC TV and Professor, Australia and New Zealand School of Government Rapporteur: Dr Sherry Stephenson; Organisation of American States Session II - The State of the Region (Summary) (75.7 kB)
1230-1300	Buffet Lunch
1330-1445	The Role of Public Private Partnerships (in cooperation with Infrastructure Partnerships Australia) Session Chair: Professor Christopher Findlay; Vice-Chair Australia PECC Case Studies: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships (968.21 kB) Nicholas Grambas; Executive Director Macquarie Securities, Korea Service matters to the role of public private partnerships (1.03 MB) Adrian Kloeden; Chairman Serco Pty Ltd Professor Jean Luc Le Bideau; French Pacific Territories PECC Yves Cousquer Guidelines for Good Public Private Partnerships (1.79 MB) An invitation to participate: Infrastructure Partnerships Global Dialogue (316.79 kB) Garry Bowditch; Executive Director, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia
1445-1500	Break
1500-1700	Building Institutions to Serve the Region Session Chair: Amb Yoshihisa Ara; Chair Japan PECC Presentation Issues in Regional Institutional Architecture Dr Charles E. Morrison; Chair PECC Mr Jusuf Wanandi; Chair Indonesia PECC Building Institutions to Serve the Region (232.28 kB) Panel Discussion *The value and priorities for regional cooperation through APEC to meet the challenges to growth* Panel: Dr Hadi Soesastro; Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia Mr Allan Gyngell; Executive Director Lowy Institute, Sydney Dr Kim Kihwan; Honorary Chairman, Korea PECC Dr Charles E. Morrison; Chair PECC Moderator: Peter Thompson; ABC TV and Professor, Australia and New Zealand School of Government Rapporteur: Dr Manfred Wilhelmy; Chair Chile PECC
1900-2100	Conference Dinner Rethinking international education engagement in the Asia Pacific region (205.68 kB) Professor Stephanie Fahey; Deputy Vice Chancellor (International) Monash University
Wednesday 2 May
0900-1230	Demographic Change, Growth and Integration Session Chair: Dr Soogil Young; Chair Korea PECC Keynote Address: Demographic Change in East and Southeast Asia and the Implications for the Future (622.58 kB) Professor Graeme Hugo; National Centre for Social Applications of Geographic Information Systems, University of Adelaide International Labour Migration in East Asia and Scope for Regional Cooperation (86.13 kB) Dr Chia Siow Yue; Senior Research Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs
1000-1030	Tea and Coffee
	Panel Discussion: Key aspects of demographic growth and integration Demographic Change, Growth and Integration (319.52 kB) Panel: Professor Howard Dick; University of Melbourne Cities: Why they matter and What PECC can do (2.43 MB) Dr Marla Asis; Scalabrini Migration Centre, Philippines Health Worker Migration: The Case of the Philippines (510.7 kB) Professor Akira Kohsaka; PECC Pacific Economic Outlook project Aging and Economic Growth Potentials in the Pacific Region (189.27 kB) Professor Graeme Hugo; University of Adelaide Dr Chia Siow Yue; Singapore Institute of International Affairs Moderator: Peter Thompson; ABC TV and Professor, Australia and New Zealand School of Government Rapporteur: Professor Gary Hawke; Chair New Zealand PECC
1230:1330	Buffet Lunch
1330-1400	Ministerial Address Ministerial Address: Managing the Challenges to Growth (59.01 kB) The Hon Warren Truss MP; Minister for Trade
1400-1415	Break
1415-1600	Energy and the Environment Session Chair: Ambassador Mei Ping; Chair China PECC Keynote Address: Managing the Environmental Impact of Energy Use (138.92 kB) Professor Warwick McKibbin; The Australian National University, Canberra Panel: Dr Tony Beck; Australasian Emissions Trading Forum Managing the Environmental Impact of Energy Use (82.84 kB) Dr David Hong; President, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research Chinese Taipei’s Responses to Global Energy and Environment Issues (72.56 kB) Colin Whyte; General Manager, Sustainable Development, Xstrata Coal Role for coal in a cleaner world (816.91 kB) Mr Liu Qiang; Energy Research Institute, China Energy Campaigns in China and its implication on Climate Change (303.9 kB) Professor Warwick McKibbin; The Australian National University Energy and the Environment (338.61 kB) Moderator: Peter Thompson; ABC TV and Professor, Australia and New Zealand School of Government Rapporteur: David Parsons; Executive Director, Committee on Investment and International Trade Development, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
1600-1615	Closing comments Dr Charles E. Morrison; Chair PECC

Venue

Venue:: Australia, Sydney
City:: Sydney
Country:: AUSTRALIA