BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://www.pecc.org///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260415T165910UTC-3207aotUfb@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260415T165910Z DESCRIPTION:\nPECC Eighteenth General Meeting CRISIS AND RECOVERY: REGIONAL AND GLOBAL ROLES FOR ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIES\n\nThe United States Asia Pac ific Council\, a program of the East-West Center\, hosted the 18th General Meeting of PECC in Washington DC\, May 12-13\, 2009. The PECC XVIII theme encompassed the many dimensions of the current economic crisis.\n \; \n\n\n\n\nDAY ONE • TUESDAY\, MAY 12\n \;\n\n\n\n08:00\n\nRegistration and Informal Continental Breakfast\n \;\n\n\n\n08:30\nOpening Remarks \nDr. Charles E. Morrison Co-Chair\, PECC and President\, East-West Cente r\nMr Jusuf Wanandi Co-Chair\, PECC and President\, Jakarta Post\nAmb. J. Stapleton Roy Chairman\, United States Asia Pacific Council Director\, Kis singer Institute on China and the United States\, Woodrow Wilson Center\n (read transcript) (194.46 kB)\n \;\n\n\n\n08:45\n\nSESSION 1: The Asi a-Pacific Economic Decline: How Deep\, How Long?\nChaired by\nDr. Yuen Pau Woo President\, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada\nPanel\n Why Has Asia Been Hit So Hard By The Global Economic And Financial Crisis? (327.87 kB) Mr. Takatoshi Kato Deputy Managing Director\, IMF\n The Global Economi c Crisis and Rebalancing Growth in Asia (74.6 kB) Prof. Park Yung Chul Pr ofessor of Economics\, Korea University\n Latin America’s Challenges Bey ond the Global Crisis (97.13 kB) Hon. Mauricio Cárdenas Senior Fellow\, Brookings Institution\n (read transcript) (272.61 kB)\n \;\n\n\n\n10: 15\n\nCoffee Break\n \;\n\n\n\n10:30\n\nKeynote Address\n Hon. James B . Steinberg U.S. Deputy Secretary of State\n (read transcript) (212.58 kB )\n(video speech)\n \;\n\n\n\n11:15\n\nSESSION 2: Political Implicatio ns of the Crisis in Regional Economies\nChair Dr. Charles E. Morrison Pres ident\, East-West Center\nPanel\nAmb. Yoshiji Nogami President\, Japan Ins titute for International Affairs formerly Deputy Foreign Minister of Japan \nMr. Jusuf Wanandi President\, The Jakarta Post Senior Advisor\, CSIS\, I ndonesia\n Political Implications of the Crisis in Regional Economies (74 .36 kB) Shen Shishun Dean\, Department for Asia Pacific Security and Coope ration Studies\, China Institute for International Studies\nStapleton Roy Chairman\, United States Asia Pacific Council Director\, Kissinger Institu te on China and the United States\, Woodrow Wilson Center\n (read transcr ipt) (282.67 kB)\n \;\n\n\n\n12:40\n\nLuncheon \nEast Asia\, the Pacif ic\, and the Global Economic Crisis: Weathering the Storm\nJim Adams World Bank Vice President for the East Asia and Pacific Region\n(video speech) \n \;\n\n\n\n14:30\n\nSESSION 3: Declining Global Trade: Protectionist Risk and The Pacific Response\nOpening Remarks \nRavi Menon Second Perman ent Secretary Ministry of Trade and Industry\n(video speech)\n \;\nPan el Discussion\nChair Ambassador Carla Hills Chairman\, Hills &\; Compan y\nPanel\nProf. Jagdish Bhagwati University Professor\, Columbia Universit y\nAmb. Michael Wilson Canadian Ambassador to the US\, formerly Minister o f International Trade\nAmb. Karan K. Bhatia Vice President and Senior Coun sel\, International Law &\; Policy\, General Electric Company\n (read transcript) (278.57 kB)\n \;\n\n\n\n15:45\nSESSION 4: Restoring Global Financial Stability: The Asia Pacific's Essential Role \nChair Ambassador Soogil Young President\, National Strategy Institute\, Korea\nPanel\n Re storing Global Financial Stability: