BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://www.pecc.org///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260418T075804UTC-8237zHvDxG@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260418T075804Z DESCRIPTION: \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \; The 21st PECC General Meeting &nbs p\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;& nbsp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;  \; \; \; \; \; CanadaAsia 2013 'Navigating Asia’s Future\, Charting Canada’s Strategy'  \; \; \; \; \; \;&nb sp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;  \;  \; \; June 03 - June 05\, 2013 \; \; \; Fair mont Waterfront Hotel\, Vancouver BC\, Canada\n \;\n\n\n\n\n \;&nb sp\; \; Monday\, June 03\n\n\n\n\n1800 - 2130\n\nWelcome Reception and Dinner \nModerator:\n\nYuen Pau Woo\; President and CEO\, Asia Pacific F oundation of Canada\n\nSpeakers:\n\nDean A. Connor\; Canada-Asia 2013 Co-C hair\, President and CEO\, Sun Life Financial\nHon. David L. Emerson\; Can ada-Asia 2013 Co-Chair\, Senior Advisor\, CAI\, formerly Minister of Forei gn Affairs\, and Minister of International Trade \n\n(Performance by Ms. W anting Qu\, Vancouver’s Tourism Ambassador to China)\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, Ju ne 04 \n\n \;\n\n\n\n0830 - 1025\n\n\nOpening Plenary\nKey Trends Sha ping the Asia Pacific\nThis session will examine the latest economic\, pol itical\, and social trends in the Asia Pacific\, identifying the emerging opportunities and uncertainties in the region. Will slower economic growth be the norm in Asia over the next few years and how will this affect both the regional and global economy? What will be the impact of a rapidly gro wing urban population\, particularly one with an increasing middle class w ith evolving needs and expectations\, and how will Asia meet the need for balanced\, inclusive\, sustainable\, innovation and secure growth? In this opening plenary\, a diverse group of experts and leaders share their know ledge on what we should know about the future of the Asia Pacific.\nChair: \n\nDean A. Connor\; President and CEO\, Sun Life Financial\n\nModerator: \n\nHon. David L. Emerson\; Senior Advisor\, CAI\, formerly Minister of Fo reign Affairs and Minister of International Trade\n\nSpeakers:\n\nHideto N akahara\; Member of the Board\, Senior Executive Vice-President\, Mitsubis hi Corporation.\nSam Pitroda\; Advisor to the Prime Minister of India on P ublic Information Infrastructure and Innovations\nHuibert Vigenevo\; Execu tive Chairman\, Shell Companies in China\nJusuf Wanandi\, Co-Chair PECC\nY unling Zhang\; Director\, Institute of Asia Pacific Studies\, Chinese Acad emy of Social Sciences (CASS)\n\n\n\n\n\n1025-1040\n\n\nBreak\n\n\n\n\n104 0 - 1200\n\nPlenary Session Asia Pacific Trade Talks: Complementary or Cro ss-cutting?\nThe Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)\, the Regional Comprehens ive Economic Partnership (RCEP)\, and the proposed Pacific Alliance are th ree regional trade negotiations that have the potential to reshape economi c relations in the Asia Pacific. The TPP\, which is entering its 17th roun d of negotiations\, is comprised of 12 economies including the United Stat es and Japan. The RCEP\, which held its first round of negotiations in ear ly May 2013\, has a membership of 16 economies including China and India. The Pacific Alliance is an emerging Latin American trade bloc with an orie ntation towards Asia. As regional trade negotiations proliferate\, we ask experts: how will these different tracks shape regional economic relations \, what do they mean for regional business and trade\, are they competing or complementary\, and can they in the long-term support regional aspirati ons for free and open markets in the Asia Pacific?\nChair: \n\nJusuf Wanan di\; Co-Chair PECC\n\nModerator: \n\nDon Campbell\, Co-Chair PECC\n\nSpeak ers:\n\nAntoni Estevadeordal\; Manager\, Integration and Trade Sector\, In ter-American Development Bank\nAmbassador Yoshiji Nogami\; President. Japa n Institute of International Affairs and Chair\, Japan National Committee for PECC\nPeter Petri\; Carl Shapiro Professor of International Finance\, Brandeis University\, and Senior Fellow\, East-West Center\nApiradi Tantra porn\; Executive Chair\, International Institute for Asia Pacific Studies (INSAPS)\, Bangkok University\n\n\n\n\n\n1200 - 1230\n\n\nKeynote Address by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston\, Governor General o f Canada(Speech)\n \;\n\n\n\n\n1230 - 1330\n\n\nNetworking Lunch\n\n\n \n\n1330 - 1500\n\nConcurrent Breakout Sessions \nBreakout Session 1 Harn essing Asia’s Massive Capital Pools: Financial Market Development and Inte gration\nDespite ample high-yielding investment opportunities being availa ble in the Asia Pacific region\, global capital is still drawn to western industrialized countries and to traditional financial centers such as New York and London. Even with massive pools of capital accumulating in Asia\, the underdevelopment of capital markets has meant that relatively few of these savings are deployed within the region. In recognition of the enormo us infrastructure needs and growth potential of Asia\, there is a growing need for financial market development and integration in the region. More efficient financial markets in Asia could be a transformative factor in th e next phase of Asian growth and in the global financial services industry . Our expert panelists will discuss what needs to be done\, how it might h appen\, and what it will mean for international capital markets.