APTA BUSINESS FORUM 19-20 March 2015 KCCI, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Draft, 3 March 2015
APTA BUSINESS FORUM
19-20 March 2015
KCCI, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Tentative Programme
Thursday, 19 March 2015
(Seminar Room 4, B2)
08:30~09:00
Registration
Opening Session
Welcoming Address:
Mr. Seung-il CHEUNG
Director-General for FTA policy
Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, ROK
09:00~10:00
Dr. Kilaparti RAMAKRISHNA
Director
ESCAP SRO-ENEA (tbc)
Opening Remarks:
Dr. Joong-Wan CHO, Chief, APTA Secretariat, TID/ESCAP
10:00~10:30
Tea break and group photos
APTA: Conclusion of the Fourth (4th) Round
Chair: Dr. Joong-Wan CHO, Chief , APTA Secretariat, TID/ESCAP
Presentation on “Outcome of the 4th Round Negotiations and the
Importance of Capturing Preferential Trade Data”
Session 1
10:30~12:00
Presenter: Mr. Rajan RATNA, Economic Affairs Officer, TID/ESCAP
Presentation on “NTM and RoO Database Developed by ESCAP under
the 4th Round Concession Lists and Electronic CoO in APTA”
Presenter: Ms. Jing HUANG, Consultant, TID/ESCAP
Q&A
12:00~13:30
Lunch hosted by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Invitation only)
APTA and the Electronic Certificate of Origin (e-CoO) Issues
Chair: One representative of CoO issuing agency (RoK)(tbc)
Presentation on “ESCAP Resolution 70/6 on Cross-Border Paperless
Trade”
Session 2
13:30~15:00
Presenter: Mr. Jun Ho SHIN, Expert on Regional Trade and Monetary
Cooperation, TID/ESCAP
Presentation on “The Recent Development of e-CoO in the Region and
its Implications for APTA”
Presenter: Mr. Seungheun HA (Rama), Senior Manager, Global Business
and Cooperation Department, Korea Trade Network
Q&A
15:00~15:30
Tea/networking break
The ROK’s Trade Practices and Implications for APTA Utilization
Chair: One representative of APTA Participating States (Sri Lanka) (tbc)
Presentation on “The Role of Korea Customs Service in Trade and
APTA Utilization ”
Session 3
15:30~17:00
Presenter: Expert, Korea Customs Service (tbc)
Presentation on “The Role of KCCI in Trade and APTA Utilization ”
Presenter: Ms. Eun Suk AHN, Manager, Trade Certification Service Team,
Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI)
Q&A
Friday, 20 March 2015
(Conference hall, B2)
Private Sector’s Perspectives on APTA and Future Action Plan –
Establishment of APTA CCI Network
Chair: One representative of APTA Participating States (Bangladesh) (tbc)
Session 4
09:00~10:30
Presentations by Participating States of APTA:
(10 minutes for each presentation)
 Bangladesh
 China
 India
 Lao PDR
 ROK
 Sri Lanka
 Mongolia
Q&A
10:30~10:45
Tea/ Networking break
The ROK Private Sector’s Perspectives on APTA and Future Direction
Chair: One representative of APTA Participating States (India) (tbc)
Session 5
10:45~12:30
Presentations by ROK’s Trade Stakeholders:
(20 minutes for each presentation)
 ROK Trading Companies, which utilize APTA (to be
recommended by KITA or KCCI)
Q&A
12:30~14:00
Lunch hosted by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance (Invitation only)
Roadmap to implement the issuance of electronic CoO and capacity
assessment needs of APTA Participating States
Chair: One representative of APTA Participating States (China) (tbc)
Session 6
14:00~16:00
Each representative of the Certificate of Origin issuing agency of APTA
PSs will make a presentation on the agency’s efforts being taken in
reducing the cost of issuance of CoO, the country road map for issuance of
e-CoO and the technical support they require in this regard.
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Bangladesh
China
India
Lao PDR
ROK
Sri Lanka
Mongolia
Q&A
APTA: Future Roadmap (open discussion)
Session 7
16:00~17:00
Chair: Dr. Joong-Wan CHO, Chief, APTA Secretariat, TID/ESCAP
Wrap-up and Concluding Remarks
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