Chamber of Commerce and Industry Australia Philippines Incorporated

TIME

ACTIVITY

0930 - 1000

Registration for the Business Forum

1000 - 1230

Business Matching Event

1230 - 1400

Business Forum Lunch

1400 - 1415

Plenary Session

• Opening Remarks (ASEAN)

• Introduction to Roundtable Discussions (Philippines)

1415 - 1530

Roundtable Discussions

• There will be 3 discussion groups tackling different aspects of the FTA:
  - Goods/Customs Administration (speaker: Brunei, reactor: Australia/ New Zealand)
  - Services (speaker: Australia, reactor: ASEAN)
  - Investments (speaker: New Zealand, reactor: ASEAN)
  

• A facilitator will be assigned to each group to guide the discussion and present the outcomes at the afternoon plenary session.
  There will also be a resource speaker who will make a presentation on the topic and a reactor from the private sector.

Discussion Flow

• A short presentation (on the negotiations process, outcome and future plans) will be made for each area by the resource speaker followed by a brief commentary by the reactor from the private sector.
• The group discussion will follow, with focus on improving information dissemination on FTA related matters and improving communication between Government-Government/Government-Business/Business-Business (though participants may raise their individual concerns on the FTA at a later stage).
• The facilitator will then present a summary of the discussions.

1530 - 1545

Coffee/Tea Break

1545 - 1630

Plenary Session

• The plenary session will tackle the "recommendations" stemming from the 3 group discussions. Negotiators and invited Government Officials may be asked to comment on the points raised.

1630 – 1800

Plenary Session: How to do business in Australia and New Zealand

• Australia and New Zealand to present

• ASEAN Businessmen to present on their experience

• A few minutes will be allotted for questions

1800 - 1900

Closing Remarks

• Cocktails/Networking