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I<br />
wish to invite all CACCI members to join me in M anila for the 22nd CACCI Conference<br />
on October 22-23, 2008.<br />
This year ’s gathering aims to provide another platform for our members to discuss how CACCI<br />
can enhance its role in promoting growth and cooperation among the Asia-Pacific countries<br />
and in fur ther strengthening the region’s impor tance in the global economy. In addition, it ’s<br />
been nine years since our Confederation met in M anila for the 59th CACCI Council M eeting.<br />
Your par ticipation in this year ’s Conference will be an oppor tune occasion for you renew ties<br />
with our colleagues from the Philippines as well as from other CACCI member countries.<br />
I therefore look for ward to seeing you all in Manila. Indeed, your steadfast suppor t over the past years has<br />
allowed CACCI not only to fur ther affirm its status as the biggest grouping of its k ind in the region, but also<br />
to widen its influence among Asia’s business and government sec tors. With the k ind of enthusiasm that you<br />
continue to show for CACCI, I am confident our Confederation will be able to grow and achieve more in the<br />
years ahead.<br />
I<br />
HARVEY CHANG<br />
President, CACCI<br />
t is my great pleasure to invite all CACCI members to the 22nd CACCI Conference<br />
that will take place on 22-23 October 2008 in Manila.<br />
Let us all take advantage of this valuable oppor tunity to come together for our annual<br />
gathering and to discuss issues of common concern to the business community. The<br />
Conference aims to take a look at the current macroeconomic challenges in the region and<br />
the risks and oppor tunities faced by Asian economies. We would cer tainly like to hear your<br />
views on what strategies the region can adopt to fur ther enhance its role in the global<br />
market.<br />
I am also pleased to inform you that this year ’s event coincides with the Philippine Business Conference<br />
(PBC), which is considered the biggest annual gathering of local businessmen in the countr y. Organized by<br />
the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industr y (PCCI), the PBC will provide the local delegates from other<br />
regions of the Philippines to attend the CACCI Conference and network with other CACCI members, providing<br />
more oppor tunity for greater interac tion.<br />
I therefore hope to join the PCCI in welcoming you all in Manila in O c tober. With your presence and ac tive<br />
par ticipation in this year ’s Conference, I am confident we can fur ther strengthen CACCI’s role as an effec tive<br />
vehicle for promoting the interest of the region’s business community.<br />
I<br />
JEFFREY L. S. KOO<br />
Honorar y President, CACCI<br />
t is indeed a great honor and privilege for the Philippine Chamber of Commerce<br />
and Industr y (PCCI) to host this year ’s 22nd Conference of the Confederation of<br />
Asia Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industr y (CACCI).<br />
This year ’s conference theme, “Enhancing the Global Economic Role of the Asia Pacific<br />
Region” depic ts the strengths and potentials of the region and the developing economies<br />
surrounding it in bringing them in the pace of globalization. With the rise of China, India,<br />
V ietnam and with the emerging economies of Uzbek istan, G eorgia and Mongolia, Asia Pacific<br />
is setting a significant impac t and challenge on other developed regions of the US and<br />
Europe. Due to the increasing number of industr y players competing in this globalization age, Asia Pacific is<br />
set to play an impor tant role in accelerating trade and investments and in strategizing an economic boom in<br />
this par t of the world.<br />
Today, we are faced with challenges, oppor tunities and risks as this new global order has taken a big role in<br />
leveraging the impac t of economic integration and regional expansion.<br />
Amidst the challenges of international and regional development, Asia Pacific has balanced the growing<br />
demands of the economy vis-à-vis the presence of available technology resources, human sk ills, capability<br />
management, among others. In this year ’s conference, we shall highlight the impac t of these challenges and<br />
find a common ground to build par tnerships through public-private sec tor initiatives. I t is believed to be an<br />
effec tive mechanism to achieve economic dynamism among nations in the region.<br />
I t is now time for CACCI to re-position itself and emphasize its pioneering role in the economic advancement<br />
of the region, advocating issues of common interest and benefit to the businessmen of its member countries.<br />
For for t y years, CACCI has created a strength and charac ter of its own, synergizing with other multilateral<br />
organizations and continuously bridging the gap among countries. An organization composed of twent y-<br />
four countries is ver y strong enough to put into one single voice and collec tive ac tion the vision for a more<br />
aggressive and dynamic Asia.<br />
