Details

Monday 25th November

15.00 Uhr

Opening Ceremony

Wilhelm Staudacher, Secretary General, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

David Fouquet, Secretary General, European Institute for Asian Studies

Opening Address

Hartmut Nassauer MEP, President, ASEAN Delegation, European Parliament

15.30 Uhr

First Session

„Regional Integration and Regional Solidarity: More and less advanced Countries and Regions in EU and ASEAN

Co-Chairs:

Patricia McKenna MEP, Vice Chairman, ASEAN Delegation, European Parliament

Dato Mohamed JawharHassan, Director General, ISIS Malaysia

Presentations

“Contrasting EU and ASEAN Integration and Solidarity

Prof Ludo Cuyvers, Chairman, European Institute for Asian Studies

“ASEAN Integration from a LDC Perspective

Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Cambodian Institute for Co-operation and Peace, Phnom Penh

“Regional Integration and regional Solidarity – Challenges and Opportunities

Yeo Lay Hwee, Singapore Institute for International Affairs

16.15 Uhr

Open Debate

17.00 Uhr

Second Session

“EU – ASEAN Relations – Political and strategic Dimensions

Co-Chairs:

H.E.Ambassador Sengchan Soukhaseum, Director General, Institute of Foreign Affairs, Laos PDR

Berenguer Fuster MEP, Member of the ASEAN Delegation, European Parliament

Presentations

“Political and Strategic Developments within ASEAN and EU

NN, Director, EU-Think-Tank

“Political Perspectives of EU and ASEAN after ASEM IV in Copenhagen

Dr. Carolina G. Hernandez, Institute for Strategic and Development Studies, Manila

“Statement on behalf of the ASEAN Brussels Committee

H.E. Vongprachanh Sonnasinh, Ambassador of Laos to the EU

17.45 Uhr

Open Debate

18.15 Uhr

End of Session

Tuesday 26th November

9.30 Uhr

Third Session

“WTO Doha Development Round – EU and ASEAN Perceptions

Co-Chairs:

Chris Huhne MEP, Member of the ASEAN Delegation, European Parliament

Dr. Carolina G. Hernandez, Institute for Strategic and Development Studies, Manila

Presentations

“International Politics of the Doha Agenda

Dato Mohamed JawharHassan', Director General, ISIS Malaysia

“Issues of Intellectual Property Rights

NN, European Commission

“Trade, Investment and Market Access Issues

Dr. Djisman Simandjuntak, CSIS Jakarta, Dean Graduate School of Business, University of Indonesia

10.15 Uhr

Open Debate

11.00 Uhr

Introduction to Keynote Address

Hartmut Nassauer MEP, President, ASEAN Delegation, European Parliament

11.10 Uhr

Keynote Address

H.E. Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Director General World Trade Organisation

11.40 Uhr

Open Debate

12.15 Uhr

End of Session

14.30 Uhr

Fourth Session

“ASEAN and EU Relations with China

Co-Chairs:

Elly Plooij van Gorsel MEP, Member of the China Delegation of the European Parliament

Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Cambodian Institute for Co-operation and Peace, Phnom Penh

Presentations

“ASEAN and China – Competitors for Foreign Investment?

Ha Hong Hai, Deputy Director, IRR Hanoi

“ASEAN and China –Implications for the EU

Dr. Miguel Santos Neves, Director Asia, Programme, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Lisbon

“EU Perspective on ASEAN-China Relations

NN, European Commission

15.30 Uhr

Open Debate

16.30 Uhr

Concluding Session

Academic Summaries

Prof Geoffrey Underhill, University of Amsterdam

Dato Mohammed JawharHassan, Director General, ISIS Malaysia

Dr. Willem van der Geest, Director, Euopean Institute for Asian Studies, Brussels

17.00

Closing Remarks

Dr. Colin Dürkop, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Regional Representative for Southeast Asia