ASEAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION FORUM (AEIF) 2016 “TOWARDS GLOBAL ASEAN

Day 1: 14 September 2016 (Wednesday)

0800-0900

Registration

0900-1000

WELCOMING AND KEYNOTE SPEECHES

Welcoming Remarks:

Pierre Sauvé, Director of Program Development, World Trade Institute, University of Bern

Associate Prof. Dr Nantana Gajaseni, Executive Director, ASEAN University Network

Keynote Speech 1:

H.E. Estanislau da Silva, Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

Keynote Speech 2:

Emeritus Prof. Dato’ Dr Abdul Rahman Embong, Principal Fellow, Institute of Malaysian and International Studies, The National University of Malaysia

1000-1015

Tea Break

1015-1145

ROUNDTABLE 1: ASEAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION: WHERE DO WE STAND?

Chair: Pierre Sauvé, World Trade Institute, University of Bern

Panellists:

1. Mr. Syed Nabil Aljeffri, Secretary, ASEAN-Business Advisory Council

2. Datuk Zainal Amanshah, Chief Executive Officer, InvestKL

3. Mr. Ho Quang Trung, Director of Market Integration Directorate, ASEAN Secretariat

4. World Bank (TBA)

1145-1300

SESSION 1: CLOSING THE GAP: ASEAN BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES ON GROWTH AND INEQUALITY

Chair: Prof. Dr Tham Siew Yean, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore

Panellists:

1. Building the ASEAN Economic Community: Challenges & Opportunities for Cross-Border Medical Tourism Development in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand

Mr. Wong Wai Kuen, Chinese University of Hong Kong

2. An Exploratory Study to Measure the ‘Convergence Processes’ for ASEAN Competition Law and Policy

Miss Angayar Kanni Ramaiah, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Penang

3. TPP, ACIA and BITs: How to Mitigate Investment Noodle Bowl Problems

Mr. Shintaro Hamanaka, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan

1300-1400

Lunch

1400-1530

SESSION 2A: ASEAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION: PEOPLE’S PERSPECTIVES

Chair: Dr Matthew J. Walton, University of Oxford

Panellists:

1. The Role of ASEAN University Network in ASEAN Integration

Associate Prof. Dr Nantana Gajaseni, ASEAN University Network

2. Economic vs Political Liberalization in ASEAN: Opinion in Four Members Dr. Benny Guido, The National University of Malaysia

3. ASEAN Economic Integration: The Perspective of Myanmar

Miss Moe Thuzar, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore

1400-1530

SESSION 2B: MEGA-REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS AND ASEAN

Chair: Prof. Dr Julien Chaisse, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Panellists:

1. Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP): A Way to Go for ASEAN?

Dr Amalina Ahmad Tajudin, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

2. Regional Economic Integration and Trade in ASEAN: Evidence from Two Episodes of Financial Crises

Associate Prof. Dr Normaz Wana Ismail, Universiti Putra Malaysia

3. Malaysia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (MICECA) and ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA): Complementing or Competing?

Dr Suseela Devi Chandran, Universiti Teknologi MARA

4. An Exploratory Study to Measure the ‘Convergence Processes’ for ASEAN Competition Law and Policy

Associate Prof. Dr. VGR Chandran Govindaraju, Universiti Malaya

1530-1545

Tea Break

1545-1715

ROUNDTABLE 2: INTEGRATING THE ASEAN WAY: A POST-BREXIT DISCUSSION

Chair: Prof. Dr Rashila Ramli, The National University of Malaysia

Panellists:

1. Dr Mia Mikic, Chief of Trade Policy and Analysis Section, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

2. Associate Prof. Dr. Bruno Jetin, Institute of Asian Studies, University Brunei Darussalam

3. Dr William Arthur, Oxford-Analytica, University of Oxford

4. Mr. Rolf Ott, Deputy Head of Mission, Switzerland Embassy in Malaysia.

Day 2: 15 September 2016 (Thursday)

0900-1000

OFFICIAL LAUNCHING OF AEIF 2016

Chair: Ambassador Dato’ Mohamed Noor Yacob, Adjunct Professor, The National University of Malaysia

Welcoming Remarks:

Prof. Datuk Dr. Noor Azlan Ghazali, Vice Chancellor, The National University of Malaysia

Opening Speech:

Y.B. Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia

Book Launch:

The ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement: The Regionalisation of Laws and Policy on Foreign Investment, by Julien Chaisse and Sufian Jusoh

1000-1015

Tea Break

1015-1145

ROUNDTABLE 3: HOW DIGITAL READY IS ASEAN?

Chair: Prof. Dr Abdullah Mohd Zain, The National University of Malaysia

Panellists:

1. Mr. William Lee Kwong Hwa, Director of International Corporate Affairs, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission

2. Dr. Ahmad Helmi Azhar, Group Strategy, Telekom Malaysia Berhad

3. Dr Sarut Wittayarungruangsri, Senior Manager, Bolliger & Co. (Thailand)

4. Miss Jasmine Begum, Director of Legal, Corporate and Government Affairs, Microsoft Malaysia

1145-1300

SESSION 3A: THE SECURITY AND HEALTH DIMENSIONS OF ASEAN INTEGRATION

Chair: Associate Prof. Dr Sufian Jusoh, The National University of Malaysia

Panellists:

1. The ASEAN Economic Community: Inclusive and Participatory Approach to Enhance Food Security in Southeast Asia?

Dr Chin Kok Fay, The National University of Malaysia

2. Regional Governance of Transboundary Air Pollution in South East Asia: The Challenges for ASEAN

Dr Obijiofor Aginam, United Nations University-International Institute for Global Health

3. An Arms Race in Southeast Asia? Myths and Realities

Mr Hafiizh Pg. Hashim, University of Bristol

4. Reducing Non-Tariff Barriers in a More Integrated ASEAN: Will ASEAN Economic Community be the Best Option?

Associate Prof. Dr. Hanif Ahamat, National University of Malaysia

1145-1300

SESSION 3B: MARITIME ASEAN: THE CHALLENGES OF OCEAN CONNECTIVITY

Chair: Associate Prof. Dr Noraini Md. Yusuf, National University of Malaysia

Panellists:

1. Connecting Oceans: Geopolitical Challenges for ASEAN between Pacific, South China Sea and the Indian Ocean

Prof. Dr Hans-Dieter Evers, University of Bonn & The National University of Malaysia

2. Creating a Maritime Cabotage Union under ASEAN: Regulatory Issues and Lessons from the E.U.

Dr Chinyere Ezeoke, Universiti Malaya

3. ASEAN Ports & Liberalization of the Maritime Trade Sector

Dr Mohd Yazid Zul Kepli, International Islamic University Malaysia

4. ASEAN Single-Shipping Market

Prof. Dr Tham Siew Yean, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore

1300-1400

Lunch

1400-1530

ROUNDTABLE 4: ASEAN IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT

Chair: Associate Prof. Dr Claudio Dordi, University of Bocconi

Panellists:

1. Mr. Peter McKenna, Vice President, ASEAN-Australia Business Council

2. Mr. Ezani Mansor, Chief Representative, US-ASEAN Business Council

3. Dr Kamalinne Pinitpuvadol, Executive Director, International Institute for Trade and Development, Thailand

4. Dr Zhao Hong, Visiting Senior Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore

1530-1600

CLOSING

Closing Speeches:

Associate Prof. Dr Sufian Jusoh, Deputy Director, Institute of Malaysian and International Studies, The National University of Malaysia

Prof. Pierre Sauvé, Director of External Programs & Academic Partnerships, World Trade Institute, University of Bern

Dr Matthew J. Walton, Dean, St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford