Date: October 27th, 2020
Venue: International Hall, 2F, Ambassador Hotel Taipei台北國賓大飯店2F國際廳
Organizer: Chinese Taipei Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee (CTPECC)
09:15-09:50 Registration
09:50-09:55 Welcome Remarks
Loong-Jin Chen, Director-General, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
KEYNOTE SPEECHES
09:55-10:15 New Zealand’s Vision of 2021 as the Host Economy of APEC
Aimee Jephson, Deputy Director, New Zealand Commerce and Industry Office in Taipei
10:15-10:45 Group Photo/Coffee Break
SESSION 1: The Global Economic and Social Impacts of COVID-19
COVID-19 is an unprecedented challenge which not only poses grave risks to public health, but which is also escalating economic and social tensions. As we battle the pandemic, we see the world changing irreversibly in many ways. Leaders stand at a historic crossroads, where a future of more inclusive and sustainable growth is within reach. As economic policy interventions transition from economic life-support measures to broader stimulus, governments have a unique opportunity to influence the direction of economic progress through far-reaching innovation and investment strategies. This session will explore how the COVID-19 crisis can serve as a catalyst to a global reset, and how it can redefine new sources of economic growth.
10:45-10:50 Session Chair: Chien-Yi Chang, Chairman, CTPECC & President, TIER
10:50-11:10 Eduardo Pedrosa, Secretary General, PECC International Secretariat
11:10-11:30 Henry Liu, Deputy Director-General Bureau of Foreign Trade Ministry of Economic Affairs
11:30-11:50 Connie Chang, Director General, Department of Overall Planning, National Development Council
11:50-12:10 Q&A
12:10-13:.30 Lunch
SESSION 2: The Digital Economy in a Post-COVID-19 World
COVID-19 is accelerating an already-growing trend towards digitalization. Increases in digital adoption which would have otherwise taken years occurred in a matter of months, making this pandemic a watershed moment for the digital transformation of business. This moment has also exposed gaps in the digital inclusion agenda, and has lent a newfound sense of urgency to this priority. Maintaining this new momentum will require new government policies paired with significant capital investment in new technologies. Stakeholders from across the public and private sectors, including digital service companies, factories, and workers will all need to be involved. This session will look at how the digital economy can drive economic recovery after the pandemic in ways that support digital competitiveness.
13:30-13:35 Session Chair: Ted Chang, Chief Technology Officer, Quanta Computer & ABAC Member
13:35-13:55 Benjamin Yuan, Professor, Institute of Management of Technology, Chiao Tung University
13:55-14:15 Stephen Ezell, Vice President, Global Innovation Policy, The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
14:15-14:35 Hsin-Lun Yang, Industry Analyst, Institute for Information Industry
14:35-14:55 Q&A
14:55-15:15 Coffee Break
SESSION 3: An Agenda for Cooperation under the New Normal
The rapid spread of COVID-19 has brought about a recognition of the need for a global community where doctors can share best practices in disease treatment, and where donations of vital equipment and agreements on cooperation can be effectively coordinated. We can only resolve this pandemic and economic crisis through cooperation. Despite this, discussions of what a “post-COVID” world order should look like are extremely fractured. One camp holds that globalization, already slowing before the pandemic, will continue to stall out or even reverse; another camp, meanwhile, argues that COVID-19 itself proves the necessity of strong international cooperation. What is more certain is that the meaning and operational reality of globalization is set to change. Dealing with policy uncertainties through effective international dialogue will help to boost confidence among business, labor, and individuals. An open, coordinated and transparent approach can only reinforce the spirit of global collaboration that is essential to combat this pandemic.
15:15-15:20 Session chair: Chen Ho, Research Fellow, Department of International Affairs, TIER
15:20-15:40 Tan Khee Giap, Chairman, Singapore National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation & Associate Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
15:40-16:00 Marc Reverdin, Secretary General, Paris Peace Forum
16:00-16:20 Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria, Executive Director, APEC Secretariat
16:20-16:40 Q&A
※備註1：
因應covid-19疫情，本活動的防疫措施將依中央流行疫情指揮中心建議配合辦理，
請自備口罩與保持社交距離。由於會場採取防疫實名制，請於活動前配合填寫防疫調查表並回傳。
※備註2：
本活動可登錄公務人員終身學習時數6小時，恕不提供結業證書或修課證明。
※備註3:
因人力有限，敬請與會聽眾憑會議名牌自行向飯店服務人員索取停車磁扣離場。