The seminar New Partnerships for the Twenty-first Century: Latin America and the Caribbean and Asia-Pacific will bring together high-level representatives from governments, the private sector, the academic community and NGOs from the Latin American, Caribbean and Asia-Pacific regions to examine existing commercial, social, political and cultural ties and discuss ways to enhance them. During the seminar, a Partnership Agreement between the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)/Japan Program and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will be signed. Under this agreement, two new initiatives to improve interaction among the Latin American, Caribbean and Asia-Pacific regions will be launched during the seminar. These initiatives will be facilitated by the Japan Program and the Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL), both from the Integration and Regional Programs Department of the IDB, in collaboration with the ADB. The first initiative will be the creation of a Transpacific Business Network to expand cross-regional interaction through expanded access to trade and private sector investment information and with the creation of networks and alliances among these regions. The second will involve the launching of a Latin America/Caribbean and Asia/Pacific Economics and Business Association to bring together researchers, policy makers and private sector analysts working on important aspects of the relations among these regions.
Contact: Antoni Estevadeordal - antonie@iadb.org
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10:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
Opening Remarks
María Soledad Alvear Valenzuela, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chile
Presentation
Enrique V. Iglesias, President, Inter-American Development Bank
Shoji Nishimoto, Director, Strategy and Policy Department, Asian Development Bank
Koji Tanami, Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance of Japan
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10:20 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
The Future of Economic Relations between Latin America and the Caribbean and Asia-Pacific
Moderator:
Marcelo de Paiva Abreu, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Presenter:
Robert Devlin, Deputy Manager, Integration and Regional Programs Department, IDB
Panelists:
Osvaldo Rosales, Vice-Minister for Economic and International Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile
Kun-Kyong Lee, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance and Economy, Republic of Korea
Richard L. Bernal, Ambassador of Jamaica to the United States (invited)
Chia Siow Yue, Director, Institute for Southeast Asian Studies and Director, APEC Study Center, Singapore
Questions & Answers
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11:50 a.m.-12:05 p.m.
Break
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12:05 p.m.-1:35 p.m.
Strengthening Interregional Economic Links: The Role of Information
Moderator:
Shahid Javed Burki, Chairman, EMP Financial Advisors (Former Vice-President for Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank)
Presenter:
Mohammed Noor Haji Harun, Director-General, Asian and Pacific Development Center,
Malaysia
Panelists:
Paul Swain, Minister of Commerce, Communications and Information Technology, New Zealand
Fernando González Vigil, Director, APEC Study Center, Peru
Juan Salazar, Vice-President Regional Affairs BHP Cooper and President of the Chile-Pacific Foundation, Chile
David S. Hong, Vice-President of the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, Taipei, China
Questions & Answers
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Building New Interregional Partnerships: The Importance of Cross-Cultural Ties
Moderator:
Mario Matus, Director of Multilateral Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile
Presenter:
Virgilio Tedín, Okita Foundation, Argentina
Panelists:
Rosario Manalo, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Philippines
Guillermo Valles, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Uruguay
Eduardo Rodríguez Guarachi, Director, Chile-Japan 21st Century Committee, Former Ambassador of Chile in Japan, Chile
Won-Ho Kim, Director for the Americas, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, Republic of Korea
Question & Answers
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5:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
Break
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5:15 p.m.-6:20 p.m.
Distinguished Lectures on New Partnerships for the XXI Century: Latin America and the Caribbean and Asia-Pacific
Moderator:
Nohra Rey de Marulanda, Manager, Integration and Regional Programs Department, IDB
Presenters:
A Comparison of the Export Baskets of Latin America and Asia
Patricio Meller, University of Chile
A New Globalization and a Need for Strategic Alliance
Eisuke Sakakibara, Keio University, Japan
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6:20 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
Signature of the IDB/Japan Program Partnership Agreement with the ADB, launching of the Transpacific Business Network, and launching of the Latin America and the Caribbean and Asia-Pacific Economics and Business Association (LAEBA)
Presenters:
Nohra Rey de Marulanda, Manager, Integration and Regional Programs Department, IDB
Shoji Nishimoto, Director, Strategy and Policy Department, ADB
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