International Symposium on
"Connecting the Connectivities in Asia-Pacific"
Yangzhou City, China
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Organized by: China National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (CNCPEC)
Assisted by: Government of Yangzhou City, APEC Study Center, Nankai University
Supported by: World Canal Cities Organization (WCCO)
0800 - 0840 |
Registration |
0840 - 0850 |
Welcoming Remarks
|
0850 - 1010 |
Keynote Address Moderator:
Keynote Speakers:
|
1010 - 1020 |
Group Photo |
1020 - 1135 |
Session 1: The inner links between the regional and sub-regional connectivity initiatives and the opportunities and challenges for connecting these initiatives Moderator:
Speakers:
Open Discussion |
1135 - 1145 |
Coffee Break |
1145 - 1300 |
Session 2: Physical connectivity: sharing experiences and exploring the practicable ways of interconnecting various initiatives Moderator:
Speakers:
Open Discussion |
1300 - 1400 |
Lunch |
1400 - 1500 |
Session 3: Institutional connectivity: sharing experiences and exploring the practicable ways of interconnecting various initiatives Moderator:
Speakers:
Open Discusssion |
1500 - 1515 |
Coffee Break |
1515 - 1615 |
Session 4: People-to-people connectivity: sharing experiences and exploring the practicable ways of interconnecting various initiatives Moderator:
Speakers:
Open Discussion |
1615 - 1745 |
Session 5: Recommendations for connecting the connectivity-related initiatives within the Asia-Pacific region Moderator:
Speakers:
Open Discussion |
1745 - 1800 |
Concluding Remarks
|
1900 - 2100 |
Dinner to be hosted by People's Government of Yangzhou |
2016 PECC Next Generation Program
Yangzhou City, China
Tuesday, 26 - 28 September 2016
I. PROJECT OVERVIEW
The 2016 PECC Next Generation Program will be held over the same period of PECC Standing Committee meetings of 2016 and CNCPEC Symposium on Connecting the Connectivities in Asia-Pacific. The program will bring together 30 promising young scholars from PECC member economies for a 3-day event in Yangzhou, China to further involve in the cooperating process of the Asia-Pacific region.
The young delegates will attend the symposium, and from their perspective, discuss the possible cooperation that will enhance connectivity in the Asia-Pacific region, and give a short presentation at the PECC Standing Committee Meeting. They will also attend other related events.
II. OBJECTIVES
III. SCHEDULE
25 September 2016, Sunday |
|
1800 |
Arrival and Registration |
26 September 2016, Monday |
|
0930 - 1130 |
Site Visit - Relics Park of Yangzhou in Tang Dynasty, Heyuan Garden |
1200 - 1330 |
Lunch |
1400 - 1745
|
Speeches Experts will deliver presentations to better prepare young delegates of the three areas of improving connectivity:
Speakers
|
1900 - 2100 |
Welcoming Reception by CNCPEC |
27 September 2016, Tuesday |
|
0840 - 1010 |
International Symposium on "Connecting the Connectivities in Asia-Pacific"
|
1300 - 1400 |
Lunch |
1400 - 1800 |
International Symposium on "Connecting the Connectivities in Asia-Pacific"
|
1900 - 2100 |
Dinner to be hosted by People's Government of Yangzhou |
28 September 2016, Wednesday |
|
0900 - 1130 |
Discussion |
1130 - 1200 |
Attend Standing Committee Meeting The representative will give a presentation on connectivity at the PECC Standing Committee Meeting. Prize awarding ceremony of last year’s essay competition winners |
1400 - 1800 |
Site Visit of Yangzhou City |
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