International
Symposium
“Under economic crises, how should Asia promote further economic
integration?”
24 - 25 September 2009
hosted by Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) & Research and Information
System for Developing Countries (RIS)
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Programme (tentative) |
Thursday, 24 September 2009 |
Open Forum
Venue: Diwan-i-Aam, The Taj Mahal Hotel New Delhi
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9:00 - 9:30 |
Registration |
9:30 - 9:45 |
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Chair:
Shri Arjun Sengupta, Chairman,
RIS and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabhan |
| Welcoming
Remarks by |
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Dr.
Biswajit Dhar, Director-General, Research and Information
System for Developing Countries (RIS) |
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Opening
Speech by |
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Mr.
Noboru HATAKEYAMA, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic
Foundation (JEF) (Former Vice-Minister for International Affairs,
Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan) |
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9:45
- 10:15 |
| Keynote
Address by |
| Dr
Shashi Tharoor, Hon’ble Minister of State for External Affairs,
Govt. of India (tbc) |
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| Moderator: |
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Dr.
Biswajit Dhar, Director-General, Research and Information
System for Developing Countries (RIS)(tbc) |
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| Questions
and Answers (tbc) |
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Vote
of Thanks by
Dr. Ram Upendra Das, Senior Fellow, RIS |
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| 10:15
- 10:30 |
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10:30
- 12:00 |
| Session
1: The financial and economic crisis and FTAs – How
can intra-regional export growth through FTAs help tackle the
crisis? |
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| Moderator: |
| Dr.
Hank LIM, Director for Research, Singapore Institute
of International Affairs (SIIA) |
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| Presenters:
(7 minutes each) |
| 1. |
Dr.
DJISMAN Simandjuntak, Executive Director, Prasetiya Mulya
Business School, and Chairman, Board of Directors, CSIS Foundations |
| 2. |
Mr.
Noriyuki MITA, Director, Economic Partnership Division,
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Japan |
| 3. |
Dr.
Thomas G. AQUINO, Senior Undersecretary, Department of
Trade and Industry of the Republic of Philippines |
Discussants:
(3 minutes each)
TBC
Questions and Answers / Open Discussion |
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12:00
- 13:00 |
Buffet
Lunch hosted by JEF
Venue : Aftab-Mahtab, The Taj Mahal Hotel New Delhi
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13:00
- 14:30 |
| Session
2:
Asian FTAs in progress – An introduction to EAFTA, CEPEA,
and TPP |
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| Moderator: |
| Mr.
Naoyuki HARAOKA, Executive Managing Director, Japan Economic
Foundation (JEF) |
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| Presenters:
(7 minutes each) |
| 1. |
Prof.
ZHANG Yunling, Director, Academic Division of International
Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (ADIS CASS) |
| 2. |
Dr.
Shujiro URATA, Professor of International Economics,
Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda UniversityProfessor
of International Economics, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific
Studies, Waseda University |
| 3. |
Prof.
Gary HAWKE, Emeritus Professor, Victoria University |
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| Discussants:
(3 minutes each) |
| 1. |
Mr.
Hidetoshi NISHIMURA, Executive Director, Economic Research
Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) |
| 2. |
H.E.Amb.
ONG Keng Yong, Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs Singapore, and Director, Institute of Policy Studies
(IPS) |
| 3. |
Dr
Ram Upendra Das, Senior Fellow, RIS |
Questions
and Answers / Open Discussion |
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| 14:30
- 14:45 |
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14:45
- 16:15 |
| Session
3:
What would be the future shape for regional economic integration
in East Asia? |
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| Moderator: |
Mr.
Noboru HATAKEYAMA, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic
Foundation (JEF) (Former Vice-Minister for International Affairs,
Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan) |
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| Presenters:
(7 minutes each) |
| 1. |
Mr.
P.K. Dash, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and
Industry, India |
| 2. |
Dr.
Chulsu KIM, Chairman, Institute for Trade & Investment
(ITI) Lee International (Former Minister of Trade, Industry
and Energy of the Republic of Korea) |
| 3. |
Dr.
Hank LIM, Director for Research, Singapore Institute
of International Affairs (SIIA) |
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| Discussants:
(3 minutes each) |
| 1. |
Prof.
ZHANG Yunling, Director, Academic Division of International
Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (ADIS CASS) |
| 2. |
Mr.
J. Jayasiri, Senior Director, Economic and Trade Relations,
Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia |
Questions and Answers / Open Discussion |
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16:15
- 16:30 |
| Concluding
Session |
Chair:
Ms. L.K. Ponappa, Vice Chairperson, Research and Information System
for Developing Countries (RIS) and Dy. National Security Advisor
(tbc)
Summing up |
Mr.
Noboru HATAKEYAMA, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic
Foundation (JEF) (Former Vice-Minister for International Affairs,
Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan) |
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Dr.
Biswajit Dhar, Director-General, Research and Information
System for Developing Countries (RIS) |
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Friday, 25 September 2009
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Experts’
Informal Roundtable
Venue: Diwan-i-Khas, The Taj Mahal Hotel New Delhi |
9:30 - 10:30 |
| Discussion |
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Chair:
Mr. Noboru HATAKEYAMA, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic
Foundation (JEF) (Former Vice-Minister for International Affairs,
Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan) |
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10:30– 10:45 |
Coffee
Break |
10:45
- 11:45 |
| Discussion |
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| Chair: |
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Dr.
Biswajit Dhar, Director-General, Research and Information
System for Developing Countries (RIS) |
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| 11:45
- 12:00 |
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12:00–
12:45 |
| Media
Briefing led by RIS |
| Attendee
: Dr. Biswajit DHAR, Mr. Noboru HATAKEYAMA
and some panelists (to be selected) |
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12:45
-14:15 |
Lunch hosted by RIS
Venue : tbc
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| Note: |
Care
is required to ensure that discussions are not too generalized
or abstract. In selecting a theme, consideration has been given
to avoid the discussion from diverging and, instead, to allow
it to converge. |
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