5 ASEM CONFERENCE ON PROMOTING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INCLUSION

Wednesday, 15 May 2019

Morning/Afternoon

Arrival of Delegates

18.30 – 21.00

Welcoming Dinner hosted by ASEM Senior Official for Viet Nam

Venue: Altitude Rooftop Bar, 28^th Floor, Sheraton Hotel

Tuesday, 19 June 2018

08.00 – 08.30

Registration

Venue: Grand Ballroom, 2^nd Floor, Sheraton Hotel

08.30 – 09.20

OPENING CEREMONY

• Welcoming Remarks by H.E. Mr. Le Duc Vinh, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Khanh Hoa Province

• Opening Remarks by H.E. Mr. Doan Mau Diep, Deputy Minister of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs of Viet Nam

• Address by H.E. Ms. Monica Gheorghita, Secretary of State for Bilateral Global Affairs of Romania

• Address by H.E. Mr. Nguyen Quoc Cuong, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam

09.20 – 09.30

Photo Session

09.30 – 09.45

Coffee break

09.45 – 11.30

PLENARY SESSION I

UNLOCKING THE GLOBAL INCLUSIVE GROWTH STORY OF THE 21^ST CENTURY

09.45 – 11.00

Chair:

Ms. Julianne Cowley, Consul General of Australia in Ho Chi Minh City

Keynote Speaker:

Mr. Justin Wood, Head of Regional Agenda – Asia Pacific, Executive Committee Member, World Economic Forum

Presentations:

• The Social Policy Agenda: From Active Inclusion to Social Well-being

Ms. Dorothy Adams, Acting Chief Executive, Social Investment Agency,
New Zealand

• Achieving Inclusive Growth in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Mr. Virasac Somphong, Acting Director General, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lao PDR

• Development Finance in the Context of Industrial Revolution 4.0 and Climate Change

Mr. Thomas Beloe, Governance, Climate Change Finance and Development Effectiveness Advisor, Bangkok Regional Hub, UNDP

• Advancing Economic, Financial and Social Inclusion: An Asia – Pacific Perspective

Mr. Nguyen Anh Duong, Director, Department for General Economic Issues and Integration Studies, Central Institute for Economic Management, Viet Nam

• The Feminization of Employment through Export-led Growth Strategies

Mrs. Tran Thi Anh-Dao, Senior Economist, National Scientific Research Center, France

• Inclusive Economic Development Index as a National and Regional Development Quality Indicator

Mr. Eka Chandra Buana, Director, Macro Planning and Statistic Analysis,
Ministry of National Development Planning, Indonesia

11.00 – 11.30

Discussion

11.30 – 13.00

Buffet Lunch

Venue: Feast Restaurant, 1^st Floor, Sheraton Hotel

13:00 – 14:45

PLENARY SESSION II

LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND: ASIA AND EUROPE STORIES

13.00 – 14.15

Chair:

Mr. Peter Abrahamson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Massimo Geloso-Grosso, Head of South East Asia Region Office, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Presentations:

• China’s Poverty Alleviation in field of Human Resources and Social Security

Ms. Ren Xiuli, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, China

• Disability Studies and International Cooperation for Leaving No One Behind

Dr. Hisayo Katsui, Associate Professor in Disability Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland

• Financial Inclusion as a Resilience Strategy

Dr. Michael DiGregorio, Country Director for Viet Nam, the Asia Foundation and Ms. Winnie Wong, Country Manager for Indochina, MasterCard, Australia

• Poland’s Social Welfare Programmes and Poverty Eradication Practices

Mr. Maciej Duszyński, Deputy Chief of Mission, Head of Political and Economic Division, Embassy of Poland in Ha Noi

• Development Planning and Inclusive, Sustainable Growth: Lessons from Japan’s “Pacific Belt Zone” Initiative

Prof. Naohiro Kitano, Global Center for Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Japan

• Leaving No One Behind: Some Lessons from the 2030 Implementation Initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation with a Focus on Viet Nam

Mr. Martin Hoppe, First Counsellor, Head of Economic Cooperation and Development, Embassy of Germany in Ha Noi

