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Expert Group
Meeting on Promoting SMEs' Participation
in Global Value Chains
in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Date
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7-8 March 2006 |
Venue
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Kunming, China |
Organizers
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UNESCAP Trade and Investment Division
Ministry of Commerce of China (MOFCOM)
Department of Commerce of Yunnan Province
Yunnan Provincial Chamber of Commerce
GMS Business Forum
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Objective
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To provide senior
government officials responsible for
industrial/enterprise development on how
global and regional
value chains work, and on related policies
and programmes
needed to increase the possibilities of
local enterprises,
particularly SMEs, to participate in these
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Documentation
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Presentations:
Session I: A consequence of globalization: Global value chains
 A Consequence of Globalization: Emergence of Global Value
Chains and International Business Networks
Mr. George Abonyi, Executive Director, Asia Strategy Forum,
Ottawa, Canada
Session II: Opportunities and challenges for SMEs in accessing global value chains and GMS implications
Emergence of Global Value Chains and SMEs’ Challenges/
Opportunities in the GMS
Mr. Masato Abe, Economic Affairs Officer, Trade and
Investment Division, UNESCAP
Session III: Trade facilitation and logistics improvement: A critical constraint on SMEs in global value chains
Trade Facilitation and Logistics Improvement: A critical
constraint on SMEs in global value chains
Mr. Paul Apthorp, Strategic Development, TNT Worldwide
Express, Singapore
Session IV: Sector perspectives: Key constraints for promoting SMEs' participation in selected global value chains
1. Agribusiness
The Role of Global Value Chains in Agribusiness SME
Development in the GMS
Mr. Anthony M. Zola, President MIDAS Agronomics
Co., Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand
2. Wood/furniture
Art of Living
Mr. Rui G. Belo, Chief Executive Officer, Art of Living
Co., Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand
Wood Furniture Global Value Chain: Introduction
Mr. George Abonyi, Asia Strategy Forum, Ottawa, Canada
Session V: Facilitating SMEs' participation in global value chains through regional cooperation and public-private collaboration
Facilitating SMEs’ Participation in Global Value Chains
through Regional Cooperation and Public-Private
Collaboration
Ms. Lim Wei Chen, General Manager, Penang Skills
Development Centre (PSDC), Malaysia
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Ms. Vasana Mututanont, Director, International Affairs
Division, Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI)
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Participants
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Programme
List of participants
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Contact
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Mr. Marinus Sikkel
Chief
Investment and Enterprise Development Section
Trade and Investment Division, UNESCAP
Email: sikkel@un.org |
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Last updated: 13 July 2006 |
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