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High Level Public Private Sector Consultation Meeting (PPCM)
Intercontinental Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, 9-11 September 2004

Provisional Program and Agenda

DAY 1 (Thursday, 9 September 2004)
11.30 - 15.00

Arrival of the Delegates

Registration
12.30 - 14.30 Lunch
15.00 - 17.00

Preparatory Meeting of the Sectoral Group Teams1
(only chairman/lead discussants/rappotuers/ADB/NESDB)

Dinner and Reception Hosted by the GMS Business Forum
At the Intercontinental Hotel

19.00 - 21.00 Working Dinner for GMS Ministers, GMS BF Core Group, and ADB Vice President, ESCAP
18.00 - 20.00 Reception for all PPCM Participants
Day 2 (Friday, 10 September 2004)
08.30 - 09.30

Registration (continued)
09.30 - 09.40

Session I: Opening Session

The Greater Mekong Subregion: (A multimedia presentation)

09.40 - 10.00

Welcome Remarks

H.E. Dr.Thaksin Shinawatra
Prime Minister of Thailand
10.00 - 10.10 Photo Session
10.10 - 10.40 Coffee/Tea Break
10.40 - 10.55

Keynote Address

U Aung Win
Chairperson
GMS Business Forum
10.55 - 11.10

Keynote Address

Mr. Liqun Jin
Vice President
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
11.10 - 11.20

Keynote Address

Mr. Kim Huk Su
Executive Secretary
UNESCAP
11.20 - 11.30

Keynote Address

Mr. Praphad Phodhivorakhun
Chairman of the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking
11.30 - 12.30

Session II: Statements from the Ministers of the GMS Countries and ADB Presentation
(10 min each)

  • Cambodia
  • People's Republic of China
  • Lao PDR
  • Myanmar
  • Thailand
  • Viet Nam
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00-14.15

Private Sector Development and the Role of the Asian Development Bank

Mr. S. Chander
Director
Infrastructure Finance Division
Private Sector Department
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
14.15 - 14.45 Open Forum
14.45 - 15.00 Coffee/Tea Break
15.00 - 17.00

Session III: Sector Group Discussions (Sessions in Parallel)

Agriculture
Country Chair: Myanmar

Infrastructure
Country Chair: Viet Nam

Industry and Investment
Country Chair: Thailand

Tourism and Services
Country Chair: Lao PDR

Trade and Investment Facilitation
Country Chair: PRC

Social Development and the Environment
Country Chair: Cambodia

18.00 - 22.00 Dinner Cruise along Chao Phraya River Hosted by the Royal Thai Government
Day 3 (Saturday, 11 September 2004)
09.00 - 11.15

Session IV: Reports of the Sector Group Discussions and Open Discussion
(15 min each)

  • Agriculture
  • Infrastructure
  • Industry
    • Discussion

  • Tourism
  • Trade and Investment
  • Social Development and the Environment
    • Discussion
11.15 - 11.30 Coffee/Tea Break
11.30 - 12.30

Session V: High Level Public-Private Sector Consultation Meeting

Dialogue Session between GMS Governments and the Private Sector

  • GMS Governments
  • GMS BF
  • Other Private Sector
12.30 - 12.40

Session V: Closing Session

Closing Remarks

  • Thailand
  • GMS BF
12.40 - 14.00 Lunch
13.00 - 14.30 [Drafting Group on Joint Statement and Press Release]
15.00 - 15.30 Press Conference
19.00 - 21.00

Dinner and Thai Traditional Shows
Hosted by the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Indusry And Banking (JSCCIB) and Office of The National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB)

1Country Chairs, Lead Discussants, ADB Sector Focal Persons, and Rapporteurs for the Sector Discussion Groups. The plan is to have a general orientation meeting for all sector teams on the mechanics of the sector discussions, to be followed by separate meetings of each sector team.

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