We warmly welcome you to Manila and let us all work together towards a more meaningful aspirations for<br />
CACCI.<br />
Mabuhay!<br />
Atty. Miguel B. Varela<br />
Chairman, PCCI<br />
OCTOBER 22 (WEDNESDAY)<br />
07:00-13:00 Golf Tournament<br />
09:00-17:00 Registration<br />
07:30-09:00 Breakfast Meeting of the CACCI<br />
Women Entrepreneurs Council<br />
09:00-12:00 Final Selection of Winners<br />
The 2nd Asia –Pacific Young<br />
Entrepreneur Award<br />
The 3rd Local Chamber Awards<br />
10:30-12:00 Parallel Breakout Sessions<br />
Asian Textiles and Garments Council<br />
Asian Chemicals Industry Council<br />
12:00-13:00 PCCI-PBC Lucheon with CACCI delegates<br />
and guests with Her Excellency<br />
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo<br />
13:00-14:00 Joint Meeting of the Working<br />
Groups<br />
14:00-15:30 Parallel Breakout Sessions<br />
Young Entrepreneurs Group<br />
Asia-Pacific<br />
Asian Council on Tourism<br />
15:30-17:00 Parallel Breakout Sessions<br />
SME Development Committee<br />
Asian ICT Council<br />
14:30-17:00 Advisory Board Meeting and Budget<br />
Commission Meeting<br />
17-00-18:45 74th CACCI Council Meeting<br />
19:00 Welcome Dinner<br />
OCTOBER 23 (THURSDAY)<br />
08:00-09:00 Registration<br />
09:00-09:45 Opening Ceremony<br />
Opening Statement by Mr. Harvey<br />
Chang, President of CACCI<br />
Welcome Remarks by Atty. Miguel B.<br />
Varela, Chairman of PCCI<br />
Message by CACCI Honorary<br />
President Dr. Jeffrey L. S. Koo<br />
Keynote Speaker (to be announced)<br />
Special Address by Key Government<br />
Official of the Philippines<br />
Presentation of Testimonial of<br />
Appreciation to the Keynote Speaker<br />
and the Special Guest Speaker<br />
09:45-10:00 Coffee Break<br />
10:00-11:00 Plenary Session One:<br />
Macro Economic Challenges in the<br />
Region: Risks and Opportunities<br />
This session focuses on analyzing the implications of the current<br />
global and regional macroeconomic situation for the region’s<br />
business sector, against the backdrop of growing regional<br />
economic integration, the continuing stall in the Doha Round;<br />
persistent global trade imbalances; and concerns about the<br />
impact of US sub-prime market turmoil on Asian economies The<br />
session will also look at the development of key emerging Asian<br />
markets such as China, India and Vietnam, the new opportunities<br />
arising in these economies for business enterprises, and the<br />
prospects for the region’s continued economic growth.<br />
Conference Program<br />
11:00-12:00 Plenary Session Two:<br />
Sustaining Asia-Pacific Economic<br />
Dynamism Through Public-Private<br />
Partnerships<br />
Public-private partnerships can help governments build capacity,<br />
and acquire and maintain assets amidst shrinking or diminished<br />
budgets that make public sector investment difficult. They also<br />
allow private companies to gain new business opportunities,<br />
share risks with their public partners, and enhance the social and<br />
economic environment in which they operate. This Session will<br />
examine how, through public-private partnerships, all parties<br />
concerned contribute to the creation of a more stable and<br />
improved environment that offers benefits to participants and<br />
the economy and society at large.<br />
12:00-14:00 Lunch<br />
Luncheon Speech : Global Warming:<br />
Issues and Challenges<br />
Many experts agree that global warming is an urgent problem<br />
that requires action now. This Session will feature a speaker who<br />
will provide his insights on some of the effects of climate change;<br />
what governments, companies, international institutions, and<br />
other organizations are attempting to do about this issue as well<br />
as the challenges they face; and what are some of the potential<br />
solutions.<br />
14:00-15:00 Plenary Session Three:<br />
Digital Convergence in Asia: Its Role<br />
in Regional Growth<br />
Digital convergence is rapidly changing paradigms of industry<br />
and competition. The convergence trend is supported by two<br />
market forces – the demand pull of users and the technology<br />
push of innovative companies. Companies that are able to<br />
read the changing code of value creation and competition and<br />
exploit it are likely to enjoy enough profitability as first movers;<br />
while companies without forward-looking response will lose<br />
much more than before, as followers. This Session will identify<br />
strategies that companies interested in convergence trend may<br />
wish to adopt to remain profitable.<br />
14:00-15:00 Press Conference<br />
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break<br />
15:30-16:30 Installation of CACCI President<br />
for 2009-2010<br />
16:30-18:30 75th CACCI Council Meeting<br />
19:00 Gala Dinner<br />
OCTOBER 24 (FRIDAY)<br />
6:00 Golf Tournament<br />
Presentation of the 3rd CACCI Local<br />
Chamber Awards<br />
Presentation of the 2nd CACCI Asia-<br />
Pacific Young Entrepreneur Award<br />
8:30 Half Day City Tour<br />
Presentation of Plaques of<br />
Appreciation to Conference Sponsors