Program
MAIN THEME:
“ASEAN AND JAPAN: STRENGTHENING TIES FOR A SHARED FUTURE”
DAY 1 - SUNDAY, 2 NOVEMBER 2008
THE EMPIRE HOTEL
12:00 4:00 pm
Pre-AJBM golf and sightseeing tours (optional)
5:00 6:00 pm
Registration for foreign delegates
venue: Conference Room Foyer
Steering Committee Meeting (only for Steering Committee)
venue: Conference Room Foyer
7:00 7:30 pm
Pre-meetings among session chairpersons and panelists
venue: Business Center lounges
7:30 9:00 pm
Welcome Reception hosted by the 34th AJBM Brunei Committee
venue: Indra Pura Lounge, Level 4, Empire Hotel Main Building
Registration for Brunei delegates
DAY 2 MONDAY, 3 NOVEMBER 2008
INDERA KEYANGAN BALLROOM
8:00 am
Coffee and tea served at the Indera Keyangan Ballroom foyer
8:30 10:00 am
PRE-OPENING SCENE-SETTING SESSION
Enhancing the ASEAN-Japan Partnership: How can businesses leverage from economic treaties?
Chairperson:
- Mr Ryosuke Tamakoshi, Chairman, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Japan
Panelists:
- Mr Anwar Pulukadang, President, PT Tripindo Patria, Indonesia
- Dato Hj Mohamed Iqbal, Hon Secretary, Malaysia-Japan Economic Association
- Ms Wong Chian Voen, Regional Manager, Customs & Trade, Bryan Cave International Trade LLC
- Mr Chiaki Yamaguchi, Corporate Auditor, Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan
10:00 11:00 am
Networking break and arrival of guests for Opening Ceremony
11:00 12:00 am
OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY
Welcome remarks from Mr Shazali Dato Hj Sulaiman, Chairman, 34th AJBM
Remarks from Mr Masamitsu Sakurai, Chairman, Keizai Doyukai
Message from His Excellency the Prime Minister of Japan to be read by the Ambassador of Japan to Brunei Darussalam, His Excellency Mr Hashimoto Itsuo
Keynote Address by HRH Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Brunei Darussalam
12:30 2:00 pm
Networking Lunch at Atrium Cafe
2:00 3:30 pm
Securing Our Energy and Environmental Future: What are the issues and challenges?
Chairperson:
- Tan Sri Dato Azman Hashim, Chairman, AmBank Group, Malaysia
Panelists:
- Mr Gabriel Yong, Lecturer, Masters in Environmental Program,UBD, Brunei Darussalam
- Mr Edgar Chua, Chairman and President, Shell Companies in the Philippines
- Ms. Prum Sophallika, ANCO Brothers Co Ltd Cambodia
- Mr Tatsuo Sato, Representative Director, Senior Managing Corporate Officer, Showa Denko K. K., Japan
3:30 5:00 pm
ASEAN and Japan under Newly Emerging Risks and Opportunities
Chairperson:
- Mr Luong Trung Hieu, Director of Marketing, Saigon Tourist Corporation, Vietnam
Panelists:
- Mr. Sopon Racharaksa, Deputy Managing Director, Sara Group Co., Ltd., Thailand
- Mr Cesar Purisima, Chairman, Prople BPO Inc, Philippines
- Mr Moe Kyaw, Managing Director, Myanmar Marketing Research & Development Corporation Ltd
- Mr Takashi Narusawa, Vice Chairman & Representative Director, Nomura Research Institute Ltd, Japan
5:00 5:30 pm
CLOSING SESSION
Remarks by Mr Toshitaka Hagiwara, Co-Chairman, 34th AJBM and Chairman, Committee on Asia-Japan Relations, Keizai Doyukai
Remarks by Mr Luong Trung Hieu, the Deputy-Chairman of the 35th AJBM in Vietnam
Remarks by Mr Shazali Dato Sulaiman, Chairman, 34th AJBM
5:30 pm
Refreshments
7:30 9:30 pm
34th AJBM Dinner hosted by Kezai Doyukai
venue: Spaghettini Restaurant
DAY 3 TUESDAY, 4 NOVEMBER 2008
8:30 10:00 am
Steering Committee Meeting
Press conference
10:30 3:00 pm
Visit to the Sungai Liang Industrial Park