\nChair:\n \nKhee Giap Tan\; Professor\, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy\, Chair \, Singapore National Committee for PECC\n\nModerator:\n\nTom Milroy\; CEO \, BMO Capital Markets\n\nSpeakers:\n\nStephen Yan-Leung Cheung\; Dean and Professor (Chair) of Finance\, School of Business\, Hong Kong Baptist Uni versity and Chair\, Hong Kong Committee for PECC\nMasahiro Kawai\; Dean an d CEO\, Asian Development Bank Institute\nJulius Caesar Parrenas\; Advisor on International Affairs\, the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ\, Ltd.\nSongz uo Xiang\; Chief Economist\, Agricultural Bank of China\n\nBreakout Sessio n 2 The New\, New Thing: Creativity and Innovation in Asia\nEconomic growt h in Asia is increasingly driven by a shift from low-margin and labor-inte nsive manufacturing to value-added products and services. The relatively r apid industrialization achieved by South Korea\, Taiwan and Singapore depe nded on an accelerated movement towards knowledge-based industries - in pa rticular\, information and telecommunication technologies\, but also consi derable progress made in other areas such as life sciences and biotechnolo gy. A similar picture is emerging in other leading nations\, most prominen tly China and India. Today\, Asia companies are positioning themselves to be global innovators and half of the top 50 patenting firms in the world a re based in China\, Japan and South Korea. Given these developments\, is c reativity and innovation the “New\, New Thing” in Asia\, and what’s next? What is the future of innovation in Asia?\nChair: \n\nDavid Hong\; Preside nt\, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research\, and Chair\, Chinese Taipei Co mmittee for PECC\n\nModerator: \n\nHon Jim Prentice\; Senior Executive Vic e-President and Vice Chairman\, CIBC\, and former Minister of Environment\ , Canada\n\nSpeakers:\n\nTom Jenkins\; Executive Chairman and Chief Strate gy Officer\, Open Text\nRajesh Sawhney\; Founder\, Global Superangels Foru m of India\nAtsushi Sunami\; Advisor\, Industrial Competitiveness Council of Japan\, and Deputy Director of Science\, Technology and Innovation Poli cy Program\, National Graduate Institute of Policy Studies\nSean Shaohwa W ang\; President\, ITRI International Inc.\n\n \;\nBreakout Session 3 M inding the Gap: Promoting Inclusive Growth and Resilient Societies in the Asia Pacific\nRapid economic growth in the Asia Pacific region has created various new opportunities and has led to the rise of Asia’s now-booming m iddle class. Yet\, poverty and developmental challenges persist. In fact\, there is increasing evidence that there are rising inequities across regi ons and within the countries in Asia Pacific. There are growing concerns a bout the ability of certain segments of the population\, including women\, youth\, small businesses and the poor\, to access economic opportunities. Promoting inclusive growth is important for humanitarian\, societal\, pol itical and economic reasons. In this session\, we explore what Indonesia\, Myanmar\, and Chile are doing to promote inclusive growth\, what challeng es they face\, and what social policies can be introduced to create more m ultifaceted and economically-resilient societies.\nChair: \n\nAmbassador Y oshiji Nogami\; President\, Japan Institute of International Affairs\, and \, Chair\, Japan National Committee for PECC\n\nModerator: \n\nChristopher Findlay\; Executive Dean\, Faculty of the Professions\, University of Ade laide and Vice-Chair\, Australian Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee f or PECC\n\nSpeakers:\n\nGerman King\; Consultant for the United Nations Ec onomic Commission for Latin America and the Carribean\, and Advisor to the Industrial Engineering Department at Universidad de Chile\nDjisman Simand juntak\; Senior Economist\, Center of Strategic and International Studies (Jakarta) and Chair\, Indonesian National Committee for PECC\nKhine Tun\; Project Consultant\, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN &\; East Asi a\n\n\n\n\n\n \; 1500 - 1515\n\n\nBreak\n\n\n\n\n1515 - 1645\n\n\nConc urrent Breakout Sessions\nBreakout Session 1 Green Growth: Asia Leading th e Way?