Asia-Pacific Economic Integration and the Role of the US and Japan Chicago (2013-5-15)
Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Time: 8:30AM
Location: The Chicago Club | 81 East Van Buren Street Chicago, IL 60605
On Wednesday, May 15, JETRO will present a Symposium on Asia-Pacific Economic Integration and the Role of the US and Japan. Countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region continue to pursue agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Japan-China-Korea FTA and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) between ASEAN, Japan, China, Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand. Experts from the US, Japan, China and Singapore will discuss the increasingly intricate web of bilateral & multilateral free trade agreements and discuss the challenges and opportunities they bring. This analysis and dialogue will be of particular significance to the Chicago business community with business and investment interests in East Asia.
Agenda
| 8:00 AM |
Registration (The Lounge – One Mezzanine) OPENING OF APEC MEMBER TABLETOP DISPLAYS |
| 8:30 AM |
Welcome Remarks (Daniel Burnham Room – 3rd Floor) ADLAI E. STEVENSON III, Chairman, SC & M Investment Management Corporation, Chairman, Adlai Stevenson Center for Democracy, Chairman Emeritus, Japan America Society of Chicago and former U.S. Senator Click here to download presentation[139 KB] 
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| 8:40 AM |
Welcome Remarks MASAHARU YOSHIDA, Consul General of Japan at Chicago |
| 8:45 AM |
State of Illinois Message DANIEL GOFF, Deputy Director, Office of Trade and Investment, Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) |
| 8:50 AM |
Opening Address HIROYUKI ISHIGE, Chairman and CEO, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) |
| 9:10 AM |
Singapore HANK LIM, Senior Research Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) Click here to download presentation [537 KB]
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| 9:25 AM |
China ZHANG JIANPING, Director, Department of International Economic Cooperation, Institute for International Economic Research, National Development and Reform Commission Click here to download presentation [535 KB]
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| 9:40 AM |
Japan SHUJIRO URATA, Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University Click here to download presentation [294 KB]
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| 9:55 AM |
Coffee Break (The Lounge – One Mezzanine) APEC MEMBER TABLETOP DISPLAYS |
| 10:15 AM |
United States WILLIAM NOGLOWS, Chairman, President and CEO, Cabot Microelectronics Corporation |
| 10:35 AM |
Panel Discussion Moderated by EDWARD GRANT, Past President, Japan America Society of Chicago |
| 11:20 AM | Audience Q&A |
| 11:50 AM |
Closing Remarks NIAMH KING, Vice President, Programs, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs |
| 12:00 PM |
Networking Reception (The Lounge – One Mezzanine) APEC MEMBER TABLETOP DISPLAYS |
