Saturday, September 20
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9:00-9:30
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Welcome
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10:00-12:00
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Infrastructure Development in Asia: Accelerating Private Participation
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10:00-12:30
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The Building Blocks for Investment and Competitiveness (Seminar and Breakout Sessions.)
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11:00-12:30
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Corporate Citizenship - and Profitability - in Asia
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12:00-1:45
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Asia Infrastructure Luncheon
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12:30-1:45
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Corporate Citizenship for Youth Development (Working Luncheon)
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2:00-3:00
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Asian Entrepreneurs View the Global Market
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2:00-3:30
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Capital Account Liberalization
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2:30-5:00
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A Clean Energy Future for Asia: Can Investors Meet the Challenge?
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3:30-5:00
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India: Expanding Investment Opportunities
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3:45-5:15
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New Thinking on Aid Effectiveness (Public Policy Forum)
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5:30-6:30
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Keynote Session - Asia as Opportunity
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6:30 -
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Reception
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Sunday, September 21
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8:45-10:45
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Building Better Banking Part I: Banking System Fragility
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11:00-12:30
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Building Better Banking Part II: A Framework for Sound Banking
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9:00-10:30
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South Asia: The Next Miracle?
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9:00-10:30
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Update on the International Monetary Fund's Data Dissemination Standards
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11:00-12:30
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Opportunities for Asian Investors in Africa
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11:00-12:30
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Should Countries Care About Corruption? (Public Policy Forum)
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12:30-2:00
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Investing in Africa Luncheon
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12:30-2:00
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Finance Luncheon
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2:00-3:30
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Investment Opportunities in Egypt
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2:00-3:30
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Pension Reform and the Creation of Efficient Capital Markets
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2:00-3:30
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The Impact of the Information Age in Developing Countries
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2:00-3:30
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International Monetary Fund Lending to Low-Income Countries (Public Policy Forum)
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3:45-5:15
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Romania: New Opportunities for Investors
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3:45-5:15
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Asian Stock Markets: Are International Investors Shying Away?
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3:45-5:15
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Should There be Greater Transparency? (Public Policy Forum)
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5:30-6:30
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Keynote: Global Integration
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6:30 -
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Reception
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Monday, September 22
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9:00-10:30
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China: Challenges and Prospects
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11:00-12:30
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China's Infrastructure
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11:00-12:30
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China's Environment: Going Greener? (Public Policy Forum)
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11:00-12:30
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Preparing for Economic and Monetary Union in Europe (Public Policy Forum)
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11:00-12:30
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China's Household Security: Health and Pensions
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12:30-2:30
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China Luncheon
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2:30-4:00
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China: Using Capital Markets to Mobilize Investment Resources
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2:30-4:00
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China: One Country, Two Financial Systems
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2:30-4:00
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China: Food Security and the Rural Economy (Public Policy Forum)
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2:30-4:00
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Procurement Opportunities in World Bank Operations
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4:45-5:45
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Keynote:
China: The Promise of Partnership
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5:45-
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Reception
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Tuesday, September 23
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10:00-12:00
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Annual Meetings
Open Plenary Session - relayed live by closed-circuit television
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2:00-3:30
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World Bank Group and the Private Sector
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2:00-3:30
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The Emergence of Asia's Debt Market
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2:00-3:30
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Partnerships for Capacity Building in Africa (Public Policy Forum)
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4:00-5:30
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Beyond Opening to Integration: Emerging Business Opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean
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4:00-5:30
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Foreign Direct Investments--Where Next?
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4:00-5:30
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The Role of the State (Public Policy Forum)
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5:30-6:30
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High Tea and Country Discussion Tables
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Public Policy Forums are open to all Program and other registered Annual Meetings participants, free of charge.
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