Day 1 Wednesday 1 June
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1800
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Registration for Welcoming Reception
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1830
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Welcoming Remarks
- Anthony J.L. Nightingale, Managing Director, Jardine Matheson Ltd;
Chair of APEC Business Advisory Council Action Plan and Advocacy Working Group
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1840 |
Moderator:
Panellists:
- Hamid Mamdouh, Director, Trade in Services Division, WTO Secretariat
- Kaaren Koomen, Government Relations, IBM Australia and President, Australian Services Roundtable
- Tan Tai Hiong, Services and Investment Division, ASEAN Secretariat
- Dale Andrew, Head of Trade Policy Linkages and Services Division, OECD Secretariat
- Stewart Forbes, Executive Director, Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Coalition of Services Industries
- Ta-Chung (Jack) Chia, Secretary-General, Taiwan Coalition of Service Industries
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1945 |
Vote of thanks and Commencement of Reception
- Bernard Pouliot, Chairman and CEO Quam Ltd; Director, Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC)
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Day 2 Thursday 2 June
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0830-0900
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Registration
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0900-0930
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Official Opening
Chair:
- Sung Yun-wing, Associate Director, Hong Kong Institute of Asia Pacific Studies, CUHK; and Chair, Hong Kong PECC
Opening Address:
- Sir James Mirrlees, 1996 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, Distinguished Professor-at-Large and Master, Morningside College, CUHK (youtube video)
- Charles E. Morrison, President, East-West Center and International Co-Chair, PECC (youtube video)
- Masahiro Kawai, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute (youtube video)
- Maria Kwan, Director-General, Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (youtube video) / (paper)
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0930-1115
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Session 1: Theme 1: Behind the Border: Enhancing the Competitiveness of Services
Chair:
- Masahiro Kawai, Asian Development Bank Institute
An Explanatory Framework for Measuring Services Value-added (paper) / (presentation)
- Andreas Maurer, World Trade Organization
- Ted Tschang, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
Discussant:
- Julian Arkell, International Trade and Services Policy (paper)
Determinants of Competitiveness and Factors affecting Productivity in Services (paper) /
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- Andrew McCredie, Australian Services Roundtable
- Christopher Findlay, University of Adelaide
Discussant:
Benchmarking Competitiveness in Services (paper) / (presentation) - revised 22 June 2011
- Sebastien Saez, World Bank
Discussant:
- Jane Drake-Brockman, Australian Services Roundtable and Hong Kong Coalition of Services Industries
(presentation)
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1115-1130
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Tea Break
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1130-1230
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Session 2: Theme 1: Behind the Border; Enhancing the Competitiveness of Services (continued)
Chair:
- Charles E Morrison, East-West Center and PECC
Policy and Regulatory Priorities for Developing Efficient Services Industries (presentation) (revised on 16 June 2011)
Discussant:
- Bapak Bachrul Chairi, Ministry of Trade, Indonesia
China’s Services Policy Reform: Pre and Post Global Financial Crisis (paper) / (presentation)
- Yin Fang, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing
Discussant:
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1245-1415
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Luncheon: LuMing Room, Benjamin Franklin Building
Tool kits for Promoting Services Exports (presentation)
- Fred Lam, Hong Kong Trade Development Council
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1415-1600
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Session 3: Theme 2: At the Border; Realizing the Benefits from Services Liberalization
Chair:
- Sung Yun-wing: Hong Kong Institute of Asia Pacific Studies, CUHK and Hong Kong PECC
The OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index: Progress on the Regulatory Database (presentation)
- Dale Andrews, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Massimo Geloso-Grosso, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Discussant:
- Christopher Findlay, University of Adelaide
Overview of Policy Planning Techniques, Data Constraints and Results to Examine the Benefits of Services Trade and Investment Liberalization (paper) / (presentation)
- Joe Francois, University of Vienna
Discussant:
Dissecting the Gains from Services Liberalization for Developing APEC Economies (paper) / (presentation)
- Raymond Atje, Centre for Strategic and International Studies
Discussant:
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1600-1615
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Tea Break
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1615-1800
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Session 4: Theme 2 At the Border; Realizing the Benefits from Services Liberalization (continued)
Chair:
- Ted Tschang, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
Employment and People-Movement Impacts of Services Trade Liberalization (presentation)
- Gloria Pasadilla Asian Development Bank Institute
- Rupa Chanda, Indian Institute of Management
Discussant:
- Deunden Nikomborirak, Thailand Development Research Institute
Assessing the International Regulatory Framework applicable to Capital Movement and the Link between Capital Movement and Trade in Services (paper) / (presentation)
- Federico Lupo Pasini, CUTS International
Discussant:
- Bryan Mercurio, Faculty of Law, CUHK
- David A. Katz, VISA Worldwide Pte Ltd (presentation)
Mapping the Universe of Services Disciplines in PTAs: The Indian Contribution (paper) / (presentation)
- Biswajit Nag, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Discussant:
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1830
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Conference Dinner, Meraviglia, No. 10 Science Park West Avenue, Phase 2
Guest Speakers:
- William Fung, Deputy Chair, Li and Fung Ltd
- Nicholas Brooks, Chairman, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Q&A
Facilitator:
- Bob Vastine, CEO US Coalition of Service Industries
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Day 3 Friday 3 June
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0900-1000
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Session 5: Theme 3: “Improving the Governance of Services”
Chair:
- Jesus Seade, Lingnan University
What is the WTO Delivering for Services (paper)
- Hamid Mamdouh, World Trade Organization
Discussant:
- Bob Vastine, US Coalition of Service Industries
Developing More Effective Negotiating Modalities and Narrowing the Governance Gap for Services at the WTO (presentation)
- Jane Drake-Brockman, Australia Services Roundtable and Hong Kong Coalition of Service Industries
Discussant:
- Sergio Marchi, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
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1000-1015
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Tea Break
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1015-1115
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Session 6: Theme 3 “Improving the Governance of Services” (continued)
Chair:
- Chin Leng Lim, Faculty of Law, Hong Kong University
Evaluating the Contributions of RTAs to Governance of Services Trade (paper) / (presentation)
- Maryse Robert, Organization of American States
- Sherry Stephenson, Organization of American States
Discussant:
- Shujiro Urata, Waseda University
The Services Components of TPP and a Possible FTAAP
Discussant:
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1115-1215
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Session 7: Theme 3 “Improving the Governance of Services” (continued)
Chair:
- Terence Chong, The Institute of Global Economics and Finance, CUHK
Challenges in Building an EU Single Market for Services
- Julian Arkell, International Trade and Services Policy (paper)
Discussant:
- Pascal Kerneis, European Services Forum
Challenges in Building the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services (paper) / (presentation)
- Tan Tai Hong, ASEAN Secretariat
Discussant:
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1215-1330
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Luncheon Discussion: Chung Chi College Staff Centre
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1330-1500
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Policy Seminar (Chung Chi College Staff Centre):
How Services can promote integration in the Asia-Pacific
Moderator:
- Anthony Nightingale, Jardine Matheson Ltd, APEC Business Advisory Council Action Plan and Advocacy Working Group
Keynote Address:
- Paul Tighe, Australian's APEC Senior Official
Panellists:
- Jesus Seade, Lingnan University
- Pascal Kerneis, European Services Forum
- Stewart Forbes, International Chamber of Commerce, Malaysia
- Matt J. Matthews, US Deputy Consul, Hong Kong
- Jack Chia, Taipei Coalition of Services Industries
- Kaaren Koomen, IBM Australia/New Zealand
- Carlos Kuriyama, APEC Policy Support Unit
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1500-1515
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Wrap Up and Closing Ceremony
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1900 |
Global Services Coalition working Dinner (members only) |