List of participants - Escap

FOR PARTICIPANTS ONLY
E/ESCAP/CTI/INF/2/Rev.1
6 November 2009
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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Committee on Trade and Investment
First session
4-6 November 2009
Bangkok
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
MEMBERS
AFGHANISTAN
Representative:
Mr. Abdul Wassay Haqiqi, Senior Advisor, Minister of
Economy, Kabul
BANGLADESH
Representative:
Alternates:
H.E. Mr. Feroz Ahmed, Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Dhaka
Mr. Md. Eakub Ali, Economic Minister and Alternate Permanent
Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of the People’s Republic of
Bangladesh, Bangkok
Mr. Nesar Ahmed, Deputy Director, WTO Cell, Ministry of
Commerce, Dhaka
BHUTAN
Representative:
Alternate:
H.E. Mr. Sangay Wangdi, Director, Department of Industry, Ministry
of Economic Affairs, Thimphu
Mr. Karma Sonam Dorji, Senior Trade Officer, Department of Trade,
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Thimphu
CAMBODIA
Representative:
Alternate:
H.E. Mr. Sok Sopheak, General Director for International Trade,
Ministry of Commerce, Phnom Penh
Mr. Sing Sothy, Official of the Sub-Regional Cooperation,
Ministry of Commerce, Phnom Penh

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CHINA
Representative:
Alternates:
Mr. Diao Mingsheng, Permanent Representative to ESCAP,
Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Bangkok
Mr. Li Shusen, First Secretary, Department of International Trade
and Economic Affairs, Ministry of Commerce, Beijing
Ms. Cui Jingwen, Assistant to the Permanent Representative to
ESCAP, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Bangkok
Mr. Sun Bohao, Manager, China Certification and Inspection Group,
Bangkok
Mr. Cao Haifeng, Manager, China Certification and Inspection Group,
Bangkok
INDIA
Representative:
Alternates:
Mr. B.S. Bishnoi, Deputy Chief of Mission and Deputy Permanent
Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of India, Bangkok
Mr. Tanmaya Lal, Counsellor and Alternate Deputy Permanent
Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of India, Bangkok
Mr. Dheeraj Bhaskar, Attaché and Assistant Permanent
Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of India, Bangkok
Mr. M.A. Rukadikar, Deputy General Manager (Regional Manager),
Export Credit Guarantee Corporation, Mumbai, India
INDONESIA
Representative:
Alternate:
Ms. Nana Yuliana, First Secretary and Alternate Permanent
Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia,
Bangkok
Mr. Harry Putranto, Director General, International Trade Cooperation,
Ministry of Trade, Jakarta
IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)
Representative:
Alternates:
Mr. Mahmoud Khani Jooyabad, Counsellor and Deputy Permanent
Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran,
Bangkok
Ms. Simin Najafi Aghdam, Senior Expert, Organization for
Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran, Ministry
of Economic Affairs and Finance, Tehran
Mr. Mahdi Naseri, Senior Expert, International Department,
Ministry of Trade, Tehran

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JAPAN
Representative:
Alternates:
Mr. Masatoshi Sato, Counsellor and Deputy Permanent
Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of Japan, Bangkok
Mr. Kenko Sone, Director, OECD Division, Economic Affairs Bureau,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo
Mr. Masahide Hirokawa, First Secretary and Deputy Permanent
Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of Japan, Bangkok
Ms. Maiko Tamagawa, Special Assistant to the Permanent
Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of Japan, Bangkok
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
Representative:
Alternates:
H.E. Mr. Siaosavath Savengsuksa, Vice Minister, Ministry of Industry
and Commerce, Vientiane
Mr. Sirisamphanh Vorachith, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of
Industry and Commerce, Vientiane
Mr. Keo Vongxay, First Secretary and Assistant Permanent
Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of the Lao People’s Democratic
Republic, Bangkok
MONGOLIA
Representative:
Alternates:
H.E. Mr. Damdin Tsogtbaatar, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Trade, Ulaanbaatar
H.E. Mr. Luvsandoo Dashpurev, Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative to ESCAP
Embassy of Mongolia, Bangkok
Ms. Amar Amarjargal, Third Secretary, Embassy of Mongolia,
Bangkok
Ms. G. Ganjargal, Attaché, Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation
Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ulaanbaatar
NEPAL
Representative:
Alternate:
Mr. Binod Prasad Acharya, Under-Secretary, Ministry of Commerce
and Supplies, Kathmandu
Mr. Damodar Subedi, Under-Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and
Supplies, Kathmandu

