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Saturday, 18th October 2008

Opening of the international conference:

Chair:

Prof. Dr. Xia Youfu

Director of the China Institute for Open Economy, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing

Words of welcome by:

• Mr. Wolfgang Meyer

  Resident Representative, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Beijing

• Prof. Dr. Liu Baocheng

  Director of the Center for International Business Ethics at the China Institute for Open Economy, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing

Panel 1: 30 Years of Reform and Open Door Policy in China I

9.20 h – 10.20 h

30 Years Openness’ process and review

Wu Mingyu (tbc), Former Deputy Director, Development Research Center of the State Council

The value of “open communication” in different cultural contexts

Prof. Dr. Stephan Rothlin (tbc), Secretary General, Center for International Business Ethics & China Institute for Open Economy, University of International Business and Economics

Review and comment on open door theory: from export-oriented economy to open economy

Prof. Dr. Sang Baichuan (tbc),

Doctoral Advisor and Deputy Director, China Institute for Open Economy, University of International Business and Economics

10.20 h – 10.45 h

Discussion

Panel 2: 30 Years of Reform and Open Door Policy in China II

11.00 h – 11.45 h

Openness, WTO and market economy

Dr. Zhang Xiangchen (tbc), Director of the Department for WTO Affairs, Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China

Urge the reform of economic structure: companies and governments

Dr. Wang Zixian (tbc),

Deputy Director, Policy Research Office, Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China

Formation of the legal system and law-based governance

Prof. Dr. Huang Yong (tbc), Doctoral Advisor and Director, Competition Law Research Centrer, School of Law, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing

11.45 h – 12.30 h

Discussion

Panel 3: Openness and Economy (I)

14.00 h – 15.00 h

Shift in Governance in China: The Enterprise, Finance and Administrative Reform

Prof. Dr. Barbara Krug (tbc), Erasmus Research Institute of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Openness and Development in Important Areas-Openness and Technology Progress

Herr Zhang Ji (tbc), Deputy Director, Department of Hi-Tech Industry, Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China

Openness and Utilization of Foreign Investment

Prof. Dr. Lu Jinyong (tbc),

Doctoral Advisor and Deputy Director, China Institute for Open Economy, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing

Openness and Trade Development of Import and Export

Dr. Lu Guoqiang (tbc). Research Fellow, Deputy Director, Research Department of Foreign Economic Relations, Development Research Center of the State Council

15.00 h – 15.30 h

Discussion

16.50 h – 17.30 h

Discussion

17.30 h

Summary of the first conference day, preview of the following days

Sunday, 19th October 2008

Panel 4: Openness and Economy (II)

Chair:

Pof. Dr. Liu Baocheng, Director of the Center of International Business Ethics

9.00 h – 10.15 h

• Openness and multi-national corporations

  Prof. Dr. Wang Zhile (tbc)

  Director of the Research Center of Multi-national Corporations, Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China

• Openness and responsibility in marketing strategies

  Prof. Dr. Liu Baocheng (tbc)

  Director of the Center of International Business Ethics

• Openness and development of service industry

  Hu Jingyan (tbc)

  Director of the Department of Trade in Services, Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China

• To Serve the people: Ethical guidelines for the public service

  Prof. Yang Hengda (tbc)

  Chinese Department, Renmin University

Discussion

Panel 4 (continued): Openness and Economy (II)

11.00 h – 12.00 h

• Openness and bilateral/multilateral economic cooperation

  Herr Gao Zhongyi (tbc)

  Deputy Director of the Euro-Asian Social Development Research Institute, Development Research Center of the State Council

  Prof. Dr. Barbara Krug (tbc)

  Erasmus Research Institute of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam

• Openness and Sustainable Development/Environment Protection

  Prof. Dr. Xiao Youfu (tbc)

  Doctoral Advisor and Director of the China Institute for Open Economy, University of International Business and Economics

  Prof. Dr. Gail Whiteman (tbc)

  Department of Business Society Management, Erasmus University

Discussion

12.30 h

Closing Remarks

Monday, 20th October 2008

Panel 5: Moral Leadership in Business and Government

Chair:

Prof. Dr. Kirk Hanson (tbc), Director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara-University, Honorary Chairman of the Center for International Business and Economics

9.00 h

• Prof. Dr. Gerhold Becker (tbc)

  Graduate School for Philosophy, Assumption University, Bangkok

• Prof. Dr. Liu Baocheng (tbc)

  Center for International Business Ethics

Discussion

Panel 6: The Added Value of Environment – Ethical Aspects of Climate Change

11.00 h – 12.30 h

• Prof. Dr. Felix Ekardt

  Research Unit for European Environmental Law, Bremen Institute for Transitional Constitutional Law, University of Bremen

• N.N. (Chinese expert)

Panel 7: Moral and stock markets: Basics of an Ethical Finance Architecture

14.00 h – 15.00 h

• Dr. Klaus Gabriel

  Institute for Social Ethics, Catholic Theological Faculty University Vienna

• Prof. Dr. Bao Ke (tbc)

  Deputy Director, Research Center for China-EU Economic Cooperation, University of International Business and Economics

Discussion

Panel 8: Ethics and Law: From the Rule by Law to the Rule of Law

15.45 h

• Prof. Dr. Xia Youfu (tbc)

  Director of the China Institute for the Study of Open Economy

• Ethical Dilemmas in Chinese Local Courts

  Mr. Yang Lixin (tbc)

  Chief Judge of Civil Court, Cangzhou Intermediary Court