APEC Study Centers Consortium Conference 2023

Conference Program

November 15, 2023

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of California–Berkeley, Institute of International Studies
223 Philosophy Hall (formerly Moses Hall)

Organizers: Meredith Kolsky Lewis and Jessie Poon (ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ APEC Study Center), Vinod Aggarwal (UC–Berkeley APEC Study Center)

Conference Registration: 8:30 am - 9:00 am

Conference opening: 9.00am-9.10am

Vinod Aggarwal, UC – Berkeley ASC

Opening remarks: 9:10 am - 9:40 am

Larry Greenwood, Senior Advisor, Bower Group Asia, former U.S. ambassador to APEC

APEC Secretariat: 9:40 am - 10:00 am

Carlos Kuriyama, Director, Policy Support Unit, APEC Secretariat

Panel 1, Trade Dynamics: 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Chair: Vinod Aggarwal, UC-Berkeley ASC

Asha Sundaram, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Auckland, NZ, APEC Study Centre Co-authors: Yen Nguyen, Robert Scollay and Hien Thu Pham
Services Trade Liberalization and Manufacturing Firm Productivity: Evidence from Vietnam

Craig Emerson, The Australian APEC Study Centre
Non-speaker participant: Briony Wood-Ingram, Program Director at the Australian APEC Study Centre
Advancing a Free Trade Area of The Asia-Pacific

Seungrae Lee, Hankuk ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Foreign Studies
Impact of temporary trade barriers in APEC: Evidence from South Korea

Meredith Kolsky Lewis, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ at Buffalo, APEC Study Center
Where Does APEC Fit within US Trade Policy?

Lunch: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Japan METI: 12.30 - 1:00 pm

Nishimura Yasutoshi, Minister at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Panel 2, Inclusion and Resilience: 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm

Chair: Meredith Kolsky Lewis, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ at Buffalo ASC

Jean Clarisse Carlos, Philippine APEC Study Center Network
Co-authors: Jovito Jose Katigbak and Jill Angeli Bacasmas
Analysis of the Cross-Border E-Commerce Environment for Philippine Women-led MSMEs: Challenges and Opportunities

Chenxin Jin and Jingjia Zhang, APEC Study Center of Nankai ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½
The Assessment and Solutions for APEC Digital Inclusion

Lianne Angelico Depante, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of the Philippines National College of Public Administration and Governance (UP NCPAG)
Co-authors: Kristoffer Berse, Kirsten Lianne Mae Dedase
A Comparative Analysis of Business Continuity Standards in Select APEC Member-Economies: Enabling Business Resilience in the Asia-Pacific Landscape

Justin Kwan, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Empowering MSMEs through International Development: Enhancing Inclusive Capacity Building in the Asia-Pacific Region

Special Remarks: 2:15 pm - 2:30 pm

Sara Minkara, Special Advisor, US Department of State
Disrupting the Narrative around Disability and Integrating Disability Rights and Inclusion into our Foreign Policy

Break: 2:30 pm - 3.00 pm

Panel 3, Sustainability and Environment: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Chair: Jessie Poon, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ ASC

América Ivonne Zamora Torres, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, the Center of Studies APEC Michoacan
Co-authors: René Augusto Marín-Leyva and Carlos Francisco Ortiz Paniagua, Impact of APEC environmental policies on economic growth and climate change by economies and degree of economic development

Ronald Sofe, PNG APEC Study Centre / National Research Institute
Co-author: Osborne Sanida
Energy access, security and reform in APEC – The case of Papua New Guinea

Hea-Jung Hyun, Kyung Hee ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½, Korea National Center for APEC Studies
Environmental Non-tariff Measures and Trade in APEC Member Economies

Mason Cheng, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, APEC Study Center
Co-author: Shunyo Liao, National Chung Hsing ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½
Looking into the Occupational Safety and Health Issues Through a Green Lens: Opportunities and Challenges in APEC

Aqila Putri, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Maryland, College Park
Co-authors: Nabil Ryandiansyah and Eki Ramadhan (non-speaker participant)
Conflict, Crime, and Critical Minerals: Evidence from Indonesia's Nickel Mining Communities

Closing remarks, 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Camille Dawson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, US Department of State

Closing Announcement: Peru will be the next host.

Closing reception, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

We would like to thank the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of California-Berkeley's Institute of International Studies, UC-Berkeley APEC Study Center, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ APEC Study Center, UB Asia Research Institute, and the Gnamm Research Fund at the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ for their support. 

Supplementary Information

Wifi

There are two ways of accessing Wifi on campus:

  1. Eduroam (this tends to be available for participants from US institutions)
  2. Select Berkeley-Visitor network (no username or password is required)

Accommodations in Berkeley, CA

The following hotels are recommended for your stay:

Graduate Hotel

Bancroft Hotel

Residence Inn by Marriott Hotel

Hotel Shattuck Plaza

Getting from San Francisco International Airport to Berkeley

BART (60-80 mins), $9-$12

Line 292 bus (2hr 9 min), $4-$10

Shuttlefare, (30-45 min), $90-$140
 

Taxi (32min), $140-$170

Other ways, check out:

Campus Map

The conference venue may be located here (please note that Philosophy Hall where the conference will be held was formerly called Moses Hall).