Time of Event

28 November 2022: 11:50-17:45 Tokyo time
29 November 2022: 08:50-17:55 Tokyo time
30 November 2022: 08:50-17:00 Tokyo time

Summary

The COVID-19 pandemic, trade tensions, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have significantly disrupted global supply chains, reverberating through commodity markets and trade channels, threatening food and energy security, and weighing on sustainable economic recovery.

While the world continues to move toward improved growth, different economies are rebounding at different rates in the face of today’s global supply chain challenges. Building supply chain resilience is vital to enhancing the economic outlook for all, particularly in trade-reliant developing Asia and the Pacific.

The virtual 2022 ADBI Annual Conference focused on fostering resilient global supply chains. It discussed current supply chain conditions and possible research-based next steps for boosting trade and transportation, mitigating financial and climate change risks, and strengthening food and energy security.

Objectives
  • Examine global supply chains across key sectors affected by disruptions
  • Explore ways to harness digitalization and financial risk management to promote supply chain resilience
  • Spotlight research-based policy strategies and their implications for developing Asia and the Pacific
Target Participants

Policy makers and experts from think tanks, universities, and international organizations, as well as media and other interested members of the public

Output
  • Greater understanding of current supply chain challenges and their implications for developing Asia and the Pacific
  • Identification of policy recommendations for overcoming supply chain disruptions
  • Research papers featured during the conference will be considered for publication in the ADBI working paper series and an edited book

In case of any discrepancy or inconsistency between English version and translated version, English version shall always prevail.

Event Presentations*

Global Supply Chains: Measuring Exposure, Thinking About Risk
Presenter: Richard Baldwin, Professor, International Economics The Graduate Institute | Geneva

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Building Supply Chain Resiliency with Digitalisation
Presenter: Kim Hua Tan, Professor of Operations and Innovation Management, Nottingham University Business School, England

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Building Supply Chain Resiliency with Digitalisation
Discussant: Clara Brandi, German Institute of Development and Sustainability

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The surprising developments of Digital Supply Chains to raise resilience in the face of disruptions
Presenter: Carlos Cordon, IMD Professor

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The surprising developments of Digital Supply Chains to raise resilience in the face of disruptions
Discussant: Ruchi Mishra, Assistant Professor, Institute of Rural Management Anand, India

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Bespoke Supply Chain Resilience Facilitated by Dedicated and Shared Resources
Presenter: Florian Lücker, Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management, Bayes Business School

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Bespoke Supply Chain Resilience Facilitated by Dedicated and Shared Resources
Discussant: Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, ICRIER

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Fostering Resilient Food Systems in a Changing Climate
Presenter: Cynthia Rosenzweig, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies & Columbia Climate School

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AgMIP Integrated Assessments in South Asia
Presenter: Sonali McDermid, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, New York University

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Discussion about “Integrated climate change assessments in Asia: Lessons from the agricultural model intercomparison and improvement project (AgMIP)”
Discussant: Wei Yang, Ph.D. in Economics, Department of Global Value Chains and Trade, Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce, Lincoln University, New Zealand

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When Policy Responses Make Things Worst: The Case of Export Restrictions on Agricultural Products
Presenters: David Laborde & Abdullah Mamun, IFPRI

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The PRC and the Evolving Nature Of Global Value Chains
Presenter: Alicia Garcia Herrero, Chief Economist Asia Pacific, Natixis

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Discussion on “The Evolving Nature of Global Value Chains and How to Pursue their Resilience” by Alicia Garcia Herrero
Discussant: Sweta Chaman Saxena, Chief of Staff, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

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How has the Covid-19 pandemic accentuated the need for transformation in the global supply chain?
Presenter: Mona Ashok, Associate Professor of Digital Transformation, Henley Business School

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Comment on „ How has the Covid 19 pandemic accentuated the need for transformation in the global supply chain ?“, by Dr. Mona Ashok
Discussant: Cornelia Staritz, Department of Development Studies, University of Vienna

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Supply Chain Resilience: Managing the Hidden Cost of Disruption
Presenter: Tony Khan, President and Representative Director, DHL Japan, Inc.

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Evolution of GVCs in an Era of Uncertainty
Presenter: David Dollar, Senior Fellow John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution

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Evolutions of Global Supply Chains in an Era of Uncertainty
Discussant: Latifahaida Abdul Latif, Head of Analysis and Monitoring on Finance and Socioeconomic Issues Division, ASEAN Secretariat

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Manufacturing Supply Chains on the Move: New Opportunities for Developing Asia?
Presenter: Mary E. Lovely, Anthony M. Solomon Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

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The Energy Trilemma in Times of Crises
Presenter: Richard S.J. Tol, Professor, University of Sussex

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Navigating the energy trilemma during geopolitical and environmental crises
Discussant: Zhanna Kapsalyamova, Assistant Professor, Nazarbayev University

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Strengthening Energy Security for an Effective Energy Transition
Presenter: Harsh Vijay Singh, Program Manager - Energy and Industry Transition Intelligence, World Economic Forum

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*Disclaimer: The views expressed in these presentations are the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), its Board of Directors, or the governments they represent. ADBI does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in these presentations and accepts no responsibility for any consequences of their use. Terminology used may not necessarily be consistent with ADB official terms.

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