• Viet Nam Towards a Universal Social Security System: Leaving No One Behind

Mr. Luu Quang Tuan, Deputy Director-General, Institute of Labour Science and Social Affairs, Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs, Viet Nam

• The Inclusive Development and Improvement of the Welfare System for Persons with Disability in China

Mr. Xu Jianzhong, Deputy Director-General, Department of Social Affairs, Ministry of Civil Affairs, China

14.15 – 14.45

Discussion

14.45 – 15.00

Coffee break

15.00 – 17.00

PLENARY SESSION III

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INCLUSION: THE ROLE AND ENGAGEMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS

15.00 – 16.30

Chair:

Mr. Eka Chandra Buana, Director of Macro Planning and Statistic Analysis, Ministry of National Development Planning, Indonesia

Keynote Speakers:

• H.E. Mr. Zoltan Marczinko, Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Hungary

• Mr. Kamal Malhotra, Resident Coordinator for Viet Nam, United Nations (presented by Ms. Elisa Fernandez Saenz, Head of Viet Nam Country Office, UN Women)

Presentations

• The Realisation of Social and Economic Inclusion in the Digital Age: Policies and Actions in Khanh Hoa Province

Mr. Vo Binh Tan, Deputy Director-General, Department of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs, Khanh Hoa Province, Viet Nam

• Social Inclusion of Young People

Ms. Lin Xiaoling, Deputy Director, Advocacy and Public Education Department, Singapore Children’s Society, Singapore

• Principles for Digital Development and Digital Public Goods

Ms. Kristin Sverdrup, Project Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway

• Business and Gender Equality: Drivers of Growth and Inclusion

Ms. Elisa Fernandez Saenz, Head of Vietnam Country Office, UN Women

• The Role of the Private Sector in Achieving Gender Equality

Dr. Julia Newton-Howes, Chief Executive Officer of Investing in Women, Australia

• Women in ASEAN: Unlocking Potential

Mrs. Laura Hwang, Representative to the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) for Women’s Rights, Singapore

• ASEF’s Past, Present & Future Projects & Internal Work on “Inclusion”

Ms. Kaw Jik Hoon, Director of Human Resources, Asia – Europe Foundation

• Pro-poor and Inclusive Growth: The Role of Governance/ Human Resource Development in the Digital Age

Ms. Phetdouangchai Choummaly, Deputy Director, Department of Foreign Trade Policy, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Lao PDR

16.30 – 17.00

Discussion

19.00 – 21.00

Gala Dinner co-hosted by the Chairman of the People’s Committee of
Khanh Hoa Province, Leaders of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs, and Planning and Investment of Viet Nam

Venue: Champa Island

Participants: All Delegates. Transportation to be provided

Friday, 17 May 2019

08.30 – 10.15

PLENARY SESSION IV

ADVANCING ASIA AND EUROPE PARTNERSHIP ON ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INCLUSION

Co-Chairs:

• H.E. Ms. Monica Gheorghita, Secretary of State for Bilateral Global Affairs, Romania

• Mr. Nguyen Anh Duong, Director, Central Institute for Economic Management, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Viet Nam

08.30 – 09.50

Keynote Speaker:

H.E. Ms. Adoracion M. Navarro, Undersecretary of the National Economic and Development Authority, the Philippines

Presentations

• Social Inclusion for All: Lessons from Ireland and the World

Dr. Edward Lahiff, Member of the Executive Committee of the Centre for Global Development, University College Cork, Ireland

• India’s Initiative for Social and Financial Inclusion

Dr. Muniraju Sonnur Beerappa, Deputy Adviser, National Institution for Transforming India, India

• Regional Cooperation on Social Inclusion: Taking Inspiration from Denmark

Mr. Peter Abrahamson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

09.50 – 10.15

Discussion

10.15 – 10.30

Coffee break

10.30 – 11.00

ADOPTION OF THE SUMMARY REPORT

Co-Chairs:

Representatives from co-sponsors

11.00 – 11.30

CLOSING SESSION

Closing Remarks by ASEM Senior Official for Viet Nam

11.30 – 13.00

Buffet Lunch

Venue: Feast Restaurant, 1^st Floor, Sheraton Hotel

14.00 – 17.00

Field trip

Transportation and refreshments will be provided

Saturday, 18 May 2019

Departure of Delegates