Thursday, 3 December
Welcome and Keynote/VIP Address

Japan time 11:30-12:10
New Zealand time 15:30-16:10

1.

Welcome remarks from JEF andMelanie Thornton, Executive Director, NZIIA
Kazumasa Kusaka, Chairman and CEO, JEF
Sir Anand Satyanand, President, NZIIA

2.

Keynote address (8 mins)
Vangelis Vitalis, Deputy Secretary Trade and Economic, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs & Trade, NZ

3.

Fireside discussion with keynote speaker, with moderator asking questions
gleaned in advance from APF speakers (20 mins)
NZ moderator – Josie Pagani, Director, Council for International Development

Intermission/Buffer

Japan time 12:10-12:20
New Zealand time 16:10-16:20

Session 1: A sustainable and inclusive economy

Japan time 12:20-13:30
New Zealand time 16:20-17:30

Is globalisation working? The haves and have nots, rebuilding a fairer system post-COVID,
countering inequality in policy, women and Maori experiences.
Each speaker offers 5-minute opening remarks only (25-30 mins total), before moving to aroundtable discussion hosted by moderator (40-45 mins total).
1.

Zhang Yunling – The Community
What has had the biggest impact on the economic development of China’s remoter
regions? Direct investment or some form of “trickle down?”

2.

Anita Prakash – Connectivity
Do Asia and Europe have a common understanding of social “connectivity” and is
it shared with the USA?

3.

Myanmar – (Absent)

4.

Josef T Yap – Sustainability
How can the essentially long-run gains of sustainability withstand the pressure of
immediate needs?

5.

Somkiat Tangkitvanich – Bridging the digital divide
Thailand is known for both its emphasis on using digital capability and itsemphasis on including the rural population in its development plans. To what
extent do these characteristics of policy overlap?
NZ moderator – Josie Pagani, Director, Council for International Development

Friday, 4 December
Session 2: The International Economic Framework

Japan time 11:30-12:40
New Zealand time 15:30-16:40

A new global order emerging? – changing trading systems and rules, the impact of US
election and US-China trade relations on Asia-Pacific economies.
Each speaker offers 5-minute opening remarks only (25-30 mins total), before moving to aroundtable discussion hosted by moderator (40-45 mins total).
1.

Yose Rizal Damuri – Developing status and graduation
Will developing economies ever graduate?

2.

Ahn Choong Yong – Writing and international norms
How do we encourage participation in joint writing of international norms andrules? Should we seek to do so in an Asian, Asia-Pacific or Indo-Pacific framework?

3.

Gary Hawke – Open plurilateralism
Is “open plurilateralism” more than a more modern term for “open regionalism”?

4.

Simon Tay – The digital economy and society
Consumer, producer or state control of data? Is a single multilateral framework
possible/sustainable?

5.

Vo Tri Thanh – Managing change while navigating between the US and China
What happens if the EU and USA prescribe conflicting labour and environmental
requirements?
NZ moderator – Charles Finny, Partner, Saunders Unsworth

Intermission/Buffer

Japan time 12:40-12:50
New Zealand time 16:40-16:50

Session 3: Regional Economic Integration

Japan time 12:50-14:00
New Zealand time 16:50-18:00

Regional Economic (dis)Integration - building new partnerships and processes (e.g. telemigration - outsourcing services) in the face of major trade disruption, the role of tech and5G.
Each speaker offers 5-minute opening remarks only (25-30 mins total), before moving to aroundtable discussion hosted by moderator (40-45 mins total).
1.

Murray McLean – Indo PacificDo ASEAN and the Quad have a common conception of the Indo-Pacific?
2.

Sachin Chaturvedi – Made in India
Will India’s interest in the global services market ultimately outweigh its worries
about the ability of its manufacturing to compete with China?

3.

Shujiro Urata – Just in time manufacturing and “trade in tasks” versus resilienceof supply chains?
As China takes up a larger share of the final consumption destination for Asian
production networks, what changes are we seeing in the organization of supply
chains?

4.

P. Ravidran Palaniappan – International commitments and domestic policy
What is the future of international economic integration as a spur to domestic
economic reform?

5.

Man-Jung Mignonne Chan – Services trade in a time of restricted personal travel
What is an interruption to travel likely to do to cross-Straits investment?
NZ moderator – Suzannah Jessep, Director Engagement and Research, Asia New
Zealand Foundation

Closing Session

Japan time 14:00-14:10
New Zealand time 18:00-18:10

1. Summary and Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks to all Participants (5-10mins)
Suzannah Jessep, Director Engagement and Research, Asia New ZealandFoundation
Naoyuki Haraoka, Executive Managing Director, JEF