Tuesday, October 10 | Module 1 | Overview: Services Trade and Policies
| | 8:30am - 10:00am | (VC Link with Washington DC)
Session 1:
Global Trend in Services Trade and Its Impact on the Global Economy
Speakers:
Will Martin, Lead Economist, Development Research Group, World Bank
Presentation English (pdf - 174k)Â |Â Â Chinese (pdf - 395k)
Hu Jingyan, Director General, Services Trade, MOFCOMÂ
| | 10:30am - 12:00pm | (VC Link with Islamabad)
Session 2:Â
The Economics of Trade in Services and the Roles of Government
Speakers:Â
Aaditya Mattoo, Lead Economist, Development Research Group, World Bank
Presentatin - English (pdf - 446k)Â |Â Â Chinese (pdf - 531k)
| | 2:00pm - 4:00pm  | (VC Link with New Delhi-Paris)
Session 2 (continued): Â
Factors/Policies Influencing the Expansion of Services Trade in the OECD Countries and India Speakers:
Sacha Wunsch-Vincent, Economist, OECD (from Paris)
Presentation - English (pdf - 304k) |  Chinese (pdf - 624k)
Gaurav Singh, Senior Manager, National Association of Software and  Service Companies (NASSCOM), India (from New Delhi)
Presentation -Â English (pdf - 4.3mb)Â |Â Â Chinese (pdf - 132k)
Xin Houyuan, Research Fellow, CAITEC from MOFCOM
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Wednesday, October 11 | Module 2 | Services Trade and Growth: Issues for China and Case studies
| | 8:30am - 10:00am | (VC Link with Washington DC)
Session 3:Â
China’s Challenges, and Domestic / Regional Policies to Promote Services Trade /Export
Speakers:Â
Richard Newfarmer, Economist Advisor, World Bank
Julia Nielson, Senior Trade Specialist, World Bank
Longyue Zhao, Consultant, World Bank
Presentation - English (pdf - 96k) |  Chinese (pdf - 257k)
Xin Houyuan, Research Fellow at the Chinese Academy of Int’l Trade and Economic Cooperation, MOFCOM
 | | 10:30am - 12:00pm | (VC Link with Seoul)
Session 4:Â
Gains from Trade in Services under the WTO: the Korean Experience and China
Speakers:Â
Keuk-Je Sung, Professor, Kyung-Hee University, Korea (from Seoul)
Presentation - English (pdf - 65k) |  Chinese (pdf - 283k)
Xin Houyuan, Research Fellow, CAITEC, MOFCOMÂ
| | Module 3 | Negotiations in Services Trade: the Doha Round and RTA/FTA settingsÂ
| | 2:00pm - 4:00pm  | (VC Link with Geneva) Session 5:
Negotiations in Services Trade: Current issues in Doha Round, and Regional/Bilateral Trade Agreements
Speakers:Â
Carsten Fink, Senior Economist, World Bank
Presentation - English (pdf - 680k) |  Chinese (pdf - 783k)
Rolf Adlung, Trade in Services Division, WTO (from Geneva)
Presentation - English (pdf - 95k) |  Chinese (pdf - 163k)
Hong Xiaodong, Director of Services trade, WTO department, MOFCOM
Presentation - Chinese (pdf - 151k)
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| Module 4:Â Â | Sectoral Issues in Services TradeÂ
| | 8:30am - 10:00am | (VC Link with DC)
Session 6:Â
Issues in Services Trade: The Financial Sector
Speakers:Â
Yan Wang, Senior Economist, World Bank
Presentation - English (pdf - 105k) |  Chinese (pdf - 223k)
Zhang Yansheng, Director of International Economics, NDRC
Presentation - Chinese (pdf - 646k)
 | | 10:30am - 12:00pm | (VC Link with Adelaide)
Session 7:
Issues in the Logistic and Distribution Sector
Speakers:
Christopher Findlay, Head, School of Economics, University of Adelaide, Australia (from Adelaide, Australia)Â
Presentation - English (pdf - 63k) |  Chinese (pdf - 129k) |
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