ADB-Asian Think Development Forum 2014 PROMOTING INNOVATING AND INCLUSION FOR A PROSPEROUS ASIA
19 November 2014 (day 0)
06:00-24:00 Arrival of participants/Check-in at hotel
18:30-20:30 Informal welcome reception at Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas, Chrysanthemum Room (2/F)
20 November 2014 (day 1)
08:30 Registration
Session 1: Opening Ceremonies(plenary)
Moderator: Taejong Kim, Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management
Welcome remarks
09:30 Joon-Kyung Kim, President, Korea Development Institute
09:35 Juzhong Zhuang, Deputy Chief Economist, Economics and Research Department, ADB
09:40 Keynote address
Hyung-Hwan Joo, First Vice Minister, Ministry of Strategy and Finance
10:00 Photo session and coffee break
10:30 Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2014 – Poverty in Asia: A Deeper Look
Juzhong Zhuang, Deputy Chief Economist, Economics and Research Department, ADB
11:00 Open discussion
11:15 New Directions for a Rapidly Maturing Miracle Economy: The Case of Korea
Wonhyuk Lim, Executive Director, Center for Regulatory Studies, Korea Development Institute
11:45 Open discussion
12:00 Lunch break
Session 2a: Opportunities and Challenges of Globalization and Regional Integration in Asia (parallel session)
Moderators: Rathin Roy, Director, National Institute of Public Finance Policy
Rethy Kieth Chhem, Executive Director, Cambodia Development Resource Institute
13:30 East Asian Economies, Regional Economic Structure and the Emerging Regional Trade Regimes:
TPP and RECP
Xiaoming Huang, Professor and Director, New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre
13:50 Open discussion
14:10 Development of China’s Processing Trade and Employment
Guoqiang Long, Vice Minister, Development Research Center of the State Council
14:30 Open discussion
14:50 Enjoying the Fruits of their Labor: Redirecting Asian Exports to Asian Consumers
Willem Thorbecke, Senior Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
15:10 Open discussion
15:30 Coffee/tea break
16:00 Lao PDR’s Joining ASEAN Economic Communities by and after 2015: Opportunities and
Challenges
Leeber Leebouapao, Director General, National Economic Research Institute
16:20 Open discussion
16:40 The Practice and Experience of PPP in China
Qiangwu Zhou, Deputy Director-General, Asia-Pacific Finance Development Center Beijing Office
17:00 Open discussion
17:20 **Informal exchange / Networking**
18:30 Dinner at Intercontinental Seoul Coex Hotel, Jupiter Room (30/F)
Session 2b: Innovation and Escaping the Middle Income Trap (parallel session)
Moderators: Derek Brien, Executive Director, Pacific Institute of Public Policy
Nonarit Bisonyabut, Research Fellow, Thailand Development Research Institute
13:30 An Exploratory Cross-Country Analysis of the Relationship between Entrepreneurial Propensity
and Income Inequality
Poh Kam Wong, Director, NUS Entrepreneurship Centre and Professor, NUS Business School
13:50 Open discussion
14:10 Malaysia’s Structural Issues in Overcoming Middle Income Trap: Decomposition Analysis of Output
Growth 1991-2005
Zakariah Bin Abdul Rashid, Executive Director, Malaysian Institute for Economic Research
14:30 Open discussion
14:50 Industrial and Innovation Policies to Escape from the Middle-Income Trap: Cases of Uruguay and
Malaysia
Alibek Konkakov, Analyst, Economic Research Institute
15:10 Open discussion
15:30 Coffee/tea break
16:00 Does Innovation Mediate Good Firm Performance? Some Findings from Philippines Small and
Medium Enterprises
Gilberto Llanto, President, Philippine Institute of Development Studies
16:20 Open discussion
16:40 Chaebol and Industrial Policy in Korea
Wonhyuk Lim, Executive Director, Center for Regulatory Studies, Korea Development Institute
17:00 Open discussion
17:20 **Informal exchange / Networking**
18:30 Dinner at Coex Intercontinental Hotel, Jupiter Room (30/F)
21 November 2014 (day 2)
Session 3a: Inclusive Growth and Social Protection (parallel session)
Moderator: Zaw Oo, Executive Director, Myanmar Development Resource Institute
08:00 Registration
08:30 Why Growth Isn’t Getting the Job Done: An Analysis of the Growth−Employment Relationship in India
Radhicka Kapoor, Consultant, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
08:50 Open discussion
09:10 Fiscal Space for Inclusive Growth in Emerging Market Economies
Rathin Roy, Director, National Institute for Public Finance Policy
09:30 Open discussion
09:50 Social Protection For Small-Scale Agriculture – Evidences From Viet Nam
Tran Kim Chung, Vice President, Central Institute for Economic Management
10:10 Open discussion
10:30 Coffee/tea break
10:40 Effective Social Protection for Various Scenarios of Economic and Social Transformations of
Uzbekistan
Kamila Mukhamedkhanova, Researcher, Center for Economic Research
11:00 Open discussion
Session 3b: Addressing Poverty and Inequality (parallel session)
Moderator: Dushni Weerakoon, Deputy Director, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka
08:00 Registration
08:30 Alternative Concept and Measure of Poverty in Indonesia
Carunia Mulya Hamid Firdausy, Director, National Research Centre for Economics, LIPI
08:50 Open discussion
09:10 The Impact of Remittance on Poverty and Inequality: Evidence Using Data on Labour Migration
in Nepal
Ram Chandra Dhakal, Executive Director, Centre for Economic Development and Administration,
Tribhuvan University
09:30 Open discussion
09:50 The Rural Non-farm Economy, Livelihood Strategies and Household Welfare in Rural Pakistan
Shujaat Farooq, Researcher Economist, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
10:10 Open discussion
10:30 Coffee/tea break
10:40 Sustained National Deworming Campaign in South Korea
Taejong Kim, Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management
11:00 Open discussion
Session 4: Asian Think Tank Networking: Sustaining the ADB-Asian Think Tank Network (plenary)
Moderator: Juzhong Zhuang, Deputy Chief Economist, Economics and Research Department, ADB
11:30 Updates and Action Planning
Dongxiang Li, Advisor, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
12:30 Lunch break
14:00-17:30 Informal Networking Activity (Tour of Seoul’s cultural attractions)
06:00-24:00 Arrival of participants/Check-in at hotel
18:30-20:30 Informal welcome reception at Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas, Chrysanthemum Room (2/F)
20 November 2014 (day 1)
08:30 Registration
Session 1: Opening Ceremonies(plenary)
Moderator: Taejong Kim, Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management
Welcome remarks
09:30 Joon-Kyung Kim, President, Korea Development Institute
09:35 Juzhong Zhuang, Deputy Chief Economist, Economics and Research Department, ADB
09:40 Keynote address
Hyung-Hwan Joo, First Vice Minister, Ministry of Strategy and Finance
10:00 Photo session and coffee break
10:30 Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2014 – Poverty in Asia: A Deeper Look
Juzhong Zhuang, Deputy Chief Economist, Economics and Research Department, ADB
11:00 Open discussion
11:15 New Directions for a Rapidly Maturing Miracle Economy: The Case of Korea
Wonhyuk Lim, Executive Director, Center for Regulatory Studies, Korea Development Institute
11:45 Open discussion
12:00 Lunch break
Session 2a: Opportunities and Challenges of Globalization and Regional Integration in Asia (parallel session)
Moderators: Rathin Roy, Director, National Institute of Public Finance Policy
Rethy Kieth Chhem, Executive Director, Cambodia Development Resource Institute
13:30 East Asian Economies, Regional Economic Structure and the Emerging Regional Trade Regimes:
TPP and RECP
Xiaoming Huang, Professor and Director, New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre
13:50 Open discussion
14:10 Development of China’s Processing Trade and Employment
Guoqiang Long, Vice Minister, Development Research Center of the State Council
14:30 Open discussion
14:50 Enjoying the Fruits of their Labor: Redirecting Asian Exports to Asian Consumers
Willem Thorbecke, Senior Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
15:10 Open discussion
15:30 Coffee/tea break
16:00 Lao PDR’s Joining ASEAN Economic Communities by and after 2015: Opportunities and
Challenges
