Asia-Pacific Business Forum 2006 Public-Private Partnerships for Development in Asia and the Pacific Jakarta Convention Centre Jakarta, Indonesia 7-8 April 2006 PROGRAMME Friday, 7 April 2006 1700 1900 Registration 1900 2100 Opening Ceremony and Dinner (Assembly Hall 2) Supported by PT Newmont Pacific Nusantara Welcome statements: Dr. Kim Hak-Su, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary, UNESCAP H.E. Dr. Boediono, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Indonesia Inaugural address: Hon. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Special Guests of Honour: H.E. Mr. Anote Tong, President of the Republic of Kiribati H.E. Mr. Kessai H. Note, President of the Republic of Marshall Islands Saturday, 8 April 2006 0730 0830 Registration 0830 0845 Opening Session (Assembly Hall 1) Chair: Hon. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Co-Chair: Dr. Kim Hak-Su
Opening remarks: Mr. Mohamad Sulaiman Hidayat, President, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN Indonesia) 0845 0930 Plenary I (Assembly Hall 1) Strategies to overcome impediments to development Chair: Hon. Tun. Dr. Mahathir Mohamad Co-Chair: Dr. Kim Hak-Su Address by Keynote Speaker: Mr. Narayana N.R. Murthy, Chairman of the Board, Infosys Technologies, India - H.E. Major-General Janaka Perera, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Indonesia - Mr. Victor Fung, Group Chairman, Li & Fung Group, Hong Kong, China - Mr. Richard Sauer, Senior Director, Microsoft Asia Pacific - Prof. Emil Salim, Center for Policy and Implementation Studies (CPIS), Indonesia - Mr. John Hewson, President, the John Hewson Group, Australia 0930 1000 Networking Break 1000 1045 Plenary I (continued) Chair: Co-Chair: H.E. Major-General Janaka Perera, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Indonesia Dr. Kim Hak-Su 1045 1215 Plenary II (Assembly Hall 1) Pacific connectivity through public-private partnerships Chair: Dr. Kim Hak-Su Co-chair: Mr. Wang Keran, Representative, China National Space Administration Presenter: Mr. Cheng Guangren, President Sino Satellite Communications Company, China - H.E. Mr. Anote Tong, President of the Republic of Kiribati
- H.E. Mr. Kessai H. Note, President of the Republic of Marshall Islands - H.E. Mr. Redley Killion, Vice President, Federated States of Micronesia - H.E. Mr. Kaliopate Tavola, Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Fiji - H.E. Mr. Paul Tiensten, Minister for Trade and Industry, Papua New Guinea 1215 1330 Working Lunch (Assembly Hall 2) Supported by UNDP Indonesia - Launch of the Global Compact Network in Indonesia - Questions and Answers - Global Compact signing ceremony 1330 1745 Breakout sessions (Assembly Hall 3, Summit Room and Merak Room 1) and closing plenary (Assembly Hall 1) 1330 1500 Parallel breakout sessions I (Assembly Hall 3, Summit Room and Merak Room 1) Stimulating development through public-private partnerships in: Breakout I A: Development of transport infrastructure and services (Merak Room 1) This session will provide an outline of a vision of the way in which the Asian land transport sector could develop, followed by consideration of the lessons learned from private sector participation. It will also investigate the possibilities for transferring the lessons to inland sites, including facilities such as inland container depots, dry ports, value added logistics services and free-trade zones. - Mr. Mirzan bin Mahathir, Executive Chairman, Konsortium Logistik Berhad, Malaysia and member of BAC - Mr. Barry Cable, Director, Transport and Tourism Division, UNESCAP - Mr. John Moon, Chief, Transport Policy and Tourism Section, Transport and Tourism Division, UNESCAP - Mr. Dong-Woo Ha, Chief, Transport Infrastructure Section, Transport and Tourism Division, UNESCAP Breakout I B: Corporate strategies to serve the rural poor (Summit Room) A majority of poor people in Asia lives and works in rural areas. Tapping into their unrealized potential is an opportunity for companies and at the same time a powerful tool for raising the income of millions of poor farmers. Experiences of companies that are finding ways of fitting poor
farmers into their corporate strategies will be presented and discussed at this session. - Tan Sri Dato Azman Hashim, Chairman, AmBank Group, Malaysia and BAC member - Mr. Neil B. Abejuela, President, Celebrate Life Agriventure Phils., Inc., Philippines - Mr. Adrian Lake, Bio-Fuels Director, Farnow Environmental Solutions Group, Australia - Mr. Ventje Rahardjo, Managing Director, Bank Rakyat Indonesia Breakout I C: Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility (Assembly Hall 3) Benefits from CSR implementation include improved sales figures and enhanced customer satisfaction, not to mention substantial contributions to better labor conditions and protection of the environment. Asian and Pacific companies will present practical examples of how to implement CSR for the benefit of business and the development of the region. This session will also discuss actions to ensure the spread of such good practices. - Dato Mohamed Iqbal, Group Executive Director, Farlim Group, Malaysia and BAC member - Ms. Nuning S. Barwa, Director Research and Development, Martha Tilaar Group, Indonesia - Ms. Catharina Widjaja, Director of the Corporate Communications and Investor Relations Department, Gajah Tunggal Group (GTG), Indonesia - Mr. Pradipta Bagchi, Global Head of Corporate Communications, Tata Consultancy Services Limited, India 1500 1530 Networking Break 1530 1700 Parallel breakout sessions II (Assembly Hall 3, Summit Room and Merak Room 1) Simulating development through public-private partnerships in: Breakout II A: Green business growth model to help change the lives of the poor (Merak Room 1) Today the potential for the business community to meet the needs for environmentally sound lighting technologies of the largest segment of consumers with no access to modern energy services is well recognized. Such services will offer poor rural communities a new source of revenue to uplift their lives, while creating prospects for market development. Successful examples and enabling policy measures will be presented and discussed.
Moderators: - Mr. Mahbubur Rahman, President, International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh and Chairman and CEO, ETBL Holdings Ltd., Bangladesh and BAC member - Mr. Chote Sophonpanich, Executive Chairman, Greenspot (Thailand) Ltd., Thailand and BAC member - Mr. Rae-Kwon Chung, Director, Environment and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCAP - Dr. Zhengrong Shi, CEO, Suntech Power Holdings, Co., Ltd., China - Ms. Tri Mumpuni Iskandar, Executive Director, People Centered Business and Economic Institute (IBEKA), Indonesia - Dr. David McCauley, Senior Environmental Economist, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank - Mr. Muhummad Zulfikar, Programme Officer, Environment Unit, Energy and Environment Cluster, UNDP, Indonesia Breakout II B: Provision of ICT infrastructure and services to all (Summit Room) The Asia-Pacific region has widely diverse situations with respect to ICT infrastructure and services, including who is best served by varying aspects of ICT. The region includes world-leading as well as leastdeveloped areas. Participants will describe their experiences in publicprivate partnerships in this arena, and share their thoughts on how governments, companies, and others can partner to benefit all from improved ICT infrastructure and services. - Dr. Alexander Rusli, Special Advisor, Ministry of Communication and Information, Indonesia - Mr. Hiroshi Kawamura, Member, Board of Directors, DAISY Consortium; Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities, Japan - Mr. Sang Chul Shin, Executive Vice President, IT Infrastructure Division, National Computerization Agency, Republic of Korea - Mr. Johathan Kushner, Global Strategic Accounts Executive - Public Sector, Microsoft Asia Pacific, Singapore - Mr. Danang Caksono, Director Business Development, SpeedCast Ltd., Hong Kong, China Breakout II C: Strengthening business involvement in the WTO/Doha negotiations and regional trade initiatives, including the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (Assembly Hall 3) Business involvement in the current Doha negotiations under the WTO as well as in regional and bilateral trade agreements, which are proliferating in the region, is rather limited. Yet, the potential implications of these negotiations for business are enormous. The session will hear the opinions of various experts on how to improve business engagement in multilateral, regional and bilateral trade negotiations.
- Mr. Victor Fung, Group Chairman, Li & Fung Group, Hong Kong, China and BAC member - Mr. Wang Jinzhen, Assistant Chairman, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, China - Mr. Suthad Setboonsarng, Pricewaterhouse Coopers Legal & Tax Consultant Ltd., Thailand 1700 1730 Plenary: Conclusions and recommendations (Assembly Hall 1) Chair: Mr. Xuan Zengpei, Director, Trade and Investment Division, UNESCAP Chairpersons report back on conclusions and recommendations from breakout sessions. 1730 1745 Closing session (Assembly Hall 1) Chair: Mr. Xuan Zengpei Closing statements: - Dr. Kim Hak-Su, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary, UNESCAP - Mr. Noke Kiroyan, President, International Chamber of Commerce, Indonesia, Co Chair UNESCAP Business Advisory Council - H.E. Mr. Slamet Seno Adji, Deputy State Minister for Economic Affairs, State Ministry of National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS), on behalf of H.E. Mr. Paskah Suzetta, State Minister of BAPPENAS, Indonesia 1830 2030 Dinner with the President (Assembly Hall 2) Managing Development to Diminish Poverty Supported by Microsoft Welcome remarks: Dr. Kim Hak-Su, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary, UNESCAP Keynote speaker: H.E. Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia Special Guests of Honour: H.E. Mr. Anote Tong, President of the Republic of Kiribati H.E. Mr. Kessai H. Note, President of the Republic of Marshall Islands * * * * * * * * * *
Annex Guests of Honour H.E. Mr. Redley Killion, Vice President, Federated States of Micronesia H.E. Mr. Sato Kilman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Vanuatu H.E. Mr. Kaliopate Tavola, Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Fiji H.E. Mr. Gerald M. Zackios, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Marshall Islands H.E. Mr. Paul Tiensten, Minister for Trade and Industry, Papua New Guinea H.E. Dato Sri Effendi Norwawi, Minister in the Prime Minister s Department of Malaysia