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PAKISTAN
Representative:
Alternate:
Mr. Ashraf Hayat, Secretary of Planning and Development Division,
Planning Commission, Islamabad
Mr. Syed Zafar Ali Shah, Commercial Counsellor and Alternate
Permanent Representative and Liaison Officer to ESCAP
Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Bangkok
PHILIPPINES
Representative:
Mr. Randy B. Arquiza, Third Secretary, Vice Consul and Alternate
Permanent Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of the Republic of the
Philippines, Bangkok
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Representative:
Alternates:
Mr. Young-rae Kim, Counsellor (Commercial Attaché) and
Deputy Permanent Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of the
Republic of Korea, Bangkok
Mr. Jae-yong Lee, First Secretary and Deputy Permanent
Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of the Republic of Korea,
Bangkok
Ms. Hyeon-Jih Tak, Assistant to the Permanent Representative to
ESCAP, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Bangkok
Ms. In-A Youn, Assistant to the Permanent Representative to
ESCAP, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Bangkok
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Representative:
Alternates:
Mr. Nikolay N. Pomoshchnikov, Minister-Counsellor and Deputy
Permanent Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of the Russian
Federation, Bangkok
Ms. Anna Klyukhina, Attaché and Assistant Permanent
Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of the Russian Federation,
Bangkok
Mr. Taras Pronin, Attaché and Assistant Permanent Representative
to ESCAP, Embassy of the Russian Federation, Bangkok
Mr. Oleg Senchenko, Attaché, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russian
Federation, Moscow
SRI LANKA
Representative:
Mr. Piankara Hewa Janaka Bandala Sugathadasa, Additional Secretary,
Ministry of Export Development and International Trade, Colombo

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TAJIKISTAN
Representative:
Alternate:
Mr. Khaitbay Murataliev, Deputy Chief Management of Account
Finance, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, Dushanbe
Mr. Parviz Norov, Leading Specialist, Department on External
Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Economic Development and
Trade, Dushanbe
THAILAND
Representative:
Alternates:
Ms. Vasana Mututanont, Executive Director, International Affairs
Bureau, Office of the Board of Investment, Bangkok
Ms. Areeya Prajunpanich, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangkok
Mr. Niwat Apichartbutra, Department of Trade Negotiations,
Ministry of Commerce, Bangkok
Ms. Kesarin Phanarangsan, Third Secretary, Department of
International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangkok
Ms. Sasithorn Palattadej, Policy and Plan Analyst, Office of the
National Economic and Social Development Board, Bangkok
Ms. Vanniya Emasiri, Policy and Plan Analyst, Office of the National
Economic and Social Development Board, Bangkok
Mr. Sathaworn Subsoontorn, Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of
Commerce, Bangkok
Mr. Surinthorn Sunthornsanan, Trade Officer, Ministry of Commerce,
Nonthaburi, Thailand
Mr. Sutiwat Soithong, Trade Officer, Ministry of Commerce,
Nonthaburi, Thailand
Mr. Bhuthong Thongyai, Executive Officer, Ministry of Commerce,
Nonthaburi, Thailand
TIMOR-LESTE
Representative:
Mr. José Filipe Dias Quintas, National Director of Tourism,
Ministry of Tourism Trade and Industry, Dili
VANUATU
Representative:
Mr. Reginald Tabi Gerian, Principal Investment Officer, Vanuatu
Investment Promotion Authority, Port Vila

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VIET NAM
Representative:
Ms. Mai Thi Thu, Deputy Director, Foreign Investment Agency,
Ministry of Planning and Investment, Hanoi
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ASSOCIATE MEMBER
MACAO, CHINA
Representative:
Ms. Leong Mei Fong, Senior Officer, Macao Economic Services,
Macao, China
UNITED NATIONS BODIES
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)
Mr. Nicholas Rosellini
Mr. Biplove Choudhary
Ms. Yumiko Yamamoto
Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy
Regional Director, RBAP, UNDP, Bangkok
Programme Specialist, Asia Pacific Trade and
Investment Initiative (APTII), UNDP Regional
Centre in Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Programme Specialist, Asia Pacific Trade and
Investment Initiative (APTII), UNDP Regional
Centre in Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS (FAO)
Mr. Upali Wickramasinghe
Policy and Programme Development Consultant,
Policy Assistance Branch, FAO Regional Office for
Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok
UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (UNIDO)
Ms. Gloria Adapon
Industrial Development Officer, UNIDO Regional
Office, Bangkok
UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU)
Ms. Elena Mora Sevillano
Junior Professional Officer, Office of the
Regional Project Coordinator, UPU, Bangkok

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INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)
Mr. Soo-Nam Oh
Deputy Head of Mission, Thailand Resident
Mission, ADB, Bangkok
ASIAN-PACIFIC POSTAL UNION (APPU)
Mr. Somchai Reopanichkul
Director, APPU, Bangkok
ASIAN REINSURANCE CORPORATION (ARC)
Mr. Sreedharan Kumar
Mr. Ramakrishnan Sundaram
General Manager and CEO, ARC, Bangkok
Manager, Finance and Administation, ARC,
Bangkok
ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION
AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD)
Ms. Marie-France Houde
Ms. Joelle Brohier
Senior Economist/Lead Manager, DAF/INV,
OECD, Paris, France
CSR Consultant, ANAKOUT, Singapore
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE (IDRC)
Mr. Evan Due
Senior Program Specialist, Regional Office for
Southeast and East Asia, IDRC, Canada
WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (WASME)
Mr. Hideaki Fujimoto
Permanent Representative of WASME in Bangkok,
WASME, Bangkok
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Mr. Biswajit Dhar, Professor and Head of the Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of
Foreign Trade, New Delhi, India
Mr. Kishore Mahbubani, Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University
of Singapore, Singapore

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Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD), Geneva, Switzerland
H.E. Mr. Kiat Sittheeamorn, President, Thailand Trade Representative, Office of Thailand
Trade Representative, Bangkok 10300, Thailand
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OBSERVERS
Mr. Jnanendra N. Biswas, Joint Secretary to the Government, Ministry of Industries,
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Mr. Golam Morshed, Chairman, Hathay Bunano ps, Banai, Bangladesh
Mr. Narayan Soundararajan, Assistant General Manager (Personnel), Central
Warehousing Corporation, New Delhi, India
Mr. Bandhakavi Subba Rao, Deputy General Manager, NMDC Limited, Hyerabad, India
Ms. Fitria Irawati, Deputy Corporate Secretary, MarkPlus Inc., Jakarta, Indonesia
Mr. Eric Mulyadi Santosa, Head of Center for Creative Economic Studies, Atma
Jaya Catholic University, Jakarta, Indonesia
Ms. Shook Mee Yap, Assistant Manager-Corporate Affairs, Asian Overland
Services Tours&Travel Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mr. Andrew Bryan Perera, Executive Director, FKO Management & Taxation
Services S/B, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ms. Rajifah Ramli, Head, Corporate Responsibility, Ranhill Utilities Sdn Bhd,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mr. Poh Seng Chew, Executive Director, TFP Solutions Berhad, Selangor, Malaysia
Mr. Selvanathan Arputham, Head, School of Business & Information Technology
Unity College International, Selangor, Malaysia
Mr. Binod Prasad Paudel, Under Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Kathmandu, Nepal
Mr. Bishnu Prasad Shrestha, Chairman & Managing Director, Nepali Paper Product
Pvt. Ltd., Kathmandu, Nepal
Mr. Goseph Shakti Maskay, Director, Vijayadeep Laboratories Ltd., Kathmandu, Nepal
Mr. Bhusan Das Shrestha, Business Development Strategic Advisor, Gandaki Bee
Concern, Kathmandu, Nepal
Ms. Sulochana Shah, Managing Director, Formation Carpets, Kathmandu, Nepal

