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Welcome remarks from Paul Linnarz, Head of Konrad Adenauer Foundation Japan

Keynote speech from Hideto Nakahara, Mitsubishi Corporation, Senior Executive Vice President

“China’s shifting role in the value chain: a corporate perspective”

Debate: “The benefits of China’s economic growth outweigh the drawbacks for its neighbours”

Introduction, opening arguments (5 min introduction, 3-5 min each for opening statements, alternating ‘for’ & ‘against’)

Moderator’s questions (15 min)

Open debate (30 min)

Final remarks and vote to determine overall consensus (15 min)

Chair:

Andrzej Olechowski, former Polish Finance Minister and Foreign Minister

Speakers:

• Michitaka Nakatomi, Research Institute of Economy, Trade & Industry (RIETI), Consulting Fellow

• Steven C M Wong, Deputy Chief Executive of the Institute of Strategic and International Studies

• Ganeshan Wignaraja, Director of Research, Asian Development Bank Institute

• Nobuhide Hatasa, Associate Professor, Nagoya Keizai University

Asia’s new trade architecture and its implications for Europe

Roundtable discussion (12-15 min presentations, 30 min discussion)

Chair:

Carolina Hernandez, Founding President and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Strategic and Development Studies

Speakers:

• Nyamosor Tuya, former Foreign Minister of Mongolia

• Renato Reside, Professor, University of the Philippines School of Economics

• Yorizumi Watanabe, Professor, Keio University, Japan