Workshop on Trade Facilitation in East Asia

Day One - Trade facilitation - the broader context

Session 1. Welcoming and Opening Speeches

Chair: Mr. John Panzer (pdf  - 6k) , Manager, Trade Department, World Bank

• H.E. Long Yongtu (pdf  - 6k) , Secretary General of the Boao Forum for Asia
• Mr. Duanmu Jun (pdf  - 6k), Member of the Board, China General Administration of Customs (Speech - pdf - 314k)
• Mr. John Clarke (pdf  - 6k), Head, WTO Unit, Directorate General on Trade, EU
• Mr. Bert Hofman (pdf  - 5k), Lead Economist for China, World Bank, on Trade and Development  (Presentation - pdf - 206k)

Session 2. Trade Facilitation: Components of trade facilitation and the international consensus

Chair: H.E. Sok Siphana (pdf  - 6k), Secretary of State of Commerce, Cambodia

• Mr. Peter Wilmott (pdf  - 6k), Board Director, SITPRO (presentation pdf - 53k)

Session 3. Multilateral  Aspects of  Trade facilitation and the Doha Round

Chair:  Mr. John Panzer, Manager, Trade Department, World Bank.

• Mr. Xiaobing Tang (pdf - 6k), Counsellor, Market Access Division, WTO (presentation pdf - 324k)
• Mr. John Clarke (pdf - 6k), Head, WTO Unit, Directorate General on Trade, EU (presentation pdf - 28k)

Session 4. Regional aspects of, and approaches to, Trade Facilitation

Chair: Mr. Zhou Bing, Deputy Director of Research, Boao Forum for Asia

• Mr. Noordin Azhari,  Director of Economic Cooperation, ASEAN Secretariat (presentation pdf - 24k) (Notes pdf - 154k)
• Mr. Barry Cable, Director of Transport and Tourism, UNESCAP (presentation pdf - 1Mb)
• Ms. Madeleine Varkay (pdf - 6k),  Asian Development Bank: The Role that ADB plays in Trade Facilitation in the GMS (presentation pdf - 192k)
• Mr. Moustafa Baher El-Hefnawy (pdf - 6k), Senior Transport Economist,  World Bank (presentation pdf - 398k)

Session 5. Trade Facilitation and Country-Specific Experiences: Setting up Trade Facilitation Infrastructure

Chair: Ms. Yan Wang (pdf - 7k), Senior Economist and China Coordinator, WBI,  World Bank

• Mr. Jayanta Roy (pdf - 6k), Principal Adviser, the Confederation of Indian Industry and Chairman, Working Group on Trade Facilitation, Government of India (presentation pdf - 488k)
• H.E. Sok Siphana (pdf - 6k), Secretary of State of Commerce, Cambodia: “Ongoing efforts in setting up a national trade facilitation body” (presentation pdf - 1.5Mb)
• Mr. Peter Wilmott (pdf - 6k), The UK Model (presentation pdf - 48k)

Day Two - Key Components of Trade Facilitation: Issues and Initiatives

Session 6. The Role of Customs in Trade Facilitation Picture1 Picture2 Picture3 Picture4

Chair: Mr. Sathit Limpongpan, Director-General, The Excise Department, Ministry of Finance, Thailand

• Mr. Tadatsugu Toni Matsudaira (pdf - 6k), Technical Officer, WCO (presentation pdf -440k)
• Mr. Michel Zarnowiecki (pdf - 6k), Customs, Trade, and Border Coordinator, The World Bank (presentation pdf - 330k)
• Mr. Ronnie Silvestre, Bureau of Customs, Philippines (presentation pdf - 398k) (notes pdf - 96k)
• Mr. Sun Yibiao (pdf - 5k), Director General From the Shanghai Customs Administration, China (presentation pdf - 905k) (notes pdf - 161k)

Session 7. The role of efficient logistics and ports in Trade Facilitation

Chair:  Mr. Graham Smith, Sector Leader, World Bank

• Mr. Bert Kruk (pdf - 5k), Senior Port Specialist, World Bank (presentation pdf - 215k)
• Mr. John Kok (pdf - 6k), Hutchison Ports Holdings (presentation pdf - 88k)

Session 8. Implementation of Shared Border Facilities: Practical Issues and Lessons Picture

Chair: Ms. Yan Wang (pdf - 7k), Senior Economist and Coordinator for China, World Bank Institute

• Mr. Michel Zarnowiecki (pdf - 5k), Customs, Trade, and Border Coordinator, The World Bank  (presentation pdf - 445k)
• Mr. Silvio Cattonar (pdf - 5k), Director, Special Projects, Asian Development Bank, on the ADB's efforts on Single Stop Customs Inspection and the Cross-Border Agreement in the GMS (presentation pdf - 643k) (notes pdf - 91k)

Session 9. Technical barriers to Trade Facilitation:  The Role of Standards

Chair: Dr. Pos Hutabarat (pdf - 5k), Director General of International Trade and Industry, Indonesia

• Mr. Cornelis L. J. Van Der Meer (pdf - 6k), Senior Rural Development Specialist, World Bank (presentation pdf - 757k)
• Prof. Xia Youfu (pdf - 6k), TBT/SPS Research Center, University of International Business and Trade, China  (presentation - pdf 124k)
• Ms. Halida Miljani (pdf - 6k), Kadin Permanent Trade Representative, Indonesia (presentation - pdf 39k)

Day Three - Key Components of Trade Facilitation: Issues and Initiatives (continued) and Field Visit
 
Session 10. Single Windows and Security: Impacts on Trade Facilitation

Chair: Peter Wilmott, Board Director, SITPRO 

Single Windows for Trade Facilitation

• Mr. Tom Butterly (pdf - 6k), Deputy Chief of Global Trade Solutions Branch in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)  (presentation - 965k)
• The Experience of Singapore,  Mr. Wilfred Tan, General Manager for NCSI Hong Kong  (presentation - 884k)

Security in the Supply Chain

• Mr. John Kok (pdf - 6k),  Hutchison Ports Holdings  (presentation - 1.13Mb)

Session 11.  Round Table Discussion: Conclusion of the Workshop and Discussion on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building

Chair:  Mr. John Panzer (pdf - 6k), Manager, Trade Department, World Bank.

• Mr. Jayanta Roy (pdf - 6k), Summary of the key issues  (summary pdf - 22k)
• H. E. Sok Siphana (pdf - 6k), Secretary of State, Ministry of Commerce, Cambodia
• Representatives from developing countries
• Representatives of donor agencies on technical assistance for capacity building in support of  trade facilitation (WB, ADB, WCO, WTO,  SITPRO, UNECE, etc.)
• Mr. Tom Butterly (pdf - 6k) (presentation pdf - 300k)
• Mr. Tadatsugu Toni Matsudaira (pdf - 6k) (presentation pdf - 204k )

Visit to Shanghai Waigaoqiao Port Facility