BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://old.pecc.org///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260423T110122UTC-8770VkF7A5@https://old.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260423T110122Z DESCRIPTION: \;\n \;\nFree Trade in the Asia-Pacific\nHigh Level Ro undtable Discussion\n8 September 2014\nBoardroom\, Keyan Building\nUnivers ity of International Business &\; Economic (UIBE)Beijing\, China\n  \;\nIn 2010\, after 3 years of internal study and debate by officials and ministers\, APEC leaders committed to taking ‘concrete steps toward realiz ation of a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP)”. Furthermore\, the y stated that ‘An FTAAP should be pursued as a comprehensive free trade ag reement by developing and building on ongoing regional undertakings\, such as ASEAN+3\, ASEAN+6\, and the Trans-Pacific Partnership\, among others.’ [1]China\, as the host for APEC has chosen the goal of advancing regional economic integration as one of its major themes for 2014. The purpose of t his workshop is to discuss the current literature on global value chains a nd regional trade agreements and how these might inform the future develop ment of an FTAAP.\n \;\n\n\n\n\n0900-0930\n\n\nWelcoming Address and K eynote Speech\nSpeakers:\n\nDr Lin Guijun\, Vice President\, University of International Business and Economics \nAmbassador Tang Guoqiang\, Chair\, CNCPEC \nMr Jusuf Wanandi/Ambassador Don Campbell\, Co-Chairs of PECC \n \nKeynote Speech:\n\nDr Bayu Krishnamurti\, Vice Minister of Trade\, Indon esia\n\n \;\n\n\n\n\n0930-0945\n\n\nBriefing: APEC Work on Regional Ec onomic Integration\n\nMr. Chen Chao\, Director\, APEC Division\, Departmen t of International Trade and Economic Affairs\, MOFCOM APEC Framework of S trengthening Regional Economic Integration\n\n \;\n\n\n\n\n0945-1115\n \n\nSession 1: Global value chains in the Asia-Pacific: mapping and policy implications\nThe framework for most thinking about the design of trade p olicy in the region is now the value chain setting. Following the OECD\, ‘ A value chain identifies the full range of activities that firms undertake to bring a product or a service from its conception to its end use by fin al consumers.’ [2] This session will consider how value chains are mapped in the region and the implications that this has for trade policy.\nModera tor\n\nDr Djisman Simandjuntak\, Chair\, INCPEC\n\nSpeakers\n\nDr Patrick Low\, Vice President of Research\, Fung Global Institute GVCs in the Asia -Pacific: Mapping and Policy Implications\nDr Shujiro Urata\, Professor of Economics at Graduate School Asia-Pacific Studies\, Waseda University\, J ANCPEC Challenges for Constructing an FTAAP: Lessons Learnt from the Resu lts of ERIA’s ASEAN+1 FTAs Mapping Study\n\n \;\nQuestion and Answer \n \;\n\n\n\n\n1115-1130\n\n\nCoffee Break\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1130-1300 \n\n\nSession 2: Pathways to an FTAAP: What can be expected\nThere are a n umber of trade negotiations under way that have been described as possible pathways to an FTAAP\, including the Trans Pacific Partnership\, the Regi onal Comprehensive Economic Partnership\, and the Pacific Alliance. This s ession will discuss these agreements – both their coverage and expected ec onomic impact.\nModerator\n\nMr Deny Wachyudi Kurnia\, Director of APEC Co operation and Other International Organizations\, Ministry of Trade\, Indo nesia\n\nSpeakers\n\nProfessor Lin Guijun\, University of International Bu siness and Economics The role of FTAAP amid the diverse needs in the regio n\nDr Adriana Roldán\, Academic Coordinator- Asia Pacific Studies Centre\, EAFIT University\, Colombia The Evolution of the Pacific Alliance and It s Projection Towards Asia\nDr Robert Scollay\, NZPECC What Can Be Expected from TPP? TPP as Pathway to FTAAP?\n\nDiscussion\n \;\n\n\n\n\n1300-1 400\n\n\n Lunch\n\n\n\n\n1400-1515\n\n\nSession 3: The Economic Impact of an FTAAP\nA number of estimates have been made of the potential economic i mpact of an FTAAP as well the various pathways. This session will discuss those estimates and the underlying assumptions that they make. \nModerator \n\nProf Christopher Findlay\, Vice-Chair\, AUSPECC\n\nSpeakers\n\nDr Gane shan Wignaraja\, ADBI (via video conference) \nProfessor Inn Won Park\, Ko rea University The Economic Impact of an FTAAP\nDr Kenichi Kawasaki\, JII A/JANCPEC and RIETI The Relative Significance of EPAs in Asia-Pacific\n\n Question and Answer \n \;\n\n\n\n\n1530-1700\n\n\nSession 4: Principle s for an FTAAP and Recommendations for Next Steps\nIt has been suggested t hat it is time to consider what the guiding principles for an FTAAP should be\, several documents exist that might provide input into such a documen t – the TPP Honolulu Statements\, the RCEP’s Guiding Principles\, the PA’s Framework Agreement\, as well as a variety of APEC’s own documents such a s the Osaka Action Agenda.\nGiven the discussions over the previous two se ssions\, this session will discuss what those principles might be. \nThis session will define future work on the FTAAP for the PECC over the next 12 -24 months.\nThe format of this session is a moderated discussion led by D r Charles Morrison\, to help define the principles for an FTAAP\, followed by a discussion of proposals for next steps in the project from Professor Christopher Findlay.\nModerator\n\nDr Charles Morrison\, President\, East West Center\nProf Christopher Findlay\, Vice-Chair\, AUSPECC \n\n \; \n\n\n\n\n \;\n\n[1]The push for an FTAAP has a long history\, in rece nt times primarily from the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) – see ht tp://www.pecc.org/research/ftaap\n[2] http://www.oecdilibrary.org/docserve r/download/5k3v1trgnbr4.pdf?expires=1402297110&\;id=id&\;accname=gue st&\;checksum=E86D48F087FAB3CDAFD774AC7EFA2201 https://mail.old.pecc.or g/event-calendar/upcoming-events/event/376-pecc-workshop-free-trade-in-the -asia-pacific DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140907 LOCATION:China\, Beijing () SUMMARY:PECC Workshop: Free Trade in the Asia-Pacific URL:https://mail.old.pecc.org/event-calendar/upcoming-events/event/376-pecc -workshop-free-trade-in-the-asia-pacific END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR