The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia Sydney Seminar
Monday 25th February, 2008 (13:30 - 19:00)
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Darling Harbour, Bayside Room 204
(Free Event - Requires registration)
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Darling Harbour, Bayside Room 204
(Free Event - Requires registration)
The Japan External Trade Organization Sydney and the Australia-Japan Research Centre at the
Crawford School of Economics and Government of the Australian National University, are pleased
to invite you to a half-day seminar on the 'Roadmap Towards Economic Integration in East Asia'.
The seminar provides the first occasion in Australia to explore the recent progress towards
the establishment of ERIA, the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, which is a
unique, policy-oriented research institution that enhances the wider economic integration of East
Asia. The seminar’s keynote presentations and panel discussion will provide an opportunity to
exchange ideas on the benefits and potential that East Asian integration could bring to the
Australian economy. The seminar will also focus on ERIA's recent research on Services Trade
Liberalisation in the region.
We would like to invite your participation in this seminar and reception. Below is a program of
the seminar for your reference. Please confirm your attendance by filling out the attached form
as soon as possible.
Click here for the registration form
Click here for the registration form
Crawford School of Economics and Government of the Australian National University, are pleased
to invite you to a half-day seminar on the 'Roadmap Towards Economic Integration in East Asia'.
The seminar provides the first occasion in Australia to explore the recent progress towards
the establishment of ERIA, the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, which is a
unique, policy-oriented research institution that enhances the wider economic integration of East
Asia. The seminar’s keynote presentations and panel discussion will provide an opportunity to
exchange ideas on the benefits and potential that East Asian integration could bring to the
Australian economy. The seminar will also focus on ERIA's recent research on Services Trade
Liberalisation in the region.
We would like to invite your participation in this seminar and reception. Below is a program of
the seminar for your reference. Please confirm your attendance by filling out the attached form
as soon as possible.
Click here for the registration form
Program
| 13:30-14:00 | Registration |
| 14:00-14:05 | Welcome remarks |
| Prof. Jenny Corbett - Executive Director, Australia-Japan Research Centre | |
| 14:05-14:15 | Guest remarks |
| The Hon. Simon Crean MP Minister for Trade of Australia (TBC) | |
| Mr. Nobuhito Hobo - Consul-General of Japan | |
| 14:15-14:55 | Keynote Presentations |
| Mr. Huw McKay - Senior International Economist, Westpac Banking Corporation | |
| Mr. Sundram Pushpanathan - Principal Director of the Bureau for Economic Integration and Finance, ASEAN Secretariat | |
| 14:55-15:15 | Coffee break |
| 15:15-16:35 | Panel discussion |
| [Moderator] Prof. Jenny Corbett | |
| Mr. Sundram Pushpanathan | |
| Mr. Huw McKay | |
| Prof. Fukunari Kimura - Professor of Econ., Keio University, Tokyo and Advisor to ERIA | |
| Mr. Richard Martin - Managing Director, International Market Assessment Asia Pty. Ltd | |
| Mr. Martin Codina - Senior Policy Manager: Investment, Global Markets, Investment and Financial Services Association (TBC) | |
| 16:35-16:55 | Q & A |
| 16:55-17:05 | Closing remarks |
| Mr. Hidetoshi Nishimura - Special Assistant to the Chairman on ERIA Matters, JETRO | |
| 17:05-17:10 | Break |
| 17:10-19:10 | Networking Reception |
| Invitation extended to The Hon. Simon Crean MP Minister for Trade of Australia |
Click here for the registration form
