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14 February 2009
15 February 2009

Programme

SUNDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2009

10:00 - 12:00 PANEL 3: Special Economic Zones and Environmental Sustainability

Chair: Professor Shinichi Ago, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

  1. "Special Economic Zones and China's Attempt to Move Up Global Supply Chains"
    Professor Feng Xu , University of Victoria, BC, Canada

  2. "Special Economic Zones and Improved Environmental Management in China"
    Professor Charles Krusekopf, Royal Roads University, Victoria. BC, Canada

  3. "SEZ's Regulation or Accreditation"
    Professor Michael Likosky, Visiting Scholar at the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University, New York, USA; and Visiting Professor of Law at Fordham University Law School, New York, USA

Lead Discussant: Paulius Jurcys, LLD candidate, Kyushu University
Floor Discussion

12:00 - 13:30 Lunch Break

13:30 - 16:00 PANEL 4: Governance and Special Economic Zones

Chair: Professor Ryu Kojima, Kyushu University

  1. "The Special Economic Zone as a Tool for Policy Coordination between National and Local Governments"
    Professor Hiroki Harada, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

  2. "Government Challenges of Freeport and Special Economic Zones under the Bases Conversion Program of the Philippines"
    General Counsel Arnel Cassanova, Bases Conversion & Development Authority, Bonifacio Technology Center, Bonifacio Global City, Philippines

  3. "The Indian Special Economic Zones Act 2005 and its Implications for Modelling the Law and Governance of Special Economic Zones"
    Professor Andrew Harding, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, Canada

Lead Discussant: Zheng Zhong and Quynh Quach, LLD candidates, Kyushu University
Floor Discussion

16:00 - 16:30 Tea Break

16:30 - 18:00 Roundtable: Special Economic Zones and the Future: What Next for SEZs?

Chairs: Professor Andrew Harding and Connie Carter

18:00 - 18:10 Closing Remarks

Professor Toshiyuki Kono