BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://www.pecc.org///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260406T141719UTC-4686EmpGvd@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260406T141719Z DESCRIPTION:2014 PECC Singapore Conference “New Priorities of Regional Eco nomic Integration - Mandate for APEC” (Co-organized by SINCPEC &\; CNC PEC) 10 - 11 February\, 2014 Orchard Hotel\, Singapore\n \;\n\n\n\n\n Monday\, February 10\n\n\n\n\n0830-0900\n\n\nRegistration of Participants \n\n\n\n\n0900-0930\n\n\nWelcome Remarks\n\nDr Tan Khee Giap\, Chairman\, Singapore National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (SINCPEC)\nM r Jusuf Wanandi\, Co-Chairman\, Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC )\nAmbassador Tang Guoqiang\, Chairman\, China National Committee for Paci fic Economic Cooperation (CNCPEC)\n\n\n\n\n0930-0950\n\nOpening Speech\n\n Mr Lim Hng Kiang\, Minister for Trade and Industry\, Singapore\n\n\n\n\n\n 0950-1000\n\n\nQ&\;A Session\nModerator:\n\nMr Jusuf Wanandi\, Co-Chair man\, Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC)\n\n\n\n\n1000-1040\nCoff ee Break\n\n\n1040-1100\n\nKeynote Speech\n\nMr La Yifan\, Vice Chairman\, APEC SOM &\; Under Secretary-General\, National Organizing Commitee fo r APEC 2014\, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China\n\n\n\n\n\n1100-1115\n \n\nQ&\;A Session\nModerator: \n\nDr Djisman Simandjuntak\, Chairman\, Indonesian National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (INCPEC)\n \n\n\n\n\n1115-1230\n\n\n \;Session I: Strategic Assessment and Outloo k of Asia Pacific Economy\nThe Asia Pacific economies are undergoing struc tural reforms for the purpose of achieving sustainable development and imp roving people’s living standards. Based on the stocktaking of the experien ce in the past and an outlook of the direction of regional economic develo pment for the next 5-10 years\, we need to study:\n\nThe different pattern s of economic restructuring and the approaches of implementation.\nHow APE C can enhance economic policy coordination towards achieving the Bogor Goa ls bearing in mind APEC’s interim milestones and commitments for implement ation\nHow to ensure that all economies gain from participating in structu ral economic adjustment and the global value chain.\n\nModerator:\n\nMr De nis McNamara\, Chairman\, New Zealand Committee of the Pacific Economic Co operation Council (NZPECC)\n\n\n\n\n1115-1135\n\nKeynote Speech\n\nMr Bert Hoffman\, Chief Economist for the East Asia and Pacific Region\, The Worl d Bank\n\n\n\n\n1135-1215\n\nPanel Discussion\n\nDr Manfred Wilhelmy\, Cha irman\, Chilean National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation\nMr Yu en Pau Woo\, President &\; Chief Executive Officer\, Asia Pacific Found ation of Canada\nMr Ong Ye Kung\, Director (Group Strategy &\; Developm ent)\, Keppel Corporation\nDr George Manzano\, Member\, Philippine Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee (PPECC) &\; Assistant Professor\, Schoo l of Economics\, University of Asia and the Pacific\n\n\n\n\n\n1215-1230\n \n\nQ&\;A Session\n\n\n\n\n1230-1430\n\n\nLunch\n\n\n\n \;1300-1320 \n\n \;Guest of Honor: \n\n \;Professor Wang Gungwu\, Chairman\, E ast Asian Institute\, National University of Singapore\n\n\n\n\n\n1320-133 5\n\n\nQ&\;A Session\nModerator:\n\nDr Narongchai Akrasanee\, Chairman\ , Thailand National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (TNCPEC)\n \n\n\n\n\n1430-1600\n\n\nSession II: Regional Economic Integration and Mul tilateral Trading System\nThe number of regional and bilateral trade agree ments in the Asia Pacific region has increased with the WTO DDA facing cha llenges. With the WTO as the core of multilateral trading system\, the reg ional trading arrangements should reinforce each other\, instead of exclud ing each other.\n\nWhat should be our roadmap and framework of Asia Pacifi c regional economic integration\, taking various FTA proposals into consid eration?\nHow can APEC promote the synergy of various regional economic in tegration mechanisms existing in all APEC economies on both sides of the P acific Ocean?\nHow can APEC economies contribute to ensure that the WTO pr ocess remains current and relevant?\n\nModerator:\n\nDr Djisman Simandjunt ak\, Chairman\, Indonesian National Committee for Pacific Economic Coopera tion (INCPEC)\n\n\n\n\n1430-1450\n\nKeynote Speech\n\nMr La Yifan\, \; Vice Chairman\, APEC SOM &\; Under Secretary-General\, National Organi zing Commitee for APEC 2014\, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China\n\n\n\n \n1450-1530\n\nPanel Discussion\n\nDato Paduka Lim Jock Hoi\, Chairman\, B runei Darussalam National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (BDCP EC)\nProfessor Song Hong\, Assistant Director\, Institute of World Economi cs and Politics\, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences\, China\nProfessor Na oyuki Yoshino\, Professor of Economics\, Keio University\, Japan\nAmbassad or Mark Trainor\, Principal Advisor\, Trade &\; Economic Group (TEG)\, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade\, Wellington\, New Zealand\n\n\n\n\n \n1530-1545\n\n\nQ&\;A Session\n\n\n\n\n1545-1615\n\n\nCoffee Break\n\n \n\n\n1615-1730\n\n\nSession III: Physical Connectivity\nOf the three aspe cts of connectivity\, physical connectivity is of fundamental significance to the promotion of regional integration. We shall pay attention to the u rgent needs and the long-term roadmap of regional physical connectivity.\n \nWhat are the possible options for a roadmap of Asia Pacific physical con nectivity? How can we make best use of Indonesia’s Connectivity Framework? \nWhat are the priorities for physical connectivity currently?\nHow can th e developed and developing economies both contribute to regional connectiv ity?\nHow can APEC economies enhance connectivity across borders of vast d istances\, for example through improving our air\, maritime and cyber conn ectivity?\nHow to develop the proposed Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank as an inclusive\, cost effective and sustainable solution to the financin g bottleneck?\n\nModerator:\n\nDr David Hong\, Chairman\, Chinese Taipei&n bsp\; Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee (CTPECC)\n\n\n\n\n1615-1635\n \nKeynote Speech\n\nDr Mari Pangestu\, Minister for Tourism and Creative E conomy\, Indonesia\n\n\n\n\n1635-1715\n\nPanel Discussion\n\nDr Biswa Bhat tacharyay\, Former Advisor/Director\, Asian Development Bank &\; Visiti ng Professor\, University of International Business and Economics\nMr Stev en Wong\, Deputy Chief Executive\, ISIS Malaysia\nMr Hugh Stephens\, Vice Chairman\, Canadian National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (C ANCPEC) &\; Executive-in-Residence\, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada \nMr Mark Rathbone\, Advisory Asia Pacific Capital Projects &\; Infrast ructure Leader\, PwC Singapore\n\n\n\n\n\n1715-1730\n\n\nQ&\;A Session \n\n\n\n\n1800-2030\n\n\nWelcome Dinner \n\n\n\n1800-1830\n\nCocktain Rece ption\n\n\n\n\n1830-1850\n\n\nGuest of Honour:\n\nMr Bilahari Kausikan\, A mbassador-at-Large &\; Policy Advisor-AAL\, Singapore\n\n\n\n\n1850-190 0\n\nQ&\;A Session\nModerator:\n\nDr Tan Khee Giap\, Chairman\, Singpor e National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (SINCPEC)\n\n\n\n\n \nTuesday\, February 11\n\n\n\n\n0900-0930\n\n\nRegistration of participan ts.\n\n\n\n\n0930-0940\n\n\nWelcome Remarks\n\nAmbassador Donald Campbell\ , Co-Chairman\, Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC)\n\n\n\n\n0940- 1000\n\nOpening Speech\n\nProfessor Bambang Permadi Soemantri Brodjonegoro \, Vice Minister for Finance\, Indonesia\n\n\n\n\n\n1000-1010\n\n\nQ&\; A Session\nModerator:\n\nAmbassador Donald Campbell\, Co-Chairman\, Pacifi c Economic Cooperation Council (PECC)\n\n\n\n\n\n1010-1030\n\n\nCoffee Bre ak\n\n\n\n\n1030-1125\n\n\nSession IV: Financial Cooperation in the Asia-P acific\nFinancial cooperation remains a weak link in regional economic coo peration. In the regional efforts to make structural adjustment for econom ic growth\, an important role should be given to financial cooperation.\n \nWhat is the current status of financial cooperation in Asia Pacific?\nWh at measures should be taken by member economies to enhance the financial c ooperation (monetary policy coordination\, capital market\, financial regu lations\, connectivity and currency swap)?\n\nModerator:\n\nProfessor Step hen Cheung\, Chairman\, Hong Kong Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperati on (HKCPEC)\n\n\n\n\n1030-1050\n\nKeynote Address\n\nProfessor Xiang Songz uo\, Chief Economist\, Agricultural Bank of China\n\n\n\n\n1050-1130\n\nPa nel Discussion\n\nDr Yoichi Nemoto\, Director\, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Rese arch Office (AMRO)\nDr In Huh\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Econom ics at Chonnam National University \, Gwangju\, Korea\nProfessor Ramkishen S Rajan\, Professor of International Economic Policy\, School of Public P olicy\, George Mason University\nMr Ian Buchanan\, Chairman\, Australian P acific Economic Cooperation Committee (AUSPECC) on 'Asia Infrastructure In vestment Bank Working Paper by AUSPECC\, CNCPEC &\; SINCPEC'\n\n\n\n\n \n1130-1145\n\n\nQ&\;A Session\n\n\n\n\n1145-1205\n\n\nConcluding Sessi on: Next StepsThis session will draw together the discussions from the pre vious sessions to propose recommendations to be made by PECC to APEC and o ther officials.\nConcluding Remarks\n\nAmbassador Tang Guoqiang\, Chairman \, China National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (CNCPEC)\n\n \n\n\n1205-1400\nLunch\n\n\n https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-even ts/event/335-pecc-conference-2014-new-priorities-of-rei-mandate-for-apec DTSTART:20140210T063300Z DTEND:20140211T000000Z LOCATION:Singapore () SUMMARY:PECC Conference 2014: New Priorities of REI - Mandate for APEC URL:https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/335-pecc-conferen ce-2014-new-priorities-of-rei-mandate-for-apec END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR