Finalization workshop: ADB Study on Emerging Asian Regionalism - Ten Years after the Crisis
Agenda

Registration

Introductory Remarks - Masahiro Kawai

Session I - Turning Crisis into Opportunities
Chair: Masahiro Kawai

Turning Crisis into Opportunities (Report Chapter 2) - Peter Petri

Open Floor Discussion
Leading Discussant: Yuen Pau Woo

Coffee Break

Session II: Building Integrated Financial Markets
Chair: Hugh Patrick

Building Integrated Financial Markets (Report Chapter 4) - Jenny Corbett

Open Floor Discussion - Leading Discussant: Josef Yap

Lunch

Session III: Managing Macroeconomic Interdependence
Chair: Jong Wha Lee

Managing Macroeconomic Interdependence (Report Chapter 3) - Shinji Takagi

Open Floor Discussion - Leading Discussant: Mohamed Ariff

Photo Session & Coffee Break

Session IV: Harnessing Productivity and Competitiveness
Chair: Motoshige Itoh

Harnessing Productivity and Competitiveness (Report Chapter 5) - Michael Plummer

Open Floor Discussion - Leading Discussant: Jayant Menon

Coffee Break

Session V: Background and Analytical Papers (part I)
Chair: Alfred Steinherr

Economic Policy in Selected Asian Countries: Performance and Reforms - Mario Lamberte

Comments - Charles Adams

SME financing and Asian economic integration - Naoyuki Yoshino

Comments - Cyn-Young Park

Open Floor Discussion

End of workshop Day One

Dinner at Tokyo Kaikan (35th floor) hosted by Jong-Wha Lee, Head OREI

Session VI: Strengthening Inclusiveness and Social Protection
Chair: Siow Yue Chia

Strengthening Inclusiveness and Social Protection (Report Chapter 6) - Chatterjee & Orbeta

Open Floor Discussion - Leading Discussant: Indu Bhushan

Coffee Break

Session VII – Deepening Asian Integration
Chair: Srinivasa Madhur

Deepening Asian Integration (Report Chapter 7) - Peter Drysdale

Open Floor Discussion - Leading Discussant: Alfred Steinherr

Lunch

Session VIII: Background and Analytical Papers (part II)
Chair: Kyung Tae Lee

Economic Interdependence among Asian Countries: a Perception Survey - Giovanni Capannelli

Comments - Yuen Pau Woo

Asian Energy and Environment: Productivity and Sustainability - ZhongXiang Zhang

Comments - Douglas Brooks

Open Floor Discussion

Governance and Participation in Asia: Institutional Development - Raza Ahmad

Comments - Ramesh Chandra

Alternative strategies for liberalization, deregulation and reforms in Asia - Philippa Dee

Comments - Liqing Zhang

Open Floor Discussion

Coffee Break

Session IX: External Advisory and Review Board Final Suggestions
Chair: Hugh Patrick

Each External Advisory and Review Board member will be asked to speak for about 5 minutes

Open Floor Discussion

Report Production and Dissemination Plan - Giovanni Capannelli

Concluding Remarks - Masahiro Kawai

End of Workshop Day Two

Cocktail reception and dinner at Tokai Club (33rd floor) hosted by Masahiro Kawai, Dean ADBI
Dinner speech by H.E. Chalongphob Sussangkarn, Minister of Finance of Thailand