A Decade of Developments: ADBI 10th Anniversary Conference
Agenda

Registration and coffee

Welcome remarks by Haruhiko Kuroda, President, ADB

Introductory Remarks by Masahiro Kawai, Dean, ADBI

Session I: Asian Crisis 10 Years On – Financing for the Future

Chair: Thanong Bidaya, Visiting Fellow, ADBI

Paper Topic I: Financing Asia's future
Peter Petri, Brandeis University

Paper Topic II: Asian crisis ten years on: policy perspectives
Mohamed Ariff, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research

Discussants: Akira Ariyoshi, Office for Asia and the Pacific, IMF
Siow Yue Chia, Singapore Institute of International Affairs

Coffee

Session II: Poverty Reduction for an Inclusive and Equitable Asia

Chair: Peter McCawley, Australian National University

Paper Topic I: Poverty reduction and inclusive growth
Presenter: Justin Yifu Lin, Peking University

Paper Topic II: Inequality and the imperative for inclusive growth in developing Asia
Presenter: Ifzal Ali, ADB

Discussants: Iwan Aziz, Cornell University
Yasuyuki Sawada, University of Tokyo

Lunch

Session III: Growth through Regional Cooperation and Integration

Chair: Aftab Seth, Keio University

Paper Topic I: Regional Integration and Regional Cooperation in Asia-Pacific: State of Affairs and Future Scenarios
Presenter: Antoni Estevadeordal, IADB

Paper Topic II: A composite index of economic integration in the Asia-Pacific region
Presenter: Yuen Pau Woo, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

Discussants: Shinji Takagi, Visiting Fellow, ADBI

Coffee

Session IV: Identifying Asia’s Challenges

Chair: Masahiro Kawai, ADBI

Topic: Emerging issues for Asia in the next 10 to 20 years.

Panel Members:

• Mohamed Ariff
• Iwan Azis
• Thanong Bidaya
• Siow Yue Chia
• Justin Yifu Lin
• Hiroshi Watanabe

Closing Remarks by Hiroshi Watanabe, former Vice-Minister International Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Japan

Reception (Opportunity for further discussion and interaction)