Latin America/Caribbean and Asia/Pacific Economics and Business Association (LAEBA) Conference: FTA Impacts Studies
Agenda

9:00 – 9:30

Registration

9:30 – 9:45

Welcome remarks - Masahiro Kawai, Dean ADBI

9:45 – 9:50

Session 1: Overview of each study to be presented by Latin American and Asian Study Teams
This session would provide a broad overview under a number of major themes arising out of the studies.

Moderator: James Russell Lincoln, University of California Berkeley, visiting researcher Hitotsubashi University

9:50 – 10:10

Presentation of the Asian Perspective - Ganeshan Wignaraja, ADB

10:10 – 10:30

Presentation of the Latin American Perspective - Jeremy Harris, IDB

10:30 – 10:50

Discussant: Hernan Gutierrez, Head of Economic Department, Embassy of Chile in Korea

10:50 – 11:05

Photo Session, Coffee Break

11:05 – 11:10

Session 2: Discussion on the Asian Experience

Moderator: Thomas Aquino, Senior Undersecretary, Department of Trade and Industry, Philippines

11:10 – 11:30

Case Study: Philippines - Dorothea Lazaro, ADB Consultant and Ganeshan Wignaraja, ADB

11:30 – 11:50

Case Study: Japan - Daisuke Hiratsuka, IDE, Japan

11:50 – 12:10

Discussant: Sergio R. Ortiz-Luis, Jr. President & CEO Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc.

12:10 – 12:30

Discussant: Hidehiro Okayama, Deputy General Manager, Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry

12:30 – 12:50

General Discussion

12:50 – 13:00

Wrap-up: Moderator

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00– 14:05

Session 3: Discussion on the Latin American Experience

Moderator: Kazutomi Kurihara, Director for Bilateral International Affairs, Customs and Tariff Bureau, MOF

14:05 – 14:35

Summary of Case Studies in Latin American Countries
Lead presenter: Jeremy Harris, IDB

14:35 – 14:55

Discussant: Raul Urteaga Trani, Minister, Mexico's Secretary of Economy, Embassy of Mexico

14:55 – 15:15

Discussant: Neantro Saavedra Rivano, Professor, Tsukuba University

15:15 – 15:35

General Discussion

15:35 – 15:45

Wrap-up: Moderator

15:45 – 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 – 16:10

Session 4: Discussion on the Common Areas of the two reports
This session will be a discussion of the three previous sessions, pulling out and identifying important lessons for policymakers. It will help identify important commonalities and disparities in the two sets of studies.

Moderator: Masahiro Kawai, ADBI

16:10 – 16:40

Panelists taken from above sessions.

16:40 – 17:00

General Discussion

17:00 – 17:15

Wrap-up: Moderator

17:30

Reception/dinner hosted by ADB/ADBI (by invitation only)