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THE MYANMAR FORUM 2012

FRIDAY, 8 JUNE 2012 9.00 AM - 5.00 PM BALLROOM II & III, LEVEL 6, MAIN TOWER, MANDARIN ORCHARD SINGAPORE

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
(As of 2 May 2012)

9.00 12.00 pm

Welcome Remarks Mr. Tan Chin Tiong, Director, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) Keynote Address Prospects for Partnerships in Myanmars Economic Development H.E. U Soe Thane, Minister for Industry and Chairman of the Myanmar Investment Commission (via pre-recorded video broadcast) Tea Break

SESSION I: THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE Chair: Mr Rodolfo Severino, Head, ASEAN Studies Centre, ISEAS National Reconciliation and Political Reforms U Ko Ko Hlaing, Chief Political Advisor to the President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (tbc) The Peace Process Dr Kyaw Yin Hlaing, Assistant Professor, Department of Asian and International Studies, City University of Hong Kong Q&A

12.00 1.30 pm

Lunch Luncheon Address Dr Noeleen Heyzer, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Afternoon Sessions
1.30 - 5.00 pm SESSION II: THE FUTURE OF ECONOMIC REFORMS Chair: U Winston Sett Aung, Economic Advisor to the President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Financial Sector Reform U Than Lwin, Deputy Chairman, Kanbawza Bank, Myanmar The Private Sector Perspective U Win Aung, Chairman, Republic of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) Markets in Myanmar U Moe Kyaw, Managing Director, Myanmar Marketing Research and Development (MMRD) Q&A Tea Break

SESSION III: SOCIAL PROGRESS POST-REFORMS Chair: Dr Tin Maung Maung Than, Coordinator, Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme, ISEAS Media - The Fourth Plllar U Ko Ko, Chairman, Yangon Media Group The Myanmar National Commission on Human Rights U Win Mra, Chairman, Myanmar National Human Rights Commission Environment and Development U Win Myo Thu, Economically Progressive Ecosystems Development (ECODEV), Myanmar Q&A

5.00 pm

End of Forum Tea Reception

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