\nWith rapidly growing urban centers\, shifting weather patterns and the threat of natural resource exhaustion some countries in the Asia Paci fic are investing in green strategies and policy reforms directed at promo ting sustainable growth and development. For example\, China announced in 2011 that it would invest a massive US$536 billion over five years in area s including conservation\, green technology deployment and pollution reduc tion\, to protect its environment. Meanwhile\, South Korea has worked towa rds promoting its vision of a “Low Carbon\, Green Growth” future. There is an urgent need for a sustainable approached in Asia\, and the real questi on is whether the current focus on green growth is a passing fad or if it will propel Asian countries to become leaders in the green economy.\n  \;\nChair: \n\nAmbassador Guoqiang Tang\; Chair\, China National Committee for PECC\n\nModerator:\n\nIan Buchanan\; Senior Executive Advisor\, Booz &\; Co. andChair\, Australian Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee fo r PECC\n\nSpeakers:\n\nVice-Admiral Bertrand Aubriot\; Deputy Director\, S trategy nd Development\, DCNS Group\nRae Kwon Chung\; Director\, Environme nt and Development Division\, Unite National Economic and Social Commissio n for Asia and the Pacific\nJiahua Pan\; Director\, Institute for Urban &a mp\; Environmental Studies\, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)\n\n  \;\nBreakout Session 2 Risks to Growth in the Asia Pacific\nDemand an d competition in the Asia Pacific over resources such as energy\, food\, w ater\, and even talent and skills\, could undermine the peaceful developme nt of the region and have broader implications globally. Natural disasters and climate change are also posing increasing risks to lives\, livelihood s and economic growth. How serious are these threats? What policies are co untries adopting to address them? What role can regional processes play in addressing these challenges?\nChair: \n\nSangkyom Kim\; Vice-President\, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy\, and Vice-Chair\, Korea National Committee for PECC\n\nModerator: \n\nColin Robertson\; Senior St rategic Advisor\, McKenna\, Long &\; Aldridge LLP\, Vice-President and Senior Research Fellow\, Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute\n \nSpeakers:\n\nNarongchai Akrasanee\; Chair\, Seranee Holdings\, and Chair \, Thailand National Committee for PECC\nPeter Chalk\; Senior Policy Analy st\, RAND\nKamal Kishore\; Program Advisor\, UNDP Disaster Reduction and R ecovery Team\nMichael Toman\; Lead Economist\, Climate Change in Developme nt Research Group\, and Manager of the Energy and Environment Team\, World Bank\n\n\n\n\n\n1645 - 1745\n\n\nNetworking Reception\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\ , June 05\n\n \;\n\n\n\n \;0845 - 1005\n\n\nPlenary Session Respon ding to the Rise of Asia\nThe year 2012 was eventful for Canada’s partners in Asia. The United States’ “rebalancing” towards Asia was reinforced by an announcement that the United States will deploy more troops and assets to the Asia Pacific region. In Australia\, Prime Minister Julia Gillard un veiled her government’s vision of “Australia in the Asian Century”. In Sou th America\, countries such as Chile are expanding their relations with ke y Asian partners. Meanwhile\, South Korea continues to negotiate a wide ra nge of free trade agreements with Asia Pacific powers. What can Canada lea rn from the policies adopted by other regional players? Experts will provi de their insights and reflect on the relevance of their experience for a C anadian response to the rise of Asia.\nChair: \n\nHon. David L. Emerson\; Senior Advisor CAI\, formerly Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of International Trade\n\nModerator:\n\nHon. John Manley\; President and CEO\ , Canadian Council of Chief Executives\n\nSpeakers:\n\nJohn Denton\; Advis ory Panel for Australian White Paper and ABAC Australia\nCharles E. Morris on\; President\, East-West Center and Executive Director\, US National Com mittee for PECC\nKhee Giap Tan\; Professor\, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy\, and Chair\, Singapore National Committee for PECC\nManfred Wilhe lmy\; Executive Director\, Fundacion Chilena del Pacifico and Chair\, Chil ean National Committee for PECC\n\n\n\n\n\n1005 - 1020\n\n\nBreak\n\n\n\n \n \;1020 - 1135\n\n\nConcurrent Breakout Sessions \nBreakout Session 1 Addressing the Needs of Asia’s Booming Middle Class: A New Market for S ervices\nAsia’s booming middle class in metropolitan cities is an attracti ve consumer market for service providers in the engineering\, financial\, professional\, and education sectors. Service providers have traditionally faced barriers on the ability to establish wholly-owned local subsidiarie s and the non-recognition of foreign professional credentials. The opening of the banking sector in China\, and possibly the retail sector in India\ , may signal the gradual liberalization of the service sector in Asia. How ever\, many barriers still remain. In this session\, Asian experts and Can adian service providers will offer recommendations on what can be done to improve access for Canadian service providers to key Asian markets. \nChai r:\n\nHugh Stephens\; Principal\, TransPacific Connections\, and Vice-Chai r\, Canadian National Committee for PECC\n\nModerator: \n\nJayson Myers\; President and CEO\, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters\n\nSpeakers: \n\n Carol W. Geremia\; President\, MFS Institutional Advisors (MFSI) and Co-He ad of Global Distribution\, MFS\nRandolph Mank\; Senior Advisor and Vice-P resident Asia\, Blackberry\nAsh Sahi\; President and CEO\, Canadian Standa rds Association\n\n \;\nBreakout Session 2 Canada’s Role in Promoting a Stable and Prosperous Asia Pacific\nAs Canada seeks to fully engage in t he Asia Pacific region\, what role is there for Canada in shaping regional cooperation and stability? In the face of growing prosperity\, rising ine quality and tensions\, Canada’s resources and strategic insights could be of value. For Canada\, the salient questions are what role does Asia play in Canada’s strategic equation and how does the promotion of stability in Asia advance Canada’s foreign policy goals? Should Canada reconsider its c urrent stance and seek to play a larger role in advancing peace and stabil ity in the region\, and who in Canada should be at the forefront of such e ngagement - government\, business\, civil society\, or a combination of al l three? What type of resources would be needed for Canada to re-engage as a significant and credible player in regional security? \nChair: \n\nJose ph Caron\; Distinguished Fellow\, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada\n\nMod erator: \n\nPaul Evans\; Professor\, University of British Columbia and In stitute of Asian Research\n\nSpeakers:\n\nFen Hampson\; Distinguished Fell ow and Director of Global Security\, CIGI\, and concurrently Chancellor’s Professor\, Charleton University\nRex Hughes\; Visiting Professor\, Canada Centre for Global Security Studies\, University of Toronto\nBrian Job\; P rofessor of Political Science\, and Associate Director\, Institute of Asia n Research\, University of British Columbia\n\n\n\n\n\n1135 - 1145\n\n\nBr eak\n\n\n\n\n1145 - 1300\n\n\nConcurrent Breakout Sessions\nBreakout Sessi on 1 Green Growth in the Asia Pacific: Canada’s Contribution?\nAccording t o OECD\, green growth is “about maximizing economic growth and development while avoiding unsustainable pressure on the quality and quantity of natu ral assets. It is also about harnessing the growth potential that arises f rom transiting towards a green economy” Given the green needs and aspirati ons of Asian economies\, what role can Canada play in supporting their gre en growth? What tools and programs are needed to facilitate business trans actions and a transfer of knowledge?\nChair: \n\nDenis McNamara\; Chair\, New Zealand Committee for PECC\n\nModerator: \n\nHon. Kevin Lynch\; Vice-C hair\, BMO Financial Group\n\nSpeakers:\n\nNicholas Parker\; Co-Founder an d Chairman\, The Cleantech Group LLC\nVicky Sharpe\; President\, Sustainab le Development Technology Canada\nAndré Sorensen\; Associate Professor of Urban Geography\, University of Toronto\n\n \;\nBreakout Session 2 Pre paring Canada’s Next Generation: A turn to Asia\nDo Canadian business\, go vernment and civil society leaders have the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in an Asia-centered world and are Canadians prepared to compete i n an international environment increasingly influenced by developments in Asia? Recent polls suggest that Canadians recognize the importance of Asia to Canada’s future prosperity\, but that there is little consensus\, for adapting existing education\, investment\, trade and immigration policies to facilitate engagement with Asia. What steps and programs are necessary to overcome these challenges and to equip Canadians with a deep appreciati on and understanding of the region?\nChair: \n\nIan Buchanan\; Senior Exec utive Advisor\, Booz&\; Co. and Chair\, Australian Pacific Economic Coo peration Committee for PECC\n\nModerator:\n\nDavid Mitchell\; President an d CEO\, Public Policy Forum\n\nSpeakers:\n\nDavid Mulroney\; Distinguished Senior Fellow\, Munk School for Global Affairs\, and Co-Chair\, National Conversation on Asia Taskforce on Asia Competence\nMaureen Neglia\; Vice P resident\, Global Talent and Recruitment\, Manulife Financial\nRoseann O’ Reilly Runte\; President\, Carleton University\nStephen Toope\; President and Vice-Chancellor\, University of British Columbia\n\n\n\n\n\n1300 - 130 5\n\n\nClosing Remarks\n\nYuen Pau Woo\; President and CEO\, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada\n\n\n\n\n\n1305 - 1400\n\n\nNetworking Lunch\n \; \n\n\n\n https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/292-pecc-xx i-twenty-first-pecc-general-meeting DTSTART:20130603T000000Z DTEND:20130605T000000Z LOCATION:Canada\, Vancouver () SUMMARY:PECC XXI: Twenty-first PECC General Meeting URL:https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/292-pecc-xxi-twen ty-first-pecc-general-meeting END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR