BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://www.pecc.org///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260714T134319UTC-75178mdZxu@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260714T134319Z DESCRIPTION: https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/796-the- 59th-annual-meeting-of-the-asian-development-bank-adb DTSTART:20260503T025600Z DTEND:20260506T045600Z LOCATION:Uzbekistan\, Samarkand (Samarkand\, Samarqand Region\, Uzbekistan) SUMMARY:The 59th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) URL:https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/796-the-59th-annu al-meeting-of-the-asian-development-bank-adb END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260714T134319UTC-7519VTAa08@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260714T134319Z DESCRIPTION: https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/797-the- 48th-asean-summit-and-related-meetings DTSTART:20260508T030700Z DTEND:20260509T050700Z LOCATION:Philippines\, Cebu (Cebu\, Philippines) SUMMARY:The 48th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings URL:https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/797-the-48th-asea n-summit-and-related-meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260714T134319UTC-7520dhTite@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260714T134319Z DESCRIPTION: https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/801-wef- global-collaboration-and-growth-meeting DTSTART:20260422T034100Z DTEND:20260423T054100Z LOCATION:Saudi Arabia\, Jeddah (Jeddah Saudi Arabia) SUMMARY:WEF Global Collaboration and Growth Meeting URL:https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/801-wef-global-co llaboration-and-growth-meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260714T134319UTC-7521uak2t4@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260714T134319Z DESCRIPTION: https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/802-wef- annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions DTSTART:20260623T072900Z DTEND:20260625T092900Z LOCATION:China\, Dalian () SUMMARY:WEF Annual Meeting of the New Champions URL:https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/802-wef-annual-me eting-of-the-new-champions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260714T134319UTC-75220LuV0V@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260714T134319Z DESCRIPTION: https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/803-the- 52nd-g7-summit DTSTART:20260614T075000Z DTEND:20260616T095000Z LOCATION:France\, Évian-les-Bains (74500 Évian-les-Bains\, France) SUMMARY:The 52nd G7 Summit URL:https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/803-the-52nd-g7-s ummit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260714T134319UTC-7523pPnXGu@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260714T134319Z DESCRIPTION: https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/806-iiss -shangri-la-dialogue-2026 DTSTART:20260529T083000Z DTEND:20260531T103000Z LOCATION:Singapore () SUMMARY:IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2026 URL:https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/806-iiss-shangri- la-dialogue-2026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260714T134319UTC-75238Z72Gi@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260714T134319Z DESCRIPTION: https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/810-apec -second-senior-officials-meeting-and-related-meetings-som-2 DTSTART:20260511T042000Z DTEND:20260519T062000Z LOCATION:China\, Shanghai (Shanghai\, Shanghai\, China) SUMMARY:APEC Second Senior Officials' Meeting and Related Meetings (SOM 2) URL:https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/810-apec-second-s enior-officials-meeting-and-related-meetings-som-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260714T134319UTC-7524XdKCwW@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260714T134319Z DESCRIPTION: https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/811-apec -women-and-economy-forum-wef DTSTART:20260515T042400Z DTEND:20260516T062400Z LOCATION:China\, Shanghai (Shanghai\, Shanghai\, China) SUMMARY:APEC Women and Economy Forum (WEF) URL:https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/811-apec-women-an d-economy-forum-wef END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260714T134319UTC-7525851xrA@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260714T134319Z DESCRIPTION: https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/812-apec -ministers-responsible-for-trade-meeting-mrt DTSTART:20260520T042600Z DTEND:20260523T062600Z LOCATION:China\, Suzhou (Suzhou\, Jiangsu\, China) SUMMARY:APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting (MRT) URL:https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/812-apec-minister s-responsible-for-trade-meeting-mrt END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260714T134319UTC-7526CvM2uh@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260714T134319Z DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n \;\n\n\n\n\n \;\n \; \;PECC 33rd General Meeting“Promoting Innovation and Cooperation to \;Achieve Openness an d Prosperity in the Asia Pacific Region”16 May 2026\, Shanghai\n \;\nO verview\nThe world today is undergoing accelerated transformation unseen i n a century \;and the new wave of scientific and technological revolut ion and industrial \;transformation is deepening. The Asia-Pacific is the most dynamic part of the global \;economy while facing growing unc ertainties and destabilizing factors in its \;development. As the host of APEC 2026\, China is committed to “Building an \;Asia-Pacific Comm unity to Prosper Together”\, which will be promoted through work \;und er three priorities: Openness\, Innovation\, Cooperation.