BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://ww2.pecc.org///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260405T032336UTC-5327ocL3iS@https://ww2.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260405T032336Z DESCRIPTION: \;APEC 2015 First \; Public Private \; Dialogue&nb sp\; on Services In partnership withthe APEC Business Advisory Council (AB AC) of the Philippines and the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) \n03 February 2015Clark Freeport Zone\, Pampanga\, Philippines\nThe First Public Private Dialogue on Services in 2015 (PPD 2015) is the first of a s eries of dialogues that will be held on services envisioned to guide APEC’ s public and private stakeholders in:a. \; \;  \;Examining dev elopments\, challenges\, and opportunities for the services sectors\;b.&nb sp\; \;  \;Identifying new strategies for building the full potent ial of the services sector\;c. \; \;  \;Generating policy opti ons towards removing barriers to services trade\;d. \; \;  \;D eveloping an innovative approach in pursuing the services agenda of APEC\; e. \; \;  \;Fostering collaboration and best practice exchange s to promote services growth.The first PPD will cover Information Technolo gy and Business Process Management (IT-BPM)\, Creative Industries\, and&nb sp\; Research and Development Services. \; The second PPD will \; focus on services relevant to the goods sector (e.g. manufacturing-related services).The two PPDs\, which will be held at the margins of the First a nd Second Senior Officials’ Meetings\, respectively\, will lead up to the first \; Regional Conference of Services Coalitions and Services Indus tries at the margins of the Third Senior Officials’ Meeting.\n \;\n\n \n\n\n \;PROGRAMME\n\n\n\n\nA Public Private Dialogue onInformation Te chnology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM)\,Creative Industries\, a nd Research and Development Services\n\n\n\n\n09:00—09:10\n\n\nOpening Ses sion\n\n\n\n\n09:00—09:05\n\n\nWelcome Remarks\n\nDoris Magsaysay Ho\, ABA C 2015 Chair\n\n\n\n\n\n09:05—09:10\n\n\nOpening Statement\n\nHon. Laura Q . Del Rosario\, APEC 2015 SOM Chair\n\n\n\n\n\n09:10—10:25\n\n\nSession 1: Trends in Services Trade and InvestmentThis session will introduce the ov erarching objective of the Dialogue Series to guide APEC’s public and priv ate stakeholders in steering an APEC agenda that will promote and advance services in the Asia-Pacific region. This session will provide an overview of the latest trends and developments in services\, including on sector d evelopment and reform. The session will also discuss the current services regimes in APEC\, and begin the discussion on how the APEC platform\, whet her through private and/or public streams\, or through top-down or bottom- up approaches – can yield practical and results-oriented policies and prog rams that champion services as drivers of economic growth.\nModerator: \n \nAmb. Antonio I. Basilio\, Chairman\, PECC Philippine National Committee (PPECC)\n\n\n\n\n\n09:10—9:40\n\n\nThe New Trade-Investment-Services-Know- How Nexus and Implications for Services Sector Development and Reform\n\nJ ane Drake-Brockman\, Senior Service Advisor\, International Trade Centre ( ITC)\n\n\n\n\n\n09:40—10:10\n\n\n \;Overview of Services Regimes in AP EC\n\nGloria O. Pasadilla\, Senior Analyst\, APEC Policy Support Unit\n\n \n\n\n \;\n\nOpen Forum / Q&\;A\n\n\n\n\n10:25—10:35\n\n\nCoffee Br eak\n\n\n\n\n10:35—12:00\n\n\nSession 2: Creating Globally Competitive IT- BPM\, Creative Industries\, and R&\;D Services - Sharing of Economy Exp eriencesRecognizing that collaboration and the exchange of best practices are crucial in building the full potential of the services sectors\, this session will highlight how economies and industries were able to create gl obally competitive services sector notwithstanding the challenges presente d by 21st century trade and investment realities. Speakers will share less ons learned and experiences in navigating the region’s economic environmen t\, as well as identify the critical success factors including the necessa ry workforce skills for global competitiveness in the 21st century.\nModer ator:\n\nAmb. Roberto R. Romulo\, Honorary Chair of the Philippines PECC C ommittee\, Former Chair e-ASEAN Task Force\, and ABAC Founding Chair (1996 )\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\n\n10:35—10:50\n\n\n\nGenny Inocencio Marcial\, Execu tive Director for External Affairs and Membership\, Information Technology and Business Process Associationof the Philippines (IBPAP)\n\n\n\n\n\n10: 50—11:05\n\n\n\nHong Xue\, Founding Director\, Institute for Internet Poli cy and Law\,Beijing Normal University\n\n\n\n\n\n11:05—11:20\n\n\n\nRajesh Aggarwal\, Chief\, Trade Facilitation and Policy for Business Section\, I nternational Trade Centre (ITC)\n\n\n\n\n\n11:20—11:35\n\n\n\nShanti Jagan nathan\, Senior Education Specialist\, Regional and Sustainable