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Ms. Laxmi Sharma, Proprietor, Laxmi Wood Craft Udhyog, Kathmandu, Nepal
Mr. Syed Nazar Ali, Director, Manpower & Training, Ministry of Labour, Govt.
of Sindh, Karachi, Pakistan
Mr. Ahsanullah Khan, Chairman, Amjad Ahsan Infotech (PVT) Ltd, Karachi, Pakistan
Mr. Sheherya Piracha, Manager Corporate Planning, Indus Motor Company Limited
(Toyota), Karachi, Pakistan
Ms. Bushra Raza, Head of Human Resources, Newport Institute of Communications
& Economics, Karachi, Pakistan
Ms. Sarah Aziz, CSR & Corporate Communication Officer, Engro Polymer &
Chemicals Ltd, Karachi, Pakistan
Mr. Mirza Raza Ali, Club Director, Karachi Executives Lions Club, Karachi, Pakistan
Mr. Rosauro Luntayao, Manager, Community Development Group (CADP Group
Corporation), Makati City, Philippines
Mr. Azam Bakeer-Markar, Manager, Group Business Development, Aitken
Spence PLC, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Ms. Michelle Alikie Kehelpannala, Deputy Secretary General, The Ceylon
Chamber of Commerce, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Ms. A. Amanthi Rosana Perera, Deputy Manager-Strategic Stability, MAS
Holdings Pvt. Ltd., Colombo, Sri Lanka
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ESCAP SECRETARIAT
Ms.. Noeleen Heyzer
Mr. Shigeru Mochida
Mr. Richard Kalina
Ms. Chetna Lakhoo-Verbeek
Mr. Hak-Fan Lau
Executive Secretary
Deputy Executive Secretary
Chief of Staff, a.i
Special Assistant to the Executive Secretary
Chief, United Nations Information Services
TRADE AND INVESTMENT DIVISION (TID)
Mr. Ravi Ratnayake
Mr. Joong-Wan Cho
Mr. Marinus W. Sikkel
Ms. Shamika Sirimanne
Mr. Marc Proksch
Ms. Mia Mikic
Mr. Yann Duval
Mr. Bin Peng
Mr. Masato Abe
Mr. Martin Molinuevo
Mr. Lim Sang Won
Ms. Helina Hung Lam
Mr. Naylin Oo
Ms. Melanie Ramjoue
Ms. Aparna Shivpuri
Ms. Angela Strachan
Chief, TID
Chief, Trade Policy Section, TID
Chief, Private Sector and Development Section, TID
Chief, Trade Facilitation Section, TID
Economic Affairs Officer, TID
Economic Affairs Officer, TID
Economic Affairs Officer, TID
Economic Affairs Officer, TID
Economic Affairs Officer, TID
Economic Affairs Officer, TID
Economic Affairs Officer, TID
Associate Programme Officer, TID
Associate Economic Affairs Officer, TID
Associate Economic Affairs Officer, TID
Associate Economic Affairs Officer, TID
Regional Adviser on Trade Facilitation, TID

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PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT (PMD)
Ms. Nanda Krairiksh
Mr. Eduard René Bastiaans
Ms. Keiko Kimura
Ms. Rikke Munk Hansen
Ms. Rebecca Carter
Chief, PMD
Chief, Technical Cooperation Section, PMD
Chief, Programme Planning, Budget and
Evaluation Section, PMD
Programme Evaluation Officer, PMD
Programme Management Officer, PMD
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION (ASD)
Mr. Peter Van Laere
Mr. Christian De Sutters
Mr. Yang Yafei
Mr. Orestes Plasencia
Mr. Han Xiaoxin
Mr. Edward Marie-Magdeleine
Mr. Oleg Andrukh
Mr. Gert Keulder
Chief, ASD
Chief, Conference Services Section (CSS), ASD
Chief, Conference Management Unit, ASD
Chief, Editorial Unit, CSS, ASD
Chief, Chinese Language Unit, CSS, ASD
Chief, French Language Unit, CSS, ASD
Chief, Russian Language Unit, CSS, ASD
Officer-in-Charge, a.i., Security and Safety Section, ASD
ESCAP REGIONAL INSTITUTION
Ms. Ai Yuxin
Officer-in-Charge, the United Nations Asian and Pacific
Centre for Agricultural Engineering and Machinery
(UNAPCAEM), Beijing
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