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APEC Group on Services Public Private Dialogue (PPD)on “New technologies and the APEC Services Competitiveness Roadmap

April 27, 2018 By Jane Drake-Brockman

PROGRAM
ASIA PACIFIC DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES SYMPOSIUM
(featuring APEC Group on Services Public/Private Dialogue: New
Technologies and the APEC Services Competitiveness Roadmap and the
2017 Asia Pacific Services Coalition 3
rd General Meeting)
Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 October 2017
Perdana Hall, Level 10
Malaysian Investment Development Authority
5 Jalan Stesen Sentral 5,
50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

DAY ONE Monday 2 October 2017
0800-1000 Symposium Opening Ceremony
0730 Registration
0815 Arrival of VVIPs
0830 Arrival of Minister of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia, YB Dato’
Sri Mustapa Mohamed
0850 Welcome Remarks

  • Ts Choo Kok Beng
    President
    Malaysian Service Providers Confederation
0855-0900 Introduction

  • Mr Ho Meng Kit
    Chief Executive Officer
    Singapore Business Federation &
    Services Champion, APEC Business Advisory Council
0900-0920 Keynote Address

  • Dato Sri Mustapa Mohamed
    Minister of International Trade and Industry
    Malaysia
0920 Photography Session
0930 Press Conference
0930-1000 Networking and Refreshment Break
1000–1300 APEC Group on Services Public/Private Dialogue:
New Technologies and the APEC Services Competitiveness Roadmap
1000-1010 Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • Mr Rod Smith PSM
    Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia
1010-1015 Moderator:

  • Jane Drake-Brockman
    Co-Convenor
    Asia Pacific Services Coalition
1015-1135 Panel 1: Digital Transformation of the Economy
This panel will explore the structural shifts underway in global and regional value chains with “servicification” and the disruptive technologies of the“4th industrial revolution” and consider the business and policy implications

  • Mr Yap Keong Foon, Managing Director (Malaysia), Globalgool
    Internet Technology Sdn Bhd
  • Mr James Jui-Long Liu, SYSCOM, Chinese Taipei
  • Catherine Beard, Business NZ
  • Mr John Drummond, Trade in Services Division Head, Trade and
    Agriculture Directorate, OECD

Discussion led by Business Facilitators: Mr Chey Scovell, Business
Council, Papua New Guinea, Mr Patrick Chua, Philippines Services
Coalition – and. Ms Joanne Guo, Singapore Business Federation

1135-1255 Panel 2: The Changing Landscape for E Commerce
This panel will explore the interrelationships between e commerce for goods and e-commerce for services, both B2C and B2B and the likely impact of 3D printing.

  • Mr Geno Yaw Kinon, Manager, Trinity 3D Solutions Sdn Bhd
  • Mr Taufik Taufikurrahman, Managing Director, Rittal Indonesia &Board of Directors, Indonesia Services Dialogue Council (ISD)
  • Mr David Dodwell, Hong Kong Coalition of Services Industries
  • Ms. Krasna Bobenreith, Chair, APEC Group on Services

Discussion led by Business Facilitators: Ms Deborah Biber, Pacific Basin Economic Council,Mr Guillermo Luz, ABAC Philippines and Mr David Parsons, Institute for International Trade, The University of Adelaide,Australia

1255-1300 Moderator explains format and venue change for afternoon session
1300-1400 Symposium Lunch
1400-1530 APEC Group on Services Public/Private Dialogue: New Technologies and the APEC Services Competitiveness Roadmap
(Venue: JAPAN ROOM, Level 18-Live Broadcast)
1400-1520 Panel 3: The growing importance of E Services

This panel will discuss emerging trends in services business and associated regulatory practices and consider how enhanced regional and global cooperation could facilitate trade.

  • Ms Christine Bliss, President, Coalition of Services Industries (US)
  • Ms Kaaren Koomen, IBM Australia and New Zealand
  • Mr Simon Lacey, Vice President, Global Public Affairs, Huawei
    Technologies
  • Ms Yerka Yukich Loren, Sociedad de Fomento Fabril de Chile FG
  • Ms Justine Lan, PECC Services Network.

Discussion led by Business Facilitators: Mr Arturo Field, Lima
Chamber of Commerce and Ms Devi Ariyani, CEO, Indonesian
Services Dialogue

1520-1525 Moderator: Takeaways and Next Steps
1525-1530 Thank you and Close

  • Ms Rachel Boston
    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australia
1530–1745 Asia Pacific Services Coalition (APSC) 3rd General Meeting
(Venue: Japan Room, Level 18)
1530-1545 Welcome and Roundtable introductions
1545–1630 Asia Pacific Services Competitiveness Roadmap; Progress and Next Steps

  • Ms. Krasna Bobenreith Chair, APEC GOS
  • Ms Sulyna Abdullah, Chair, APEC Ad Hoc Steering Group on the
    Internet Economy
  • Dr Andrew Wirjo, APEC Policy Support Unit
1630-1645 ABAC and PECC Perspectives

  • Mr Ho Meng Kit, Services Champion, ABAC REIWG
  • Mr Eduardo Pedrosa, PECC Secretary-General
  • APSC Roundtable response
1645-1715 Roundtable Discussion of APSC Recommendations to APEC SOM outgoing and incoming Chair
1715-1745 Discussion of APSC Action Plan including date/location of 4th meeting; Proposal from the Australian Services Roundtable for 2018. Finalisation of Media Release/Planning for Media Interviews
1400-1700 Showcasing Services Trade Promotion
Business Pitching Slots and Business Matching
1800-1900 Cocktail Reception
(Venue: Level 2, Aloft KL Sentral)
1900-2200 Symposium Dinner and Malaysian Service Providers Confederation
Awards Ceremony
(Venue: Level 2, Aloft KL Sentral)
2200 End of Day One
DAY TWO Tuesday 3 October 2017
0900-1100 Session 1: Internet Marketing

Chair: Ms Christine Bliss, President, Coalition of Services Industries (US)
09:00 Paper 1: Trends in Marketing for eCommerce,
Ms Yerka Yukich Loren,Executive Secretary Center for Digital Economy, Santiago Chamber of Commerce09:40 Paper 2: Google and Facebook as Internet Marketing Tools,Mr Henerson Gan, Founder, Alakad Management Sdn Bhd
10:20 Q&A Session with Business Facilitators:
Ms Deborah Biber,
PBEC and 
Ms Devi Ariyani, CEO, Indonesian Services Dialogue.

1100-1300 Session 2 – Cross Border Digital Trade

Chair: Mr Shaifubrahim Saleh, Immediate Past President, Malaysian Service Providers Confederation
11:00 Paper 3: Global Crossing Border Trade,
Mr Yap Keong Foon,
Managing Director (Malaysia) Globalgool Internet Technology Sdn
Bhd
11:40 Paper 4: Logistics Made Easy,
Mr Clarence Leong, CEO,
easyParcel Sdn Bhd
12:20 Q&A Session with Business Facilitators:
Mr Taufik
Taufikurrahman
, Managing Director, Rittal Indonesia & Board of
Advisors, Indonesian Services Dialogue Council (ISD),
Ms
Kaaren Koomen
, IBM Australia and NZ, Ms Joanne Guo,
Singapore Business Federation.

1300-1400 Lunch Break
1400-1545 Session 3 – Digital Smart Technology
Chair: Ms Sulyna Abdullah, Chair APEC Ad Hoc Steering Group on the Internet Economy
14:00 Paper 5: Advanced Technology in Digitized Accounts Receivable,
Mr KeshMahinder Singh, President & CEO, Kollect Systems Sdn
BVhd
14:40 Paper 6: Digital Smart Technology in Construction, Ms Louis Tay& Mr Chan Tai Wei, Building Materials Distributors Association
of Malaysia (BMDAM)
15:20 Q&A Session with Business Facilitators: Mr Patrick Chua,
Philippines Services Coalition, Mr James Jui-Long Liu, SYSCOM,Chinese Taipei
15:40-1730 Session 4 – Learning from Successful Start-Ups
Chair: Mr Chey Scovell, Business Council, Papua New Guinea
15:40 Paper 7: The Wonder of 3D Printing Technology,
Mr Geno Yaw
Kinon
, Manager, Trinity 3D solutions Sdn Bhd
16:20 Paper 8: Digitization in Construction Industry,
Dr Lim Ching
Hong
, CEO, SAFE-TS (M) Sen Bhd
17:15 Q&A Session with Business Facilitator: 
Mr Arturo Field, Lima
Chamber of Commerce Services Committee, 
Mr David Parsons,
Australian Services Roundtable,
Mr David Dodwell, Hong Kong
Services Coalition.
17:30 Closing Remarks by President` MSPC, Ts Choo Kok Beng

 

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