Conference on Key Development Issues in Asia
Agenda

Registration

Opening Remarks

Masahiro Kawai, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute

Session 1
Chair: Susan Stone, Senior Research Fellow, ADBI

Infrastructure and Regional Cooperation in Asia: Issues and Challenges

Presenter: Biswanath Bhattacharyay, Special Advisor to the Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute

Discussant: Bimal Prasad Koirala, Former Secretary, Ministry of Finance of Nepal and Currently Visiting Fellow, ADBI

Open floor discussion

Infrastructure's Role in Lowering Trade Cost in Asia

Presenter: Douglas Brooks, Senior Research Fellow, ADBI

Discussant: Renato Reside, Professor, School of Economics, University of the Philippines and currently Visiting Researcher, ADBI

Open floor discussion

Lunch

Session 2

Chair: Andrew MacIntyre, Director, Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University

Regional Monetary Units for East Asia: Lessons from Europe

Presenter: Eric Girardin, Professor, Faculté de Sciences Ếconomiques Université de la Méditerranée, France

Discussant: Shinji Takagi, Professor, Osaka University and Visiting Fellow, ADBI

Open floor discussion

Emerging Asian Economies' Experiences in Managing Capital Flows

Presenters:
Mario B. Lamberte, Director of Research, ADBI
Doo Yong Yang, Research Fellow, ADBI

Discussant: Thanong Bidaya, Former Finance Minister of Thailand and Currently Visiting Fellow, ADBI

Open floor discussion

Coffee Break

Session 3
Chair: Jonna P. Estudillo, Associate Professor, GRIPS/FASID Joint Graduate Program, FASID International Development Research Institute

Organic Agriculture and Poverty Reduction: Climate Change and the MDGs

Presenter: Sununtar Setboonsarng, Senior Research Fellow, ADBI

Discussant: Fan Zhai, Economist, Asian Development Bank

Open floor discussion

Capacity Building and Training: Promoting Best Practices

Presenter: Worapot Manupipatpong, Director of Capacity Building and Training, ADBI

Discussant: Ajit K Jain, Former Secretary to the Government of India

Closing Remarks

Masahiro Kawai, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute