Program

THEME:
“Japanese Investment and East Asia Economy”

Nov 22 (Day 1) : Steering Committee Meeting

Check-in and Registration at Plaza Athénée Bangkok, A Royal Meridien Hotel
(http://www.hotel-plaza-athenee.com)

17:30 - 19:00

Steering Committee Meeting (Only for Steering Committee Member)
(VA Drawing Room)

19:30 - 21:00

Welcoming Dinner (Steering Committees & Speakers/Presenters)
(The Gallery)

Nov 23 (Day 2) : AJBM Public Seminar-- A New Pattern of Foreign Investment in Emerging East Asia Economy

08:00

Registration & Reception

09:00 - 10:00

Opening Session(Plaza Athenee I)
Welcome Remarks: 1) Mr. Staporn Kavitanon
     Chairman of the 31st AJBM,
     Head of ASEAN Standing Committee & Thai National Committee
     (Vice Chairman, Bangkok Bank Public Co., Ltd.) 2) Mr. Kakutaro Kitashiro
     Chairman of Keizai Doyukai (Chairman, IBM Japan) 3) Delivery of message from H.E. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi by
     H.E. Mr. Hideaki Kobayashi
     Japanese Ambassador to Thailand 4) H.E. Dr.Thaksin Shinawatra
     Prime Minister of Thailand

10:00 - 10:30

Coffee Break

10:30 - 12:15

Session 1 - Business Environment Affecting Investment and Trade in ASEAN and East Asia

Panelists: JapanMr. Minoru Murofushi
Senior Corporate Advisor & Former Chairman, Itochu Corporation ASEAN Mr. Kusumo A.M (Indonesia)
Committee, Indonesian Chamber of
Commerce and Industry and Chairman of PT. Catur Yasa ASEAN Mr.Manu Bhaskaran (Singapore)
Partner and Member of the Board, Centennial Group Inc. ASEAN Mr. Pote Videt (Thailand)
Managing Director, Private Equity (Thailand) Co.,Ltd & Affiliate of
Lombards Investments
Chairperson: H.E. Dr. Cesar E. A. Virata
Board of Directors, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), Former Prime Minister & Minister of Finance, the Republic of the Philippines
Questions and Answers

13:00 - 14:30

Luncheon Talk Dr. Narongchai Akrasanee
Chairman, MFC Asset Management Plc.,
Former Minister of Commerce, Thailand (Plaza Athenee II)

14:30 - 18:30

Session 2 - Factors Enabling Foreign Investment in ASEAN and East Asia

Panelists:
Japan Mr. Shunsuke Takeda
Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, ORIX Corporation ASEAN Dato' Haji Mohd Iqbal (Malaysia)
Secretary General of Malaysia Japan Economic Association and Group Executive Director of Farlim Group (M) Bhd ASEAN Mr. Roman Felipe Reyes (The Philippines)
Senior Partner, SGV & Company South Korea Mr. Soo-Chul Lee
Executive Vice President, Samsung Corporation
Chairperson: Mr.Kawee Chongkitthavorn
Executive Editor, The Nation Multimedia Group
Questions and Answers

16:30 - 17:00

Closing Session

Closing Remarks: Mr. Shoei Utsuda
Co-Chairman of The 31st AJBM,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Mitsui & Co., LTD.

19:00

AJBM Welcome Dinner & Dinner Talk by H.E. Mr. Anand Panyarachun, Former Prime Minister of Thailand, Hosted by Thailand National Committee (Plaza Athenee I)

Nov 24 (Day 3) : The 31st AJBM Dialogue--Preparing for a New Cycle of Japanese Investment in ASEAN

09:00 - 09:30

AJBM Member Registration

09:30 - 10:00

Opening Session (Plaza Athenee I)

10:00 - 12:00

Session 1 - Panel Discussion and Open Dialogue--Financial Market Environment Affecting Japanese Investment in ASEAN

Presenters:
Japan Mr. Hideharu Kadowaki
Chairman, The Japan Research Institute, Ltd. ASEAN Dr. Olarn Chipravat (Thailand)
Advisor to the Finance Minister & Former chairman of the Thai Bankers' Association ASEAN Mr. Gregorio Domingo (The Philippines)
Former Managing Governor, The Philippines Board of Investment
Chairperson: Tan Sri Dato' Azman Hashim
Chairman, AmBank Group

12:00 - 13:30

Luncheon Talk Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda
President, Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Plaza Athenee II)

13:30 - 15:00

Session 2 - Panel Discussion and Open Dialogue--Corporate Competitiveness in FTA Era

Presenters:
Japan Mr. Kenichiro Yonezawa
Advisor, Sony Corporation ASEAN Mr. Hj Shazali Bin Dato Sulaiman (Brunei)
Partner KPMG ASEAN Ms. Wong Chain Voen (Singapore)
Deputy Director, Customs & Trade, WCI Consulting Pte Ltd. ASEAN Mr. Nguyen Huu Tho (Vietnam)
CEO of Saigon Tourist
Chairperson: Mr. Akihiko Kaji
President & CEO, JALPAK Co., Ltd

15:00 - 15:30

Coffee Break

15:30 - 17:00

Session 3 - Free Discussion--Preparing for Japanese Investment in ASEAN

Chairperson: Dr.Narongchai Akrasanee
Chairman, MFC Asset Management Plc.,
Former Minister of Commerce, Thailand

17:00

Closing
Chairman and Co-Chairman of the 31st AJBM

19:00 - 20:30

AJBM Dinner Hosted by Keizai Doyukai (Star 29 : 29th Floor)

Nov 25 (Day 4) : The Closing & Press Conference

08:00 - 10:00

Steering Committee Meeting (Only for Steering Committee Member) (The Gallery)

10:30 - 11:30

Press Conference (Plaza Athenee II)

08:30 - 19:00

Industrial Tour--Eastern Seaboard (Optional)