Role of the Asia-Pacific (80.25 kB)\nM asahiro KawaiDean\, Asian Development Bank Institute\nC. Fred Bergsten Dir ector\, Peterson Institute for International Economics\n(video speech)\nXu an Changneng Director General\, Policy Research Department\, People’s Bank of China\nPark Yung-Chul Professor of Economics\, Korea University\n (re ad transcript) (272.04 kB)\n \;\n\n\n\n17:00\n\nPlenary Adjournment\, Day 1\n\n\n\n18:30\nReception\n\n\n19:00\nBanquet\nHosted by the East-West Center\nProgram\nSpecial Recognition:\nPeter F. Geithner A Look Ahead in U.S. - Asia Pacific Relations\nand a panel discussion on\nThe Future of A sia Pacific Relations with Joseph Nye and Guests\n \;\n\n\n\n\nDAY TW O • WEDNESDAY\, MAY 13\n \;\n\n\n\n07:30\n\nRegistration and Continent al Breakfast\n\n\n\n08:30\n\nSESSION 5: Economic Recovery And Post - Kyoto Cooperation: Challenges And Opportunities\nChaired by\nJoan MacNaughton S enior Vice President for Power and Environmental Policies\, Alstom Power S ystems\nPanel\nProfessor Kenneth Lieberthal Professor\, University of Mich igan\, Co-Author\, Overcoming Obstacles to U.S.-China Cooperation on Clima te Change (Brookings\, 2009)\n(video speech)\nDr. Hu Tao Coordinator\, Chi na Climate Change Partnership Framework\, UNDP\, Beijing\n(video speech)\n Toward E &\; E Cooperation in APEC (391.1 kB) Mr. Hajime Ito Presiden t\, Japan External Trade Organization New York\n(video speech)\n Indonesi a and an APEC Agenda on Climate Change (372.16 kB) Hadi Soesastro Chief Ec onomist\, CSIS\, Jakarta\; Member\, Terrestrial Carbon Group\n (read tran script) (262.36 kB)\n \;\n\n\n\n09:50\n\nSESSION 6: The Asia Pacific P ath to Recovery: Toward A New Model For Growth?\nChaired by\nPaul Blustein Brookings Journalist in Residence\, Former Economics and Tokyo Correspond ent\, The Washington Post\nPanel\nDr Cyrillus Harinowo(video speech)\nDr. Eswar Prasad Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy\, Cornell University\ ,\n(video speech)\nProf Tan Khee Giap Associate Dean\, Graduate Studies Of fice\, and Co-Director\, Asia Research Center\, Nanyang Technological Univ ersity\, Singapore\n Growth Engines After the Crisis (43.01 kB) Prof Pete r Petri Brandeis University and East West Center\n (read transcript) (271 .37 kB)\n \;\n\n\n\n11:15\n\nSESSION 7: The Asia-Pacific Role in the N ew Global Economic Order\nChaired by\nDr. Charles E. Morrison President\, East-West Center\n(video speech)\nPanel\nH.E. Cheng Siwei Formerly Vice Ch airman\, Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress\nDr. Masahir o Kawai Dean\, Asian Development Bank Institute\n(video speech)\nDr. C. Fr ed Bergsten Director\, Peterson Institute for International Economics\n ( read transcript) (258.87 kB)\n \;\n\n\n\n12:50\n\nLuncheon\nThe Future of World Trade Policy \;\nHon. Mari Pangestu Minister of Trade of Ind onesia\n(Download pdf)\n(Video Speech)\n \;\n\n\n\n14:00\nConcurrent S essions\n1. The World Economic Crisis and the Food System Massachusetts Ro om\n2. Impacts of the Economic Crisis on Migrant Workers: Implications for the Asia Pacific Economies Pennsylvania Room\n3. Impacts of the Economic Crisis on Water Infrastructure Development and Water Services in the Asia Pacific New York Room\n \;\n\n\n\n https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar /past-events/event/33-pecc-xviii-eighteenth-general-meeting DTSTART:20090512T000000Z DTEND:20090513T000000Z LOCATION:USA\, Washington DC. () SUMMARY:PECC XVIII: Eighteenth General Meeting URL:https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/33-pecc-xviii-eig hteenth-general-meeting END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR