Held in Manila, the Philippines
On November 15-16, 2008
ERIA Sponsored Sessions: November 16, 2008 (Sunday)
Lunch hosted by ERIA

Session 1: Deepening Economic Integration and Energy Security
Moderator: Fukunari Kimura, Keio University and ERIA
Opening Remarks: Hidetoshi Nishimura, Executive Director, ERIA

Economic Integration 1
“Deepening Economic Integration in East Asia: Summary of Findings and Ongoing Research Agenda”
Speaker: Jenny Corbett, ANU, Australia and So Umezaki, BRC/JETRO
Discussant: Hyun-Hoon Lee, Kangwon National University, Korea

Infrastructure
“Predicting Long-Term Effects of Infrastructure Development Projects in Continental South East Asia: IDE Geographical Simulation Model”
Speaker: Toshitaka Gokan and Ikumo Isono, IDE/JETRO
Discussant: Ho-Yeon Kim, Sungkyunkwan University

Energy
“Benchmarking of Biodiesel Fuel Standardization in East Asia”
Speaker: Zenaida Y. Monsada, Department of Energy, Philippines
Discussant: Nuwong Chollacoop, Bioenergy Laboratory, National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), Thailand

Session 2: Narrowing Gaps of Economic Development
Moderator: Hank Lim, SIIA, Singapore

Industrial Cluster
“Firm-Level Evidences on Innovation and Technology Sources from Indonesia, Thailand and Viet Nam”
Speaker: Yasushi Ueki, BRC/JETRO
Discussant: Archanun Kohpaiboon, Thammasat University

CLMV
“Narrowing Gaps of Economic Development between Forerunning ASEAN and CLMV Countries”
Speaker: Masami Ishida, IDE/JETRO
Discussant: Weerapat Sessomboon, Khon Kaen University, Thailand

SMEs Development
“Development of Multi-tier Subcontracting System in India”
Speaker: Shuji Uchikawa, BRC/JETRO
Discussant: Keshab Das, Gujarat Institute of Development Research, India