18
November 2005 |
| 09.30 |
Registration |
| 10.00-11.00 |
1. Inaugural Session |
Chairperson:
Dr Arjun Sengupta, M.P. (Rajya Sabha) and Chairman,
RIS |
Welcome
Remarks by Dr Nagesh Kumar, Director-General,
RIS |
Observations
by Ambassador K. Kesavapany, Director,
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore |
|
Chairperson’s
Remarks |
Inaugural
Address by Hon’ble Shri K. Natwar Singh,
Minister, Government of India |
| Vote
of Thanks |
| 11.00-11.30 |
Tea Break |
| 11.30-13.00 |
2. The Asian Century: Relevance of Asian Economic Integration
|
Chair:
H.E. Mr. Y. Enoki, Ambassador of Japan |
Key
Presentations:
1. Economic Integration and Asia’s New Role in
Global Economy by Professor
Soogil Young, President, NSI Forum, Seoul,
South Korea
|
2.
Relevance of Broader Asian Economic Community by Dr
Nagesh Kumar, DG, RIS
— Presentation —
Paper |
Key
Commentators:
Prof. Mohammed Ariff, Executive Director,
MIER, Kuala Lumpur
Dr Eric Teo, Council Secretary, Singapore
Institute of International Affairs |
Open
Discussion |
| 13.00-14.00 |
Lunch |
| 14.00-15.30 |
3. Regional Trade and Investment Liberalization: Trends and
Potential |
Chair:
Ambassador K. Kesavapany, Director, Institute
of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore |
Key
Presentations:
East
Asia-South Asia Economic Cooperation by Dr Pradumna
B. Rana, Senior Adviser, OREI, Asian Development Bank,
Manila
— Presentation —
Paper |
| Economics
of an East Asian FTA by Dr
S.K. Mohanty, RIS |
| ASEAN’s
Role in Asian Economic Integration by Dr
Gloria Pasadilla, Research Fellow, Philippine Institute
of Development Studies, Manila |
Discussants:
Dr Le Bo Linh, Deputy Director-General, IWEP,
Vietnam Academy for Social Sciences, Hanoi
Dr. Rahul Sen, Research Fellow, ISEAS, Singapore |
Open
Discussion |
| 15.30-15.45 |
Tea Break |
| 15.45-17.15 |
4. Monetary and Financial Cooperation in Asia |
Chair:
Dr Parthasarathy Shome, Adviser to Finance
Minister, Ministry of Finance |
Key
Presentations:
Asian Exim Banks Cooperation by Mr
T.C. Venkat Subramanian, Chairman and Managing
Dirctor, Export-Import Bank of India, Mumbai |
| Financial
Cooperation for Infrastructure Development in Asia by Dr
Ramgopal Agarwala
and Prabir De, RIS |
| Approaches
to Asian Bond Market Development: Ambassador
Manaspas Xuto, President, United Nations Association
of Thailand and Advisor Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand |
Discussants:
Professor Osamu Nariai, Reitaku University,
Japan
Dr. Ram Upendra Das, Fellow, RIS |
Open
Discussion |
| 20.00 |
Dinner
hosted by Ambassador Rajiv Sikri, Secretary, Ministry
of External Affairs |
19
November 2005 |
| 10.00-11.30
|
5.
Prospects for Regional Cooperation for Asian Energy Security |
Chair:
Mr. Talmiz Ahmed,, Additional Secretary, Ministry
of Petroleum & Natural Gas |
Key
Presentations by:
Mr Vipul Tuli,
Principal, McKinsey & Co. New Delhi |
| Dr
Shi Yaodong, Research Fellow, Development Research
Centre (DRC) of the State Council of China, Beijing |
| Dr
Sebonti Roy Dadwal, Institute of Defence Studies and
Analysis, New Delhi |
| Mr.
T.K. Arun, Editor, The Economic Times |
| Discussant:
Dr. Sameer Ranjan Pradhan, RIS |
| Open
Discussion |
| A
Background Paper — Towards an Asian Energy Community:
An Exploration |
| 11.30-11.45 |
Tea Break |
| 11.45-13.15 |
6. Asian Identity and Strategic Issues |
| Chair:
Ambassador Sudhir Devare, ISEAS and RIS |
Distinguished
Panelists:
Dr
Sanjaya Baru, Prime Minister’s Office, New
Delhi |
| Mr
Kavi Chongkittavorn, Executive Editor, Nation,
Bangkok |
| Professor
C. Raja Mohan, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
|
| Dr
Eric Teo, Council Secretary, Singapore Institute of
International Affairs |
| Professor
Yao Chao Cheng, Shanxi University of Finance and
Economics, Taiyuan, P.R. of China |
| Open
Discussion |
| 13.15-14.15 |
Lunch
|
| 14.15-15.45 |
7. Roundtable Discussion on the Agenda for the East Asia Summit |
Co-Chairs:
Prof. Mohammed Ariff, Executive Director,
MIER and Ambassador Rajiv Sikri, Secretary,
Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India |
Discussion
Initiated by:
Professor Soogil Young, President, NSI Forum,
Seoul, South Korea |
| Mr
Kavi Chongkittavorn, Executive Editor, Nation, Bangkok |
| Professor
Osamu Nariai, Reitaku University, Japan |
| Professor
Mukul Asher, National University of Singapore |
| Dr.
Lay Vannak, Research Fellow, Cambodia Institute for
Cooperation and Peace |
| Open
Discussion |
| 15.45-16.00 |
Tea break |
| 16.00-
17.00 |
8.
Valedictory Session |
| 16.00-
16.30 |
Report
of the Conference |
| 16.30-
17.00 |
Valedictory
Address |
| Chair:
Dr Arjun Sengupta, M.P. Chairman, RIS |
| Valedictory
Address by Hon'ble Shri Prithviraj Chavan,
Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office |
| Vote
of thanks |
