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South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC)
Second Meeting of the South Asia Business Forum (SABF)
20-22 January 2004; Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Program

Day 1 (Tuesday, 20 January 2004)
9:30 - 10:20 hrs. Session I: Inaugural

Chair: Mr. Abdul Awal Mintoo
President
Federation of the Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI)

Co-chair: Mr. Toru Shibuichi
Country Director
Bangladesh Resident Mission
Asian Development Bank

Opening Remarks by
Mr. Abdul Awal Mintoo

Mr. Y.K. Modi
President
Federation of the Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)

Mr. Binod B. Shrestha
President
Federation of the Nepal Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI)

Mr. Bap Kinga
Vice-President
Bhutan of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry (BCCI)

Mr. S. N. Menon
Special Secretary
Ministry of Commerce
Government of India

Mr. Dasho Karma Dorjee
Secretary
Ministry of Industry & Trade
Government of Bhutan

Mr. Dinesh Chandra Pyakural
Secretary
Ministry of Commerce and Supplies
His Majesty's Government of Nepal

Mr. Suhel Ahmed
Secretary
Ministry of Commerce
Government of Bangladesh

Keynote Address by H. E. Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury
Commerce Minister
Government of Bangladesh [To be confirmed by FBCCI]
10:20 - 11:15 hrs.

Session II

Chair: Mr. Abdul Awal Mintoo

Co-chair: Mr. Richard W.A. Vokes
Director
South Asia Operations Coordination Division (SAOC)
Asian Development Bank

Review of SABF Activities: Presentation by Dr. Amit Mitra, Secretary General, FICCI

Discussion
11:15 - 11:30 hrs. Tea Break
11:30 - 12:30 hrs. Session III

Chair: Mr. Y.K. Modi

Co-chair: Mr. Sudipto Mundle
TIPWG Coordinator
Asian Development Bank

Presentation on Promoting Trade in SASEC: A Report on Non-Trade Barriers by Professor Florian Alburo, Consultant, ADB

Discussion
12:30 - 14:00 hrs Lunch
14:00 - 15:00 hrs. Session IV

Chair: Mr. Binod B. Shrestha

Co Chair: Mr. Soo Nam Oh
Senior Economist
Asian Development Bank

Presentation on Management Development and Institution Building in South Asia by Professor Sushil Khanna, Consultant, ADB

Discussion
15:00 - 16:00 hrs. Session V

Chair: Mr. Bap Kinga

Co Chair: Mr. Philip Chang
Economist
SAOC
Asian Development Bank

Presentation on Cross-border Private Sector Cooperation in Information and Communications Technology in SASEC by Mr. Randeep Sudan, Consultant, ADB

Discussion
16:00 - 16:15 hrs. Tea Break
16:15 - 17:10 hrs. Session VI: Closing

Chair: Mr. Abdul Awal Mintoo

Co-chair: Mr. Toru Shibuichi

Discussion on Next Steps facilitated by Mr. Sudipto Mundle

Closing Remarks by Mr. Abdul Awal Mintoo

Vote of Thanks by Mr. Y.K. Modi
17:30 hrs.

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