Apec Study Centers Consortium Conference

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE AS OF SEPTEMBER 12, 2011 APEC STUDY CENTERS CONSORTIUM CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 22-23, 2011, HYATT REGENCY SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

Thursday, September 22, 2011

9:00-9:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks Prof. Vinod K. Aggarwal, Berkeley APEC Study Center, UC Berkeley, USA Prof. Richard E. Feinberg, APEC Study Center, UC San Diego, USA Co-Chairs, U.S. APEC Study Centers Consortium

9:15-9:45 Keynote Address: Ambassador Muhamad Noor Yacob, APEC Executive Director

9:45-11:15 Panel 1: Sustainable Growth in East and Southeast Asia

Chair: TBD

Green Growth: New Impetus for Economic Growth in the Asia-Pacific—A Chinese Perspective Li Wentao, APEC Study Center of Nankai University, China

Directions for Sustainable Development – Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Investment Dennis L. McNamara, Georgetown University, USA

A New Geography of Innovation? Opportunities and Challenges Facing the Asia-Pacific Region Yumiko Okamoto, Doshisha University, Japan

Discussant: Dr. Omkar Shrestha, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore

11:15-11:30 Coffee Break

11:30-1:00 Panel 2: Multilateral Institutions and Sustainable Growth

Chair: Ambassador Wu Zhenglong, China National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation

An Analysis of APEC’s Green Growth Strategy in the Context of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development I-Chun Hsiao, United Nations Foundation, USA Jerry I-H Hsiao, Taylor's University, Malaysia

1 Strengthening the Economy-Ecology Alignment: Incorporating Social Aspects for APEC Green Growth Wayne Chen, Chinese Taipei APEC Study Center, Chinese Taipei

Growth Strategies in a Greener World Kaoru Nabeshima, Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO, Japan

Discussant: TBD

1:00-2:30 Lunch and Keynote Address: CEO David Frigstad, Frost and Sullivan, USA

2:30-4:00 Panel 3: Regulatory Efficiency

Chair: TBD

Catching Up to the World’s Standards: Chinese Taipei’s Achievements on the Ease of Doing Business Yi-Hung Chiou, Chinese Taipei APEC Studies Center, Chinese Taipei

Liberalization of Trade in Services by APEC Economies: Toward Achieving a Seamless Region-wide Linkage Hikari Ishido, Chiba University, Japan

The Design of Chinese Taipei Governance Indicators and their implications for Effective Regulatory Policy Christina Yang, Georgetown University, USA Yu Chieh Lin, University of California-Los Angeles, USA Ri Sharng Chiang, National Taiwan University, Chinese Taipei Yung Tai Hung, National Taiwan University, Chinese Taipei Chun Ming Chen, Shih Hsin University, Chinese Taipei

Discussant: Dr. Kui-Wai Li, City University of Hong Kong

4:20-6:00 Panel 4: Economic Integration in Asia and Latin America

Chair: TBD

Comparative Analysis of Integration Processes in Asia and Latin America (1990-2010) Fernando Alfonso Rivas Mira, University of Colima, Mexico Juan González García, University of Colima, Mexico José Ernesto Rangel Delgado, University of Colima, Mexico

2 China’s FTAs with Latin American Economies and their implications for APEC Yu Chai, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China Brazil and the Asia-Pacific Region Neantro Saavedra-Rivano, University of Brasilia, Brazil

Discussant: TBD

7:00-9:00 Keynote Address: SOM Amb. Kurt Tong, U.S. Ambassador to APEC Dinner: Town’s End, 2 Townsend Street, San Francisco (on the Embarcadero across from Pier 38) This dinner is generously sponsored by the National Center for APEC

Friday, September 23, 2011 Location TBD

9:00-9:30 Keynote Address, Speaker (Amb. Jorge Heine, Chile)

9:30-11:15 Panel 5: APEC and the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Chair: TBD

The Future of APEC and Strategic Scenarios Cai Penghong, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, China

Pathway to an Asia-Pacific Economic Community: ASEAN +3, +6, or TPP? Sangkyom Kim, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, Korea

Russia and the Emerging Institutional Order in the Asia-Pacific Artyom Lukin, Far Eastern Federal University, Russia

Discussant: TBD

11:30-1:00 Panel 6: Trade and Economic Integration

Chair: TBD

Production Networks in the Asia-Pacific Region: Facts and Policy Implications Daisuke Hiratsuka, Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO, Japan

Strengthening Regional Economic Integration and Expanding Trade Jeremy Firster, Shih Chien University, Chinese Taipei Tony Sowang Kuo, Shih Chien University, Chinese Taipei

3 The Importance of Intra-industrial Trade between ASEAN-7 and the AIP: A Mechanism to Strengthen Economic Integration and Expand Trade Across the Pacific Adriana Roldán, Universidad EAFIT, Colombia Camilo Pérez, Universidad EAFIT, Colombia

Discussant: Dr. Erlinda Medalla, Philippine Institute for Development Studies

1:00 –2:00 Lunch and Keynote Address Mignonne Chan, Chinese Taipei APEC Study Center, Chinese Taipei

2:00-3:30 Panel 7: Regional Trade Institutions

Chair: Dr. Jean Luc Le Bideau, Vice-Chair, France (Pacific Territories) National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (PECC)

More Than A “Talk Shop”—APEC and the FTAAP: The Role of APEC in the Governance of Regional Economic Integration within the Asia-Pacific Region Paul J. Davidson, Carleton University, Canada

Multilateralizing Regionalism: New Evidence and Arguments for APEC's Agenda Andrey N. Spartak, All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade, Russia Pavel Kadochnikov, All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade, Russia

Evolution of the Asia-Pacific Regional Trade Architecture: Stocktake and Future Outlook Robert Scollay, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Discussant: TBD

4:00-5:30 Panel 8: Issues in APEC Integration

Chair: Dr. Vinod Aggarwal, University of California at Berkeley

Strengthening Financial Market Stability in APEC Economies Sri Adiningsih, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia Muyanja Ssenyonga, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia A.Ika Rahutami, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia Laksmi Yustika Devi, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia Rosa Kristiadi, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia

How Does APEC Continue its TILF Process Toward the Final Bogor Goals? Ippei Yamazawa, Hitotsubashi University, Japan

Managing the Threat to Trade and Competition in APEC Economies of the Misuse of Sustainability Standards Alan Oxley, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia

4 Discussant: TBD

5:30-6:30 Discussion of ASCC findings and recommendations by: Prof. Vinod K. Aggarwal, Berkeley APEC Study Center, UC Berkeley, USA Prof. Richard E. Feinberg, APEC Study Center, UC San Diego, USA Co-Chairs, U.S. APEC Study Centers Consortium

Response by SOM Ambassadors from Mexico

6:30 Conference ends