\nAs a champion o f regional economic cooperation and a founding partner\, PECC \;has an important role to play in assisting the APEC policy making process by&nbs p\;providing intellectual support. In PECC Charter\, the objective of PECC is to promote \;economic cooperation and the idea of a Pacific Commun ity and to work towards its \;realization\, which is perfectly echoed the theme of APEC 2026.\nThe PECC 33rd General Meeting will create a uniqu e opportunity for PECC \;members to provide intellectual input into th is year’s APEC process and beyond. It is \;also a good opportunity to look at China’s economic development and its economic \;policy orienta tion.\n \;\nProgram\n\n\n\nSaturday\, 16 May 2026\n\n\n\n0900-1000\n\n \nOpening Session\n \;\nWelcome Remarks\n\n\nZhan Yongxin\, Co-Chair\, Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC)\; Chair\, China \;Nationa l Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (CNCPEC)\n\n\nKeynote Speech \n\nHuang Mengfu\, Former Vice Chair\, National Committee of Chinese Peopl e’s Political \;Consultative Conference (CPPCC)\; Honorary Chair\, CNC PEC\n\nOpening Speeches\n\nChen Xu\, APEC 2026 SOM Chair\nRichard Cantor\, Co-Chair\, PECC\; Chair\, United States Committee for Pacific Economic&nb sp\;Cooperation (USPECC)\; Vice Chair\, Moody’s Ratings\n \;\n\n\n\n\n \n1000-1015\nCoffee Break\n\n\n1015-1145\n\nSession I - \;Deepening Op enness: Key Spirit of APEC and Asia Pacific CommunityOpenness and integrat ion are the cornerstone of economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific\,  \;underpinning the region’s economic vitality\, development momentum and c ommon prosperity. The \;spirit of openness and partnership deepens\, e nabling us to find cooperative solutions to the challenges \;of our ra pidly changing regional and global economy. APEC takes it as its objective and purpose to \;promote trade and investment liberalization and faci litation and there are urgent needs to further \;promoting regional co nnectivity.\nModerator:\n\nSheng Bin\, Vice President\, Nankai University \n\nSpeakers:\n\nJonathan T. Fried\, Chair\, Canadian National Committee f or Pacific Economic Cooperation \;(CANCPEC)\; Senior Advisor\, Center for Strategic and International Studies Canada [Download Slides (PDF)]\nNa rongchai Akrasanee\, Chair\, Thailand National Committee for Pacific Econo mic \;Cooperation (TNCPEC)\; Chair\, Khon Kaen University Council\nNgu yen Hung Son\, Chair\, Vietnam National Committee for Pacific Economic Coo peration \;(VNCPEC)\; President\, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam\nYose Rizal Damuri\, Co-Chair\, Indonesian National Committee for Pacific Econom ic \;Cooperation (INCPEC)\; Executive Director\, Center for Strategic and International Studies \;Indonesia \;[Download Slides (PDF)]\nL iu Feitao\, Secretary General\, CNCPEC\; Vice President\, China Institute of International \;Studies\n\nQ&\;A\n\n\n\n\n1145-1330\n\n\nLunch\n \n\n\n1330-1500\n\nSession II - \;Promoting Innovation: Key Driver of Prosperity and Asia Pacific Community\nThe new wave of scientific and tech nological revolution and industrial transformation is \;deepening. In particular\, the rapid advance of frontier technologies such as AI and big data is \;becoming a powerful driver of economic growth. Efforts have been made to strengthen APEC \;cooperation on AI capacity building to improve public AI literacy and skills in the region and bridge \;the AI divide.\nModerator:\n\nKaren Pitakdumrongkit\, Executive Director\, PEC C International Secretariat\n\nSpeakers:\n\nRory McLeod\, Vice Chair\, New Zealand Committee of the Pacific Economic Cooperation \;Council (NZPE CC)\nChul Chung\, Co-Chair\,KOPEC\; President\, Korea Economic Research In stitute \;[Download Slides (PDF)]\nAlex Parle\, Executive Director\, U SPECC\; Executive Vice President\, United States National \;Center for APEC\nNicolas Miailhe\, Board Member and AI Lead\, France Pacific Territo ries National Committee \;for Pacific Economic Cooperation (FPTPEC)&nb sp\;[Download Slides (PDF)]\nKeiko Ito\, Professor\, Graduate School of So cial Sciences\, Chiba University \;[Download Slides (PDF)]\nJiang Tian jiao\, Research Fellow\, Center for Global AI Innovative Governance\; Asso ciate \;Professor\, Fudan Development Institute [Download Slides (PDF) ]\n\nQ&\;A\n\n\n\n1500-1515\n\nCoffee Break\n\n\n\n1515-1730\n\nSpecial Session - \;AUSPECC/CNCPEC Workshop on Regional Trade: Advancing APEC ’ s FTAAP Vision\nModerator:\n\nArjuna Nadaraja\, Chair\, Australian Pacif ic Economic Cooperation Committee (AUSPECC)\; \;Member\, Australian Ce nter for International Trade and Investment\n\nDialogue Speakers:\n\nCraig Emerson\, Executive Chair\, Australia APEC Study Centre\nZhao Zhongxiu\, President\, University of International Business and Economics\n\nPanel Sp eakers:\n\nTan Khee Giap\, Chair\, Singapore National Committee for Pacifi c Economic Cooperation (SINCPEC)\nTu Hong\, Deputy Director\, China APEC S tudy Center\, Nankai University\nAntonio I. Basilio\, Chair\, Philippine P acific Economic Cooperation Committee (PPECC)\nChen Yi\, Chair of the Depa rtment of International Economics and Trade\, Peking University\nSu Chang\ , Partner\, King &\; Wood\n\nQ&\;A\n\n\n\n1715-1730\n\nConcluding Se ssion\nClosing Remarks\n\nZhan Yongxin\, Co-Chair\, PECC\; Chair\, CNCPEC \n\n\n\n\n\n \; https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/ 818-33rd-pecc-general-meeting DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260516 LOCATION:China\, Shanghai (Shanghai\, Shanghai\, China) SUMMARY:33rd PECC General Meeting URL:https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/818-33rd-pecc-gen eral-meeting END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR