Conference Outline
Dates to be Held
Monday 25 January - Tuesday 26 January 2010
Venue
Toki Messe (Niigata City)
Organizers
Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development Executive Committee (Niigata Prefecture, Niigata City and ERINA)
Conference Objectives
To deepen expertly the discussion of a number of issues for bringing about lasting socioeconomic development in Northeast Asia, the summaries and investigations of the state of development of measures in each country, and the direction of policies which ought to be taken; to pass on that information and make policy proposals to the countries and regions concerned; and to further multilateral and interregional cooperation.
Schedule
| 25 January (Monday) | ||
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| 15:00-18:00 | Opening Ceremony & Keynote Addresses | Marine Hall |
| 18:30-20:00 | Reception | Hotel Nikko Niigata |
| 26 January (Tuesday) | ||
| 09:00-12:00 | Sessions | Respective conference rooms |
| 13:30-16:30 | Sessions | Respective conference rooms |
| 16:45-17:45 | Conference Conclutsion | Conference Room 201 |
Program
| Keynote Addresses |
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| Seizing the important turning-points within international society of the global financial crisis and the climate change conference COP 15, we will discuss the relationships with Northeast Asia from every perspective, and make keynote reports for the conference as a whole.
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| Session A: Seamless logistics in Northeast Asia |
| We will summarize the new developments in logistics to Russia, Japan Sea logistics and Northeast Asian seamless logistics, and the issues accompanying the financial crisis, and make proposals on development and upgrading measures, and promotion measures. |
| Session B: Post-Kyoto Protocol period cooperation on energy and the environment |
| Based on the new environmental cooperation framework that will be set at COP 15 in Copenhagen, we will undertake policy proposals to act as a second track regarding the future environmental cooperation and energy cooperation in Northeast Asia, and attempt a building of consensus. |
| Session C: International food-industry clusters and Niigata. |
| With reference to the case examples of food-industry clusters in Harbin and Nantes, and while thinking also of the potential for the food industry of the eastern part of Russia, we will undertake proposals on issues including the potential for the formation of an international food-industry cluster in Niigata and the effects thereof. |
| < Session D: The new trends in Northeast Asia with the global financial crisis. |
| We will make an overview of the relationships between the global economy and the economic and financial situation of the nations and regions of Northeast Asia with the global financial crisis. In addition we will explore the new developments in Northeast Asia from the perspective of development finance, such as the developments in co-financing by the financial institutions in the private-sector in each country. |
Secretariat
ERINA
13th Floor, Bandaijima Bldg., Bandaijima 5-1, Chuo-ku, Niigata City, 950-0078, Japan
Phone: +81 25 290-5545 Fax: +81 25 249-7750
