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Global Value Chain for Inclusive Development in the Era of Uncertainty
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August 21 (Thu), 2025
09:00-09:30
Registration & Coffee
09:30-10:20
Opening Ceremony
  • Opening RemarksJungwook Kim (Executive Director, CID, KDI)
  • Welcoming RemarksChaikal Nuryakin (Director, LPEM)
  • Keynote SpeechNurul Ichwan (Deputy for Investment Promotion, the Ministry of Investment and Downstream/BKPM)
10:10-10:20
Photo Session
10:20~12:00
[Session 1]  Enhancing Global Value Chain
  • Presentation 1Why has Indonesia Been Struggling to Upgrade within GVCs?Sunghoon Chung (Head, Supply Chain Research Unit, KDI)
  • Presentation 2GVC Inclusivity: Digital Culture, Literacy and Transformation of MSMEsMohamad Dian Revindo  (Associate Director for Training and Education, LPEM)
  • Presentation 3GVCs and Asia: Implications and ChallengesCynyoung Park (Executive Director, The SEACEN Center)
  • DiscussionModeratorJungwook Kim (Executive Director, CID, KDI)
  • DiscussantsMochamad Pasha (Economist, World Bank Indonesia and Timor-Leste)
    Christina Ruth Elisabeth (Deputy Head of Business Climate and GVC Studies, LPEM)
12:00~13:00
Lunch
13:00~14:40
[Session 2]  Global Value Chain Towards Inclusive Growth
  • Presentation 1ESG Performance and Firm Productivity: Evidence from South KoreaJonghwa Lee  (Assistant Professor, Incheon National University)
  • Presentation 2GVCs and Inclusive Growth: Lessons from Indonesia’s Export ExpansionYessi Vadila (Deputy Director for Export of Mining Products, The Ministry of Trade, Indonesia)
  • Presentation 3Enhancing GVC Participation for Inclusive Growth: Firm-Level Evidence from LaosSithanonxay Suvannaphakdy (Project Development and Research Consultant, The Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Lao PDR)
  • DiscussionModeratorJahen Fachrul Rizki (Associate Director for Research, LPEM)
  • DiscussantsUpalat Korwatanasakul (Associate Professor, Waseda University)
    Riandy Laksono (Researcher, Economics Department, CSIS)
14:40-15:00
Closing Ceremony
  • Closing Remarks  Jungwook Kim  (Executive Director, CID, KDI)
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