Leeber Leebouapao, Director General, National Economic Research Institute
16:20 Open discussion
16:40 The Practice and Experience of PPP in China
Qiangwu Zhou, Deputy Director-General, Asia-Pacific Finance Development Center Beijing Office
17:00 Open discussion
17:20 **Informal exchange / Networking**
18:30 Dinner at Intercontinental Seoul Coex Hotel, Jupiter Room (30/F)
Session 2b: Innovation and Escaping the Middle Income Trap (parallel session)
Moderators: Derek Brien, Executive Director, Pacific Institute of Public Policy
Nonarit Bisonyabut, Research Fellow, Thailand Development Research Institute
13:30 An Exploratory Cross-Country Analysis of the Relationship between Entrepreneurial Propensity
and Income Inequality
Poh Kam Wong, Director, NUS Entrepreneurship Centre and Professor, NUS Business School
13:50 Open discussion
14:10 Malaysia’s Structural Issues in Overcoming Middle Income Trap: Decomposition Analysis of Output
Growth 1991-2005
Zakariah Bin Abdul Rashid, Executive Director, Malaysian Institute for Economic Research
14:30 Open discussion
14:50 Industrial and Innovation Policies to Escape from the Middle-Income Trap: Cases of Uruguay and
Malaysia
Alibek Konkakov, Analyst, Economic Research Institute
15:10 Open discussion
15:30 Coffee/tea break
16:00 Does Innovation Mediate Good Firm Performance? Some Findings from Philippines Small and
Medium Enterprises
Gilberto Llanto, President, Philippine Institute of Development Studies
16:20 Open discussion
16:40 Chaebol and Industrial Policy in Korea
Wonhyuk Lim, Executive Director, Center for Regulatory Studies, Korea Development Institute
17:00 Open discussion
17:20 **Informal exchange / Networking**
18:30 Dinner at Coex Intercontinental Hotel, Jupiter Room (30/F)
21 November 2014 (day 2)
Session 3a: Inclusive Growth and Social Protection (parallel session)
Moderator: Zaw Oo, Executive Director, Myanmar Development Resource Institute
08:00 Registration
08:30 Why Growth Isn’t Getting the Job Done: An Analysis of the Growth−Employment Relationship in India
Radhicka Kapoor, Consultant, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
08:50 Open discussion
09:10 Fiscal Space for Inclusive Growth in Emerging Market Economies
Rathin Roy, Director, National Institute for Public Finance Policy
09:30 Open discussion
09:50 Social Protection For Small-Scale Agriculture – Evidences From Viet Nam
Tran Kim Chung, Vice President, Central Institute for Economic Management
10:10 Open discussion
10:30 Coffee/tea break
10:40 Effective Social Protection for Various Scenarios of Economic and Social Transformations of
Uzbekistan
Kamila Mukhamedkhanova, Researcher, Center for Economic Research
11:00 Open discussion
Session 3b: Addressing Poverty and Inequality (parallel session)
Moderator: Dushni Weerakoon, Deputy Director, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka
08:00 Registration
08:30 Alternative Concept and Measure of Poverty in Indonesia
Carunia Mulya Hamid Firdausy, Director, National Research Centre for Economics, LIPI
08:50 Open discussion
09:10 The Impact of Remittance on Poverty and Inequality: Evidence Using Data on Labour Migration
in Nepal
Ram Chandra Dhakal, Executive Director, Centre for Economic Development and Administration,
Tribhuvan University
09:30 Open discussion
09:50 The Rural Non-farm Economy, Livelihood Strategies and Household Welfare in Rural Pakistan
Shujaat Farooq, Researcher Economist, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
10:10 Open discussion
10:30 Coffee/tea break
10:40 Sustained National Deworming Campaign in South Korea
Taejong Kim, Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management
11:00 Open discussion
Session 4: Asian Think Tank Networking: Sustaining the ADB-Asian Think Tank Network (plenary)
Moderator: Juzhong Zhuang, Deputy Chief Economist, Economics and Research Department, ADB
11:30 Updates and Action Planning
Dongxiang Li, Advisor, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
12:30 Lunch break
14:00-17:30 Informal Networking Activity (Tour of Seoul’s cultural attractions)
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