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| PROGRAMME |
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| 16
OCTOBER 2012 |
| 9:00 - 9:45 |
Briefing session on Business to Business
Matching on Technology Transfer
Venue: Cayman1, Level 10, Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa |
| 10:00-15:00 |
Parallel Sessions
OECD-ESCAP Conference |
| 10:00-12:00 |
Parallel Session A
Venue: Lagoon 1, Level 15, Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa
THE FUTURE WE WANT:
PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE
AND RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS |
| Objective: |
Implementing Rio+20: to
identify innovative business
practices and propose policies
to support greener businesses
while improving
competitiveness.
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| Moderator: |
Mr. Chote Sophonpanich,
Executive Chairman, Greenspot
(Thailand) Ltd.
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| Panelists: |
Mr. Thomas Thomas, CEO,
ASEAN CSR Network
Mr. Anthony Wong, Global
Compact Network Malaysia
Mr. Paul Hengeveld, Senior
Director International
Organizations, Microsoft
Mr. Yoong Yoong Lee,
Research Associate, Institute
Of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan
Yew School Of Public Policy,
National University of
Singapore |
| 10:00 - 12:00 |
Parallel Session B
Venue: Lagoon 2, Level 15, Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa
NON-TRADITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS
AND INVESTMENT
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| Objective: |
To highlight non-traditional
business opportunities and
responsible business practices in
Asia and the Pacific and to
identify emerging opportunities
and challenges for business in less
developed and landlocked
countries under its ongoing
reform process.
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| Moderator: |
Mr. Peter Charlton, Chairman,
First Charlton Communications |
| 16:30 - 16:45 |
Networking Break |
| Panelists: |
Mr. Muthu Singaram, Chief VibaZoner, VibaZoneTM Private Limited (India, Malaysia)
Mr. Madhuriya Kumar Dutta, Programme Manager for Trade and Investment Facilitation, Mekong Institute
Professor Graeme Wilkinson, Vice Chancellor, Sunway University
Mr. Phairush Burapachaisri, Deputy Chairman, Thai Chamber of Commerce |
| 10:00 - 12:00 |
OECD-ESCAP Conference
Session 2
Venue: Cayman 3 & 4, Level 10, Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa
TOOLS FOR INTEGRATING INTERNATIONAL CR INSTRUMENTS TO COMPANY MANAGEMENT
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| Objective: |
To highlight the key features of the
increasingly convergent
management paradigm for CR: riskbased
due diligence, reporting,
stakeholder engagement; and
discuss how business in Asia and the
Pacific can implement and benefit
from it. To increase understanding
of CR tools and provide examples of
good practices by business in Asia
and the Pacific.
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| Moderator: |
Mr. Y.W. Junardy, Commissioner, Rajawali Corporation, Chair of Indonesian
UNGC Local Network
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| Speakers: |
Mr. John F. Sherman, III, General
Counsel and Senior Advisor, Shift
and Senior Program Fellow, CSR
Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
on “Due Diligence and Corporate
Responsibility”
Ms. Eszter Vitorino, Manager
Governmental Relations, Global
Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Mr. James Kallman, Managing
Director, Mazars, Indonesia
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| Panelists: |
Ms. Esther An, Head of CSR&
General Manager of Corporate
Affairs, City Development
Limited, Singapore
Ms. Nguyen Hoang Ai
Business and CSR Manager, Jia Hsin (Viet Nam)
Mr. Sinouk Sisombat, General
Manager, Sinouk Coffee Company
and President, Lao Coffee
Association
Mr. Christopher Ng, Asia-Pacific
Regional Secretary UNI
Mr. Hu Kehua, Deputy Director,
Office for Social Responsibility of
CNTAC (China National Textile and
Apparel Council)
Dr. Benjamin R. Quiñones,
Chairman, Coalition of Socially
Responsible Small & Medium
Enterprises in Asia, The Philippines
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| 12:00-13:00 |
Networking lunch
Venue: Lagoon 2, Level 15, Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa
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| 13:00-15:00 |
Parallel Session C
Venue: Lagoon 1, Level 15, Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa
TRADE FACILITATION MEASURES FOR COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT & DEVELOPING REGIONAL SUPPLY CHAINS |
| Objective: |
To review new trade facilitation techniques and their benefits for less developed countries’ competitiveness improvement. To identify the key issues and
policies for improving business connectivity through the development of global supply chains, with particular focus on TNC-SME
partnerships. (Such issues may relate to green technology, clean or sustainable energy, healthcare, private education, infrastructure
and construction, technology (ICT and biotech), agriculture and food.)
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| Moderator: |
Mr. Tariq M. Rangoonwala,
Chairman, Rangoonwala Group of Companies, Pakistan
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| Panelists: |
Prof. Dr. Rajah Rasiah, Khazanah Nasional Chair of Regulatory Studies and Professor of Technology and Innovation
Policy, University of Malaya
Mr. Hwee Chong Lok, Regional Manager, Customs & Regulatory Affairs, Asia & India Operations,
TNT Express Worldwide N.V.
Ms. Fulvia Farinelli, Economic Affairs Officer, Enterprise Branch, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD
Logistics and SCM association in Malaysia or another ASEAN country
Mr. Tatsuo Fujimura, Senior Adviser, SS-GATE
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| 13:00 - 15:00 |
Parallel Session D
Venue: Lagoon 2, Level 15, Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOR PRODUCTIVE BUSINESS
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| Objective: |
To review the quality of
education and entrepreneurship
and vocational training in the
region and identify the
opportunities to foster business
leaders for the future.
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| Moderator: |
Ms. Rokia Afzal Rahman, Vice President, International
Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Bangladesh |
| Panelists: |
Mr. Muthu Singaram, Chief
VibaZoner, VibaZoneTM Private
Limited (India, Malaysia)
Mr. Madhuriya Kumar Dutta,
Programme Manager for Trade
and Investment Facilitation,
Mekong Institute
Professor Graeme Wilkinson, Vice Chancellor, Sunway
University
Dr. Sailendra Narain, Chairman,
Centre for SME Growth and
Development Finance (CESMED)
Mr. Kosala Wickramanayake,
Board Member, Federation of
Chambers of Commerce and
Industry of Sri Lanka
Mr. Phairush Burapachaisri,
Deputy Chairman, Thai Chamber
of Commerce
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| 13:00 - 15:00 |
OECD Conference / Session 3
Venue: Cayman 3 & 4, Level 10,
Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa
IMPLEMENTING SOCIAL DIALOGUE
AND PROBLEM SOLVING IN ASIA
AND THE PACIFIC
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| Objective: |
To demonstrate how
social dialogue and access to
consensual and non-adversarial
means such as mediation and
conciliation can contribute to the
resolution of societal issues linked
to company operations.
To explore how “good offices”
mechanisms such as that provided
by OECD National Contact Points can
play a constructive role in resolving
corporate responsibility challenges
in Asia.
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| Moderator: |
Ms. Caroline Rees,
President and Executive Director, Shift
Part I. The need for Conflict
Resolution: The Asian Experience
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| Panelists and movie screening: |
Mr. Tristan Besa, Principal
Consultant, The Conflict Resolution
Group Foundation (The Philippines)
Conflict Resolution Foundation
Group, Philippines on the
Ambuklao-Binga Hydroelectric
Plant (movie)
Ms. Beth Fascitelli, Head of
Consulting, Meta-culture
Ms. Karen Westley, Global Social
Performance Manager, Shell
Ms. Rahimah “Ima” Abdulrahim,
Executive Director, The Habibie
Center, Jakarta (Indonesia)
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Part 2. The Role of “National
Contact Points”
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This session will focus on the role of
OECD National Contact Points and successful mediated “specific instances”
Mr. Danish Chopra, Chairman,
United Kingdom National Contact
Point
Mr. Hajime Matsumura, Japan
National Contact Point (NCP)
Mr. Thomas Thomas, CEO, ASEAN
CSR Network, Executive Director,
Singapore Compact for CSR
Conclusion and Future Actions
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| 15:00-16:00 |
Outcomes and Recommendations by Sessions/Conferences/Side-Events Moderators
Venue: Lagoon 1, Level 15, Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa
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This session will focus on the role of
OECD National Contact Points and successful mediated “specific instances”
Mr. Danish Chopra, Chairman,
United Kingdom National Contact
Point
Mr. Hajime Matsumura, Japan
National Contact Point (NCP)
Mr. Thomas Thomas, CEO, ASEAN
CSR Network, Executive Director,
Singapore Compact for CSR
Conclusion and Future Actions
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| Chair: |
Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Michael Yeoh
CEO & Director of ASLI
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Plenary 1: Datuk Seri Mohamed Iqbal Rawther, Chairperson of the ESCAP Business Advisory Council
Plenary 2: Mr. Mirzan Mahathir, President, ASLI/EBAC Committee Member
Parallel Session A: Mr. Chote Sophonpanich, Executive Chairman, Greenspot (Thailand) Ltd.
Parallel Session B: Mr. Peter Charlton, Chairman, First Charlton Communications
Parallel Session C: Mr. Tariq M. Rangoonwala, Chairman, Rangoonwala Group of Companies, Pakistan
Parallel Session D: Ms. Rokia Afzal Rahman, Vice President, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Bangladesh
OECD-ESCAP Conference:
Mr. Thomas Thomas, CEO, ASEAN CSR Network
Mr. Y.W. Junardy, Commissioner, Rajawali Corporation, Chair of Indonesian UNGC Local Network
Ms. Caroline Rees, President and Executive Director, Shift
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| 16:00-16:30 |
CLOSING SESSION
Venue: Lagoon 1, Level 15, Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa
Chair:
Datuk Seri Mohamed Iqbal Rawther
Chairperson of the ESCAP Business Advisory Council
Summary of the Forum:
Dr. Ravi Ratnayake
Director, Trade and Investment Division, United Nations ESCAP
Closing Address:
Datuk Dr. Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria
Secretary-General of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Government of Malaysia
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Last update: 30 October
2012
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