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India – East Asia Economic Integration: Role of Economic Corridors and the Emerging Architecture

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    Event Date:
    Friday, 10 September, 2010
    Programme
    08.30 – 09.00 Registration
       
    09:00 – 10:00 Inaugural Session

    Chair: Mr. Ong Keng Yong, Ambassador-at-large, Singapore, and Formerly Secretary-General, ASEAN Secretariat

    09:00 – 09:10 Welcome remarks by Dr. Biswajit Dhar, Director-General, RIS
    09:10 – 09:25 Remarks by Mr. Ong Keng Yong
    09:25 – 09:40 Keynote address by Mr. Asoke Mukerji, Additional Secretary (POL), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
    09:40 – 09:55 Inaugural address by His Excellency Mr. Sundaram Pushpanathan, Deputy Secretary-General, ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta
    09:55 – 10:00 Vote of Thanks by Dr. Biswajit Dhar, Director-General, RIS
     
    10:00 – 10:15 Coffee / Tea Break
    10:15 – 11:00 Session I: Economic Space and Transnational Economic Corridors 

    Chair: Dr. Pronab Sen, Principal Adviser, Planning Commission, Government of India

    Presentations by

    • Pan-Asian Gateways and Corridors, by Prof. Peter Rimmer, Australian National University (ANU), Canberra
    • Asian Highway and Trans-Asian Railway, by Mr. Madan Bandhu Regmi, Economic Affairs Officer, UNESCAP, Bangkok

    Questions and Answers

       
    11:00 – 12:00 Session II: Infrastructure for a Seamless Asia

    Chair: Mr. Gautam Bambawale, Joint Secretary (EA), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

    Presentation by:

    • Infrastructure for a Seamless Asia, by Dr. Biswa Bhattacharyay, Lead Professional and Adviser to Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Tokyo & Dr. Prabir De, Fellow, RIS

      Panelists

    • Dr. Ramgopal Agarwala, Distinguished Fellow, RIS
    • Dr. Nguyen Huy Hoang, Director, Institute for Southeast Asian studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), Hanoi

    Questions and Answer

       
    12:00 – 13:00 Session III: Economic Corridors: Emerging Asian Architecture

    Chair: Dr. Biswajit Dhar, Director-General, RIS

    Presentation by

    • Comprehensive Asia Development Plan (CADP) and Economic Corridors, by Prof. Fukunari Kimura, Chief Economist, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Jakarta, and Kieo University, Tokyo.

      Panelists

    • Dr. Chayodom Sabhasri, Associate Professor, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
    • Mr. Cuong Nguyen, Economist, South Asia Division, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila

    Questions and Answers

     
    13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
    14:00 – 15:00 Session IV: Asian Connectivity: Mekong Economic Corridors

    Chair: Dr. Nguyen Huy Hoang, Director, Institute for Southeast Asian studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), Hanoi

    Presentation by

    • GMS Economic Corridors, by  Dr. Pradeep Srivastava, Senior Regional Cooperation Specialist and GMS Task Manager, Regional Cooperation and Integration Group, Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila

      Panelists

    • Dr. Sorin Sok, Fellow, Cambodia Peace Research Institute (CPRI), Phnom Penh
    • Ms. Latthana Douangboupha, Dy. Director, Trade Facilitation Division, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Lao PDR, Vientiane

    Questions and Answers

       
    15:00 – 15:15 Coffee / Tea Break
    15:15 – 16:15 Session V: India – East Asia Connectivity: Bangalore – Chennai – East Asia Economic Corridor 

    Chair: Mr. Subash Bose Pillai, Director for Market Integration Directorate, ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta

    Presentation by

    • Delhi – Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), Mekong – India Economic Corridor (MIEC) and PRIDe [Chennai – Ennore – Bangalore Economic Corridor] by Mr. Paritosh Gupta, CEO, IL&FS-IDC, New Delhi

      Panelists:

    • Mr. Joichi Kimura, Chief Representative, JBIC India, New Delhi
    • Dr. Kavita Iyengar, Asian Development Bank (ADB), New Delhi

    Questions and Answers

       
    16:15 – 17:15 Session VI: India – East Asia Economic Corridors and Industrial Clusters

    Chair: Ambassador A N Ram, Formerly Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

    Presentation by

    • Role of Industrial Corridors for Regional Integration and Development: A Chennai-Ennore Economic Corridor Initiative, by Mr. Adil Zaidi, Associate Director, Ernst & Young, New Delhi

      Panelists:

    • Economic Corridors and Industrial Clusters, by Dr. Suiji Uchikawa, Visiting Fellow, RIS, and IDE-JETRO.
    • Mr. Toshiro Nishizawa, Director, Japan Center for International Finance (JCIF), Tokyo

    Questions and Answers

       
    17:15 – 18:25 Session VII: India – East Asia Economic Integration: Role of Economic Corridors (Panel Discussion)

    Chair: Prof. Muchkund Dubey, Chairman, RIS Research Advisory Council, New Delhi

    Special Address : Shri Salman Kurshid, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India

    Panelists:

    • Prof. Fukunari Kimura, ERIA
    • Dr. Sorin Sok, CPRI
    • Dr. Nguyen Huy Hoang, VASS
    • Ms. Latthana Douangboupha, Lao PDR
    • Mr. Subash Bose Pillai, ASEAN Secretariat
    • Dr. Biswajit Dhar, RIS
    18:15 – 18:30 Vote of Thanks by Dr. Prabir De, Fellow, RIS