Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 2009 Setting the Regional Agenda
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1 Asian Development Bank Present Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 2009 Setting the Regional Agenda November 2009 United Nations Conference Center Bangkok, Thailand in cooperation with
2 Background This Forum 1 aims to promote trade facilitation as an important component of a comprehensive strategy for national and regional development. The Forum will provide an open regional platform to exchange information, experiences and practices for trade facilitation in Asia-Pacific, identify priority areas for regional cooperation and integration, and learn about new tools and services which can increase the efficiency of cross-border transactions that will ultimately improve the competitiveness of firms in the region. The Forum intends to strengthen regional cooperation and coordination of Aid for Trade and related technical assistance and capacity building in trade facilitation. Participants will include government officials, traders and public and private service providers from Central Asia, South, Southeast and East Asia as well as the South Pacific. A Multimedia Exhibition on Trade Facilitation is organized in parallel with the Asia pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 2009, to maximize information sharing on the works, practices, case studies and findings of trade facilitation service providers, researchers, as well as development/donor agencies, international organizations and government agencies. Objectives Enable sharing of experiences and knowledge on trade facilitation between countries of the region Foster increased understanding and exchange of views between public and private stakeholders Learn about and draw lessons from on-going implementation of regional trade facilitation initiatives Identify recurring or emerging challenges in key areas of trade facilitation (transit, computerization and automation; and supply- chain security and risk management) and evolve a regional agenda for action. Introduce relevant international tools, instruments, and facilities aimed at increasing the efficiency of regional and global cross-border trade including the launch of the ADB-ESCAP manual on trade facilitation in the Asia-Pacific. For more details, please see: 1 Financed by the Japan Special Fund of the ADB.
3 Wednesday, 25 November :45-9:15 Registration 09:15-09:45 Opening Session Mr. Shigeru Mochida, Deputy Executive Secretary, ESCAP Mr.Ganeshan Wignaraja, Principal Economist, Office of Regional Economic Integration, ADB H.E. Mr. Suthad Setboonsarng, Thailand Trade Representative Official Launch of ADB-ESCAP Manual on Trade facilitation in Asia-Pacific 9:45-10:15 Coffee/Tea Break [and visit of Multimedia Exhibition on Trade Facilitation] 10:15-11:45 Session 1: High-level Panel on Trade facilitation in Asia and the Pacific This session will provide a regional overview of the progress made in trade facilitation and remaining challenges, based on the ADB-ESCAP Manual for Trade Facilitation in Asia and the Pacific followed by perspectives from high-level policy makers from the region on moving the trade facilitation agenda forward at the national and regional levels.. Chair: Mr. Ravi Ratnayake, Director, Trade and Investment Division, ESCAP H.E. Mr. Edy Putra Irawady, Deputy Minister for Industry and Trade, The Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs, Republic of Indonesia H.E. Ms. Khemmani Pholsena, Vice Minister of Industry and Commerce, Lao PDR H.E. Mr. Purushottam Ojha, Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Supplies, Nepal Mr. Demberel Sambuu, Chairman and CEO of Mongolia National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mongolia 11:45-13:00 Lunch Break 13:00-13:30 Visit of Trade Facilitation Exhibition E-Trade Solutions Demonstrations (Main Conference Room) ASYCUDA and latest developments Mr. Renaud Massenet, UNCTAD CIECC Demonstration 13:30-15:15 Session 2: Making Real and Sustained Progress on Trade Facilitation: Lessons learned Making sustainable improvements in trade facilitation streamlining trade-related procedures is a formidable challenge. This session brings together the experience from some of the countries in implementing trade facilitation initiatives in an attempt to draw lessons for other developing countries aiming to improve their trade facilitation performance. Challenges and lessons from on-going national trade initiatives are also discussed. Chair: Shamika Sirimanne, Chief, Trade Facilitation Section, ESCAP
4 Identifying, monitoring and addressing trade facilitation bottlenecks: How Republic of Korea does it Mr. Sang-Hyeon Jo, Deputy General Manager, Korea International Trade Association Managing Risk and Supply Chain Security: Experience and lessons learned from Pakistan Mr. Javaid Mansoor, Executive Secretary, National Trade & Transport Facilitation Committee, Pakistan Public-Private Partnerships for Trade Facilitation: Lessons from the Malaysian Experience Mr. Alvin Mah, Dagang Net, Malaysia Making Real and Sustained Progress on Trade Facilitation: Lessons from the Region Mr. Florian Alburo, Center for the Advancement of Trade Integration and Facilitation, Philippines Discussant(s): H.E. Mr. Luvsandoo Dashpurev, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Mongolia 15:15-15:30 Coffee/Tea Break 15:30-17:15 Session 3: Regional Cooperation for Trade Facilitation: Learning from and Building on Existing Initiatives Chair: Ganeshan Wignaraja, Principal Economist, Office of Regional Economic Integration, ADB Trade Facilitation in Regional Programs: Lessons from CAREC and GMS Initiatives Mr. Ying Qian, Principal Economist, East Asia Department, ADB Trade Facilitation in Regional Trade Agreements Mr. Yann Duval, Trade Facilitation Section, Trade and Investment Division, ESCAP Towards Regional Single Window: Options, Challenges and Lessons from the ASEAN Single Window initiative Mr. Quang Anh Le, ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN Moving forward on regional e-trade system connectivity: Experience and Perspective of the Pan Asian ecommerce Alliance (PAA) Mr. Somsak Pungtamgerdpol, Assistant Vice President, CAT Telecom PCL Discussant(s): Mr. Kulu Bloomfield, Head, Oceania Customs Organization Secretariat
5 Thursday, 26 November :30-8:45 Keynote address: Building Partnerships for Trade Facilitation and Aid for Trade H.E. Sok Siphana, Adviser to the Royal Government of Cambodia 8:45 10:00 Session 4: Traders perspective on trade facilitation: Voices from small and large enterprises Effective and successful trade facilitation requires that Governments have an accurate understanding of how trade transactions take place and the administrative and procedural issues faced by those actually engage in trade. This session is dedicated to voices from the trading community highlighting the challenges they face in conducting trade across border. Chair: Mr. Demberel Sambuu, Chairman and CEO of MNCCI, Mongolia Procedural, administrative barriers to trade: The case of an SME food exporter to Europe Ms. Dhanashree Shukla, Director, Farmpack, India Facilitating the regional movement of goods: A freight-forwarder perspective Mr. Paul Apthorp, Executive Manager, TNT Increasing Efficiency of Cross-Border Trade Transactions: A global manufacturer perspective Mr. Uk Dong Gim, Global Business Division, Hyundai Motors 10:00-10:15 Coffee/Tea Break 10:15-12:00 Session 5: Identifying Trade Facilitation Challenges and the Way Forward Breakout/ Working Group Sessions Breakout Session 1 - Challenges of transit trade facilitation and the Way Forward Chair: H.E. Mr. Damdin Tsogtbaatar, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mongolia Linking national and regional trade facilitation initiatives, Mr. Cuong Nguyen, Economist and Shintaro Hamanaka, Economist, Office of Regional Economic Integration, ADB The European Community and common transit system Mr. Louis Kuhnen, Head of Sector - transit procedures, European Commission Challenges of transit trade facilitation for Afghanistan and proposed way forward Mr. Abdul Wassay Haqiqi, Senior Adviser to the Minister of Economy, Afghanistan Challenges of transit trade facilitation in South Asia and proposed way forward Mr. Prabir De, Research and Information System for Developing Countries, India Challenges of transit trade facilitation for Thailand and proposed way forward
6 Mr. Akhom Termpittayapaisith, Deputy Secretary General, National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), Thailand Discussion and drafting of recommendations Breakout Session 2 - Challenges of automation and electronic exchange of trade information and the Way Forward Chair: Mr. Tahseen Ahmed Khan, Deputy Director General and UN/CEFACT Vice Chair, Department of Information Technology, MCIT, India International standards and best practices for electronic data exchange, Mr. Markus Pikart, Trade Solutions Section, UNECE Assessment of Paperless Trading Readiness - a self assessment approach for policy makers and the private sector Mr. Peter Stokes, Regional Director (e-trade), Axway, Hong Kong, China Challenges of automation and electronic exchange of trade information and proposed way forward: lessons from single window development in various developing countries Mr. Jonathan Koh, Crimsonlogic, Singapore Challenges of automation and electronic exchange of trade information for Vietnam and proposed way forward Ms. Vu Nguyen Thuy Vy, Expert,Vietnam Ecommerce and Information Technology Agency Challenges of automation and electronic exchange of trade information for Sri Lanka and proposed way forward Mr. Sarath Jayatilake, Director General, Sri Lanka Customs Discussant(s): Mr. Shanta de Silva, Independent Consultant, Advisory Committee on Trade Facilitation of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board Discussion and Drafting of recommendations Breakout Session 3 - Challenges of Supply-Chain Security and Risk Management Chair: Mr. Reynaldo Nicolas, Deputy Commissioner, Philippines Customs The SAFE Framework and Regional findings and Implications from the Columbus Initiative Ms. Yoko Odashima. Deputy Head, WCO Asia Pacific Regional Office Authorized Economic Operators Program Development in Japan Mr. Hiroaki Taga, Expert, JICA Challenges of Supply-Chain Security and Risk Management for Trade Facilitation of China and proposed Way forward Mr. Zhengping Li, Vice President, Beijing Logistics Academy, China Challenges of Supply-chain Security and Risk Management for Trade Facilitation of
7 Cambodia and proposed way forward Mr. Kun Nhem, Deputy Director General, Cambodian Customs Challenges of Supply-Chain Security and Risk Management for Trade Facilitation of Mongolia and proposed way forward Ms. Oyunchimeg Dash, Deputy Director General, Mongolian Customs Implementation of Risk Management Systems: JICA s experience and way forward Mr. Etsuji Uno, Chief Advisor, JICA Discussion and drafting of recommendations 12:00-13:00 Lunch Break (including visit of Multimedia Exhibition / Poster Session) 13:00-13:30 Visit of Trade Facilitation Exhibition E-Trade Solutions Demonstrations (Main Conference Room) Korea International Trade Association GAINDE : 30 14:45 Session 5: Identifying Trade Facilitation Challenges and the Way Forward Plenary Session (Cont ed) Chair: H.E. Sok Siphana, Adviser to the Royal Government of Cambodia Summary of Discussions and Recommendations (Chairs of Group 1 to 3) Mr. Damdin Tsogtbaatar, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mongolia Mr. Tahseen Ahmed Khan, Deputy Director General and UN/CEFACT Vice Chair, Department of Information Technology, MCIT, India Mr. Reynaldo Nicolas, Deputy Commissioner, Philippines Customs 14:45-15:00 Closing Session: Setting the Regional Agenda Ganeshan Wignaraja, Principal Economist, OREI, ADB Shamika Sirimane, Chief, Trade Facilitation Section, Trade and Investment Division, ESCAP 15:00-16:00 Visit of Trade Facilitation Exhibition 16:00 End of Multimedia Exhibition 2 E-Trade Solutions Demonstrations (Main Conference Room) AXWAY CrimsonLogic GEFEG TradeFacilitate 2 * Shuttles for transfer selected hotels tentatively scheduled at 16:10.
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