Asia-Pacific Economic Integration and the Role of the United States and Japan

Agenda

8:00-8:45 Continental Breakfast

8:45-8:50 Welcoming Remarks

John Hamre
President, CEO and Pritzker Chair, CSIS

8:50-9:20 Opening Address

Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL)
Member, Trade Subcommittee, Committee on Ways and Means

9:20-9:45 Progress Towards Asia-Pacific Economic Integration and the Role of the United States and Japan

Hiroyuki Ishige
Chairman and CEO, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

9:45-10:35 New Developments in Asia-Pacific Economic Integration

Zhang Jianping
Director, Department of International Economic Cooperation, Institute for International Economic Research, National Development and Reform Commission

Shujiro Urata
Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University

Hank Lim
Senior Research Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs

Discussant:

Matthew Goodman
Simon Chair in Political Economy and Senior Adviser for Asian Economics, CSIS

Moderator:

Michael Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS; Associate Professor, Georgetown University

10:35-10:45 Break

10:45-12:00 Panel Discussion and Q&A Session

Moderator:

Michael Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS; Associate Professor, Georgetown University

12:00-13:15 Luncheon Address

Wendy Cutler
Acting Deputy United States Trade Representative

13:15-13:30 Summation of Key Themes

Matthew Goodman
Simon Chair in Political Economy and Senior Adviser for Asian Economics, CSIS

Michael Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS; Associate Professor, Georgetown University

13:30 Adjourn

Tuesday, June 10, 2014
8:00AM – 1:30PM
Center for Strategic & International Studies
Second Floor Grand Hall
1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington, DC, 20036