GMS - Phnom Penh Plan for Development Management

Final Research Workshop

Provisional Program of Activities

17-18 August 2010

Kunming, Yunnan Province, People’s Republic of China
Venue: Grand Park Kunming Hotel

16 August 2010
Arrival of Participants

I7 August 2010—Day 1

0845-0900 Registration

0900- 0915 Welcome and Opening Remarks

Mr. Alfredo Perdiguero, Principal Economist, SERD, ADB

0915-0945 Research Proposal Presentation 1:

Facilitation of Cross-border Trade through the Improvement of
Financial Services in the Border Gate areas of Viet Nam and its
Implications for the GMS countries
College of Economics, Viet Nam National University (Lead Research Institute)

0945-1000 Comments by Peer Reviewers

Dr. Christopher Gan, Associate Professor in Economics, Commerce Division,
Lincoln University, New Zealand

Dr. Visit Limsombunchai, Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University, Thailand

1000-1015 Coffee Break

1015-1100 Open Discussion

1100-1140 Research Proposal Presentation 2:

Increasing Female Labor Quality in Border-gate areas of Viet Nam and
Implications for GMS countries
Institute of World Economics and Politics, Viet Nam (Lead Research Institute)

1140- 1155 Comments by Peer Reviewers

Mr. Lu Zhaohe, Professor, Population Research Institute, Yunnan University,
PRC
 Ms. Uzma Hoque, Social Development Specialist, SERD, ADB

1155-1300 Lunch

1300- 1330 Comments by Advisor

Dr. Emmanuel Esguerra, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University
of the Philippines

1330- 1345 Open Discussion

1345-1415 Research Proposal Presentation 3:

Improving Management Policies for Cross-Border Contract Farming
Between China, Thailand and Laos
Ubon Ratchatani University, Thailand (Lead Research Institute)

1415-1430 Comments by Peer Reviewers

Dr. Li Xiande, Professor, Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development,
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, PRC

Dr. Yaowalak Apichartwallob, Dean, Faculty of Humanity and Social Sciences,

Khon Kaen University, Thailand

1430-1500 Comments by Advisor

Dr. Florian Alburo, Professor, School of Economics, University of the
Philippines

1500- 1515 Coffee Break

1515-1615 Open Discussion

1730-2100 PPP Leaders Networking for Knowledge (LINK) Alumni Lecture Series
(Cocktails)

18 August 2010 --- Day 2

0830-0900 Research Proposal Presentation 4:

Policies for Investment in China Cross-border Economic Zones Development:
Incentives Effects and Re-design
Yunnan University, People’s Republic of China (Lead Research Institute)

0900-0915 Comments by Peer Reviewers

Dr. Steven Lim, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Waikato Management School,
University of Waikato, New Zealand

Dr. Guangwen Meng, Professor, College of Urban and Environmental

Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, PRC
0915-0945 Comments by Advisor
Dr. Aradhna Aggarwal, Associate Professor, Department of Business
Economics, University of Delhi, India

0945-1030 Open Discussion

1030-1045 Coffee Break

1045-1100 Wrap-Up
Mr. Alfredo Perdiguero, Principal Economist, SERD, ADB

1100-1200 Consultations of Research Teams and Advisors

1200-1330 Lunch

1330-1500 Consultation of Research Team and Advisors (continued)