Developmen t Department\, Asian Development Bank (ADB)\n\n\n\n\n \;\n\nOpen Forum / Q&\;A\n\n\n\n\n12:00—13:15\n\n\nLunch\n\n\n\n\n13:15—14:15\n\n\nSess ion 3: Global Value Chains (GVCs) in IT-BPM\, Creative Industries\, and R& amp\;D Services – Opportunities and Challenges in GVC ParticipationTrade i n services has a critical role in GVCs. The APEC Strategic Blueprint for P romoting Global Value Chains Development and Cooperation defines APEC’s co mmitment to promote open\, efficient\, and internationally-competitive ser vice sectors\, and maximize the contribution that services can make to str ong\, resilient and reliable supply chains in this region. This session ta ckles the different opportunities and challenges in GVC participation. Spe akers will also share their experiences and insights on an enabling trade and investment environment for GVC growth from the view of an industry or a small company. The constraints that need to be addressed for firms to jo in and move up the value chain will be identified. Suggestions on how regi onal cooperation can enhance GVC participation of SMEs will also be explor ed.\nModerator: \n\nAmb. Antonio I. Basilio\, Chairman\, PECC Philippine N ational Committee (PPECC)\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\n\n13:15—13:30\n\n\n\nGiorel Q. Del Rosario\, MIS Head\, Philippine Animators Group\, Inc.\n\n\n\n\n\n1 3:30—13:45\n\n\n\nJenny Wong\, Executive Director\, Asia-Pacific Public Po licy\, Time Warner\n\n\n\n\n\n13:45—14:00\n \;\n\n\n\nVivianne Arnold\ , CEO\, Franklin Phillips Vice President\, Australian Services Roundtable \n\n\n\n\n \;\n\nOpen Forum / Q &\; A\n\n\n\n\n14:15—14:25\n\n\nCof fee Break\n\n\n\n\n14:25—16:10\n\n\nSession 4: Opportunities and BarriersT his session will discuss the evolving services landscapes brought about by new technologies such as in digital trade and the “Dawn of Big Data”. The session will consider how the speed and complexity of innovation in the 2 1st century presents opportunities to harness services as an engine for gr owth. The discussion further tackles possible responses that will facilita te trade and investment given new challenges.\nModerator:\n\nEduardo Pedro sa\, Secretary General\, Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC)\n\n\n \n\n\n14:25—14:40\n\n\nBarriers to Digital Trade and Investment\n\nSusan S tone\, Senior Trade Policy Analyst of Development Division\, Trade and Agr iculture Directorate\, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Developm ent (OECD)\n\n\n\n\n\n14:40—14:55\n\n\nOpportunities in Digital Trade\n\nW illiam Fitzgerald\, Policy Manager\, Public Policy and Government Affairs\ , Google\n\n\n\n\n\n14:55—15:10\n\n\n\nPeter Lovelock\, Director\, Telecom munications Research Project Corporate (TRPC)\n\n\n\n\n\n15:10—15:25\n\n\n \nKai Elmer Sotto\, Former Head for Asia Pacific\, Mobile and Growth\, Fac ebook\n\n\n\n\n\n15:25—15:40\n\n\n\nSassoon Grigorian\, Director of Public Policy\, eBay Inc.\, Asia Pacific\n\n\n\n\n\n15:40—15:55\n\n\n\nKimberley Claman\, Director\, Global Government Affairs\, Citigroup Inc.\n\n\n\n\n& nbsp\;\n\nOpen Forum / Q&\;A\n\n\n\n\n16:10—17:10\n\n\nSession 5: Brain storming on the way forward for APECTying all the insights\, suggestions a nd ideas offered by the previous sessions\, this session will be an open f orum or a collective brainstorming on how APEC can push the services agend a forward. Representatives from industries can share their insights on key challenges that need to be addressed in the services sector.The session m ay also want to consider the work being done in the various APEC fora to p romote the services agenda. Practical action points and approaches to maxi mize the benefits of GVC participation by the services sector may be share d.\nModerator:\n\nEduardo Pedrosa\, Secretary General\, Pacific Economic C ooperation Council (PECC)\n\nReport on the Outcomes of the APEC Symposium on ‘Good Policy and Regulatory Practices for Facilitating Trade and Invest ment in Telecommunications and ICT Services\,’ 09-10 December 2014\n\nDeci ana Speckmann\, Policy Officer\, APEC Branch Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade\, Australia\n\nReport on the Outcomes of the Joint APEC Economi c Committee (EC)- Group on Services (GOS)- PECC Meeting\, 01 February 2015 \n\nRory McLeod\, Policy Director\, Ministry of Business\, Innovation and Employment\, New Zealand and Chair\, APEC Economic Committee\n\n\n\n\n&nbs p\;\n\nOpen Forum / Q&\;A\n\n\n\n\n17:10—17:20\n\nClosing Remarks\n\n\n http://ww2.pecc.org/index.php/event-calendar/past-events/event/423-first- public-private-dialogue-on-services DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150202 LOCATION:Clark (Clark\, Philippines) SUMMARY:First Public Private Dialogue on Services URL:http://ww2.pecc.org/index.php/event-calendar/past-events/event/423-firs t-public-private-dialogue-on-services END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR