BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://www.pecc.org///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260623T214836UTC-1831elEgMu@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260623T214836Z DESCRIPTION: https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/794-the- 2026-spring-meetings-of-the-world-bank-group-wbg-and-the-international-mon etary-fund-imf DTSTART:20260413T024000Z DTEND:20260418T044000Z LOCATION:USA\, Washington DC. () SUMMARY: The 2026 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the Int ernational Monetary Fund (IMF) URL:https://www.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/794-the-2026-spri ng-meetings-of-the-world-bank-group-wbg-and-the-international-monetary-fun d-imf END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260623T214836UTC-1833E28MV7@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260623T214836Z 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:20260623T214836UTC-1834tDCcF4@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260623T214836Z 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:20260623T214836UTC-1835Rk9dKc@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260623T214836Z 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:20260623T214836UTC-1836e9nw6T@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260623T214836Z 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:20260623T214836UTC-1836urS7Hz@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260623T214836Z 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:20260623T214836UTC-1837JbDZWI@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260623T214836Z 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:20260623T214836UTC-18389l4TgH@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260623T214836Z 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:20260623T214836UTC-1839sPl4jV@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260623T214836Z 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:20260623T214836UTC-1840mzvunC@https://www.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260623T214836Z 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\nNarongchai Akrasanee\, Cha ir\,\, Thailand National Committee for Pacific Economic \;Cooperation (TNCPEC)\;Chair\, Khon Kaen University Council\nNguyen Hung Son\, Chair\, Vietnam National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation \;(VNCPEC) \; President\, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam\nYose Rizal Damuri\, Co-Chair \, Indonesian National Committee for Pacific Economic \;Cooperation (I NCPEC)\; Executive Director\, Center for Strategic and International Studi es \;Indonesia\nLiu Feitao\, Secretary General\, CNCPEC\;Vice Presiden t\, China Institute of International \;Studies\n\nQ&\;A\n\n\n\n\n11 45-1330\n\n\nLunch\n\n\n\n1330-1500\n\nSession II - \;Promoting Innova tion: Key Driver of Prosperity and Asia Pacific Community\nThe new wave of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is& nbsp\;deepening. In particular\, the rapid advance of frontier technologie s 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 a nd bridge \;the AI divide.\nModerator:\n\nKaren Pitakdumrongkit\, Exec utive Director\, PECC International Secretariat\n\nSpeakers:\n\nRory McLeo d\, Vice Chair\, New Zealand Committee of the Pacific Economic Cooperation  \;Council (NZPECC)\nChul Chung\, Co-Chair\,KOPEC\; President\, Korea Economic Research Institute\nAlex Parle\, Executive Director\, USPECC\; Ex ecutive Vice President\, United States National \;Center for APEC\nNic olas Miailhe\, Board Member and AI Lead\, France Pacific Territories Natio nal Committee \;for Pacific Economic Cooperation (FPTPEC)\nKeiko Ito\, Professor\, Graduate School of Social Sciences\, Chiba University\nJiang T ianjiao\, Research Fellow\, Center for Global AI Innovative Governance\; A ssociate \;Professor\, Fudan Development Institute\n\nQ&\;A\n\n\n\n 1500-1515\n\nCoffee Break\n\n\n\n1515-1730\n\nSpecial Session - \;AUSP ECC/CNCPEC Workshop on Regional Trade: Advancing APEC’ s FTAAP Vision\nMod erator:\n\nArjuna Nadaraja\, Chair\, Australian Pacific Economic Cooperati on Committee (AUSPECC)\; \;Member\, Australian Center for Internationa l Trade and Investment\n\nDialogue Speakers:\n\nCraig Emerson\, Executive Chair\, Australia APEC Study Centre\nZhao Zhongxiu\, President\, Universit y of International Business and Economics\n\nPanel Speakers:\n\nTan Khee G iap\, Chair\, Singapore National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperatio n (SINCPEC)\nTu Hong\, Deputy Director\, China APEC Study Center\, Nankai University\nAntonio I. Basilio\, Chair\, Philippine Pacific Economic Coope ration Committee (PPECC)\nChen Yi\, Chair of the Department of Internation al Economics and Trade\, Peking University\nSu Chang\, Partner\, King & \; Wood\n\nQ&\;A\n\n\n\n1715-1730\n\nConcluding Session\nClosing Remark s\n\nZhan Yongxin\, Co-Chair\, PECC\; Chair\, CNCPEC\n\n\n\n\n\n \; ht tps://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