


DAY 1: TUESDAY, 23 AUGUST 2022 | ||
Welcome and Opening Address | Mr. Arkhom Termpittayapaisith Minister of Finance Royal Thai Government | |
Keynote Address | Mr. Woochong Um Managing Director General of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) | |
Session 1: Mid-term Review of ADB Strategy 2030 Operational Priority 7 (OP7) on Fostering Regional Cooperation and Integration Brief comments by delegation heads, and representatives of regional and multilateral organizations (At most 5- minute intervention per delegation leader)1 | Moderator: Ms. Xiaohong Yang Chief Thematic Officer, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department (SDCC), ADB Presenter: Mr. Ronald Antonio Butiong Chief, Regional Cooperation and Integration Thematic Group, SDCC, ADB | |
Session 2: Trends and Thematic Priorities Affecting the Future Directions of OP7 | Moderator: Mr. Alfredo Perdiguero Director, Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division, Southeast Asia Department (SERD), ADB |
2A: Key priorities of RCI work in the next decade Connectivity: This includes the hard (infrastructure) and soft (regulations) components of connectivity including 3 sectors: (i) transport road, railways, maritime, and air, (ii) energy (energy transmission, renewable energy, energy efficiency); and (iii) Information and Communication technologies (digital infrastructure and digital regulations) Competitiveness: This includes 4 sectors (i) trade and investment, (ii) interconnected and interdependent network of livable, and smart cities, (iii) tourism cooperation, and (iv) joint development of high-value sustainable agriculture Regional Public Goods: This includes (i) health cooperation, and (ii) managing climate change and/or natural disasters. | Panelists: Mr. Samson Uridia CAREC Trade Facilitation Focal, Head, International Relations Department, Revenue Service, Ministry of Finance of Georgia Mr. Ranmuthu Hewage Kumarasiri Director General, Department of National Planning Sri Lanka Mdm. Sisomboun Ounavong Director General, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Lao PDR H.E. Mr. Antonio Freitas | |
2B: Cross-cutting issues for RCI work in the next decade Questions:
| Panelists: Dr. Zhan Shu Director, IFI Division 2 Ministry of Finance, People’s Republic of China Mr. Mahmudul Islam Khan Deputy Secretary, Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh H.E. Dr. Suon Sophal Director, Council for the Development of Cambodia Mr. Vudthidech Chamnikij Senior Policy and Plan Analyst, NESDC, Thailand Ms. Netty Muharni Assistant Deputy Minister for Regional and Subregional Economic Cooperation Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs, Indonesia |
Brief Wrap Up of Day 1 | Mr. Ronald Antonio Butiong Chief, RCI Thematic Group, SDCC, ADB |
DAY 2: WEDNESDAY, 24 AUGUST 2022 | ||
Session 3: OP7 Future Strategic | Moderator: Mr. Thiam Hee NgDirector, Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division, South Asia Department (SARD), ADB | |
Presentations/Interventions
| Ms. Supee Teravaninthorn Director General, Infrastructure Investment Department (Region 2), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank) Ms. Mandakini Kaul Regional Coordinator, South Asia Regional Integration and Engagement, World Bank | |
| Mr. Nat HutanuwatrManaging Director, Impact Electrons Siam Company Limited | |
| Mr. Olivier RichardChief Financial Officer, | |
| Mr. Nilaya MitashPrincipal Operations Coordination Specialist (Regional Cooperation), SARD, ADB | |
Session 4: OP7 Future Directions for Pillar 2: Regional Trade and Investment | Moderator: Ms. Emma FanDirector, East Asia Department (EARD), ADB | |
The session will cover three topics on key trends and prospects in regional trade and investments, including agriculture value chains and food security, digital trade and free trade areas.
| Speaker: Mr. Abdelkarim SmaLead Regional Economist, Asia and Pacific Division, Department Programme Management Department, International Fund for Agricultural Development Panelist: Mr. Takeshi UedaPrincipal Natural Resources and Agriculture Economist, Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Division, SERD, ADB | |
| Speaker: Ms. Hannah NguyenDirector, Digital Ecosystems, ICC Digital Standards Initiative Panelist: Mr. Luca CastellaniLegal Officer, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), Vienna | |
| Speaker: Mr. Yann DuvalChief of Trade Policy and Facilitation Trade, Investment and Innovation Division, United Nations ESCAP Panelist: Ms. Deborah ElmsDirector, Asian Trade Center, based in Singapore. She is an expert in RCEP, CPTPP |
Session 5: OP7 Future Directions for Pillar 3: Regional Public Goods and Collective Action Session overview and introduction of speakers | Moderator: Ms. Lyaziza Sabyrova Director, Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division, Central and West Asia Department, ADB | |
Panel discussion on RPG related issues work in four key priority areas:
| Panelists Mr. Southanou Nanthanontry Deputy Director General Department of Planning and Cooperation, Ministry of Health Lao PDR Ms. Gao Kun Director, Department of International Cooperation and Rescue, Ministry of Emergency Management, People’s Republic of China Mr. Yerzhan Abish Director, Department of International Economic Cooperation, Ministry of National Economy Kazakhstan Ms. Cecile Fruman Director, Regional Integration and Engagement in the South Asia Region (SAR), the World Bank Mr. Johannes Linn Non-resident Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution |
Session 6: Future RCI Research and Innovation Presentations followed by moderated panel discussion on the focus of RCI research for the next decade, which could be on three priority areas:
Need for new way of governance and policy making will also be discussed across all three priority areas. | Moderator: Ms. Cyn-Young Park Director, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (ERCD), ADB | |
Presentation on digital transformation and RCI: Panel Discussion: | Presenter: Ms. Lorraine Carlos Salazar Senior Knowledge Expert, McKinsey & Company Panelists: Ms. Rupa Chanda Director, Trade, Investment and Innovation Division, UNESCAP (services trade and RCI agenda) Mr. Fukunari Kimura Chief Economist, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (trade and investment policy and facilitation and RCI) Mr. Arndt Husar Senior Public Management Specialist (Digital Transformation), SDCC, ADB | |
Brief Wrap Up of Day 2 | Mr. Yuebin Zhang Principal Regional Cooperation Specialist, SDCC, ADB |
DAY 3: THURSDAY, 25 AUGUST 2022 | ||
Session 7: Green Finance for RCI and Economic Growth | Moderator: Ms. Naeeda Crishna Morgado Infrastructure Specialist (Innovation and Green Finance), SERD, ADB | |
Presentation on Green finance through multilateral and regional cooperation
| Remarks: Mr. Jay Roop Principal Country Specialist for Thailand Resident Mission, SERD, ADB Panelists: Mr. Izlan Zainal Abidin Mr. Kosintr Puongsophol Financial Sector Specialist, ERCD, ADB Mr. Sanjeev Kaushik Principal Financial Sector Specialist, South Asia Department, ADB Mr. PVS Suryakumar Deputy Managing Director, NABARD, Mumbai Ms. Emma Fan Director, EARD, ADB | |
Session 8: Summary and Conclusion of the Conference | ||
Presentation of Summary of RCI Conference | Ms. Rosalind McKenzie Principal Operations Coordination Specialist (Fragile Situation), Pacific Department, ADB | |
Closing Remarks | Ms. Xiaohong Yang Chief Thematic Officer, SDCC, ADB |